Nathaniel Parker Willis collection, 1813-1866
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Description
- Title
- Nathaniel Parker Willis collection, 1813-1866
- Creator
- Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867
- Abstract
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The Nathaniel Parker Willis collection consists of letters, manuscripts, photographs, and printed ephemera related to Nathaniel Parker Willis
Series I, Owen Franklin Aldis Gift, is organized into three subseries: Correspondence, Writings, and Other Papers. Correspondence includes original letters from Willis to Rufus Wilmont Griswold, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale, Brantz Mayer, George Pope Morris, William Henry Seward, and others. There is a holograph manuscript of "To a Picture of "Genevieve" by Alexander" and a written agreement with Samuel G. Goodrich regarding editorial work on The Token in 1829
Series II, James H. Penniman Gift, includes original letters to William Henry Seward and Charles West Thomson, as well as a letter from Nathaniel Willis (1780-1870) to Horatio Southgate
Series III, Material from Other Sources, is organized into three subseries: Correspondence, Writings, and Other Papers. Correspondence includes letters to Henry James, Frederick Marryat, Jane Porter, Sir Robert Ker Porter, and others. There is also a letter to Willis from Martin Farquhar Tupper and several third-party letters, including one from Lord Aberdeen to Jane Porter. Of note are the two volumes of correspondence from Willis to Jane Porter. There are original holograph manuscripts for "Hannah and Samuel" and "A Poem Delivered by N. P. Willis". A third volume of material includes letters and manuscript notes chiefly in Jane Porter's hand. In addition, there are two photographs of Willis
- Description
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Nathaniel Parker Willis, journalist and poet.
Accompanied by a container list (in box 1).
Available on microfilm - Provenance
- Acquired by gift and purchase from various sources.
- Extent
- 0.63 linear ft. (2 boxes)
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Digitization Note
- Folder 13 fully digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- YCAL MSS 206
- Container / Volume
- Box 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Archives
Photographic prints - Subject (Name)
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860.
Goodrich, Samuel G. 1793-1860. (Samuel Griswold),
Griswold, Rufus W. 1815-1857. (Rufus Wilmot),
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879.
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879.
Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848.
Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864.
Porter, Jane, 1776-1850.
Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842.
Southgate, Horatio, 1812-1894.
Thomson, Charles West, 1798-1879.
Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889.
Willis, Nathaniel, 1780-1870.
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. - Subject (Topic)
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American literature
Authors, American - Subjects
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Aberdeen, George Hamilton Gordon, Earl of, 1784-1860
Goodrich, Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold), 1793-1860
Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857
Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Mayer, Brantz, 1809-1879
Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848
Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864
Porter, Jane, 1776-1850
Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842
Southgate, Horatio, 1812-1894
Thomson, Charles West, 1798-1879
Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889
Willis, Nathaniel, 1780-1870
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867
American literature > 19th century
Authors, American > 19th century > Archives
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Nathaniel Parker Willis Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 3831088
- Object ID (OID)
- 17165170
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