A Guide to the Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection Landon, Melville DeLancey ("Eli Perkins"). 7844

A Guide to the Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7844

University of Virginia Library

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Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Nancy Faulkner

Repository

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA

Collection Number

7844

Title

Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection 1873-1895

Extent

ca. 11 items

Creator

Location

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection, Accession 7844, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit [1963 Dec 17] 1965 Feb 17

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Charles F. Wingate
Eli Perkins
Ik Marvel
Mark Twain
Melville DeLancey Landon
Melville DeLancey Landon
Melville Delancey Landon
Melville Delancey Landon
Samuel Sidney McClure
Thomas Nast
Ulysses S. Grant

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

America
China
India
Japan
Oregon

Item Listing

Manuscript

Brief description of a "bore"
n. d.
AMsS, 1 p.

Letters

Melville DeLancey Landon to "My Dear Arthur"
1873 Dec 1
AMsS, 1 p.

[Encourages Arthur in his resolve to stop drinking.]
Melville DeLancey Landon to "My dear Eben"
[1876?] Nov 30
ALS, 1 p.

[Sends a recipe for a hot rum drink; mentions Rev Mr. Talmodge; on verso is the top half of a page of a letter, dated 1878 Oct 26, to Melville DeLancey Landon regarding a collection of autographs and autographed letters of distinguished Americans since the Revolution.]
Melville DeLancey Landon to Samuel Sidney McClure
1892 May 10
ALS, 1 p.

[Discusses columns he will write about women in the Orient for the "Woman's Page" of McClure's syndicate; attached clipping tells of Melville DeLancey Landon 's upcoming trip to the Orient; mentions Mrs. Pratt, Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity.] (with newspaper article pasted on)
Melville DeLancey Landon to Charles F. Wingate
1893 Apr 17
ALS, 1 p.

[Mentions his wife's sending $100 for a share of Sullivan County Club and a lot; says that, since he will do much for the club, he wants Mr. Wingate to take good care of him by picking out a good lot for him; mentions a trip to Oregon ; mentions Ik Marvel ; attached clipping discusses literature paying well in America , cites Mark Twain and Eli Perkins as examples.]
Melville Delancey Landon to Samuel Sidney McClure
[1895] Apr 25
ALS, 2 p.

[Discusses writing a little book that "could let daylight through Coin;" says his India , Japan , and China experience with free coinage should help him; mentions upcoming lecture through the 29th; wishes for a meeting with McClure (as possible publisher for the book) on Tuesday, April 30; mentions Mr. Dana.]
Melville Delancey Landon to General Ulysses S. Grant
[n. y.] May 4
ALS, 1 p.

[Discusses taking "care of Greeley in this direction;" mentions Greeley's "splendid character for satire;" mentions Thomas Nast . ]

Photographs

Portrait of Melville Delancey Landon , with reproduction of pencil sketch of him on verso
n.d., ca. 1893
Photo
Full face portrait of Melville Delancey Landon
n. d.
Photo

Miscellaneous

Humorous "Season Ticket" to "Eli Perkins" Lectures
n. d.
Ticket

["Admit the Bearer . . . anywhere in the world, for years and years."]