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Bryant-Godwin papers

Title
Bryant-Godwin papers, 1804-1913, bulk (1820-1898)
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Additional Authors
  • Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915.
  • Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
  • Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
  • Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
  • Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
  • Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873.
  • Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880.
  • Curtis, George William, 1824-1892.
  • Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897.
  • Dana, Richard Henry, 1787-1879.
  • Godwin, Parke, 1816-1904.
  • James, Henry, 1811-1882.
  • Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
  • Waterston, R. C. (Robert Cassie), 1812-1893.
  • Godwin, Frances Bryant, 1822-1893.
  • Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
  • Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878.
  • Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871.
  • Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874.
  • Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881.
Description
10 linear feet (25 boxes, 2 v.)
Summary
  • Collection contains William Cullen Bryant's letters, 1814-1878; Parke Godwin's letters, 1840-1898; and an extensive collection of letters written by family members, friends, colleagues, and prominent persons in the fields of literature, the arts, science, politics, philanthropy, and religion during the 19th century.
  • Godwin family photograph album contains cartes-de-visite of prominent family friends such as Samuel J. Tilden, Henry James, Sr., Bayard Taylor, Henry Tuckerman, and Charles Sumner. Also, books and printed material relating to Bryant, Godwin and the New York Evening Post including programs from memorial tributes to Bryant; scrapbooks and newsclippings of Bryant's editorials, 1838-1878; reviews of his translation of the Iliad; and articles by Bryant and others.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Photographs.
  • Diaries.
  • Recipes.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Goddard, Conrad Godwin; Minna Godwin Goddard; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Creighton
Biography (note)
  • William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was a major American poet and editor of the New York Evening Post from 1829 to 1878.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 422
OCLC
NYPW89-A373
Title
Bryant-Godwin papers, 1804-1913, bulk (1820-1898)
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Additional Formats
Letters of Parke Godwin available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Letters of William C. Bryant to Leonice Moulton, 1848-1878, available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Biography
William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was a major American poet and editor of the New York Evening Post from 1829 to 1878. Bryant helped found the Republican Party and was instrumental in the creation of Central Park in New York City. Parke Godwin (1816-1904), Bryant's son-in-law, was a lawyer and associate of Bryant in the publishing field.
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Occupation
Authors.
Journalists.
Lawyers.
Poets.
Added Author
Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915.
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
Bigelow, John, 1817-1911.
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873.
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880.
Curtis, George William, 1824-1892.
Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897.
Dana, Richard Henry, 1787-1879.
Godwin, Parke, 1816-1904.
James, Henry, 1811-1882.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882.
Waterston, R. C. (Robert Cassie), 1812-1893.
Godwin, Frances Bryant, 1822-1893.
Tilden, Samuel J. (Samuel Jones), 1814-1886.
Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878.
Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871.
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874.
Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881.
LCCN
ms 68001089
Research Call Number
MssCol 422
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