Lew Wallace collection, 1875-1888.

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

English

In English.

Acquired from various sources. For more information see catalog cards filed in the collection.

Organized into two series: I. Correspondence, 1875-1888. II. Other Papers, undated.

This material is open for research.

Lewis Wallace (1827-1905), lawyer, officer during the American Civil War, politician, and author.

Correspondence includes autograph letters, signed, to Jesse W. Weik, biographer, and to publishers Harper & Brothers and Benjamin Holt Ticknor, among others. One letter concerns Wallace's role in the Battle of Shiloh in the American Civil War. Other papers include an autograph manuscript draft of "Commodus: An Historical Play" and a photograph of Wallace.

Archives or Manuscripts / Images

August 22, 2014

Lew Wallace Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Lew Wallace Collection. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Photographic prints.

Authors United States 19th century.