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Finding Aid for the Chalmers (Stephen) Papers, 1915-1931
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Box 1, Folder 1

20 holograph letters signed from Isobel Field to Stephen Chalmers, ca. April 10, 1916-December 20, 1919.

Physical Description: 29 pieces, of which 9 are envelopes, in one folder.

Scope and Content Note

These discuss the Saranac Stevenson Society, and then current attacks upon Stevenson by literary critics.
Box 1, Folder 2

28 holograph letters signed from Katharine Osbourne to Stephen Chalmers, December 20, 1918-March 14, 1922.

Physical Description: 32 pieces, of which 4 are envelopes, in one folder.

Scope and Content Note

These discuss the Stevenson marriage from Mrs. Osbourne's point of view, interpreting the marriage as an unfortunate event in Stevenson's life.
Box 1, Folder 3

8 holograph letters signed from Charles James Guthrie to Stephen Chalmers, written from Edinburgh, November 22, 1915-January 15, 1920. 3 holograph letters signed from Lloyd Osbourne to Stephen Chalmers, ca. 1917. 2 holograph letters signed from Will Low, the artist who designed the bookplate of the Saranac Stevenson Society, to Stephen Chalmers, February 11, 1917 and September 20, 1918.

Physical Description: 50 pieces in one folder.

Scope and Content Note

Also, other miscellaneous letters and related materials.
Box 1, Folder 4

Personal papers and correspondence of Stephen Chalmers, not related to Stevenson, ca. 1928-1931.

Physical Description: 13 pieces in one folder.

Scope and Content Note

Including material on an impersonator of Chalmers.