George Washington Cable letters and photograph
Scope and Contents
Three autograph letters written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, addressed to William J. Bok, "My dear Carey," and "Miss Tilda," as well as a black and white photograph of Cable. Two relate to his literature, informing Bok to print his third and concluding story as part of the Acadian series, and the third relays instructions to "Carey" concerning photograph proofs, all dating from 1887 to 1901.
Dates
- Creation: 1887 January 8-1901 August 17
Creator
- Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Information
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
3 item (5 pages)
Abstract
Three autograph letters written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, addressed to William J. Bok, "My dear Carey," and "Miss Tilda," as well as a black and white photograph of Cable. Two relate to his literature, informing Bok to print his third and concluding story as part of the Acadian series, and the third relays instructions to "Carey" concerning photograph proofs, all dating from 1887 to 1901.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, 1986.
Shelving Summary
Box 2, F0029: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016.
Subject
- Bok, William J. (Person)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Finding aid for George Washington Cable letters and photograph
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- University of Delaware Library, Special Collections
- Date
- 2016 April 14
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Delaware Library Special Collections Repository