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Contains 41 Results:

Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1895 May 24

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Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter on the death of Alden's first wife Susan Foster Alden to whom he was married from 1861-1895.

Dates: 1895 May 24
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Bowker, R.R. (Richard Rogers), 1895 June 16

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Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter to Annie Fields Alden, Henry Mills Alden daughter by first wife Susan Foster, on the death of her mother.

Dates: 1895 June 16
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Curtis, George William, 1888

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Dates: 1888
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Davis, Richard Harding, [1895] May 11

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Autograph letter signed. Condolence letter for the death of Alden's wife Susan Foster. Also included by the collector are two clippings with a photo and caption of Harding and a brief biography.

Dates: [1895] May 11
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Dobson, (Henry) Austin, 1890 June 7

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Autograph letter signed. Dobson thanked Alden for the copy of Alden's anonymously published book God in His World: An Interpretation (1890) and included a few cursory impressions.

Dates: 1890 June 7
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Eliot, Charles William, 1875 October 1

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Autograph letter signed. Eliot declined the request to provide an article about "inter-collegiate contests in writing" for Harper's Magazine, but shared his opinion on them nonetheless.

Dates: 1875 October 1
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Ingersoll, Ernest, 1897 May 14

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Autograph letter signed. Ingersoll thanked Alden for payment for his article on "nests and eggs" published in Harper's Monthly Magazine and remarked his pleasure at its reception. He also discussed his progress on a book of nature essays to be published by Macmillan Company.

Dates: 1897 May 14
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

James, Henry, 1908 November 20; 1948

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Typed letter signed. Writing from Lamb House in England, James agreed to write a story for publication in Harper's Monthly Magazine and discussed his writing process. Also included by the collector is a clipping from an unidentified newspaper titled "Henry James' Niece Plans Lamb House Sale" from 1948.

Dates: 1908 November 20; 1948
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1895 May 30

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Autograph letter signed. Malcolm expressed his sympathy for Alden's loss of his first wife Susan Foster.

Dates: 1895 May 30
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, [1895] June 15

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Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter to Alden on the death of his first wife and Lathrop's good friend Susan Foster. Lathrop wrote from Montreal, Canada.

Dates: [1895] June 15
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1877 August 27

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Autograph letter signed. Longfellow asked Alden to make some revisions to his poem "Kéramos" before publication.

Dates: 1877 August 27
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Lowell, James Russell, 1890 July 22

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Autograph letter signed. Lowell's letter discussed the publication of one of his poems as well as his reaction to Alden's book which he deems "refreshing and wholesome." Lowell was probably referring to Alden's book God in His World: An Interpretation (1890), which was published anonymously.

Dates: 1890 July 22
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Matthews, Brander, 1908 November 12

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Autograph letter signed. Matthews commented on Alden's book Magazine Writing and the New Literature (1908).

Dates: 1908 November 12
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Pyle, Howard, 1895 May 12

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Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter for the death of Alden's wife Susan Foster.

Dates: 1895 May 12
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Rives, Amelie, 1895 June 12

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Autograph letter signed. A sympathy letter from Rives to Alden on the death of his first wife Susan Foster.

Dates: 1895 June 12
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Roe, Edward Payson, 1881 July 11

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Autograph letter signed. Roe apologized that his children's recent case of the mumps prevented a planned visit with the Alden family and promises to reschedule. The letter was addressed from his home at Cornwall-on-Hudson.

Dates: 1881 July 11
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Sangster, Margaret Elizabeth Munson, 1879 August 14

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Autograph letter signed. To Mrs. Susan Foster Alden. Sangster wrote about what she was currently reading and enjoying.

Dates: 1879 August 14
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1895 May 23

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Autograph letter signed. Scudder wrote a condolence letter to Annie Fields Alden on the death of her mother. Annie was Alden's daughter with first wife Susan Foster.

Dates: 1895 May 23
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1897 May 10

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Autograph letter signed. A brief letter in which Stedman asked Alden to confirm that he received a poem Stedman sent for publication.

Dates: 1897 May 10
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Stoddard, Richard Henry, 1897 February

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Autograph letter signed. Stoddard wrote to ask if Alden has received a poem Stoddard had sent. Letter mistakenly dated "February 30."

Dates: 1897 February
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Trask, Kate Nichols, [1895]

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Autograph letter signed. A condolence letter for the death of Alden's wife Susan Foster.

Dates: [1895]
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

van Dyke, Henry, 1890 May 10

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Autograph letter signed. Van Dyke thanked Alden for the copy of his book, possibly God in His World: An Interpretation, and expressed his praise for it.

Dates: 1890 May 10
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Wallace, Lew, 1888 January 14

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Autograph letter signed. Wallace requested a recommendation for an illustrator to provide 17 illustrations for an edition of his immensely popular book Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, first published in 1880.

Dates: 1888 January 14
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Whitman, Walt, 1873 November 4

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Color photo reproduction of autograph letter signed in a frame. Whitman acknowledged payment for the publication of his poem "Song of the Redwood Tree" in Harper's Monthly Magazine.

Dates: 1873 November 4
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

Wister, Owen, undated

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Autograph letter signed and dated "Thursday night." Wister discussed an essay by an unnamed author he gave to Alden for possible publication in "The Magazine."

Dates: undated
Found in: University of Delaware Library Special Collections / Henry Mills Alden letters collection / Letters to Henry Mills Alden and family

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