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- Creator
- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
- Call number
- MssCol 4557
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
Samuel F.B. Morse letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
A small collection of letters and documents of American artist and inventor Samuel F. B. Morse. Material consists of ten letters from Morse to George Wood, Theodore Dwight, Thomas Gallaudet, Pliny Earle, the New York Tribune, and others; an account of Morse's visit to Charleston, Massachusetts, in 1856 after an 18 year absence; a sketch made in court in 1855; and miscellaneous clippings, cut signatures, facsimiles, and photostats.
Administrative information
Custodial history
Some material was originally part of the Ford Collection.
Source of acquisition
Various
Processing information
Compiled by Manuscripts and Archives Division staff.
Key terms
Names
- Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872
- Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866 (Recipient)
- Earle, Pliny, 1809-1892 (Recipient)
- Gallaudet, Thomas, 1822-1902 (Recipient)
- Wood, George, 1799-1870 (Recipient)
Occupations
Material types
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