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Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, memorabilia, pictures, portraits, and printed material. Included are about 800 letters from outstanding literary figures of Mr. Conway's lifetime, manuscripts of his sermons, lectures and other writings and photostats of Conway material in Dickinson College Library. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Thomas Carlyle, S.L. Clemens, Arthur Conan Doyle, R.W. Emerson, O.W. Holmes, and Walt Whitman
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
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.
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Moncure Daniel Conway papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Gift of Mrs. Mildred Sawyer, 1939-1941.
Gift of Misses Eleanor and Mildred Sawyer, daughter and granddaughter of Conway.
Source of acquisition--Sawyer, Mrs. Mildred and Eleanor. Method of acquisition--Gift, 1939-1941; Date of acquisition--1939. Accession number--M-1939.
Method of acquisition--Purchase, 293; Date of acquisition--12/17/86. Accession number--M-86-12-17.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Entered in AMC 09/10/90.
Entered in AMC 09/10/90.
2020-03-30 Replaced PDF with structured finding aid. cml/kws
American author and clergyman.
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