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John Hay letters to editors

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Description: Letters to editors of publisher The Century Company, primarily Richard Watson Gilder and Clarence Clough Buel, regarding the publication of Abraham Lincoln: A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay, 1890.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1880-1904.
Call number: mssHayj
Creator: Hay, John (1838-1905)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of January 1994.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

John Milton Hay letters to the editors of the Century magazine

Manuscripts

Hay's letters to Richard Watson Gilder and Clarence Clough Buel concerning the progress of his history of Lincoln; editorial changes, problems with of publishing, and his reminiscences of his work at the Lincoln's White House

mssHM 11622-11630, 25182-25185

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John Milton Hay letter to James D. Hague

Manuscripts

In this letter, Hay is thanking Hague for sending him proofs from the biography of the geologist Clarence King entitled Clarence King memoirs: The helmet of Mambrino. The King Memorial Committee of the Century Association, of which James D. Hague was a member, published the biography in 1904. Although Hay returned the proofs to Hague, they are not with the letter.

mssHM 54454

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Mary Hallock Foote papers

Manuscripts

The Mary Hallock Foote papers consist of forty letters and one manuscript sent by Foote to Century Magazine from 1886 through approximately 1902. The letters, some of which are addressed to Richard Watson Gilder, are mostly about publishing her own work, although a few discuss the struggle to unionize mines, especially in Idaho. The manuscript included is the short story "The Rapture of Hetty." Also included are one letter from Clarence Buel to Gilder and one letter from Gilder to Mr. Carey.

mssHM 43264-43306

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Mary Hallock Foote papers

Manuscripts

mssHM 43264-43306

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Hay, John Milton. 3 pieces. To Diplomatic & Consular Officers of the United States

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Affixed to letter: Willis, Bailey. 2 pieces. To John Hay. 1903. Walcott, Charles D. 1 piece. To John Hay. 1903, Mar. 19. Loomis, L.C. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis. 1904, Nov. 29. Willis, Bailey. 2 pieces. To John Watson Foster. 1903. Foster, John Watson. 1 piece. To Bailey Willis. 1903, May 20.

mssWillis

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John Vance Cheney papers

Manuscripts

A collection of 218 items covering the years 1776-1895, which consists primarily of letters from publishers regarding Cheney's writings, especially his poetry, and letters from literary associates. Correspondents include: Ina Donna Coolbrith, Richard Watson Gilder, Edwin Markham, Joaquin Miller, Adolph Sutro, and Edmund Clarence Stedman. There is also one letter by Daniel Webster written shortly before his death. Several letters also deal with the Oakland Public Library and San Francisco Free Library.

mssCH

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