Edmund Clarence Stedman papers, 1840-1960

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1194
Bib ID:
4079362 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
120 linear feet (87 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Personal and professional papers of Stedman, including correspondence, letter books, diaries, poetry manuscripts, scrapbooks, photographs, and genealogical materials for the Stedman and Dodge families. Correspondence and manuscripts of his mother, Elizabeth Clementine Dodge Stedman Kinney (1810-1889), poet and diarist, and of his granddaughter, Laura Stedman Gould (1881-1941), author and editor. Also, editions of Stedman's LIBRARY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE including printed materials relating to the marketing; and an album of Civil War photographs by Mathew Brady, inscribed by the photographer to Laura H.W. Stedman as well as additional loose photographs by Brady.

1991 addition: Manuscript drafts and notecards for Edward M. Williams' "The Constructive Art", a study of Stedman's literary criticism.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Cataloged correspondence and manuscripts: 180 boxes; Uncataloged correspondence: 25 boxes; Stedman's manuscripts: 12 boxes; His diaries: 1 box; His scrapbooks: 5 boxes; Financial papers: 1 box; Genealogical manuscripts: 1 box; Laura Stedman Gould's manuscripts and notes: 3 boxes; Printed materials: 11 boxes; Photographs: 4 boxes; His LIBRARY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE: 24 boxes and 2 folders; E.M. Williams's THE CONSTRUCTIVE ART: 2 boxes; Oversize photographs: 5 folders; and Oversize plaque.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located off-site. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Edmund Clarence Stedman papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Elizabeth Kinney volume of personal reminiscences is on: microfilm.

Lafcadio Hearn; Lyman W. Case; Royal Cortissoz; Kate Field; William Hamilton Hayne; Edward Howland; Marie Howland; Ellen Mackay and Edward Underhill letters are on: microfilm.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Estate of Laura Stedman Gould. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1941. Accession number--M-41.

Manuscripts & card file: Source of acquisition--Williams, E.M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--11/18/1991. Accession number--M-91-11-18.

2 letters (Thayer & White): Source of acquisition--2293B (Rare Book). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Accession number--M-94-07-19.

J.E. Bowen letter: Source of acquisition--2293B. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--12/01/1994. Accession number--M-94-12-01.

2 ms. poems of ECS about Lincoln, in bound vol: Source of acquisition--2293B. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--05/02/1995. Accession number--M-95-05-02.

1 a.l.s. from ECS to M.W.Stryker: Source of acquisition--2293B. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--08/11/1998. Accession number--M-98-08-11.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/1989.

Manuscripts & card file Processed HR 03/05/1993.

2 letters (Thayer & White) Cataloged HR 11/15/1994.

J.E. Bowen letter Cataloged HR 12/16/1994.

2 ms. poems of ECS about Lincoln, in bound vol Added to collection HR 05/17/1995.

1 a.l.s. from ECS to M.W.Stryker Cataloged HR 08/20/1998.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

American poet, anthologist, stockbroker, Civil War journalist.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Albums (books) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bas-reliefs (sculpture) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Book reviews CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Card files CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Daguerreotypes (photographs) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Drafts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Engravings (prints) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Financial records CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Galley proofs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Genealogies (histories) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Glass phototransparencies CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letter books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letterpress copies CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Manuscripts (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Memorandums CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notebooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Obituaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Printing plates CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Proofs (printed matter) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Speeches (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Visitors' books CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
indexes (reference sources) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American Academy of Arts and Letters CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bowen, John Eliot, 1858-1890 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Field, Kate, 1838-1896 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gould, George M (George Milbry), 1848-1922 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gould, Laura Stedman, 1881-1941 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Keats-Shelley Memorial Association CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kinney, Elizabeth C (Elizabeth Clementine), 1810-1889 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
National Institute of Arts and Letters (U.S.) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stoddard, Elizabeth, 1823-1902 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Underhill, Edward F (Edward Fitch), 1830-1898 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Winter, William, 1836-1917 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Woodberry, George Edward, 1855-1930 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
American literature -- 19th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
American poetry -- 19th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Books -- Reviews -- 19th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Critics CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Editors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Journalists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poets, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stockbrokers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women authors, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women poets, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID