Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Harper, Fletcher, 1806-1877
| title | Mortgage of Fletcher Harper, 1866. | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Printer and publisher. |
| extent | 1 item. |
| formats | Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| acquisition information | Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:51 |
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| title | Papers of Catharine Maria Sedgwick, 1801-1865 (bulk 1834-1865). | repository | University of Virginia Library |
| description | The collection contains several letters concerning an article for [Putnam's Monthly Magazine?] about the Sedgwick family home in the Berkshires with accompanying engraving. Letters to family, friends, fellow authors and acquaintances discuss her work and that of other authors particularly James Parton's biography of Aaron Burr, and an article by de Sismondi which she translated. She searches for positions for two European exiles, offers encouragement to people in adversity, deems the reading material donated to Union soldiers as too philosophical, relates an anecdote about her father during Shay's rebellion, and declares her preference for Irish Protestant maids over Irish Catholics. There are also several social notes and one discussing finances. An 1801 letter from Theodore Sedgwick sends greetings to his family. The collection also contains two engravings of her after portraits by Charles Ingham. Biographical Note American author, pioneered the American domestic novel. |
| extent | 29 items. |
| formats | Correspondence Engravings Writings Financial Records Printed Materials |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Guide available in-house and on the UVa gopher (GWIS) through Internet. |
| acquisition information | Forms part of the Clifton Waller Barrett Library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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| title | New York Times Company Records. George Jones and Henry J. Raymond papers, 1838-1981 (bulk 1859-1869) (MssCol 17811) | repository | New York Public Library, Manuscripts and Archives Division |
| description | The collection consists of correspondence and documents by and about George Jones, Henry J. Raymond, and the early history of the Times assembled by the New York Times' publishers and staff, as well as correspondence about the collection. Collected materials include correspondence between Henry J. Raymond and notable people of the time, legal documents, memorials to Raymond, a manuscript of "Extracts from the Journal of Henry J. Raymond," photographs of Jones and Raymond, and newspaper clippings. Administrative files include letters to and from Adolph S. Ochs, Arthur Hays Sulzberger, and others regarding the acquisition of letters and documents. Artifacts consist of a lace bag and a miniature portrait of Elizabeth M. Delerchuze which she sent to Adolph S. Ochs in 1901, and the mourning badge worn by Henry J. Raymond at the funeral of Abraham Lincoln. Notes: George Jones was the first publisher of the New York Times and Henry J. Raymond was a New York politician and the first editor of the New York Times. Together with Edward B. Wesley they founded the New-York Daily Times in 1851. Related materials note George Jones papers. Manuscripts and Archives Division. The New York Public Library. Henry J. Raymond papers. Manuscripts and Archives Division. The New York Public Library. |
| extent | 1.26 linear feet (3 boxes). |
| formats | Photographs Correspondence Legal Papers Clippings Ephemera |
| access | Apply in Special Collections Office for admission to the Manuscripts and Archives Division. Access to artifacts requires the advance permission of the Curator of Manuscripts. |
| record link | http://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/archivalcollections/pdf/jonesray.pdf |
| record source | http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b16734583~S98 |
| finding aid | Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://catnyp.nypl.org/search?/.b8876688/.b8876688/1,1,1,B/l856~b8876688&FF=&1,0,,1,0 |
| acquisition information | Donated by the New York Times Company, 2007 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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| title | Agreement signed : New York, 1836 Mar. 2 (MA 1950) | repository | Pierpont Morgan Library Archives |
| description | For the payment to Harper of money and type due following the dissolution of a partnership. Notes: Signed with George B. Lothian. Dept./Collection: Pierpont Morgan Library Dept. of Literary and Historical Manuscripts Location: Literary and Historical Manuscripts (LHMS) Call Number: Misc American Harper Record ID: 105102 Accession Number: MA 1950 |
| extent | 1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo and fol.) |
| formats | Legal Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://corsair.themorgan.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:55 |
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