Manuscripts
Arthur Bond Cecil collection
- Description
- A collection of correspondence and poems collected by Arthur Bond Cecil; some of which were collected for the autograph value. The majority of the collection consists of poems and letters by George Sterling, including, among others, "Adullam," "The Hawk's Nest," "Nepenthe," and "The Strange Bird." There is also a notebook of poems by Sadakichi Hartmann; a letter from Issac Hull to Samuel W. Dana; James Ryder Randall poems; a John Singer Sargent letter; a James McNeill Whistler letter; and letters to Mitchell Kennerley, Frances Marion, James Rolph, and Upton Sinclair. There are also a few letters concerning material Cecil has in his collection; many of the letters with envelopes.
- Date
- 1818-1942
- Call number
- mssHM 46270-46320
- Provenance
- Gift of Mrs. Arthur B. Cecil, May 1977.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Hartmann, Sadakichi, (1867-1944,)
- Hull, Isaac, (1773-1843,)
- Kennerley, Mitchell, (1878-1950,)
- Marion, Frances, (1888-1973,)
- Randall, James Ryder, (1839-1908,)
- Rolph, James, (1869-1934,)
- Sargent, John Singer, (1856-1925,)
- Sinclair, Upton, (1878-1968,)
- Sterling, George, (1869-1926,)
- Whistler, James McNeill, (1834-1903,)
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