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Edmund Clarence Stedman

A Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Haley Barnett with the assistance of Patrick Kerwin

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Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2000

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Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2007

Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms007028

Table of Contents

Collection Summary

Selected Search Terms

Personal Names

Subjects

Occupations

Administrative Information

Provenance:

Copyright Status:

Preferred Citation:

Scope and Content Note

Related Materials

Arrangement of the Papers

Container List

Collection Summary

Title: Papers of Edmund Clarence Stedman
Span Dates: 1871-1923
Bulk Dates: (bulk 1881-1901)
ID No.: MSS41269
Creator: Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908
Extent: 50 items; 1 container; .2 linear feet
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: American poet, drama critic, editor, and banker. Correspondence, poems, and miscellaneous items. Correspondents include Edward Howard House.

Selected Search Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.



Personal Names
House, Edward Howard, 1836-1901--Correspondence.
Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908.

Subjects
American literature.
American poetry.

Occupations
Bankers.
Critics.
Editors.
Poets.

Administrative Information

Provenance:

The papers of Edmund Clarence Stedman, poet, editor, and drama critic, were given to the Library of Congress in 1939 by Harold W. Jones of the Army Medical Library of the United States War Department. Several additions have been purchased, 1946-1998.

Copyright Status:

The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Edmund Clarence Stedman is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Preferred Citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Edmund Clarence Stedman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908), a poet, editor, and drama critic, span the years 1871-1923, with the bulk of the material dated between 1881 and 1901. They include correspondence, particularly with Edward Howard House, poetry written by Stedman and other poets, and miscellaneous items, including Stedman’s bookplate. The correspondence pertains to Stedman’s family and personal matters as well as poetry. There is also limited correspondence with his wife and granddaughter Laura Stedman dated after Stedman’s death.

Related Materials

Stedman correspondence is also contained in the Whitelaw Reid Papers and the Benjamin Ticknor Papers in the Manuscript Division. A Stedman collection is also located in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University, New York, New York.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.

Container List

Container Contents
BOX 1 Correspondence, 1871-1923, n.d.
(3 folders)
BOX 1 Miscellany, 1900, n.d.
BOX 1 Poetry
BOX 1 By others, 1900-1906
BOX 1 By Stedman, 1889, n.d.
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