JAMES K. HOSMER:
An Inventory of His Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Hosmer, James Kendall, 1834-1927, creator. | |
| Title: | James K. Hosmer papers. | |
| Dates: | 1846-1943. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence (1846-1943), biographical material (1903-1927) including a 2-volume autiobiography, articles and poems (1854-1927), and genealogical material (1861, 1875, 1970) of this English literature professor and Minneapolis, Minnesota, librarian. Correspondence includes letters from a number of prominent literary men and educators of the late 19th century. There is editorial copy of Hosmer's Civil War volume in The American Nation: A History series. | |
| Quantity: | 1.1 cubic feet (1 box; 73 items in Reserve). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The letters, from such individuals as Henry Adams, George Bancroft, James Bryce, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Edward Everett Hale, Granville Stanley Hall, and Charles Eliot Norton, include critical commentary on books authored by Hosmer and others, as well as comments on contemporary events in England and America. Charles Francis Adams comments in particular on political and military leaders of the Civil War. William Grey, 9th Earl of Stamford, tells of his visits to the United States' Midwest and South, and of his meetings with noted political and literary figures.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Access Restrictions:
Access to and use of reserve materials requires the curator's permission.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. James K. Hosmer Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 3071; 3214; 3290; 5958; 6289; 10,324; 16,169
Processing Information:
Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, February 2010
Catalog ID number: 990017333280104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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| 148.K.16.6F | 1 | Correspondence, undated and 1846-1943. 4 folders. | |||||||||
| Includes photocopies of selected originals; access to selected original items (Reserve 99) is restricted. | |||||||||||
| Correspondents include authors William Dean Howells, Edward Everett Hale, George Bancroft, and John Fiske; English historians Samuel Rawson Gardiner, Edward A. Freeman, and James Bryce; Nation editors Edwin L. Godkin and Wendell P. Garrison; Mrs. George A. Custer; the Earl of Stamford; the Duke of Cleveland; William Cullen Bryant; and Charles Francis Adams. | |||||||||||
| Most of the letters are handwritten; a couple are typed. Many of them contain critical data on books authored by Hosmer, as well as comments on historic events in England and America. | |||||||||||
| In his letters, Charles Francis Adams comments on political and military leaders of the Civil War. William Grey, Ninth Earl of Stamford, tells of the reactions of a young English nobleman to the American scene. In his letters to Hosmer, the Earl tells of his visits in various sections of the country, particularly the Midwest and the South, and his meetings with noted political and literary figures. A letter (1890) from Sir George Grey, Governor General of New Zealand and High Commissioner of South Africa, and uncle of William Grey, gives interesting data on manuscripts in the Grey family dating back to the Oliver Cromwell period. | |||||||||||
| John Fiske gives humorous descriptions of his experiences on the lecture circuit as well as literary commentaries. The earliest letter (1846) written by William Cullen Bryant to his brother John, of Princeton, Illinois, gives data on Bryant's projected speaking tour in Illinois. The letter was presented to James K. Hosmer by Mrs. Susan Bryant Ferris, a grand niece to the poet. | |||||||||||
| Autobiography, undated. 2 volumes. | |||||||||||
| Draft of autobiography, undated. 7 folders. | |||||||||||
| Biographical data, undated and 1903-1927. | |||||||||||
| Articles and poems, undated and 1854-1927. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, undated and 1855-1926. | |||||||||||
| The American Nation: A History (Harpers and Brothers): | |||||||||||
| The series' volume 20, "Civil War," was written by Hosmer. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence, 1902-1906. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Accompanying maps, undated. | |||||||||||
| Editorial copy, circa 1906. | |||||||||||
| Includes both typed editoral comments and handwritten criticisms of Hosmer's Civil War volume. | |||||||||||
| A Summary of the Facts of the Hosmer Families in Connecticut and Massachusetts, for the Service of His Kindred, by George W. Hosmer, March 10, 1875. 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Title cover: A Record of the Hosmer Family; includes "Genealogy of the Hosmer Family [in Connecticut]" (1861) by James B. Hosmer. | |||||||||||
| Hosmer family geneaology, circa 1970. | |||||||||||
| James Kendall Hosmer portrait, [1920s?]. | |||||||||||
| By Sweet Studios [Minneapolis, Minnesota]. | |||||||||||
| Reserve 99 | Reserve items, 1846-1917. 73 items in 2 folders. | ||||||||||
| Restricted: Photocopies of selected originals can be found in Correspondence; each PDF file contains several letters. | |||||||||||
Digital version, 1846-1885
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Digital version, 1885-1888
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Digital version, 1888-1889
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Digital version, 1890-1896
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Digital version, 1896-1912
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Digital version, 1912-1917
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CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Lectures and lecturing -- United States.
- Literature -- History and criticism.
- Persons:
- Adams, Charles Francis, 1835-1915.
- Adams, Henry, 1838-1918.
- Bancroft, George, 1800-1891.
- Bright, John, 1811-1889.
- Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878.
- Bryce, James Bryce, Viscount, 1838-1922.
- Cleveland, Harry George Powlett, Duke of, 1803-1891.
- Custer, Elizabeth Bacon, 1842-1933.
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882.
- Fiske, John, 1842-1901.
- Freeman, Edward Augustus, 1823-1892.
- Gardiner, Samuel Rawson, 1829-1902.
- Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907.
- Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902.
- Grey, George, Sir, 1812-1898.
- Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.
- Hall, G. Stanley (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924.
- Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943.
- Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894.
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
- Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896.
- Hunt, William, 1842-1931.
- Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908.
- Rhodes, James Ford, 1848-1927.
- Simmons, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1841-1905.
- Stamford, William Grey, Earl of, 1850-1910.
- Tyler, Moses Coit, 1835-1900.
- Organizations:
- Harvard University.
- Minneapolis Public Library.
- Places:
- United States -- Description and travel.
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Document Types:
- Autobiographies.
- Autographs (manuscripts).
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