Eugene Field, 1890s
Scope and Contents
A collection of materials related to American poet and essayist Eugene Field. An original manuscript poem, “Ye Diuell: & Ye Miller Hys Wiffe”, in thirteen stanzas with marginal annotation in red. Bound in olive morocco with blind tooled decoration and title tooled in gilt. Bound in with the poem is an 1887 letter by Field addressed to George Ticknor ending with the exhortation “do not let the inclosed ballad get into print.” The collection also includes three other letters in Field’s hand: two short notes addressed to a Mr Barnabee, and a third longer missive to his journalist colleague Willis Hawkins which provides details of his fluctuating health and working life. All dated to the 1890s. Also included is a photograph of Field with James Riley and Bill Nye, a card with Field’s signature, and a program from the 1892 Anniversary Diner of the Fellowship Club of Chicago, which includes a poem by Field. Curatorial materials included.
Dates
- 1890s
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Eugene Field (1850-1895) was an American poet and essayist best known for his children’s poetry.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
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Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu