A Guide to the Opie Percival Read Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 9279-a
University of Virginia Library
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
Opie Percival Read Collection, Accession 9279-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17 ] 1971 Jan 12
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- I. D. Marshall
- Opie Percival Read
- S[amuel] S[idney] McClure
- [Samuel Sidney] McClure
- [William Gerard] Chapman
Item Listing
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Opie Percival Read to "Dear Sir"1885 Oct 1ALS, 1 p.
[Includes magazine photo of Read; accompanies a sketch; indicates his preference for the correspondent's syndicate.]
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Opie Percival Read to [Samuel Sidney] McClure1885 Nov 18ALS, 1 p.
[Accompanies a story submitted for publication; requests payment of $35 and attests to the truth of its characterization; requests information on McClure's syndicate to be published in his periodical.]
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Opie Percival Read to [ I. D. Marshall ]1891 Dec 21ALS, 1 p.
[Discusses his interest in writing a short story weekly for syndication; expresses belief that the [Chicago] Tribune and the Batcheller papers would be interested.]
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Opie Percival Read to S[amuel] S[idney] McClure1892 Jul 8ALS, 1 p.
[Wishes to submit short stories and sketches for publication.]
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Opie Percival Read to [ I. D. Marshall ]1893 Feb 17ALS, 1 p.
[Accompanies a Decoration Day story; assures him that he is getting his money's worth.]
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Opie Percival Read to [William Gerard] Chapman1917 Feb 13ALS, 1 p.
[Requests that a time be scheduled to talk over "the subject of your letter."]
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Opie Percival Read to [William Gerard] Chapman1917 Oct 2ALS, 1 p.
[Indicates that no carbon copy was made of manuscript but proof sheets would be furnished; expresses gratitude that his work was pleasing.]