Inventory of the Eugene Field Papers, 1872-1899
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Inventory of the Eugene Field Papers, 1872-1899
The Huntington Library
San Marino, California
Contact Information
- Manuscripts Department
- The Huntington Library
- 1151 Oxford Road
- San Marino, California 91108
- Phone: (626) 405-2203
- Fax: (626) 449-5720
- Email: lgarcia@huntington.org
- URL: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=554
- Processed by:
- The Huntington Library staff
© 2000 The Huntington Library. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Eugene Field Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1872-1899
Creator:
Field, Eugene
Extent: 127 pieces
Repository: The Huntington Library
San Marino, California 91108
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Provenance
Acquired from Bixby, 1918; Eugene Field Jr., 1925; Sotheby's, Dec. 1958; Dorothy Pierce, 1959; Fred Field, Dec. 7, 1965.
Access
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information
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Publication Rights
In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any of the manuscripts or visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission
from the office of the Library Director. In most instances, permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical
property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances,
the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate
curator for further information.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Eugene Field Papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Biography
Eugene Field (1850-1895), American poet and journalist, was born and raised in St. Louis and in 1873 he married Julia Sutherland
Comstock, also of Missouri. Before marrying Julia Comstock, Field took an extended trip to Europe and on his return he began
working for a number of newspapers around the country, including St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, and Chicago.
Subject Matter
Collection of manuscripts by Eugene Field, mostly autograph copies of his own poems, and letters written by and to Field.
Contains a large number of letters from Field to his wife, both before and after they were married, many dating from his trip
to Europe in 1873.
Contents
Bethelehem Town II HM 19877
Casey's Table d'Hote HM 19878
Echoes from the Sabine Farm HM 19414
Go, missive mine, as valentine... HM 19879
The Hawthorne Children HM 19415
Human Sympathy on the Sinin Farms HM 19416
Hymn. Xmas. 1888 HM 19880
Memoirs of Mrs. Ruth Gray HM 19418
