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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
| Title: | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1852-1888 |
| Quantity: | 24 items (SC) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence, manuscripts, miscellanea of the American poet. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was an American poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy. He studied at Bowdoin College and later became a professor there; he also taught at Harvard.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection constitutes five letters and two autograph poems by the American author and poet, as well as a small assortment of miscellany relating to Longfellow, his children, and one of his correspondents.
Arrangement of the Collection
Letters are arranged chronologically. Miscellany is arranged alphabetically by type.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of John S. Mayfield; Sol Feinstone.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: KM
Date: Dec 1996
Revision history: 31 Mar 2008 - converted to EAD (MRC)
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 138 | 1852, Dec 9 Fred B. Page, M.D. ("My Dear Doctor," with parodies of Longfellow poems) | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | 1865, Nov. 16 "My Dear Mr Street" | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | 1871, Nov. 21 Charles Cottnam Hamilton ("My Dear Sir") | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | 1872, Mar 14? William Dean Howells ("Dear Mr Howells") | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | 1877, Apr 26 Charles Cottnam Hamilton ("My Dear Sir") | ||||||||||
| Manuscripts | |||||||||||
| SC 138 | "The Arrow and the Song" undated | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | "A Psalm of Life" (last verse); gift of Sol Feinstone 6 Apr 1881 | ||||||||||
| Miscellany | |||||||||||
| SC 138 | Autograph of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | Business card: Mr. H. W. Longfellow | ||||||||||
| Cartes de visite | |||||||||||
| SC 138 | Longfellow's children | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | Evangeline (2 items) | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | Engravings (2 items) | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | Letter ( undated) to Amy Bridgeman and receipt ( 1888 Oct 10) to Mary Bridgeman of Alice M. Longfellow | ||||||||||
| SC 138 | Photographic prints (4) and negative (1) of Charles Cottnam Hamilton (1813-1880), recipient of two of the letters, above (5 items) | ||||||||||