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Edgar Johnson papers, 1938-1975
5 linear feetManuscripts, notes, transcripts, photographs, photostats, illustrations, and printed materials of Johnson. These are the research notes and manuscripts for his biographical works on Charles Dickens and Sir Walter Scott. An autograph fragment by Scott is included.
Harry Harkness Flagler letters, 1781-1948
1 boxThe collection consists of letters from celebrities in various fields, largely addressed to Harry Harkness Flagler. Included are letters of Ambrose Bierce, Thomas A. Edison, Edwin Forrest, Andrew Jackson, Rudyard Kipling, Richard Mansfield, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John Ruskin, Constantin Stanislavsky, and George Washington. Especially noteworthy are five letters of Charles Dickens, bound together in one volume.
John McVickar letters, 1812-1901
1 boxThe McVickar letters consist of photostatic copies of autograph letters written by famous people, primarily to John McVickar or members of his family. Among the personages represented in this collection are Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, John Jay, and Charles Dickens.