William Gilmore Simms collection of papers, [1839]-[1869?]

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Creator

Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 14 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence. The letters, dating from [1839] to [1869?], are addressed to E. L. Carey, T. Apoleon Cheney, Josh Esten Cooke, Caroline Howard Gilman, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Sarah Margaret Fuller, Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, and others.

Biographical/Historical Note

William Gilmore Simms was an American writer of biographies, essays, historical romances, lyric poetry, poetic drama, literary criticism, and short stories.

Controlled Access Term

• Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Carey, Edward L., 1806-1845.
• Cheney, T. Apoleon (Theseus Apoleon), 1830-1878.
• Cooke, John Esten, 1830-1886.
• Gilman, Caroline Howard, 1794-1888.
• Griswold, Rufus W. (Rufus Wilmot), 1815-1857.
• Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850.
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo