Thomas Bird Mosher Collection 1900-1920

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Thomas Bird Mosher Collection, Accession 8011, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Bird Mosher Collection, Accession 8011, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Discusses private presses (Kelmscott and Vale), and collectors of books published by these presses; mentions William Morris, Elbert Hubbard, Mr. Kelly, F. G. Guold, and Bernard Quaritch. ]

[Discusses his correspondence with Dr. Lyman Abbottconcerning Robert Lewis Stevenson's "Letter addressed to Dr. Hyde"; asks to see Mrs. Stevenson's reply to Mrs. O'Donnell and for permission to publish it in his edition of Father Damien. ]

[Acknowledges his friendship with Edward Clodd; lists works by Clodd which he owns; mentions that he is sending Morley a Loder portrait of Clodd which is available to purchasers of Aftermath; mentions Morley's editorials for the Evening Ledger, Shandygaff, Verses, Child's Book of Lyrics, and Parnassus on Wheels; mentions Edith Wharton, Hilaire Bellocand Stephen Butler Leacock; discusses edition of Joyce Kilmer's Versespublished by Vaughan; mentions his acquisition of John Bell's British Theatrecontaining the autographs of Jane Sonntag; gives reasons for not writing his reminiscences as suggested by Morley and William Marion Reedy. ]

[Informs Morley of William Marion Reedy's death and includes a memorial poem.]

Acquisition information:
Deposit [17 Dec 1963]13 Aug 1965
Processing information:

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Physical location:
Physical description:
4 items