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Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]","[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;\n                  believes that the song underwent changes as it was\n                  passed down from one generation to the next.]","[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that \n                   Nights with Uncle Remus and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] were failures; believes poems will fail as\n                  well; is willing to release the firm from its\n                  agreement to print three books. Signed \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]","[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:\n                  requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story\n                  and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] which he had already requested from Ticknor;\n                  chides him for refusing to publish \n                   J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley 's\n                  book.]","[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an\n                  Afro-American song he published in \n                   The Critic some years ago; will send a copy; asks him\n                  to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and \n                   Edgar Farwell in the \n                   Author's Club ; claims that Mr.\n                  Buell is a womanizer.]","[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;\n                  urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the\n                  Afro-American and to remember the differences of\n                  various Afro-American types.]","[Comments on a lost list of names of people\n                  supporting a congressional bill; will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]","[Sends extracts from \n                   The Atlanta Constitution ; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]","[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]","[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]","[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost ; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]","[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]","[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of\n                  the southern whites to the blacks.]","[Discusses the theme and characters of the book \n                   Aaron in the Wildwoods . ]","[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by \n                   [Fred Stuart] Church and \n                   [Elmer Boyd] Smith ; sends\n                  illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out\n                  of the garden.]","[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus\n                  stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted\n                  two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London\n                  artist.] (w/electrostatic copy","[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;\n                  will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to\n                  return \"A Romantic Tragedy\" so he can make the\n                  necessary corrections.]","[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus\n                  stories to \n                   Collier's Weekly . ]","[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus\n                  stories that he had sent for \n                   Collier's ; has another place for them if \n                   Collier's doesn't want them.]","[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when\n                  finished; discusses requests for a book and some\n                  Uncle Remus stories.]","[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever\n                  work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories\n                  to Reynolds if he wants them.]","[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to\n                  agree on a price for stories; might offer them to \n                   St. Nicholas Magazine . ]","[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.\n                  Russell; should complete the deal at once.]","[Denies that British readers could not comprehend\n                  the Remus stories because they have been very popular\n                  in \n                   England ; believes \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost is better\n                  than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]","[Mailing two stories; says the sixth and last\n                  story will be slightly delayed; reports that the \n                   New York Herald is undecided about asking him to write a\n                  story on Southern life.]","[Received the check; comments on photo of a Mr.\n                  Russell taken with \n                   Anthony Hope . ]","[Will contribute a series of articles and sketches\n                  for \n                   The Independent under the title \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest.\"]","[Will finish a story by the 15th; reexamining\n                  photographs and will send them in a few days.]","[Thanks him for letter and compliments; says Major\n                  LaRose is his wife's first cousin; autograph\n                  quotation of stanza of \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest\" on verso.]","[Gives some details of the recent riots in \n                   Atlanta ; complains that most\n                  newspapers sensationalized these events; gives\n                  information on \n                   Uncle Remus's Magazine ; will control the editorial department and\n                  give a balanced view of life in the South.]","[Will be unable to fulfill his engagement this\n                  evening with Graves; compliments him on his career as\n                  an editorial writer; wishes him continued success in \n                   New York . ] (w/autograph\n                  corrections)","[Recommends that lobbyists should be hired to\n                  promote the Congressional bill rather than sending\n                  literary men.]","[Believes that the sale of serial rights includes\n                  all the available serial rights; asks that \n                   Collier's to arrange for simultaneous serial\n                  publication in \n                   England which would secure the\n                  English copyright for him.] (w/electrostatic\n                  copy)","[Authorizes him to secure serial publication and\n                  book rights to a series of Remus stories if\n                  possible.]","[Terms made with Russell are satisfactory; AN at\n                  bottom says that he is enclosing \"Brer Rabbit and the\n                  Gizzard Eater\" which he has just published.]","[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus\n                  material.]","[Inquires about his remittance for October.]","[Has sent the manuscript for \n                   Aaron ; will have some additional stories in\n                  January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)","[Discusses the publication of his latest book and\n                  critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when\n                  available; states preference for serialized\n                  publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their\n                  publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)","[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus\n                  story and \n                   Mingo [and Other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] to July 1. Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\n                  (w/typescript copy.)","[Requests an extra proof of \"Baalam and his\n                  Master\"; sends a recent \n                   Constitution editorial for \n                   [Robert Underwood] Johnson ;\n                  comments on the uselessness of sending literary men\n                  to \n                   Washington to push the copyright\n                  bill through Congress.]","[Thanks him for his kind words about \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]","[Writes that he is just finishing fifteen\n                  installments of Uncle Remus fables and asks what\n                  McClure will pay for the serial rights.] 1 p.\n                  (w/printed sketch of Harris)","[Feels that he no longer wants to write \"these\n                  legends.\"] (fragment)","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Author's Club","Joel Chandler Harris","Jeannette L. Gilder","B[enjamin] H.\n                  [Ticknor]","William Carey","James R. Osgood","J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley","[Richard Waston]\n                  Gilder","Edgar Farwell","[Richard Watson]\n                  Gilder","[Robert Underwood]\n                  Johnson","[Julius] Chambers","[Samuel Sidney]\n                  McClure","[Arthur Burdett] Frost","[Francis Jackson]\n                  Garrison","[Fred Stuart] Church","[Elmer Boyd] Smith","Paul R[evere]\n                  Reynolds","Anthony Hope","[Hamilton] Holt","James H. Manning","[Francis] Garrison","[John T.] Graves","[James Ripley]\n                  Osgood","[Robert Underwood] Johnson","Charles A. 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Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;\n                  believes that the song underwent changes as it was\n                  passed down from one generation to the next.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNights with Uncle Remus\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewere failures; believes poems will fail as\n                  well; is willing to release the firm from its\n                  agreement to print three books. Signed \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:\n                  requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story\n                  and \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he had already requested from Ticknor;\n                  chides him for refusing to publish \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJ[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an\n                  Afro-American song he published in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Critic\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003esome years ago; will send a copy; asks him\n                  to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar Farwell\u003c/persname\u003ein the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; claims that Mr.\n                  Buell is a womanizer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;\n                  urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the\n                  Afro-American and to remember the differences of\n                  various Afro-American types.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on a lost list of names of people\n                  supporting a congressional bill; will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends extracts from \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Atlanta Constitution\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burdett] Frost\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of\n                  the southern whites to the blacks.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the theme and characters of the book \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAaron in the Wildwoods\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Fred Stuart] Church\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Elmer Boyd] Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; sends\n                  illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out\n                  of the garden.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus\n                  stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted\n                  two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London\n                  artist.] (w/electrostatic copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;\n                  will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to\n                  return \"A Romantic Tragedy\" so he can make the\n                  necessary corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus\n                  stories to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's Weekly\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus\n                  stories that he had sent for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; has another place for them if \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003edoesn't want them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when\n                  finished; discusses requests for a book and some\n                  Uncle Remus stories.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever\n                  work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories\n                  to Reynolds if he wants them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to\n                  agree on a price for stories; might offer them to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSt. Nicholas Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.\n                  Russell; should complete the deal at once.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Denies that British readers could not comprehend\n                  the Remus stories because they have been very popular\n                  in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; believes \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burdett] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eis better\n                  than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mailing two stories; says the sixth and last\n                  story will be slightly delayed; reports that the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Herald\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eis undecided about asking him to write a\n                  story on Southern life.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Received the check; comments on photo of a Mr.\n                  Russell taken with \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAnthony Hope\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will contribute a series of articles and sketches\n                  for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Independent\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eunder the title \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will finish a story by the 15th; reexamining\n                  photographs and will send them in a few days.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for letter and compliments; says Major\n                  LaRose is his wife's first cousin; autograph\n                  quotation of stanza of \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest\" on verso.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives some details of the recent riots in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlanta\u003c/geogname\u003e; complains that most\n                  newspapers sensationalized these events; gives\n                  information on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUncle Remus's Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will control the editorial department and\n                  give a balanced view of life in the South.