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Finding Aid for Ella Wheeler Wilcox collection of papers, 1881-1919.

Guide to the Ella Wheeler Wilcox collection of papers, 1881-1919

Berg Coll MSS Wilcox
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320.
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Date Completed:
2006
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Table of Contents

Descriptive Summary Table of Contents

Title
Ella Wheeler Wilcox collection of papers, 1881-1919
Creator
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler, 1850-1919.
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Wilcox
Size
70 items
Repository
The New York Public Library.
The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.New York, New York
Abstract
This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence.

Administration Information Table of Contents

Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Custodial History

Previous owners include Joan Howe, W. T. H. Howe, and Louise Robinson Waite.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography Table of Contents

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American poet and journalist.

Scope and Content Note Table of Contents

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence. The manuscripts and typescripts comprise a draft of a poem by the author and a manuscript note, as well as a poem by Louise Robinson Waite. The correspondence comprises letters from the author, dating from 1881 to 1919, to Julian Hawthorne, I. M. Stoddard, Louise Robinson Waite, and others, as well a letter relating to the author, dated March 10 [n.y.], from Ethel Wilcox Hauptman to Louise Robinson Waite. There are letters to Ella Wheeler Wilcox from Paul Börnsen and from Robert M. Wilcox, dating from 1882 to 1917.

Container List Table of Contents

   
Manuscripts and Typescripts Table of Contents
   
Manuscripts and Typescripts written by Wilcox Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Double carnations. Typescript poem with the author's (?) ms. corrections
n.d.
typescripts (emended)
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Miscellaneous manuscript material: 1 holograph note
1893 May 10
ms.
( 1 item )
   
Manuscripts and Typescripts relating to Wilcox Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Waite, Louise Robinson. The way. Typewritten (carbon) poem
n.d.
typescripts
( 1 p. )

With record of confirmation and miscellaneous letters received by her. Came with her correspondence with Ella Wheeler Wilcox

   
Correspondence Table of Contents
   
Outgoing Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box     
Baine [?], [--?]. ALS to
1895 Oct. 1
corr. out
( 1 p. )
Manuscript box     
Baine [?], [--?]. ALS to
1902 July 21
corr. out
( 2 leaves )

Accompanied by her: Circular relating to her poem "Solitude." [n.d.] broadside. 23 x 15 cm.

Manuscript box     
Colbin, Mr. ALS to
1881 Oct. 14
corr. out
( 3 p. )

Removed from: Wilcox, Ella Wheeler. Poems of passion. Chicago, 1883

Manuscript box     
Hawthorne, [Julian]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 2 p. )

Howe; Berg

Manuscript box     
Hawthorne, [Julian]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 3 p. )

Howe; Berg

Manuscript box     
Hawthorne, [Julian]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 2 p. )

Joan Howe; Berg

Manuscript box     
Hills, Mr. ALS to
1894 Feb. 26
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Lippincott, [J. B.] ALS to
[1892 Feb.]
corr. out
( 3 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
"Lippincott," ALS to "Editor". Date in an unknown hand "2/16/92"
[1892 Feb. 16]
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Maxwell, Mr. Postcard to
1910 Jan. 11
corr. out
( 1 card )

B.

Manuscript box     
Maxwell, Mr. LS to
1917 Aug. 13
corr. out
( 3 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
1892 Feb. 26
corr. out
( 2 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to. Dated in an unknown hand "3/18/92"
1892 Mar. 18
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to. Dated in an unknown hand "3/31/92"
1892 Mar. 31
corr. out
( 2 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
[1892 May?]
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
1892 June 2
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
1892 Oct. 1
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, I. M. Postcard to
1892 Oct. 4
corr. out
( 1 card )

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
1892 Oct. 6
corr. out
( 2 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, I. M. Postcard to
1893 Aug. 29
corr. out
( 1 card )

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 2 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Stoddard, [I. M.]. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 2 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Walsh, Mr. ALS to
[n.d.]
corr. out
( 1 leaf )

B.

Manuscript box     
Van der Weyde, Mr. LS to
1913 Dec. 23
corr. out
( 1 p. )

B.

Manuscript box     
Waite, Louise Robinson. 14 ALS, 3 TLS to
1916 Sept. 6 - 1919 Mar. 2
corr. out
( 17 letters in 4 folders )
Manuscript box     
[Wilcox], [Robert M.]. 2 ALS, 1 AL (incomplete) to
1883 Feb. 18 - 1883 Oct. 28
corr. out
( 2 p.; 4 p.; 4 p. )
Manuscript box     
unknown recipient. ANS to an
[1895 May 14]
corr. out
( 1 p. )

With ms. copy of 4 lines of verse beginning, "One ship drives East and another drives West," written below the note. H.

   
Incoming Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Wilcox)     
Börnsen, Paul. ALS to Wilcox. Advises Wilcox on health
1917 June 28
in. corr.
( 1 leaf )
Manuscript box (Wilcox)     
Wilcox, Robert M. 15 ALS, 3 AL (incomplete), 2 AL (signature removed) to Ella Wheeler Wilcox
1882 Jan. 17 - 1892 Nov. 29
in. corr.
( 20 letters in 4 folders )
   
Related Correspondence Table of Contents
Manuscript box (Wilcox)     
Hauptman, Ethel Wilcox. ALS to Louise Robinson Waite. Mentions Ella Wheeler Wilcox
[n.y.] Mar. 10
related corr.
( 3 p. )

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