Manuscripts
Hazard Stevens letter to Allen H. Bent
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Edward Bannerman Ramsey letter to John Stevens Henslow
Manuscripts
In this four-page letter, written by Edward Bannerman Ramsay in Edinburgh to John Stevens Henslow, Ramsay talks about his collection of plant specimens and requests that Henslow send him some that he does not already have. Ramsay also talks about other scientists including Charles Lyell, William Jackson Hooker, John Lindley, Robert Graham and George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (Ramsay had just spent a week at Dalhousie Castle). The letter is in fragile condition.
mssHM 70387
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Stevens T. Mason letter to Wallace Stevens
Manuscripts
HM 80440: Carbon copy letter dated December 8, 1936 from Stevens T. Mason to Wallace Stevens about the meaning of Stevens' poem "Owl's Clover."
mssHM 80440-80441
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A. M. Allen letter
Manuscripts
In this letter, Townsend is asking Allen to send him maps of various places in New York State that he needs for some of his writings. He gives Allen his address in New York City.
mssHM 79166
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Isaac Ingalls Stevens letter to Henry R. Crosbie
Manuscripts
In this letter to Henry R. Crosbie, Stevens outlines instructions for negotiating treaties with several Native American tribes dwelling in Washington Territory, with the assistance of "Sub Agent" Andrew Bolon. Stevens instructs Crosbie to establish a camp and depot near the Spokane River by early September, 1855. Once this task is completed, Stevens hopes Crosbie will remain to provide information about the gold mining in the area.
mssHM 17429
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Wallce Stevens letters to Wilson E. Taylor
Manuscripts
HM 80452. Typewritten letter signed by Wallace Stevens to Wilson E. Taylor reads, "Dear Taylor: Thanks for the clipping from the Herald-Tribune. I shall bear this in mind. Apparently the thing will open until autumn. I have visited this particular museum several times; it is quite a different matter from an ordinary museum. Yours, W. Stevens."
mssHM 80452-80453
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Milton B. Stevens Correspondence
Manuscripts
This collection contains 62 letters from twenty-six different authors, including Milton B. Stevens, C. K. Dixon and Byron Whitcomb, in mining camps and cities throughout Northern California illustrating aspects of the Gold Rush experience, chiefly from 1849-1864. Milton B. Stevens is the most prolific figure in this collection, as he wrote fifteen of the letters in the collection and was the addressee of twenty. There are, however, twenty-five other authors in these letters, including four women, two of them writing from California. Other significant authors in this collection are: Abbey Stevens (5 letters), Byron Whitcomb (7 letters), and C. K. Dixon (9 letters). The letters mention various mining camps throughout Northern California, such as Fosters Bar, Galena Hill, Murderers Bar, Pilot Hill, Salmon Falls, Weber Creek, and the Klamath River Valley mines. The letters illustrate several aspects of the Gold Rush experience: the journey to California through South America; life in California and the gold camps; gold discoveries, or the lack thereof; the techniques and equipment used in mining; loneliness and longing for home. The letters from Milton B. Stevens' mother tell of the experience of the miners' families back at home in the East. The letter dated 1954 was written by Stephen C. Lyon, who at one time owned the collection. Eighteen of the letters have handwritten or typed transcripts.
mssHM 59471-59532