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will be unable to fulfill his engagement this\n                  evening with Graves; compliments him on his career as\n                  an editorial writer; wishes him continued success in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ] (w/autograph\n                  corrections)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recommends that lobbyists should be hired to\n                  promote the Congressional bill rather than sending\n                  literary men.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that the sale of serial rights includes\n                  all the available serial rights; asks that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eto arrange for simultaneous serial\n                  publication in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003ewhich would secure the\n                  English copyright for him.] (w/electrostatic\n                  copy)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Authorizes him to secure serial publication and\n                  book rights to a series of Remus stories if\n                  possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Terms made with Russell are satisfactory; AN at\n                  bottom says that he is enclosing \"Brer Rabbit and the\n                  Gizzard Eater\" which he has just published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus\n                  material.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires about his remittance for October.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has sent the manuscript for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAaron\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will have some additional stories in\n                  January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the publication of his latest book and\n                  critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when\n                  available; states preference for serialized\n                  publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their\n                  publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus\n                  story and \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and Other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eto July 1. Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\n                  (w/typescript copy.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests an extra proof of \"Baalam and his\n                  Master\"; sends a recent \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eConstitution\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eeditorial for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert Underwood] Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e;\n                  comments on the uselessness of sending literary men\n                  to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003eto push the copyright\n                  bill through Congress.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kind words about \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes that he is just finishing fifteen\n                  installments of Uncle Remus fables and asks what\n                  McClure will pay for the serial rights.] 1 p.\n                  (w/printed sketch of Harris)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Feels that he no longer wants to write \"these\n                  legends.\"] (fragment)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Songs; manuscript of two Afro-American songs with\n                  a one page introduction on the remarkable range of a\n                  hog-caller's voice.]","[Song]","[Poem]","[Sending something for \n                   The Critic ; asks her to return it with a \"literary\n                  note\" if she cannot use it; praises a sketch of Uncle\n                  Remus.]","[Says that \n                   The Century has first refusal; can be published in book\n                  form after the serial rights have been\n                  exercised.]","[Writes him about a new short book; could have \"A\n                  Plot for a Play\" finished in a week; wants \n                   Blue Dave sent to \n                   Scotland for copyright; asks for\n                  the opinion of the firm's reader on \n                   Blue Dave . Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]","[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;\n                  believes that the song underwent changes as it was\n                  passed down from one generation to the next.]","[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that \n                   Nights with Uncle Remus and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] were failures; believes poems will fail as\n                  well; is willing to release the firm from its\n                  agreement to print three books. 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will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]","[Sends extracts from \n                   The Atlanta Constitution ; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]","[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]","[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]","[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost ; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]","[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]","[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; 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AN at\n                  bottom says that he is enclosing \"Brer Rabbit and the\n                  Gizzard Eater\" which he has just published.]","[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus\n                  material.]","[Inquires about his remittance for October.]","[Has sent the manuscript for \n                   Aaron ; will have some additional stories in\n                  January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)","[Discusses the publication of his latest book and\n                  critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when\n                  available; states preference for serialized\n                  publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their\n                  publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)","[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus\n                  story and \n                   Mingo [and Other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] to July 1. 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Signed \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]","[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:\n                  requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story\n                  and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] which he had already requested from Ticknor;\n                  chides him for refusing to publish \n                   J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley 's\n                  book.]","[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an\n                  Afro-American song he published in \n                   The Critic some years ago; will send a copy; asks him\n                  to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and \n                   Edgar Farwell in the \n                   Author's Club ; claims that Mr.