Correspondence, ca. 1860-1897

Letters written to William Wright.

Letters written by William Wright, 1860-1885

Letter from Edward Everett Hale to unknown correspondent, Aug 14, 1901.

Calling cards, envelopes, etc.

Manuscripts of sketches written for newspapers and magazines. Arranged alphabetically by title:

A-De

Df-Z

Notes; ideas for stories and articles, etc.

Notebook containing record of articles and stories sent to newspapers, n.d.

Folder of drawings done by Wright.

Maps of the Comstock Lode

Papers of other members of the Wright family.

Lou Wright Benjamin's diary, July 1879-Aug 1880.

Mell Wright's letter fo her aunt, Lou W. Benjamin, Mar 26, 1878.

John M. Wright's Civil War diary and a few miscellaneous papers.

Lou G. Wright's papers.

Clippings

Clippings

Printed items. Included are the following:

A History of the Comstock Silver Lode and Mines by Dan De Quille

Laws of the Territory of Nevada, 1863 and 1864

Bennett, James Gordon, 1841-1918

Letter, Oct 28, 1897. Written for the New York Herald.

Clark, Hiram C.

Letter, Jan 29, 1878.

Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910

Letters, 1864-1875 (4). Include letter addressed to W. K. Cutler, with Wright's comments on verso.

Cope, Edward Drinker, 1840-1897

Letter, Sept 18, 1880.

Cummings, Amos Jay, 1841-1902

Letters, 1885-1886 (2).

Deidesheimer, Philipp, 1832-

Letter, Oct 20, 1891.

Drury, Wells, 1851-1932

Letters, 1897 (2). One form letter, written as president, Press Club of San Francisco.

Fair, James Graham, 1831-1894

Letter, Aug 5, 1875.

Ford, Henry Jones, 1851-1925

Letters, 1887 (2). Written as managing editor of the Lorborn Publishing Company.

Goodman, Joseph T., 1838-1917

Letters, 1875-1884 (2).

Goodwin, Charles Carroll, 1832-1917

Letters, 1880-1887 (6).

Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

Letter, Aug 14, 1901.

James, Isaac E., 1830-

Letter, Aug 4, 1875.

Jones, Samuel L.

Letter, Aug 13, 1875. Concerning John P. Jones.

McClure, Samuel Sidney, 1857-1949

Letter, Oct 16, 1886.

Mackay, John William, 1831-1902

Letters, 1875 and n.d. (2).

Nye, Edgar Wilson, 1850-1896

Letter, July 9, 1880. Signed: Bill Nye.

Society for Psychical Research. American Branch.

Letters, 1892-1893 (2). Concerning psychical experience involving Mark Twain.

Wasson, Joseph

Letter, July 18, 1885. Written as superintendent, Homer Mill and Mining Co.

Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892

Letter, Apr 11, 1879.

Wright, John M., ca. 1836-1918

[Diary, Dec 9, 1861-Sept 23, 1864.] 4 v. Written while serving with Company G, 2nd Iowa cavalry. Describes military operations chiefly in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Wright, Lou G.

[Miscellaneous papers]. Included are drafts of letters to George Wharton James and Wells Drury, ca. 1914, concerning publication of sketches written by her father; a biographical sketch of her father; and notes on his ancestry.