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A Guide to the Washington Irving Collection Irving, Washington. 6256-o

A Guide to the Washington Irving Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6256-o


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Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Contact Information:
University of Virginia Library
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
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USA
Phone: (804) 924-3025
Fax: (804) 924-3143
Email: mssbks@virginia.edu
Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff
Date Completed: 1998
Encoded by: Courtney Boissonnault
© 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
6256-o
Title
Washington Irving Collection 1806-[1951], n. d.
Extent
ca. 52 items
Collector
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open to research.

Publication Rights

EDIT ME!

Preferred Citation

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Acquisition Information

Deposit 1965 Jan 4

Funding Note

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

Item Listing

Manuscripts
  • Leaf from Life of Columbus
    n. d.
    AM,1 p.(fragment)
  • Notes regarding English life
    n. d.
    AMs, 5 p.
  • Poem, "An Humble Apology for a Violation of the Laws of Politeness" addressed to Rebecca Gratz(in an unknown hand)
    n. d.
    AM, 1 p.
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Correspondence
  • Washington Irvingto Joseph Gratz
    1806 Jul 8
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1807 Jun 6
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1807 Jul 19
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1807 Aug 31
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Rebecca Gratz
    1809 Jul 4
    ALS,1 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1810 Mar 20
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1810 Nov 11
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1810 Dec 28
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Rebecca Gratzto Joseph Gratz
    1811 Mar 15
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto unknown
    1815 May 27
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Henry Brevoort
    [1819 Sep]
    ALS,1 p.w/addr
  • John Irvingto Abbey Irving
    [1820] Mar 4
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Col. Fairman
    1821 Apr 19
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto [John Howard] Payne
    1821 Apr 30
    ALS,2 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Miss Lowenstein
    1823 Jul 12
    ALS,2 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Baron Von Lowenstein
    1824 Dec 11
    ALS,2 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Thomas Aspinwall
    1827 Oct 8
    ALS,4 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Thomas Aspinwall
    1829 Oct 10
    ALS,1 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto unknown
    [1829] Oct 19
    ALS,1 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto Thomas Aspinwall
    1835 Apr 28
    ALS,2 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto George [Ferris]
    1836 May 22
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Edward Everett
    1842 Oct 7
    ALS, 4 p.
  • Washington Irvingto George P[almer] Putnam
    [1848] Aug 3
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto William Graham
    1850 Aug 10
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Editor of the Tribune
    1851 Nov 10
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto unknown
    1852 Feb 5
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Robert Balmanno
    1852 Apr 21
    ALS, 3 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Henry Ogden
    1852 Jun 16
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto [_____ Corbin]
    [1854] Nov 3
    ALS, 1 p.
  • George Bancroftto Washington Irving
    1855 May 30
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Gustav W. [Lurman]
    1855 Sep 25
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Anna K. Hiener
    1857 Feb 7
    ALS, 2 p.
  • J. S. Williamsto Washington Irving
    1857 Feb
    AL,1 p.(copy)
  • Washington Irvingto J. S. Williams
    1857 Mar 4
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Charles King
    1857 Mar 19
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto S. B. Woolworth
    1857 Nov 6
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto the Irving Literary Association
    [1858] Jan 22
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto [ Thomas Aspinwall]
    Mar 20
    ALS, 1 p.

    framed with an engraving of Irving, head and shoulders, and a drawing of Irving, seated

  • Washington Irvingto unknown
    Apr 25
    ALS, 1 p.
  • Washington Irvingto [ William Sotheby]
    Aug 13
    ALS, 2 p.
  • Washington Irvingto Editor of the Knickerbocker
    Jan 14
    ALS,3 p.w/addr
  • Washington Irvingto John Howard Payne
    n. d.
    ALS,1 p.w/addr
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Miscellaneous
  • Washington Irving, as a young man, head and shoulders
    [1825]
    Engraving,
  • [ Rebecca Gratz] head and shoulders (photo of a painting)
    n. d.
    Print,
  • Washington Irving, as an older man, head and shoulders, (two copies of a photograph by Matthew Brady)
    n. d.
    Print,
  • Washington Irving, full face
    [1851]
    Engraving,
  • Autograph of Washington Irving
    1853 Oct 27
    ANS,
  • Petition to [Benjamin] Sillimanto deliver lectures in New York, signed by Washington Irving, et al.
    1836 Feb 17
    ADS, 2 p.
  • Petition to the State Legislature if New York, to found an inebriate asylum, signed by Washington Irving
    n. d.
    Printed,
  • Regarding Clifton Waller Barrett's purchase of the gold medal presented to Washington Irvingby the Royal Society of Literature (two copies of news release)
    [1951]
    Printed,
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Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Abbey Irving
  • Anna K. Hiener
  • Charles King
  • Edward Everett
  • George Bancroft
  • George P[almer] Putnam
  • George [Ferris]
  • Gustav W. [Lurman]
  • Henry Brevoort
  • Henry Ogden
  • J. S. Williams
  • John Howard Payne
  • John Irving
  • Joseph Gratz
  • Matthew Brady
  • Rebecca Gratz
  • Robert Balmanno
  • S. B. Woolworth
  • Thomas Aspinwall
  • Washington Irving
  • William Graham
  • William Sotheby
  • [Benjamin] Silliman
  • [John Howard] Payne
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • New York
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