Correspondence collection
-
Select an item to initiate a request
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection was created by former USC librarians. It contains letters and related ephemeral material created by a wide variety of primarily American men and women of letters. Many of these are addressed to various University librarians--including Lloyd Arvidsen, Lewis Steig, Charlotte Brown and Christian Dick--and former USC President Rufus von KleinSmid. In addition to this set of letters, which make up the bulk of the collection and were seemingly saved for their autograph value, the collection also includes autograph letters gifted to the Libraries that are between significant American historical and literary figures and individuals of their acquaintance. The collection also contains letters separated from archival collections held by the USC Libraries--these collections are identified in the "Related Materials" note.
Dates
- Creation: 1851-1979
Creator
- University of Southern California. Library (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Extent
0.84 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This artificial collection was created by former USC librarians. It contains letters and related ephemeral material created by a wide variety of primarily American men and women of letters. Many of these are addressed to various University librarians--including Lloyd Arvidsen, Lewis Steig, Charlotte Brown and Christian Dick--and former USC President Rufus von KleinSmid. In addition to this set of letters, which make up the bulk of the collection and were seemingly saved for their autograph value, the collection also includes autograph letters gifted to the Libraries that are between significant American historical and literary figures and individuals of their acquaintance. The collection also contains letters separated from archival collections held by the USC Libraries.
Subject
- Bromfield, Louis, 1896-1956. -- Correspondence (Person)
- Burdette, Robert J. (Robert Jones), 1844-1914 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Deland, Margaret, 1857-1945 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Fisher, Dorothy Canfield, 1879-1958 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Fowler, Gene, 1890-1960 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Havighurst, Walter, 1901-1994 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Holmes, Oliver W. (Oliver Wendell), 1902-1981 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Kleinsmid, Rufus Bernhard von, 1875-1964 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Markham, Edwin, 1852-1940 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Norris, Frank, 1870-1902 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Page, Walter H. -- Correspondence (Person)
- Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Stone, Irving, 1903-1989 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Untermeyer, Louis, 1885-1977 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Correspondence collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sue Luftschein
- Date
- 2019 July
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the USC Libraries Special Collections Repository
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles California 90089-0189 United States
specol@usc.edu