Elizabeth Oakes Smith Collection 1843-1883

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:

Elizabeth Oakes Smith Collection, Accession 8326-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Elizabeth Oakes Smith Collection, Accession 8326-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Acknowledges his letter containing a draft; hopes the article she sends him will be acceptable.]

[Accepts the firm's statement that she had prepared only 5 manuscripts for them; says she had erroneously thought of a higher number.]

[Encourages an ill friend; reports on her play to be staged in September in Philadelphia; says she is afraid that one book project has fallen through; feels that the past year has been a loss to her; encloses an article by John Neal; asks correspondent to get a copy of her portrait should he go to Philadelphia, where the portrait was done.]

[Discusses one of her plays which has been well received by the press, especially by [George] Ripleyof the New York Times; hopes to see it introduced to the Bostonpublic; requests that they send copies of that play to all the principal editors of Boston. ]

[Discusses a play of hers which he endorsed in his book years ago; asks him to review Old New York(1853) in some papers, having received many literary courtesies from him in the past; complains about the lack of companionship among contemporary writers.]

[Encloses a volume of poems by Caroline [Briggs]of Marbleheadwhom she thinks highly of; asks him the favor of receiving them.]

[Complains that the Cyclopedia of American Literaturegives little idea of her writings; gives him a list of titles of her recent writings.]

[Says she would like to know if her letter containing reminiscences of her honored friend Judge [Ware] has reached him; says she is certain, should there be interest, any New Yorkpaper would be glad to have them; asks for a reply.]

Acquisition information:
Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17] 1967 Feb 21
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
10 items