A Guide to the Joseph Holt Ingraham Collection Ingraham, Joseph Holt. 7741

A Guide to the Joseph Holt Ingraham Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7741

University of Virginia Library

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

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository

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

Collection Number

7741

Title

Joseph Holt Ingraham Collection 1841-1925

Extent

6 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

Joseph Holt Ingraham Collection, Accession 7741, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Deposit [ 17 Dec 1963 ] 17 Nov 1964

Funding Note

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

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Anna Maria Hall
Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
George Rex Graham
George Roberts
Joseph Holt Ingraham
Prentiss Ingraham

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

England
London

Item Listing

Letters

Joseph Holt Ingraham to George Rex Graham
1841 Aug 10
ALS, 2 p.

[Considers the "Woodcock Story" the best piece he has ever written; offers it for publication in 3 sequels for $15 each.]
Joseph Holt Ingraham to Anna Maria Hall
1858 Nov 8
ALS, 11 p.

[Thanks her for her kind remarks about his book The Prince of the House of David ; insists it is not a religious novel , but a commentary on the gospels, acts, life, and words of Jesus; promises her a revised copy and a copy of his book Pillar of Fire ; mentions that the former book has gone into two German translations; hopes it will be published in England ; mentions Beulah by Augusta Jane Evans Wilson as one of the most remarkable American fictions; says that Hall is a household name in the New World and he looks forward to seeing her in London . ]
Joseph Holt Ingraham to George Roberts
18 Jul 8
ALS, 2 p.

[Offers his new novel A Romance of Palenque to him for publication in the Notion ; says he has two or three "Tales of American Life" in progress.]

Miscellaneous

Boston Evening News
1902 Feb 2
Newsclipping

[Short reviews of The Prince of the House of David , which has sold over 4,000,000 copies.]
Newcastle Chronicle
1904 Nov 17
Newsclipping

[Announces the death of Colonel Prentiss Ingraham , son of Joseph Holt Ingraham ; reviews Joseph Holt Ingraham's numerous publications and mentions the speed with which he turned out novels.]
Boston Sunday Globe Magazine
1925 Nov 8
Newsclipping

["Lafitte" preceded by a short description of Ingraham's colorful and adventurous life.]