Owen Seaman, 1906
Scope and Contents
Three letters in the hand of British writer Owen Seaman, all on letterhead from Punch magazine, where he served as editor. The first two letters, dated January 4th and 10th 1906, are addressed to a Mr. Hueffer – presumably the English author and war correspondent Oliver Madox Hueffer (1877-1931), brother of the writer Ford Madox Ford and grandson of the Pre-Raphaelite painter Ford Madox Brown – and offer good-natured rejections for submitted works. The third letter, dated February 21, 1906, returns a manuscript for revision to an unnamed author, and chides them for writing “urgent” on their envelopes.
Dates
- 1906
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Sir Owen Seaman was a British writer and journalist best known for holding the role of editor of Punch between 1906 and 1932. Seaman was knighted in 1914 and created a baronet in 1933.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
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