Bayard Taylor papers

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{"value"=>"1855-1878", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1855/1878"}

date_inclusive_start

1855

date_inclusive_end

1878

keydate

1855

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{"value"=>"Bayard Taylor papers"}

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

abstract

{"value"=>"Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel writer. His papers consist chiefly of letters and travel essays written to the New York Tribune between October 1856 and December 1857 while on his extensive trip to Northern Europe. These letters were republished in 1857 under the title Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures. Also present is correspondence regarding speaking engagements, social matters, a trip to Africa, and the writing and publishing of his work; canceled checks; a detailed \"specification for repairing main home at the county seat Cedarcroft of Bayard Taylor, Esq. at Kinnet Square, PA;\" an annotated copy of \"The Obsequies in Rome;\" and a manuscript copy with watercolor illustration of a portion of \"Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg.\""}

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{"value"=>"<p>Bayard Taylor papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

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{"value"=>"Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, and travel writer. His papers consist chiefly of letters and travel essays written to the New York Tribune between October 1856 and December 1857 while on his extensive trip to Northern Europe. These letters were republished in 1857 under the title Northern Travel: Summer and Winter Pictures.</p> <p>Also present is correspondence regarding speaking engagements, social matters, a trip to Africa, and the writing and publishing of his work; canceled checks; a detailed \"specification for repairing main home at the county seat Cedarcroft of Bayard Taylor, Esq. at Kinnet Square, PA;\" an annotated copy of \"The Obsequies in Rome;\" and a manuscript copy with watercolor illustration of a portion of \"Duke Ernst of Saxe-Coburg.\"</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional gifts and purchases.</p>"}

processinfo

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

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{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of Ford collection</p>"}

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.21 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1855

date_end

1878

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