Richard Henry Stoddard Collection 1858-1894

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
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
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:

Richard Henry Stoddard Collection, Accession 8456-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Richard Henry Stoddard Collection, Accession 8456-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Quotation of first verse of a poem.]

[Yearns to meet him and read his book; says he had many laughs while reading Saxe's book; compliments him on a book which has gone into third edition and which Stoddard has given to a friend traveling in Europe. ]

[Compliments him on his choice of English poems to be published in Folk Songs; predicts that Palmer will easily find a publisher.]

[Says he is making himself a small collection of choice autograph poems of American poets; asks him to copy his poem "Ben Bolt."]

[Urges him to do something in a literary and financial way for Henry Timrod. ] (tipped in The Bryant Festival at the Century, 1865)

[Lauds Folk Songs; says his collection of autographs includes one of the best later poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browningfrom a volume on the Italian war, he has nothing complete of [ William Makepiece] Thackerayor Jean Jungeltonand he could find manuscripts of short poems of Robert Buchananor [ Algernon Charles] Swinburne; encloses copy of " Birds. "]

[Informs her that anything of his appearing in The Criticis at her and "the Critics" service.]

[Recommends F. B. Stan[d]ford, a practiced writer who wrote reviews for The Independent. ]

[Wonders if Alden could use, and pay for, a poem by J. Hamstead, an elderly clergyman whose verse has been published gratis in the Evangelist; thinks even more highly of his work that of [William Cullen] Bryant. ]

[Remarks about his poor eyesight, evident in his writing, which is difficult to decipher; discusses a paper of 1500-1800 words, which he sends to Bacheller.]

[Discusses his Japanese verse which appeared in Scribner; says he and his wife are pleased that Hopkins liked it.]

[Includes date 1881 May 2 on verso.]

[Says he has not acknowledged a call from Terris' daughter due to rheumatism in the right hand; tells her to get in touch with his publisher for a photo of him.]

[Fragment.]

[Fragment.]

[Endorsed by Stoddard.]

[For article, "July Etchings"; signed by Richard Henry Stoddard. ]

Acquisition information:
Deposit [ 17 Dec 1963 ] 20 Feb 1967
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
15 items