A Guide to the Joel Chandler Harris
Collection
Accession number 6322-b
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Contact Information:
University of Virginia Library
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
USA
Phone: (804) 924-3025
Fax: (804) 924-3143
Email: mssbks@virginia.edu
Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff
Date Completed:
1997
Encoded by: Elizabeth Slomba
© 1997 By the Rector
and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights
reserved.
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Collection is open to research.
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Acquisition Information
Deposit, 1964 Oct 20
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities
Descriptive Summary
Repository:
University of Virginia. Library. Special
Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
22903 USA
Collection Number: 6322-b
Title: Joel Chandler Harris Collection
1881-1907
Extent: 49 items
Language: English
Item Listing
- Manuscripts
- "A Negro Love Song" and "Hog Feeder's
Song" [c. 1892]AMsS/AMs, 5 p.
[Songs; manuscript of two Afro-American songs with
a one page introduction on the remarkable range of a
hog-caller's voice.]
- "The Plow-Hand's Song" n.d.AMsS, 1 p.
[Song]
- "A Latch fer de gate..." n.d.AMsS, 1 p.
[Poem]
- Letters
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Jeannette L. Gilder
1881 Oct 10ALS, 1 p. w/env
[Sending something for
The Critic
; asks her to return it with a "literary
note" if she cannot use it; praises a sketch of Uncle
Remus.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Unknown 1881 Dec 28ALS, 1 p.
[Says that
The Century
has first refusal; can be published in book
form after the serial rights have been
exercised.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
B[enjamin] H.
[Ticknor]
1884 Mar 15ALS, 1 p.
[Writes him about a new short book; could have "A
Plot for a Play" finished in a week; wants
Blue Dave
sent to
Scotlandfor copyright; asks for
the opinion of the firm's reader on
Blue Dave
. Signed "Uncle Remus."]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
William Carey
1884 Jun 21ALS, 2 p. w/env
[Discusses the ownership of a song sent by Carey;
believes that the song underwent changes as it was
passed down from one generation to the next.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
B[enjamin] H.
[Ticknor]
1884 Jul 29ALS, 1 p.
[Reluctant to send in poems; feels that
Nights with Uncle Remus
and
Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and
White]
were failures; believes poems will fail as
well; is willing to release the firm from its
agreement to print three books. Signed "Uncle
Remus."]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
James R. Osgood
1885 Mar 2ALS, 2 p.
[Says Ticknor unwell and acting strangely:
requests an account of sales of unnamed Remus story
and
Mingo [and other Sketches in Black and
White]
which he had already requested from Ticknor;
chides him for refusing to publish
J[ames] W[hitcomb] Riley's
book.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Richard Waston]
Gilder
1886 Dec 21ALS, 2 p.
[Says that the ballad Mr. Smith referred to was an
Afro-American song he published in
The Critic
some years ago; will send a copy; asks him
to intervene in a dispute between Stoddard and
Edgar Farwellin the
Author's Club; claims that Mr.
Buell is a womanizer.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Richard Watson]
Gilder
1887 May 26ALS, 1 p.
[Feels that Kemble is a suitable illustrator;
urges Kemble to maintain the dignity of the
Afro-American and to remember the differences of
various Afro-American types.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Robert Underwood]
Johnson
1890 Mar 6ALS, 3 p.
[Comments on a lost list of names of people
supporting a congressional bill; will send another
list; suggests getting support for the bill from
other less southern newspapers.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Robert Underwood]
Johnson
1890 May 8ALS, 2 p.
[Sends extracts from
The Atlanta Constitution
; also hopes to get a statement in writing
from his congressman.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Unknown 1891 Feb 13ANS, 1 p.
[Sends autograph; hopes the recipient and his boys
will outgrow their bad habits.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Julius] Chambers
1892 May 16ALS, 1 p.
[Requests scope and length desired for articles;
lost the original letter that contains the terms for
the new work; the articles will highlight the
condition of the Afro-American in the South since the
war.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Samuel Sidney]
McClure
1892 May 19ALS, 2 p.
[Accepts his proposition to publish a book in
installments; declares that the illustration will be
done to his own satisfaction; will create
illustration in partnership with
[Arthur Burdett] Frost; would
like to get this matter settled soon.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Samuel Sidney]
McClure
1896 Mar 31ALS, 2 p.
[Requests further details from him for a short
story because he had been busy.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Francis Jackson]
Garrison
1896 Oct 18ALS, 3 p.
[Discusses slavery in the South and his writings
about the Afro-American; defends the relationship of
the southern whites to the blacks.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Francis Jackson]
Garrison
1897 Jul 22ALS, 4 p.
[Discusses the theme and characters of the book
Aaron in the Wildwoods
. ]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Francis Jackson]
Garrison
1898 Mar 22ALS, 3 p.
[Discusses the illustrations for a Remus book by
[Fred Stuart] Churchand
[Elmer Boyd] Smith; sends
illustration of a fence designed to keep animals out
of the garden.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1903 Mar 16TLS, 1 p.
[Has outlines for ten to fifteen Uncle Remus
stories; asks for contact with the party who wanted
two stories; mentions Mr. Shepard, the London
artist.] (w/electrostatic copy
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1903 Mar 20ALS, 2 p.
