William Gilmore Simms correspondence

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unitid

{"value"=>"4624", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4624", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1835-1859", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1835/1859"}

date_inclusive_start

1835

date_inclusive_end

1859

keydate

1835

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Gilmore Simms correspondence"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

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

abstract

{"value"=>"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."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>William Gilmore Simms correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

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

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>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.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1835

date_end

1859

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