Overview
Correspondence and compositions of American writer and reformer John Jay Chapman.
Dates
- Creation: 1888-1959
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1.2 linear feet (3 boxes)Includes clippings, correspondence, holograph manuscripts by Chapman and others, materials relating to Chapman's 1912 Coatesville speech, notebooks, photographs, printed materials by and about Chapman, and a scrapbook. Correspondents include: Nicholas Murray Butler, Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler Chapman, Oswald Garrison Villard, Sarah Wyman Whitman, and others.
Biographical / Historical
Chapman was an American essayist, poet, and reformer.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
87M-33. Gift of John Winthrop Aldrich; received: 1987.
Separated Materials
One box of books and three printed items transferred to Rare Books within Houghton Library.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt.
- Title
- Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. John Jay Chapman additional papers, 1888-1959: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00318
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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