Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

MSS 5310, Bret Harte letter to James Osgood, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Robin H. Ruben by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 24 June, 2019.

Biographical / Historical

Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.

In a career spanning more than four decades, he also wrote poetry, plays, lectures, book reviews, editorials and magazine sketches.

As he moved from California to the eastern U.S. and later to Europe, he incorporated new subjects and characters into his stories, but his Gold Rush tales have been those most often reprinted, adapted and admired.

Sources: "Bret Harte." Wikipedia. Accessed 6/6/2023 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bret_Harte

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• letters (correspondence)