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Frederic-Moffett papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 116 large

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence collected by Wallace B. Moffett, a professor in the English Department at Michigan State University in the 1940s, for his study of the career of Harold Frederic, an American author. The correspondence of Harold Frederic includes Frederic's letters to Charles Miller (editor of the New York Times) and others including Grover Cleveland. There are also letters addressed to Frederic and Miller by various correspondents. The collection also includes some correspondence and research notes of Prof. Wallace B. Moffett. Most of the letters in this collection were later published in The Correspondence of Harold Frederic, edited by George E. Fortenberry, et al (Fort Worth, Tex.: Texas Christian University Press, 1977)

Dates

  • Creation: 1884 - 1970

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Harold Frederic was an American novelist, journalist, and European correspondent for the New York Times. He was born in Utica, New York in 1856 and died on October 19, 1898 in England at the age of 42. Wallace B. Moffett (b. 1889), a professor in the English Department at Michigan State University in the 1940s, made a study of the career of Harold Frederic.

Extent

.9 Linear Feet (1 box (6 folders) + 1 card file box) ; Box 1: 13 x 26 x 32 cm Box 2: 16.5 x 11 x 31 cm

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The arrangment is chronological.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

A gift of Mrs. W.B. Moffett.

General

Box size varies.

Processing Information

Processing infromation is unknown.

Title
Finding Aid for the Frederic-Moffett papers
Status
4 Published And Cataloged
Author
Finding aid prepared by MarcEdit.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository

Contact:
MSU Libraries
366 W. Circle Drive
East Lansing MI 48823 USA