A Guide to the Frank Richard Stockton Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 5866-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
Frank Richard Stockton Collection, Accession 5866-a, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Deposit [ 1963 Dec 17 ] 1966 May 11
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- A. A. Hill
- E. Leslie Gilliams
- Frank Richard Stockton
- Frank Richard Stockton
- Frederick Abbot Stokes
- George [Riker] Bishop
- Julius Chambers
- Robert Underwood Johnson
- Rossiter Johnson
- William Henry Rideing
- [Charles Kirk ?] Munroe
- [Charles Kirk ?] Munroe
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Bahamas
- Boston
- Convent Station, New Jersey
- New York
- Virginia
Item Listing
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Frank Richard Stockton to Rossiter Johnson1874 Jun 12ALS, 1 p.
[Informs him that [ St. Nicholas ] accepted "Care of the Profits"; requests changes in the manuscript.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Mr. Smith1877 Feb 2ALS, 1 p.
[Informs him of his plans to travel in Virginia , further south, and to the Bahamas ; gives him his Virginia address.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to [Charles Kirk ?] Munroe1880 Jul 13ALS, 3 p.
[Says he can deliver a serial story in winter, at the earliest; says he is otherwise engaged at present; asks if this will suit him.]
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[Charles Kirk ?] Munroe to Frank Richard Stockton1880 Jul 20ALS, 1 p.
[Replies to him on verso of ALS 1880 Jul 13; says he is happy to examine the serial at any time, he will pay $10 per 1000 words if the story is accepted.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to William Henry Rideing1887 Jan 23ALS, 2 p.
[Says he will be happy to see him at his New York home any morning, he is ready to talk about his "Boyish days" at Rideing's suggestion; congratulates him on his impending wedding.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Charles Scribner's Sons1887 Jul 20ALS, 1 p.
[Informs the company that he has returned all the proofs of The Bee-Man of Orm except the map.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Frederick Abbot Stokes1891 May 26ALS, 3 p.
[Accepts honor of election as President of the Aldine Club ; hopes to spend more time in New York next winter; requests list of the elected officers; voices appreciation.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Julius Chambers1892 Dec 29TLS, 1 p.
[Hopes to be able to write requested story for Chamber's paper within the next 6 months; says he is unable to promise the story, as he is very busy.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Clover Club1893 Jan 8ANS, 1 p.
[Writes in third person; accepts invitation to the anniversary dinner, January 19, 1893.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to George [Riker] Bishop1893 Jan 11ALS, 2 p.
[Regrets that he and Mrs. Stockton are unable to dine with the [Unitarian ?] Club ; thanks him for the complimentary proposition to speak in [ American Literature ?].]
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Frank Richard Stockton to A. A. Hill1895 Jul 6ALS, 1 p.
[Asks $400 for the American rights for a Christmas story; explains his terms (when selling all rights to one party, etc.) to him.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Robert Underwood Johnson1896 Sep 29TLS, 1 p.
[Refers to a meeting of the American Copyright League which he was unable to attend; favors proposed consolidation of the American Author's Guild with the Copyright League; mentions other matters regarding copyright.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to William Henry Rideing1897 Feb 24ALS, 1 p.
[Explains that the manuscript of " My Doge " has been sent to Boston instead of to Rideing in New York . ]
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ALS, 2 p.
[Sends timetable of trains leaving from New York to Madison for Baxter's visit to Stockton in Convent Station, New Jersey the following week.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to E. Leslie Gilliams1897 Oct 25TLS, 1 p.
[Discusses a letter and telegram from Gilliams as well as the visit of a representative, whom Stockton says never came, of Gilliams' monetary business, which has not been taken care of.]
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Frank Richard Stockton to Julius Chambers1898 Dec 14ALS, 2 p.
[Wishes him success with his book; praises his storytelling; says the stories remind him of his own boyhood, he is convinced that the book will be enjoyed by boys of all ages.]