Manuscripts

Edwin W. Field Correspondence

Description

Collection of letters from various artists, mostly addressed to Edwin Wilkins Field, with some addressed to his son Walter Field who was also an artist. A few of the letters concern Field's efforts to pass some kind of measure ensuring artistic copyright.

Most of the letters are from members of either the Royal Academy or the Old Water-Colour Society.

Among the correspondents are:

2 letters from George Cruikshank. HM 42895 & 42896 1 letter from Sir John Everett Millais. HM 42922 3 letters from Samuel Cousins. HM 42890-42891

Type

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Date

1828-1899

Call number

mssHM 42884-42939

Creator

Field, Edwin W (1804-1871)(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Purchased from Theodore Hoffmann, 7/18/1966.

Associated people

Cousins, Samuel, (1801-1887.)

Cruikshank, George, (1792-1878.)

Field, Walter, (1829-1896.)

Millais, John Everett,

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters from various English artists, mostly members of either the Royal Academy or the Old Water-Colour Society, primarily addressed to Edwin W. Field or his son, Walter Field (also an artist). A few of the letters concern Field's attempts to establish an artistic copyright law. The collection includes two letters from George Cruikshank, one letter from Sir John Everett Millais, and three letters from Samuel Cousins.

mssHM 42884-42939

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Eugene Field papers

Manuscripts

Collection of manuscripts by Eugene Field, mostly autograph copies of his own poems, and letters written by and to Field. Contains a large number of letters from Field to his wife, both before and after they were married, many dating from his trip to Europe in 1873.Collection also includes the following manuscripts: Beard and Baby, HM 19409; Bethlehem Town, HM 19876; Bethelehem Town II, HM 19877; A Birthday Wish, HM 19891; Boccacio, HM 19410; Casey's Table d'Hote, HM 19878; The Dead Babe, HM 19411; Dear Old London, HM 19412; The Dreams, HM 19413; Echoes from the Sabine Farm, HM 19414; Go, missive mine, as valentine..., HM 19879; The Hawthorne Children, HM 19415; Human Sympathy on the Sinin Farms, HM 19416; Hymn. Xmas. 1888, HM 19880; Memoirs of Mrs. Ruth Gray, HM 19418.

mssField

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Edwin W. Clarke correspondence

Manuscripts

Letters received by Edwin W. Clarke. Correspondents include: Dr. W. A. Clarke of Whitesboro, N.Y.; James Caleb Jackson, Starr Clark, Abel Brown, and Silas W. Brewster. The letters discuss meetings of various abolitionist societies in New York; the operations of the Underground Railroad, the Liberty Party, abolitionist press, etc.

mssHM 27155-27170

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Stephen J. (Stephen Johnson) Field receipts to Charles Covilland

Manuscripts

These two manuscripts are receipts written by Stephen J. Field acknowledging payment received from Charles Covilland. The first receipt (HM 43202) is dated 1856, May 23, and is payment for Field's legal expertise related to property owned by Covilland. The second (HM 43203, dated 1857, April 25) is a bill to Covilland for Field's legal services and clerking fees.

mssHM 43202-43203

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Albert Gallatin Riddle material

Manuscripts

Letters addressed to Albert Gallatin Riddle; HM 25579-25609

mssHM 25466-25675

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Hoffman, Edwin B. to W. York

Manuscripts

The Edwin B. Hoffman collection mostly consists of professional correspondence and records related to Hoffman's career at sea, from 1901-1921. The first series includes accounts, forms, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, photographs, and printed ephemera pertaining to his time at the United States Lighthouse Service and United States Shipping Board. Letters and telegrams detail the loss of P.J. Abler (schooner) in 1915 and the collision of Dorr (schooner) and Oklahoma (schooner) in 1916. Included is a certificate indicating Hoffman was pilot on the first torpedo flotilla aboard the United States Ship Whipple. Most of the correspondence in this series is addressed to Hoffman. The second series includes accounts, certificates, correspondence, documents, logs, manifests, and reports concerning his service as Master of Eastern Leader (steamboat) in 1921. Letters and reports detail an accident to the rudder on 1921 May 26, while undocking in Limerick, Ireland for New York. Most of the letters are typed copies retained by Hoffman addressed to colleagues and family.

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