Helen Hunt Jackson papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"4464", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Helen Hunt Jackson papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1864-1885", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1864/1885"}

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{"value"=>"MssCol 4464", "type"=>"local_call"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The collection consists mainly of letters and manuscripts by Helen Hunt Jackson, an American author who advocated for improved treatment of Native Americans. Letters written between 1864 and 1885 are to Richard Watson Gilder, Theodore Tilton, William Hays Ward, and others, and pertain largely to her writing and its publication. Manuscripts include partial drafts of the unpublished novel \"Elspeth Dynor\" and her poems \"Dedication\" and \"Barthmendi.\" Also present are canceled checks from the New York Tribune, autographs of Jackson and others, her wedding announcement, and an 1885 letter from William W. Ellsworth to Mr. T. Niles discussing \"Elspeth Dynor.\""}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1864

date_inclusive_end

1885

keydate

1864

prefercite

{"value"=>"Helen Hunt Jackson papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1864

date_end

1885

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