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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 800.13

Dix, Edwards & Company letters and agreements

Overview

Letters to publisher Joshua A. Dix of Edwards Dix & Company mainly concerning Putnam's Monthly Magazine.

Dates

  • Creation: 1854-1859

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Consists of letters chiefly to Joshua A. Dix, mainly concerningPutnam's Monthly Magazine. Includes 78 letters from George William Curtis, who served as associate editor of the magazine and became a partner in the firm in 1857; letters from Frederick Law Olmsted, who was also a partner; and letters from contributors. Also includes partnership agreements, blank checks, and a business card.

Biographical / Historical

Dix, Edwards & Company were the publishers of Putnam's Monthly Magazine.

Arrangement

Organized into the following series:

  1. I. Correspondence
  2. II. Other papers

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequest of Warren R. Dix; received: 1936.

Title
Dix, Edwards & Company. Dix, Edwards & Company letters and agreements: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00666

Repository Details

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