[Has a series of Remus stories in contemplation;
will send them through McClure; asks Reynolds to
return "A Romantic Tragedy" so he can make the
necessary corrections.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1903 May 8TLS, 1 p.
[Asks him if he could sell six or eight more Remus
stories to
Collier's Weekly
. ]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1903 Jun 26TLS, 1 p.
[Inquires about the status of the ten Remus
stories that he had sent for
Collier's
; has another place for them if
Collier's
doesn't want them.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Jun 2TLS, 1 p.
[Will send a story concerning a Union scout when
finished; discusses requests for a book and some
Uncle Remus stories.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Jun 4TLS, 1 p.
[Asks him to secure English copyright on whatever
work he receives from Harris; can furnish six stories
to Reynolds if he wants them.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Jun 10TLS, 1 p.
[Suggests that he should not wait for Russell to
agree on a price for stories; might offer them to
St. Nicholas Magazine
. ]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Jul 23TLS, 1 p.
[Believes that Reynolds got a good offer from Mr.
Russell; should complete the deal at once.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Aug 12TLS, 1 p.
[Denies that British readers could not comprehend
the Remus stories because they have been very popular
in
England; believes
[Arthur Burdett] Frostis better
than Verbeek at illustrating his stories.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Aug 19TLS, 1 p.
[Mailing two stories; says the sixth and last
story will be slightly delayed; reports that the
New York Herald
is undecided about asking him to write a
story on Southern life.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
1904 Sep 5TLS, 1 p.
[Received the check; comments on photo of a Mr.
Russell taken with
Anthony Hope. ]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Hamilton] Holt
1904 Sep 22TLS, 1 p.
[Will contribute a series of articles and sketches
for
The Independent
under the title "At the Sign of the Wren's
Nest."]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo Mr.
Miller 1904 Oct 3TLS, 1 p.
[Will finish a story by the 15th; reexamining
photographs and will send them in a few days.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
James H. Manning
1905 Jan 17TLS, 1 p.
[Thanks him for letter and compliments; says Major
LaRose is his wife's first cousin; autograph
quotation of stanza of "At the Sign of the Wren's
Nest" on verso.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Francis] Garrison
1906 Oct 22TLS, 3 p.
[Gives some details of the recent riots in
Atlanta; complains that most
newspapers sensationalized these events; gives
information on
Uncle Remus's Magazine
; will control the editorial department and
give a balanced view of life in the South.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo Colonel
[John T.] Graves
1907 Oct 30TLS, 1 p.
[Will be unable to fulfill his engagement this
evening with Graves; compliments him on his career as
an editorial writer; wishes him continued success in
New York. ] (w/autograph
corrections)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Richard Watson]
Gilder
n.y. May 25ALS, 2 p.
[Recommends that lobbyists should be hired to
promote the Congressional bill rather than sending
literary men.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
n.y. May 25TLS, 2 p.
[Believes that the sale of serial rights includes
all the available serial rights; asks that
Collier's
to arrange for simultaneous serial
publication in
Englandwhich would secure the
English copyright for him.] (w/electrostatic
copy)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
n.y. Jul 11TLS, 1 p.
[Authorizes him to secure serial publication and
book rights to a series of Remus stories if
possible.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
n.y. Jul 30TLS, 1 p.
[Terms made with Russell are satisfactory; AN at
bottom says that he is enclosing "Brer Rabbit and the
Gizzard Eater" which he has just published.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
n.y. Sep 23TLS, 1 p.
[Sending him the last of the Uncle Remus
material.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Paul R[evere]
Reynolds
n.y. Oct 21TLS, 1 p.
[Inquires about his remittance for October.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Samuel Sidney]
McClure
n.y. Oct 26ALS, 1 p.
[Has sent the manuscript for
Aaron
; will have some additional stories in
January.] (w/photograph of Harris attached)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo "Dear
Madam" n.y. Oct 30ALS, 2 p.
[Discusses the publication of his latest book and
critics' comments; will send a copy to Hayne when
available; states preference for serialized
publication of Remus stories in newspapers to their
publication in book form.] (w/typescript copy.)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[James Ripley]
Osgood
n.y. Nov 14ALS, 1 p.
[Requests payment for royalty on sales of a Remus
story and
Mingo [and Other Sketches in Black and
White]
to July 1. Signed "Uncle Remus."]
(w/typescript copy.)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
[Richard Watson]
Gilder
n.y. Dec 2ALS, 2 p.
[Requests an extra proof of "Baalam and his
Master"; sends a recent
Constitution
editorial for
[Robert Underwood] Johnson;
comments on the uselessness of sending literary men
to
Washingtonto push the copyright
bill through Congress.]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Charles A. Dana
n.y. Dec 11ALS, 1 p.
[Thanks him for his kind words about "Uncle
Remus."]
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Samuel Sidney
McClure
n.d.ALS, 1 p.
[Writes that he is just finishing fifteen
installments of Uncle Remus fables and asks what
McClure will pay for the serial rights.] 1 p.
(w/printed sketch of Harris)
-
Joel Chandler Harristo
Unknown n.d.ALS, 1 p.
[Feels that he no longer wants to write "these
legends."] (fragment)