A Guide to the Thomas Nelson Page Collection Page, Thomas Nelson. 8641-q

A Guide to the Thomas Nelson Page Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 8641-q

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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

8641-q

Title

Thomas Nelson Page Collection 1836-1952

Extent

29 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

Thomas Nelson Page Collection, Accession 8641-q, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Gift 1990 August 6

Funding Note

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

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Berkeley Minor
Charles J. Bonaparte
E. K. Page
Elisabeth Gilman
Eliza K. Nelson
Ellie C. Nelson
Elvira Ann Clark
Everard Meade
Everett Wheeler
F. Courtney
Horace Jones
Hugh T. Nelson
John Page
Loulie Bruce
M. M. Elfreth
Maria Clark
Maria Wilson
Mary Bailey
Mary Willis Minor
Miles [Farrows ?]
Robert Nelson
Robert W. Nelson
S. Page Nelson
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia Lafayette Nelson
Virginia Lafayette Nelson
Virginia Lafayette Nelson
William J. Gaynor
William Sulzer

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Hot Springs, Virginia
New York

Item Listing

Manuscripts

Farcical poem entitled "Dutch Marriage Ceremony," unsigned but addressed to Virginia Lafayette Nelson
n.d.
AMs, 2 p.

Letters

Subseries A: Letters of Thomas Nelson Page and Associated Letters
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1911 Aug 4
  ALS, 2 p.
  
  [Re Robert's ( Robert W. Nelson ) health and plans to attend school.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1912 Sep 6
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Encloses cheque for $200.00 for two Nelson boys' tuition, apologizes for including her in the business transaction.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1913 Jan 3
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Encloses cheque for $250.00 for the Nelsons' tuitions, is glad to hear they are doing well.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1913 Feb 17
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Encloses $200.00 for balance on tuition.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1913 May 23
  TLS, 4 p.
  
  [Suggests that it may be time for Robert to go to work, recommends that Gilman discuss the matter with Loulie Bruce , explains that he has many calls on him and enumerates one from his cousin who cannot send his son to school.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1913 May 26
  TLS, 1 p.
  
  [Recounts conversation with Louise B., his sister-in-law, concerning Page's ( S. Page Nelson ) eligibility for St. Paul's School ; does not promise to continue his financial support, but agrees to keep the matter under his consideration.]
- Thomas Nelson Page to Elisabeth Gilman
  1913 Jun 7
  TLS, 3 p.
  
  [Agrees to send the tuition if Gilman writes him that only through his assistance can the Nelson boys continue their schooling, says that he would like to be kept abreast of the two boys' activities in the future.]
- Elisabeth Gilman to S. Page Nelson
  1939 Dec 27
  TLS, 1 p.
  
  [Encloses two letters from Thomas Nelson Page . ]
- S. Page Nelson to Robert W. Nelson
  [1947] Mar 17
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Encloses photographs, says he has found other boyhood memorabilia predating the sale of Banister Lodge and will divide other pictures with Robert.]
- S. Page Nelson to Robert W. Nelson
  1952 Sep 17
  ALS, 2 p. w/env
  
  [Encloses Thomas Nelson Page letters, expresses gratitude for Lizzie's ( Elisabeth Gilman ) having stood by them; discusses presidential race and possibilities for banking if the Democrats stay in, calls for depression to weed out competition.]
Subseries B: Letters of the Nelson Family
- [ M. M. Elfreth ] to Virginia Lafayette Nelson , Oakland
  [1843] Sep 13
  ALS, 2 p. w/env
  
  [Wishes good health for your Brother Robert, sends materials and 56 cents change, sends regards to various family members]
- Robert Nelson to Hugh T. Nelson
  1884 Apr 17
  ALS, 4 p. w/env
  
  [Has written to Dr. Mallet and Col. Venable, hopes he may get the place; describes a wedding in New York from which he has just returned; says he has received a letter from Dr. Mallet, a copy of which he encloses; Mallet recommends Robert Nelson for one of two positions as Instructor in the School of Mines of the University of Missouri . ]
- Horace Jones to Robert Nelson , with two additional letters on same leaf
  [1887] Nov 15
  ALS, 4 p. w/env
  
  [Jones encloses note for $10 payment of Nelson's bill, reports on having visited the Oakland household; Nelson writes his mother ( Virginia Lafayette Nelson ), reports on family news, sends along Major Jones' letter; Hugh T. Nelson writes his mother ( Virginia Lafayette Nelson ) about family matters.]
- Robert Nelson to Virginia Lafayette Nelson
  1904 Oct 4
  ALS, 2 p. w/env
  
  [Discusses family news.]
- "Your affectionate old Aunt, E. K. Page " to Virginia Lafayette Nelson
  1909 Aug 9
  ALS, 6 p. w/env
  
  [Mainly discussing family news, with mentions of the St. Martin's Parish day (a church holiday with a sermon by Virginia Lafayette Nelson 's kinsman, Rev. Everard Meade , and a paper read by Berkeley Minor ), John Page 's appendicitis, Mary Willis Minor 's stay at " Rock Castle , " one of the Fontaine homes.]
- Virginia Lafayette Nelson to Robert W. Nelson
  1947 Dec 23
  ANS, 1 p. w/env
  
  [Note on an envelope which contained something given to Virginia Lafayette Nelson by her Aunt, Eliza K. Nelson . ]
- Virginia Lafayette Nelson to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Nelson
  [1948] Dec
  APS, 1 p. w/env
  
  [Christmas card]
- Miles [Farrows ?] to "Bob" [ Robert W. Nelson ]
  n.d.
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Says he is glad to give Robert W. Nelson the use of his rooms while he is away at Hot Springs, Virginia . ]
- "Your affec brother" [in law, Robert W. Nelson ] and "your . . . sister, Ellie C. Nelson " to "My darling Ria" [ Maria Clark ]
  n.d.
  ALS, 3 p.
  
  [Discusses family matters.]
Subseries C: Letters of the Gilman Family
- Charles J. Bonaparte to Elisabeth Gilman
  1910 Nov 21
  TLS, 1 p.
  
  [Witty letter regarding Gilman's anticipated visit to " Bella Vista " and a hunting permit for her companion.]
- F. Courtney to Everett Wheeler
  1911 Nov 24
  ALS, 1 p.
  
  [Thanks him for suggestion of incorporating Kipling's Recessional in his next sermon.]
- Rep. William Sulzer to Everett Wheeler
  1912 Dec 13
  TLS, 1 p.
  
  [Thanks him for suggestions.]
- Mayor William J. Gaynor to Everett Wheeler
  1913 Feb 24
  TLS, 1 p.
  
  [Briefly discusses the three scamps.]

Photographs

Included in a letter so dated from S. Page Nelson to Robert W. Nelson
1947 Mar 17

[3 unidentified and 1 of Robert W. Nelson clipped from newspaper.]
Included in a letter so dated from Virginia Lafayette Nelson to Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Nelson
[1948] Dec

[1 unidentified, 1 of " Banister Lodge , " 1 of "EAC" [ Elvira Ann Clark ], 1 of "MBC ( Mary Bailey ), EAC (Mother), MWC ( Maria Wilson , Aunt Wye)."]
Miscellaneous photographs
n.d.

[2 of EAC [ Elvira Ann Clark ], 2 unidentified.]

Miscellaneous

School reports of Virginia Lafayette Nelson from the school of "The Misses Nelson" at Long Branch, 3 p.
1836-1840
Obituary clippings for Elisabeth Gilman , 6 p.
1950, n.d.