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Jared Sparks letters and other material
- Title
- Jared Sparks letters and other material, 1822-1861.
- Author
- Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4628 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Collection consists mainly of letters from American historian, educator, and editor Jared Sparks to Virgil Maxcy, Gales & Seaton, Eliza Bard, J. K. Tefft, and others. Letters relate to editorial matters; books and periodicals sent and received; historical research; his search for letters, manuscripts, and autographs of notable historical figures; and his friendship with Eliza Bard, daughter of William Bard. Other material includes a list of books; and a manuscript draft, presumably of an article for the American Quarterly Review.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4628
- OCLC
- 869383836
- Author
- Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866.
- Title
- Jared Sparks letters and other material, 1822-1861.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Occupation
- Editors.Historians.
- Added Author
- Bard, Eliza, 1813-1902, recipient.Maxcy, Virgil, 1785-1844, recipient.Gales & Seaton, recipient.Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4628