A Guide to the William Cullen Bryant Collection December 9, 1871 Bryant, William Cullen, Collection of 6244-aa

A Guide to the William Cullen Bryant Collection December 9, 1871

A Collection in
the Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6244-aa

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Processed by: Special Collections Department

Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

6244-aa

Title

William Cullen Bryant Collection December 9, 1871

Physical Characteristics

This holding consists of a single letter, ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

William Cullen Bryant Collection, Accession # 6244-aa, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This holding was acquired by purchase on November 17, 1994.

Scope and Content Information

Writing to J.R. Osgood & Company, William Cullen Bryant, The Evening Post , New York requests their permission to allow an unnamed literary weekly to publish an extract from the unpublished volume of his translation of The Odyssey . He had previously allowed Scribner's Magazine to print a similar passage with the preliminary notice that it was from the second volume soon to be published by J.R. Osgood & Company, without compensation.