\n                  Buell is a womanizer.]","[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;\n                  urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the\n                  Afro-American and to remember the differences of\n                  various Afro-American types.]","[Comments on a lost list of names of people\n                  supporting a congressional bill; will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]","[Sends extracts from \n                   The Atlanta Constitution ; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]","[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]","[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]","[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost ; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]","[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]","[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of\n                  the southern whites to the blacks.]","[Discusses the theme and characters of the book \n                   Aaron in the Wildwoods . ]","[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by \n                   [Fred Stuart] Church and \n                   [Elmer Boyd] Smith ; sends\n                  illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out\n                  of the garden.]","[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus\n                  stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted\n                  two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London\n                  artist.] (w/electrostatic copy","[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;\n                  will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to\n                  return \"A Romantic Tragedy\" so he can make the\n                  necessary corrections.]","[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus\n                  stories to \n                   Collier's Weekly . ]","[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus\n                  stories that he had sent for \n                   Collier's ; has another place for them if \n                   Collier's doesn't want them.]","[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when\n                  finished; discusses requests for a book and some\n                  Uncle Remus stories.]","[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever\n                  work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories\n                  to Reynolds if he wants them.]","[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to\n                  agree on a price for stories; might offer them to \n                   St. Nicholas Magazine . ]","[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.\n                  Russell; should complete the deal at once.]","[Denies that British readers could not comprehend\n                  the Remus stories because they have been very popular\n                  in \n                   England ; believes \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost is better\n                  than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]","[Mailing two stories; says the sixth and last\n                  story will be slightly delayed; reports that the \n                   New York Herald is undecided about asking him to write a\n                  story on Southern life.]","[Received the check; comments on photo of a Mr.\n                  Russell taken with \n                   Anthony Hope . ]","[Will contribute a series of articles and sketches\n                  for \n                   The Independent under the title \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest.\"]","[Will finish a story by the 15th; reexamining\n                  photographs and will send them in a few days.]","[Thanks him for letter and compliments; says Major\n                  LaRose is his wife's first cousin; autograph\n                  quotation of stanza of \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest\" on verso.]","[Gives some details of the recent riots in \n                   Atlanta ; complains that most\n                  newspapers sensationalized these events; gives\n                  information on \n                   Uncle Remus's Magazine ; will control the editorial department and\n                  give a balanced view of life in the South.]","[Will be unable to fulfill his engagement this\n                  evening with Graves; compliments him on his career as\n                  an editorial writer; wishes him continued success in \n                   New York . ] (w/autograph\n                  corrections)","[Recommends that lobbyists should be hired to\n                  promote the Congressional bill rather than sending\n                  literary men.]","[Believes that the sale of serial rights includes\n                  all the available serial rights; asks that \n                   Collier's to arrange for simultaneous serial\n                  publication in \n                   England which would secure the\n                  English copyright for him.] (w/electrostatic\n                  copy)","[Authorizes him to secure serial publication and\n                  book rights to a series of Remus stories if\n                  possible.]","[Terms made with Russell are satisfactory; AN at\n                  bottom says that he is enclosing \"Brer Rabbit and the\n                  Gizzard Eater\" which he has just published.]","[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus\n                  material.]","[Inquires about his remittance for October.]","[Has sent the manuscript for \n                   Aaron ; will have some additional stories in\n                  January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)","[Discusses the publication of his latest book and\n                  critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when\n                  available; states preference for serialized\n                  publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their\n                  publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)","[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus\n                  story and \n                   Mingo [and Other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] to July 1. Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\n                  (w/typescript copy.)","[Requests an extra proof of \"Baalam and his\n                  Master\"; sends a recent \n                   Constitution editorial for \n                   [Robert Underwood] Johnson ;\n                  comments on the uselessness of sending literary men\n                  to \n                   Washington to push the copyright\n                  bill through Congress.]","[Thanks him for his kind words about \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]","[Writes that he is just finishing fifteen\n                  installments of Uncle Remus fables and asks what\n                  McClure will pay for the serial rights.] 1 p.\n                  (w/printed sketch of Harris)","[Feels that he no longer wants to write \"these\n                  legends.\"] (fragment)","See the \n             \n            University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n            Collections Dept.","Author's Club","Joel Chandler Harris","Jeannette L. Gilder","B[enjamin] H.\n                  [Ticknor]","William Carey","James R. Osgood","J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley","[Richard Waston]\n                  Gilder","Edgar Farwell","[Richard Watson]\n                  Gilder","[Robert Underwood]\n                  Johnson","[Julius] Chambers","[Samuel Sidney]\n                  McClure","[Arthur Burdett] Frost","[Francis Jackson]\n                  Garrison","[Fred Stuart] Church","[Elmer Boyd] Smith","Paul R[evere]\n                  Reynolds","Anthony Hope","[Hamilton] Holt","James H. Manning","[Francis] Garrison","[John T.] Graves","[James Ripley]\n                  Osgood","[Robert Underwood] Johnson","Charles A. 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Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;\n                  believes that the song underwent changes as it was\n                  passed down from one generation to the next.