Letters sent to Robert Carter from various correspondents
Overview
Letters to the American writer Robert Carter chiefly relating to editorial, literary, and social concerns.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1882
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Letters to Robert Carter chiefly relating to editorial, literary, and social concerns. Correspondents include Richard Watson Gilder, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Charles Sumner. Also includes a photograph of Benjamin Disraeli, the first earl of Beaconsfield.
Biographical / Historical
Carter was an editor and author and an active figure in the Free Soil and Republican parties in Massachusetts in the 1850's.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*75M-64. Gift of Mrs. Charles F. Swift, 138 Hallet Street, Yarmouthport, Massachusetts 02675; received: 1976 March.
- Title
- Carter, Robert, 1819-1879, recipient. Letters sent to Robert Carter from various correspondents: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00591
Repository Details
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