D. Appleton and Co. Correspondence, 1864-1933

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
Ms Coll\Appleton
Bib ID:
4078643 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
D. Appleton and Company
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
.5 linear feet (128 items in 1 box)
Language(s):
English .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/02_AM-AR_15.pdf
Access:
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This collection is located on-site.

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

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Readers must use microfilm of materials specified above.

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Librarian for Rare Books and Manuscripts.

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.

Subject Headings

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Name
Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Appleton, William W., 1915-2014 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Frederic, Harold CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Halleck, Fitz-Greene, 1790-1867 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hay, John, 1838-1905 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Henry, William CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tarkington, Booth, 1869-1946 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Publishers and publishing -- New York (State) -- New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID