Andrew B. Myers literary collection, 1831-1946

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0912
Bib ID:
4079673 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Myers, Andrew B.
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1 linear feet (1 box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

Correspondence, manuscript, document, autograph and photographs of and by Irish, English and American poets. The letters are by Samuel Austin Allibone, John Erskine, Padraic Colum, Lord Dunsany, Frances Anne Kemble, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Daniel O'Connell, Theodore Parker, and John Greenleaf Whittier. There is an a.ms.s. poem by John Quincy Adams; manuscripts by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Padraic Colum, and Daniel 0'Connell, as well as G. M. Fuller's autograph and photographs of Dunsany, Longfellow and James Russell Lowell. There is also a custom receipt signed by Nathaniel Hawthorne, an uncataloged portrait of Longfellow, and a charcoal portrait of G. K. Chesterton by Ivan Opffer

Arrangement

Cataloged.

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.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions 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); Andrew B. Myers literary collection; 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

Corr. by Allibone, Parker, and Longfellow; John Quincy Adams ms. (poem); receipt signed by Hawthorne; photographs of Longfellow and Lowell; autograph of G. M. Fuller; portrait of Longfellow: Source of acquisition--Myers, Andrew B. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--01/02/90. Accession number--M-90-01-02.

Erskine, John THE SHADOWED HOUR, signed: Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--04/01/69. Accession number--M-69-04-01.

Letter from Erskine to Coykendall, dated May 13, 1918: Date of acquisition--09/24/69. Accession number--M-69-09-24.

A group of items relating to Padraic Colum, including 6 letters, an a.ms. of "An Old Woman of the Roads" photograph of a bust, and a booklet by Pirie MacDonald: Date of acquisition--09/16/76. Accession number--M-76-09-16.

Group of 9 autograph lettes by Fanny Kemble, ca. 1832-1875: Date of acquisition--12/30/77. Accession number--M-77-12-30.

17 letters, postcards, autograph quotation, photograph portrait and t.ms. by Padraic Colum: Date of acquisition--06/07/81. Accession number--M-81-06-07.

OF WASHINGTON IRVING by Andrew Myers at Christ Church, Tarrytown, N.Y: Date of acquisition--12/07/82. Accession number--M-82-12-07.

First signed and inscribed editions of Padraic Colum and other Irish writers as well as original letters by Padraic Colum and John Greenleaf Whittier: Date of acquisition--12/27/83. Accession number--M-83-12-27.

A charcoal portrait drawing of G. K. Chesterton by Ivan Opffer: Date of acquisition--12/29/84. Accession number--M-84-12-29.

6 letters by Lord Dunsany, 1910-1946; 6 first editions by Irish writers (Dunsay, Liam O'Flaherty, James Stephens: Date of acquisition--07/19/85. Accession number--M-85-07-19.

14 first editions of Shane Leslie, Lady Gregory, James Stephens and other Irish writers: Date of acquisition--12/30/87. Accession number--M-87-12-30.

A group of letters and manuscripts of Ralph Waldo Emerson (3), Padraic Colum (2), and Daniel O'Connell: Date of acquisition--12/29/88. Accession number--M-88-12-29.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Corr. by Allibone, Parker, and Longfellow; John Quincy Adams ms. (poem); receipt signed by Hawthorne; photographs of Longfellow and Lowell; autograph of G. M. Fuller; portrait of Longfellow Processed JHR 02/07/90.

Erskine, John THE SHADOWED HOUR, signed Acknowledged 04/01/69.

Letter from Erskine to Coykendall, dated May 13, 1918 Acknowledged 09/24/69.

A group of items relating to Padraic Colum, including 6 letters, an a.ms. of "An Old Woman of the Roads" photograph of a bust, and a booklet by Pirie MacDonald Acknowledged 09/28/76.

Group of 9 autograph lettes by Fanny Kemble, ca. 1832-1875 Acknowledged 02/13/78.

17 letters, postcards, autograph quotation, photograph portrait and t.ms. by Padraic Colum Acknowledged 07/07/81.

OF WASHINGTON IRVING by Andrew Myers at Christ Church, Tarrytown, N.Y Acknowledged 12/07/82.

First signed and inscribed editions of Padraic Colum and other Irish writers as well as original letters by Padraic Colum and John Greenleaf Whittier Acknowledged 02/20/84.

A charcoal portrait drawing of G. K. Chesterton by Ivan Opffer Acknowledged 11/29/84.

6 letters by Lord Dunsany, 1910-1946; 6 first editions by Irish writers (Dunsay, Liam O'Flaherty, James Stephens Acknowledged 07/23/85.

14 first editions of Shane Leslie, Lady Gregory, James Stephens and other Irish writers Acknowledged 12/31/87.

A group of letters and manuscripts of Ralph Waldo Emerson (3), Padraic Colum (2), and Daniel O'Connell Acknowledged 12/20/88.

Biographical / Historical

Andrew B. Myers (Columbia University, A.M., 1947, Ph.D. 1964), professor of English, Fordham University.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Adams, John Quincy, 1873-1933 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Chesterton, G. K (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Colum, Padraic, 1881-1972 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dunsany, Lord, 1878-1957 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Erskine, John, 1879-1951 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Place
American literature CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Dramatists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English literature CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English literature -- Irish authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Irish literature CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poets, American CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poets, English CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poets, Irish CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poets, Irish CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID