Lewis Gaylord Clark Collection 1834-1867, n.d.

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:

Lewis Gaylord Clark Collection, Accession 7503, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lewis Gaylord Clark Collection, Accession 7503, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

[Concerns recent purchase of Knickerbocker Magazineand planned improvements. Additional contributors announced. Requests publication at Hart's establishment, and welcomes literary contributions from Miss Leslie, a relative of Hart.]

[Requests for publication two lectures given by Babcock to the Mercantile Library Associationat Clinton Hall.]

[Mentions reading and enjoying a work of Briggs', "Scene at a Police-Court" in the Mirror. Mentions sending a note to [Charles ?] Dickens. ]

[Appreciation of Fish's and Millard Fillmore's efforts and mentions St. Nicholas Festival. Mentions an amusing speech by Washington Irving. ]

[Will return poetry to Guild as there is enough in magazine.]

[Mentions trip with family to Lake Erie. Refers to extract of letter to Butler in Nov. issue of Harpers. ]

[Praise for Charles Dickens. ]

[Mentions clippings and article from London [?] Times. ]

[Requests Harpersto send any books for notice in the July issue of the Knickerbocker Magazine. ]

[Mentions enclosing a letter from "poor old Brown" and a new play by George Y. Holecestfor Miss Rose Stake. ]

[Social letter with questions about Griswold family. Mentions that his eldest daughter is very ill.]

Acquisition information:
Deposit, 11 May 1964
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
11 items