Poultney Bigelow and Louise Osborne Cox correspondence

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unitid

{"value"=>"23871", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b21082253", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 23871", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1909-1961", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1909/1961"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Poultney Bigelow and Louise Osborne Cox correspondence"}

physdesc

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repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Poultney Bigelow (1855-1954) was a journalist and author. This collection consists primarily of his letters to his friend Louise Osborne Cox, who lived in Watertown, New York, and had a summer home on Grindstone Island. Bigelow's letters date from 1931 to 1950 and are written from his home in Malden-on-Hudson or sometimes during his international travels. Subjects of the letters include Bigelow's social activities; countries he visited; contemporary works of history and literature; sex and censorship; the state of the popular press; and American and European politics. Some recurring topics in the correspondence are Adolf Hitler's leadership of Germany (which Bigelow admired); <span class=\"title\">Lady Chatterly's Lover</span> and Cox's apparent reluctance to read it; the Ends of the Earth club, of which Bigelow was a member; and the beers and ales that Cox supplied to Bigelow, both during and after Prohibition. The collection also contains letters from other correspondents concerning Bigelow (the latest dating to 1961); letters from Bigelow to Cox's daughter, Betty; and letters to Bigelow that came to be in Cox's possession. The latter include a letter from Prince Frederick of Prussia (using the name Count Lingen) and a photocopy of a letter from Rudyard Kipling. The collection also contains newspaper clippings and cartoons (the earliest dating to 1909), articles written by Bigelow, and a photograph of Bigelow."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Poultney Bigelow and Louise Osborne Cox correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library.</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Cox, Louise Osborne, 1885-1953", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Mary Clark and Gaillard L. Schmidt, 2016.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2016</span>.</p>"}

date_start

1909

keydate

1909

date_end

1961

date_inclusive_start

1909

date_inclusive_end

1961

extent_statement

1.05 linear feet (3 boxes)

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