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William Hayes Ward correspondence
Creator
Title
William Hayes Ward correspondence, circa 1874.
Physical Description
10 items (in 1 folder)
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Elizabeth Goodwin on the George B. Alvord Fund, 1973.
Organization
Material arranged as received.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
William Hayes Ward (1835-1916) was an American clergyman and editor of the New York Independent.
Summary
Collection of autograph letters, signed, addressed to William Hayes Ward from Mary Clemmer, Helen Hunt Jackson, Austin Phelps, and J. Hammond Trumbull relating to articles being published in The Independent. Includes manuscript poems: “In Harbor” by Louise Bushnell; “Her Choice” by Lucy Larcom; “A Question” by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward; and “Susan Coolidge” by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey. Also includes a letter from H. C. Bowen discussing personal matters relating to Henry Ward Beecher; and a newspaper clipping describing the recent divorce of author Mary Clemmer.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
May 10, 2022
References
William Hayes Ward Correspondence. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
William Hayes Ward Correspondence. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Occupation
Authors United States 19th century.
Editors United States 19th century.
Poets United States 19th century.
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