William Peterfield Trent Papers ca.1800-1941.
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Creator:
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Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939. |
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Phys. Desc:
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2 linear ft. (ca. 1,000 items in 3 boxes). |
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Call Number:
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Ms Coll/Trent |
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Location:
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Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
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Biographical Note
Author, editor of the Sewanee Review from 1892 to 1899, and professor of English literature at Columbia University from 1900
to 1929.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs and printed materials. The correspondence is with American and English
literary figures and Columbia faculty members. Included are 38 letters from Brander Matthews and 4 from Edmund Gosse. There
are 5 letters from Trent to George Whicher, 3 to John Hart, and 180 postcards and letters to John Bell Henneman, as well as
a group of miscellaneous letters to and from Trent. Also included are a holograph fair copy of Trent's poem "Germany, 1915,"
with his covering a.l.s. and several miscellaneous poems; and his contract with J.B. Lippincott Co. for the publication of
GEORGE SAND. There are also two documents signed by George W. Maynard. Among the photographs is a photograph album, prepared
by Hudson Stuck in 1899, of people and scenes from Dallas, Texas. Among the printed materials are Trent's examinations and
outlines for English courses, and THE UNPOPULAR REVIEW with numerous pages of Trent's notes.
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