Found 4 collections related to Authors -- Correspondence

Elizabeth Fries Ellet (1818-1877) was an American writer, historian and poet. She is remembered as the first writer to record the lives of women who contributed to the American Revolutionary War. The papers consist predominantly of letters written between 1838-1858, and additional undated letters. Letters are both personal and professional in nature, with many relating to her work on The Women of the American Revolution. Also included is a draft or alternate version of her poem Sodus Bay, and undated notes relating to publications less

Letters sent and received by American poet, novelist, and historian William Gilmore Simms between 1835 and 1854, chiefly concerning social matters and engagements; and the writing and publication of his work. Correspondents include fellow writers Caroline Howard Gilman, William Blake Trask, Frederick Saunders, and William Bacon Stevens. less

This collection consists of William N. Brady's correspondence regarding the sale of his book, entitled "The kedge-anchor or, Young sailors' assistant: appertaining to the practical evolutions of modern seamanship, rigging, knotting, splicing, blocks, purchases, running-rigging, and other miscellaneous matters, applicable to ships of war and others." Included are letters from officers of the United States Navy, as well as booksellers in the United States and England less