Bret Harte papers, [ca. 1869-1897].

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Bret Harte papers, [ca. 1869-1897].

Include letters to his wife, Anna, Charles W. Stoddard, [Joaquin] Miller, Edward M. Schaeffer, and James R. Osgood; manuscripts of Excelsior [a poem] with a related letter, Oct. l2, l877, by William P. Copeland, and The Man at the Semaphore; and letter to Harte from Stuart Robson. Separate volume: manuscript of poem, His Answer To Her Letter.

1 box (.5 linear ft.) and 1 v.Letters by Harte from Box 1 (in 14 folders) : partial microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1665:1) and positive (BANC FILM 2693, reel 1).

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SNAC Resource ID: 8237937

UC Berkeley Libraries

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Schaeffer, Edward M., 1902-

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Copeland, William C.

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Harte, Bret, 1836-1902

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Author and journalist. From the description of Papers of Bret Harte [manuscript] 1859-1901. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647940411 Harte served as editor of the Overland Monthly, 1868-1870. From the description of ALS, 1869 April 17 : San Francisco, to Mrs. Emily Gould, Rome. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 16700642 From the description of ALS, 1868 July 5 : San Francisco, to [Emily Gould]. (Copley Press, J S Copl...

Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909

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California author. From the description of Charles Warren Stoddard letters and manuscripts : to Frank Arthur Putnam, 1903-1906. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 78215414 Author and professor of English, University of Notre Dame, 1885-1887. From the description of Papers, 1870-1927. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23706788 American poet and travel writer. From the description of Autograph letter signed ...

Harte, Anna Griswold,

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Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913

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Joaquin Miller, born Cincinnatus Heine Miller and known as the "poet of the Sierras," was a Calif. poet and playwright. Beginning in 1886, he built and lived in a home on his estate, "The Hights"[sic], in the hills above Oakland. From the description of Joaquin Miller letter : Dimond, Calif., to Mr. Stone: ALS 1905 May 11. (California Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122558852 Born Cincinnatus Heine (or Hiner) Miller on September 8, 1837, near Liberty, Indiana. In 18...

Robson, Stuart

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Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892

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James R. Osgood was a native of Maine who went to work for the publishing house of Ticknor and Fields. He eventually founded the subsidiary group James R. Osgood & Co. which was associated with many fine writers. The firm struggled financially, and when Osgood stepped down, was dissolved into Houghton, Mifflin. From the description of James R. Osgood letter to George L. Craik, 1879 June 2. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54667691 Publisher....