- Creator
- Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1825-1903
- Call number
- MssCol 2891
- Physical description
- .6 linear feet (2 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Richard H. and Elizabeth B. Stoddard papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Richard Henry Stoddard (1825-1903) was an American poet, author, editor, and literary critic. He worked as a customs inspector and in the Dept. of Docks in New York City; then as literary reviewer for the New York World from 1871 to 1876; city librarian, 1877; and from 1880 until his death, he was literary editor of the Mail and Express. His wife, Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard (1823-1902), was a poet and author. Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, and other papers. Correspondence is with friends of the Stoddards and literary figures in America and Great Britain. Manuscripts are of poems by Richard H. Stoddard and others. Also, agreements with publishers, autobiographical and other notes by Stoddard, and family letters. (Some items are negative photostats.).
Administrative information
Processing information
August 1973 rms
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328