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNights with Uncle Remus\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewere failures; believes poems will fail as\n                  well; is willing to release the firm from its\n                  agreement to print three books. Signed \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:\n                  requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story\n                  and \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003ewhich he had already requested from Ticknor;\n                  chides him for refusing to publish \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eJ[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley\u003c/persname\u003e's\n                  book.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an\n                  Afro-American song he published in \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Critic\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003esome years ago; will send a copy; asks him\n                  to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar Farwell\u003c/persname\u003ein the \n                  \u003ccorpname\u003eAuthor's Club\u003c/corpname\u003e; claims that Mr.\n                  Buell is a womanizer.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;\n                  urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the\n                  Afro-American and to remember the differences of\n                  various Afro-American types.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Comments on a lost list of names of people\n                  supporting a congressional bill; will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends extracts from \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Atlanta Constitution\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burdett] Frost\u003c/persname\u003e; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of\n                  the southern whites to the blacks.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the theme and characters of the book \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAaron in the Wildwoods\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Fred Stuart] Church\u003c/persname\u003eand \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Elmer Boyd] Smith\u003c/persname\u003e; sends\n                  illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out\n                  of the garden.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus\n                  stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted\n                  two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London\n                  artist.] (w/electrostatic copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;\n                  will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to\n                  return \"A Romantic Tragedy\" so he can make the\n                  necessary corrections.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus\n                  stories to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's Weekly\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus\n                  stories that he had sent for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; has another place for them if \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003edoesn't want them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when\n                  finished; discusses requests for a book and some\n                  Uncle Remus stories.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever\n                  work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories\n                  to Reynolds if he wants them.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to\n                  agree on a price for stories; might offer them to \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSt. Nicholas Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.\n                  Russell; should complete the deal at once.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Denies that British readers could not comprehend\n                  the Remus stories because they have been very popular\n                  in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e; believes \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burdett] Frost\u003c/persname\u003eis better\n                  than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Mailing two stories; says the sixth and last\n                  story will be slightly delayed; reports that the \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Herald\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eis undecided about asking him to write a\n                  story on Southern life.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Received the check; comments on photo of a Mr.\n                  Russell taken with \n                  \u003cpersname\u003eAnthony Hope\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will contribute a series of articles and sketches\n                  for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Independent\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eunder the title \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will finish a story by the 15th; reexamining\n                  photographs and will send them in a few days.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for letter and compliments; says Major\n                  LaRose is his wife's first cousin; autograph\n                  quotation of stanza of \"At the Sign of the Wren's\n                  Nest\" on verso.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Gives some details of the recent riots in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlanta\u003c/geogname\u003e; complains that most\n                  newspapers sensationalized these events; gives\n                  information on \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eUncle Remus's Magazine\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will control the editorial department and\n                  give a balanced view of life in the South.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Will be unable to fulfill his engagement this\n                  evening with Graves; compliments him on his career as\n                  an editorial writer; wishes him continued success in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e. ] (w/autograph\n                  corrections)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Recommends that lobbyists should be hired to\n                  promote the Congressional bill rather than sending\n                  literary men.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Believes that the sale of serial rights includes\n                  all the available serial rights; asks that \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCollier's\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eto arrange for simultaneous serial\n                  publication in \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003ewhich would secure the\n                  English copyright for him.] (w/electrostatic\n                  copy)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Authorizes him to secure serial publication and\n                  book rights to a series of Remus stories if\n                  possible.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Terms made with Russell are satisfactory; AN at\n                  bottom says that he is enclosing \"Brer Rabbit and the\n                  Gizzard Eater\" which he has just published.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus\n                  material.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Inquires about his remittance for October.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Has sent the manuscript for \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eAaron\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e; will have some additional stories in\n                  January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the publication of his latest book and\n                  critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when\n                  available; states preference for serialized\n                  publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their\n                  publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus\n                  story and \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eMingo [and Other Sketches in Black and\n                     White]\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eto July 1. Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]\n                  (w/typescript copy.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Requests an extra proof of \"Baalam and his\n                  Master\"; sends a recent \n                  \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eConstitution\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eeditorial for \n                  \u003cpersname\u003e[Robert Underwood] Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e;\n                  comments on the uselessness of sending literary men\n                  to \n                  \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington\u003c/geogname\u003eto push the copyright\n                  bill through Congress.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Thanks him for his kind words about \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Writes that he is just finishing fifteen\n                  installments of Uncle Remus fables and asks what\n                  McClure will pay for the serial rights.] 1 p.\n                  (w/printed sketch of Harris)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Feels that he no longer wants to write \"these\n                  legends.\"] (fragment)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Songs; manuscript of two Afro-American songs with\n                  a one page introduction on the remarkable range of a\n                  hog-caller's voice.]","[Song]","[Poem]","[Sending something for \n                   The Critic ; asks her to return it with a \"literary\n                  note\" if she cannot use it; praises a sketch of Uncle\n                  Remus.]","[Says that \n                   The Century has first refusal; can be published in book\n                  form after the serial rights have been\n                  exercised.]","[Writes him about a new short book; could have \"A\n                  Plot for a Play\" finished in a week; wants \n                   Blue Dave sent to \n                   Scotland for copyright; asks for\n                  the opinion of the firm's reader on \n                   Blue Dave . Signed \"Uncle Remus.\"]","[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;\n                  believes that the song underwent changes as it was\n                  passed down from one generation to the next.]","[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that \n                   Nights with Uncle Remus and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] were failures; believes poems will fail as\n                  well; is willing to release the firm from its\n                  agreement to print three books. Signed \"Uncle\n                  Remus.\"]","[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:\n                  requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story\n                  and \n                   Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and\n                     White] which he had already requested from Ticknor;\n                  chides him for refusing to publish \n                   J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley 's\n                  book.]","[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an\n                  Afro-American song he published in \n                   The Critic some years ago; will send a copy; asks him\n                  to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and \n                   Edgar Farwell in the \n                   Author's Club ; claims that Mr.\n                  Buell is a womanizer.]","[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;\n                  urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the\n                  Afro-American and to remember the differences of\n                  various Afro-American types.]","[Comments on a lost list of names of people\n                  supporting a congressional bill; will send another\n                  list; suggests getting support for the bill from\n                  other less southern newspapers.]","[Sends extracts from \n                   The Atlanta Constitution ; also hopes to get a statement in writing\n                  from his congressman.]","[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys\n                  will outgrow their bad habits.]","[Requests scope and length desired for articles;\n                  lost the original letter that contains the terms for\n                  the new work; the articles will highlight the\n                  condition of the Afro-American in the South since the\n                  war.]","[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in\n                  installments; declares that the illustration will be\n                  done to his own satisfaction; will create\n                  illustration in partnership with \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost ; would\n                  like to get this matter settled soon.]","[Requests further details from him for a short\n                  story because he had been busy.]","[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings\n                  about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of\n                  the southern whites to the blacks.]","[Discusses the theme and characters of the book \n                   Aaron in the Wildwoods . ]","[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by \n                   [Fred Stuart] Church and \n                   [Elmer Boyd] Smith ; sends\n                  illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out\n                  of the garden.]","[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus\n                  stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted\n                  two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London\n                  artist.] (w/electrostatic copy","[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;\n                  will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to\n                  return \"A Romantic Tragedy\" so he can make the\n                  necessary corrections.]","[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus\n                  stories to \n                   Collier's Weekly . ]","[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus\n                  stories that he had sent for \n                   Collier's ; has another place for them if \n                   Collier's doesn't want them.]","[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when\n                  finished; discusses requests for a book and some\n                  Uncle Remus stories.]","[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever\n                  work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories\n                  to Reynolds if he wants them.]","[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to\n                  agree on a price for stories; might offer them to \n                   St. Nicholas Magazine . ]","[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.\n                  Russell; should complete the deal at once.]","[Denies that British readers could not comprehend\n                  the Remus stories because they have been very popular\n                  in \n                   England ; believes \n                   [Arthur Burdett] Frost is better\n                  than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]","[Mailing two stories; 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