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John Howard Payne papers, 1780-1952

Summary Information

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Call No.: MS#0984
Bib ID 4079203 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
Title John Howard Payne papers, 1780-1952
Physical Description 26 boxes (26 boxes 1 portfolio)
Language(s) English .
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Arrangement

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged remainder arranged.

Description

Summary

Manuscripts by Payne, including plays, poems, journals, essays, account books, correspondence, letter books (to and from) including a large group of letters from Washington Irving. Also, pictorial material, scrapbooks, biographies, portraits, passports, and other documents; and materials on the Cherokee incident, 1835-1838, and Payne's arrest in Georgia. Other material include letters of various members of the Payne family and of related families. Of greatest interest is a group of fine letters and manuscripts of Eloise Richards Payne (1787-1819), a sister of the playwright. These present a sensitive and revealing portrait of the social, cultural, and political life of the time. Among the manuscripts and documents are many items of genealogical interest on the Paine, Shippen, Lynch, Luquer, and Lea families. Two boxes of the papers of Col. Thatcher Taylor Payne Luquer contain correspondence on various aspects of John Howard Payne's career, and on "An Unconscious Autobiography" the letters and diaries of William Osborn Payne (1783-1804), a brother of the playwright, edited by Col. Luquer.

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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.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); John Howard Payne papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Luquer family. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1960. Accession number--M-60.

2 letters: Badams, L.H. & J.H.P., 9 Apr 1815: Source of acquisition--2293B (Rare Book)-Auerbach. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--03/09/1994. Accession number--M-94-03-09.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

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Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/1989.

2 letters: Badams, L.H. & J.H.P., 9 Apr 1815 Cataloged HR 03/17/1994.

The original printed finding aid was converted into an EAD document in October 2020. There is additional description in the printed finding aid that was not included in the EAD document, specifically a family tree that cannot be duplicated in the online finding aid. The family tree from the original printed finding aid is available here as a pdf.

Revision Description

2020-10-22 EAD document created by CCR.

Subject Headings

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Account books Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Diaries Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Poems Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Scripts (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

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"CUL Collections:"
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Actors Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Authors, American Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Badams, Louisa Holcroft, 1806- Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Cherokee Indians -- Civil rights Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Consuls Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Tunisia Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Diplomatic and consular service, American -- Tunisia -- Tunis Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Dramatists, American Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Heap, Samuel Davis, 1781-1853 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Kenney, Louisa, 1777 or 1778-1853 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794-1859 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Luquer, Thatcher Payne Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Payne, Eloisa R. (Eloisa Richards), 1787- Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Payne, William Osborn, 1783-1812 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Talma, François Joseph, 1763-1826 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Theater -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Women -- United States Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical / Historical

Actor, playwright, U.S. Consul at Tunis, and champion of Indian rights.

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Series I: Correspondence


Subseries I.1: Alphabetical Files

Correspondence is cataloged.



Box 1 A - E



Box 2 F - I



Box 3 J - Osborn, Lucy (to 1840)



Box 4 Osborn, Lucy (from 1841) - Payne, Anna B.



Box 5 Payne, Anna E. - Payne, Eloise R. (1808)



Box 6 Payne, Eloise R., 1809-1813



Box 7 Payne, Eloise R., 1814-1819



Box 8 Payne, John Howard



Box 9 Payne, S. - Payne, Thatcher (up to 1845)



Box 10 Payne, Thatcher, 1846-1863



Box 11 Payne, W. - Z


Subseries I.2: Letterbooks, 1804-1840



Box 12 Letterbooks, 1804-1836



Box 13 Letterbooks, 1836-1840


Subseries I.3: Typescript Copies, 1789-1852

Typescripts of many letters.



Box 14 Typescript Copies, 1789-1852

Series II: Manuscripts and Documents

Manuscripts and documents are cataloged.



Box 15 A - Lu



Box 16 Ly - Payne, E.R.


Payne, J.H.



Box 17 Titles: A - D



Box 18 Titles: E - P



Box 19 Titles: R - Z, and documents


Box 19 Payne, T.T.--Titles: A - C



Box 20 Payne, T.T. (2) - Z

Series III: Correspondence and Notes on John Howard Payne, Assembled by Co. Thatcher T. Payne Luquer


Box 20 Legal Documents and Maps Collected by Lea Luquer



Box 21 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes on Payne, Assembled by Co. Thatcher T. Payne Luquer



Box 22 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Notes on Payne, Assembled by Co. Thatcher T. Payne Luquer

Series IV: Printed Materials


Books


Box 22 An Unconscious Autobiography: William Osborn Payne's Diary and Letters, 1796-1804. Thatcher Taylor Payne Luquer, ed. New York, 1938



Box 24 Harrison, Habriel. John Howard Payne.... Albany, 1875, and Philadelphia, 1885, 2 copies


Box 24 Paine Family Records. H.D. Paine, ed. New York, 1880

Corrected in longhand by Col. Luquer.


Box 24 Overmyer, Grace. America's First Hamlet. New York, 1957


Box 24 Magazines



Box 25 Clippings



Box 26 Pamphlets, Broadsides, Clippings, etc.

Series V: Photographs



Box 23 Photographs

Series VI: Scrapbooks and Objects


Box 23 Fez Hat

Hat belonged to John Howard Payne



Box Oversized Portfolio of Eloise Elizabeth Payne, 1 Volumes

Scrapbook of memorabilia

Series VII: Oversized


Box Oversized Genealogical Documents


Box Oversized Photographs, etc.