Charles Nordhoff letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"2255", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charles Nordhoff letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1865-1887", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1865/1887"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1865

date_inclusive_end

1887

origination

{"value"=>"Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist and author. He edited the New York Evening Post from 1857 to 1871, was the New York Herald's Washington correspondent from 1874 to 1890, and wrote political works and books about the sea. He advocated the Union cause in the U.S. Civil War.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of Nordhoff's letters to Gordon Lester Ford concerning personal matters, journalism and other subjects; and letters to Worthington C. Ford relating to topics such as the New York Herald and the tariff.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS nd"}

{"source"=>"Ford collection", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Ford collection"}

altformavail

{"value"=>"<p>Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library</p>"}

keydate

1865

prefercite

{"value"=>"Charles Nordhoff letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist and author. He edited the New York Evening Post from 1857 to 1871, was the New York Herald's Washington correspondent from 1874 to 1890, and wrote political works and books about the sea. He advocated the Union cause in the U.S. Civil War. Collection consists of Nordhoff's letters to Gordon Lester Ford concerning personal matters, journalism and other subjects; and letters to Worthington C. Ford relating to topics such as the New York Herald and the tariff.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.3 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1865

date_end

1887

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