Washington Irving Collection 1789-1869

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:

This collection bears no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Washington Irving Collection, Accession 6256-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Washington Irving Collection, Accession 6256-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

1828 printed edition, as prepared for the publisher of the 1850 edition, with additions and corrections in hand of Washington Irvingand a secretary, in 4 bound volumes.

printed edition with autograph corrections and additions for a new addition, in 3 slipcases

printed pages with autograph corrections and additions for a new edition

w/ note to the publisher, an engraving of Washington Irving, and the following two items laid in.

printed fragment w/ autograph corrections

w/ engraving of Washington Irving

w/ engraving of Washington Irvingand printed version

signed "Launcelot Langstaff." Originally included ALS, 1812 Dec 16, Washington Irvingto D. Longworth

w/note on verso of first leaf, later put into Chapter 21

addressed to H. E. Parkerw/ address

in bound volume with engraving of Lafayette, Washington, Mt. Vernon, and Washington Irving; and facsimiles of ALS, 1852 Dec 27, Irving to George P. Putnamand ALS, 1856 Feb 2, Irving to Joseph Tuttle

w/ facsimile page from this AMs marked "178."

w/notation "Remembrances. Oct. 5, 1778"

corrected page proofs w/ 3 AMs add.

(originally in slipcase with Salmagundi)

in re: The Sketch Book, w/ addr

w/ printed article, " Washington Irving's Religion," by Stanley Williams, from Yale Review, Jan 1926, w/ addr

includes Introduction to Conquest of Granada, w/ addr

re: Companions of Columbusand Royal SocietyMedal, w/ addr

(in third person)

re: A Year in Spain

(in third person)

w/ printed drawing of Irving standing, w/ addr

with transcript of ALS, 1 p., 1837 Aug 2, Washington Irvingto Thomas Wildman

w/ addr, w/ newspaper clipping re: Washington Irving; and AMsS quotation, 1882 Dec 26, by John Townsend Trowbridge, pasted on back

re: Conquest of Mexico

w/ addr, enclosing copy of ALS, 1845 May 31, Commissioner of Pensions to Washington Irving

w/ ALS, 1895 Dec 28, Barclay Dunhamto Mrs. Borland, re: Irving letter

(draft) w/ photostat of final revision of the letter

w/ typed copy of an article from the New York Evening Post, 1857 Jul 14, re: authors of Salmagundi

re: "Dedications"

re: Sir Walter Scottautograph

(facsimile) in bound volume w/ Chapter 10 of Life of George Washington

re: George Sumner

with statement re: Life of Washington

in bound volume w/ Chapter 10 of Life of George Washington

re: organizing a literary society

w/ photo of "Sunnyside" and a photo of a painting of Irving

w/ clipping and AMs copy of parts of poem, " Washington Irving" by Oakley

(in third person), w/ addr

(in third person), w/ addr

(portion; may be second part of letter dated 1847 Aug 29)

(in third person)

(in third person), w/ addr

re: Voyages and Discoveries of the Companions of Columbus

w/ autograph of Washington Irvingattached

w/ addr, re: Washington Irving's passport

Acquisition information:
Deposit 1960 Mar 19
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
312 items