George Washington Cable letter to Mr. Ridenig
Scope and Contents
One autograph letter written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, to "Mr. Ridenig," writing, "Nevermind the typewritten copy of my MSS. Your suggestion puts me in mind of a store of stuff in the garret of my memory, which I have never before thought to use." Cable reminisces about his "boyhood," recounting having met a number of boy and girl slaves, and remarks, "The growing African mind is worth writing a few lives about in playful earnest and kind good faith." Sent from his home in Northampton, Massachusetts, on January 13, 1901.
Dates
- Creation: 1901 January 13
Creator
- Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials entirely in English.
Access Information
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Extent
1 item (1 page)
Abstract
One autograph letter written and signed by American novelist, George Washington Cable, to "Mr. Ridenig," writing, "Nevermind the typewritten copy of my MSS. Your suggestion puts me in mind of a store of stuff in the garret of my memory, which I have never before thought to use." Cable reminisces about his "boyhood," recounting having met a number of boy and girl slaves, and remarks, "The growing African mind is worth writing a few lives about in playful earnest and kind good faith." Sent from his home in Northampton, Massachusetts, on January 13, 1901.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Originally laid in Special Collections' copy of George Washington Cable's The Negro Question (E185.61.C18 c2)
Shelving Summary
Box 2, F0030: Shelved in SPEC MSS 0099 manuscript boxes.
Processing Information
Processed and encoded by George Apodaca, April 2016.
- Title
- Finding aid for George Washington Cable letter to Mr. Ridenig
- 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