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Collection Data
- Description
- Josiah Gilbert Holland (1819-1881) was an American author, journalist and editor. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, papers concerning Abraham Lincoln, and family records. Materials include manuscripts of Holland's books, Arthur Bonnicastle (1873), Nicholas Minturn (1877), and Mistress of the Manse (1874); miscellaneous poems, essays and addresses; and papers relating to Abraham Lincoln, including copies of letters, 1843-1860, by Lincoln to Herbert Asbury, W.H. Herndon and James Speed, with letters by them and others to Holland containing reminiscences of Lincoln. Also, insurance papers, land papers, and letters to Holland, 1864-1880, as editor of Scribner's Monthly, from various American and English literary figures.
- Names
- Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 (Creator)
- Asbury, Herbert, 1891-1963 (Addressee)
- Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891 (Addressee)
- Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 (Author)
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (Author)
- Speed, James, 1812-1887 (Addressee)
- Holland, J. G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881 (Addressee)
- Dates / Origin
- Date Created: 1843 - 1881
- Library locations
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Shelf locator: MssCol 1419
- Topics
- American literature -- 19th century
- Journalism -- United States
- Publishers and publishing -- United States
- Authors
- Editors
- Scribner's monthly (New York, N.Y. : 1870)
- Genres
- Correspondence
- Documents
- Manuscripts
- Poetry
- Physical Description
- Extent: 1.8 linear feet (2 boxes, 2 v., 1 package)
- Type of Resource
- Text
- Identifiers
- NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12396704
- MSS Unit ID: 1419
- Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3a76dd50-ac56-0139-78c9-0242ac110003
