Albion Tourgée Letters
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
- Tourgée, Albion Winegar (Person)
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.
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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