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Albion Tourgée Letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0136

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two letters. The first, dated May 10, 1880, is written to "My Dear Doctor [Anderson]" and talks of the success of A Fool's Errand: "The ordinary trade edition will reach 100,000 this month, or at least soon after." The second, dated July 24, 1896, is written to the editor of "The Independent" regarding Albion's proposed article on Harriot Beecher Stowe's life and influence.

Dates

  • 1880 - 1896

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the creators of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information. Please see our Sensitive Materials Statement.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Albion Winegar Tourgée (1838-1905) was a soldier, lawyer, judge, novelist, and diplomat.

The collection consists of two letters written by Albion Tourgée.

Method of Acquisition

The 1896 letter was purchased from Michael Brown Rare Books in March, 2002.

Offensive Language Statement

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Processing Information

Processed by Archives Staff, Encoded by Jennifer Motszko, March, 2010.

Title
Albion Tourgée Letters
Author
archives staff
Date
2010
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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