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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00498::Richard Henry Stoddard Collection)//EN" "ViU00498.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Richard Henry Stoddard Collection A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature 8456-a

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Department Staff 1997 Courtney Boissonnault Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #8456-a Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Richard Henry Stoddard Collection 1858-1894 8456-a 15 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

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

 Acquisition Information

Deposit [ 17 Dec 1963] 20 Feb 1967

 Funding Note

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

 Item Listing Manuscripts Poem beginning, "The sky is a drinking cup . . ." 1858 Jan 17 AMsS, 1 p. Poem, " The Canticle of the Sun" 1894 Jul 31 AMsS, 2 p. Poem, " Birds" n. d. AMsS, 1 p. Poem beginning, "There are gains for all our losses . . ." n. d. AMsS, 1 p. Poem beginning, "There are gains for all our losses . . " n. d. AMsS, 1 p.

[Quotation of first verse of a poem.]

 Poem, " Epicedium" n. d. AMsS, 5 p. Letters Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to John G[odfrey] Saxe, Burlington, Vermont 1851 Nov 2 ALS, 3 p.

[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. ]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to John Williamson Palmer, [ Baltimore], [ New York] 1857 Feb 3 ALS, 2 p.

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

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Thomas Dunn English, [ Philadelphia] 1858 Sep 23 ALS, 1 p.

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

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to James T. Fields, New York 1865 Aug 7 ALS

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

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to John Williamson Palmer, [ Baltimore, New York] 1866 Jun 25 ALS, 3 p.

[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. "]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Jeanette Leonard Gilder, New York 1882 Apr 20 ALS, 1 p.

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

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Jeanette [Leonard] Gilder, New York 1882 Aug 9 ALS, 1 p.

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

 Richard Henry Stoddard, The Century, to Henry Mills Alden, New York 1885 May 6 ALS, 1 p.

[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. ]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Mr. [Rannan] 1894 May 22 ALS, 1 p. Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Irving Bacheller, [ New York] 1895 Dec 15 ALS, 2 p.

[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.]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to [Livingston] Hopkins 1899 Oct 30 ALS, 2 p.

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

 Richard Henry Stoddardto "Gentlemen" 1901 Feb 23 ALS, 1 p. Richard Henry Stoddard, New York, to Jeanette [Leonard] Gilder, New York [1881 May 2] ALS, 1 p.

[Includes date 1881 May 2 on verso.]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, [ New York], to Mrs. Terris Dec 13 ALS, 2 p.

[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.]

 Richard Henry Stoddardto unknown n. d. ALS, 2 p.

[Fragment.]

 Richard Henry Stoddard, [ New York], to Charles Goodrich Whiting, Springfield, Massachusetts n .d. ALS, 2 p.

[Fragment.]

 Miscellaneous Custom House New Yorkcheck for $83.33, Richard Henry Stoddard's salary as Debenture Clerk 1856 May 31 Check

[Endorsed by Stoddard.]

 Receipt for $50.00 from Scribner & Co. 1874 Jun 1 Receipt

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