D. Appleton and Co. Correspondence, 1864-1933

Summary Information

At a Glance

Description

Summary

A collection of letters, written to William Henry and William Worthen Appleton and others, relating to the publishing of books by the New York publisher, D. Appleton & Co. Among the correspondents are Charles Francis Adams, George Bancroft, Hall Caine, Hamilton Fish, Harold Frederic, Hamlin Garland, Edmund Gosse, Fitz-Greene Halleck, John Hay, Edmund Clarence Stedman, and Booth Tarkington.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Restrictions on Access

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Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Readers must use microfilm of materials specified above.

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Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

John Ruskin letter is on: microfilm.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Mary Appleton, 1962; Gift of William W. Appleton, 1965 & 1976.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Appleton, Mary. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1962. Accession number--M62.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 03/24/89.

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