William Peterfield Trent papers, 1800-1941

Creator:: Trent, William P (William Peterfield), 1862-1939
Extent:: 2 linear feet 3 boxes
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: 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
Biographical / historical:: Author, editor of the Sewanee Review from 1892 to 1899, and professor of English literature at Columbia University from 1900 to 1929.

Acquisition information:

Source of acquisition--Henneman, John B.; Alan Rabinowitz; Mrs George B. Whicher; others. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--07/21/89. Accession number--M-89-07-21.

80 letters to J.B.Henneman: Source of acquisition--Henneman, John Bell, Jr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/26/92. Accession number--M-92-05-26.

65 letters to J.B. Henneman: Source of acquisition--Henneman, John Bell, Jr. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/17/93. Accession number--M-93-12-17.

Gift of Alan Rabinowitz, 1967.

Gift of George F. Whicher, 1965; and others.

Gift of John B. Henneman, Jr., 1989, 1992 1993.

Processing information:

Processed John Roe 08/30/89.

80 letters to J.B.Henneman Processed HR 06/11/92.

65 letters to J.B. Henneman Cataloged HR 01/06/94.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Collection is arranged in 2 series.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Peterfield Trent papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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