Description
Contains outgoing correspondence, including letters to his daughter Helen D. Cowden, a young friend Amy L. Wells, fellow writers
William Chambers Morrow and James Tufts, and publisher Walter Neale. See container list for a complete listing of correspondents.
Also includes a sketch of Bierce by Wells, clippings about and by Bierce, writings by Amy L. Wells, a letter to Wells asking
for information pertaining to Bierce's disappearance, and poems by brother Albert Sherwood Bierce. The album of letters to
Helen D. Cowden includes two photographs of Ambrose Bierce, a copy of a poem, and transcriptions of Bierce's letters to his
daughter.
Background
Ambrose Bierce, born June 24, 1842 in Meigs County, Ohio, was an American author best known for his satire and supernatural
stories. Many of his stories also came from his experiences serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Extent
Number of containers: 2 boxes, 1 volume, and 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 0.75
Restrictions
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf
of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright
owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Availability
Collection is open for research.