Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Stoddard, Charles Warren, 1843-1909
- Abstract:
- A collection of letters related to the American author and journalist, Charles Warren Stoddard.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Charles Warren Stoddard letters to Dewitt Miller, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains fifty-two personal letters from Charles Warren Stoddard to Dewitt Miller, an American book collector, lecturer, and critic. Stoddard's letters chiefly contain news about friends, books, and writing. The collection also includes a note from Stoddard to Austin Strong introducing Dewitt Miller, and a letter from Henry J. Stark to Miller communicating Stoddard's death.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909) was an American author, poet, journalist, and editor. Stoddard traveled widely and was active in American literary circles beginning in the mid 1860s until his death in 1909.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from American Autograph Shop, February 1936.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Alan Jutzi in 1973; in May 2024, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Charles Warren Stoddard letters to Dewitt Miller, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191