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Clara Barrus papers
- Title
- Clara Barrus papers, 1906-1931.
- Format
- Archival mix
- Author
Collection information
Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Access | Call number | Item location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerBox 1 | AccessRequest in advance | Call numberMssCol 3927 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Status Available by appointment at Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328. See the finding aid for details. | ContainerLetters, 1913-1931 to Dr. Clara Barrus at West Park, NY from Elizabeth Dowden | AccessBy appointment only | Call number*ZL-253 | Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional authors
- Description
- .3 linear feet (1 box).
- Summary
- The Barrus papers consist chiefly of letters she received, 1906-1931, from her friends Elizabeth Dowden of Dublin, Ireland and Charles Fletcher Lummis of California, a preservationist and promoter of the American Southwest. The remainder of the papers include some additional letters, poems by Barrus, and her notes on a trip to Italy in 1929. There are also a small number of letters from Richard Watson Gilder and others.
- Subject
- Call number
- MssCol 3927
- Language
- English
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals when available.
- Additional formats (note)
- available on microfilm;
- Biography (note)
- Clara Barrus (1864-1931) was a physician and author best known as the official biographer of the prominent American naturalist writer, John Burroughs (1837-1921).
- Author
- Barrus, Clara, 1864-1931.
- Additional formats
- Letters of Elizabeth Dowden to Barrus available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-253.
- Restricted access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Finding aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Location of other archival materials
- Additional correspondence between Clara Barrus and Richard Watson Gilder can be found in the Richard Watson Gilder papers and the Century Company records in the Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library.
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