A Guide to the George Cary Eggleston Collection
A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 6331-b
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
George Cary Eggleston Collection, Accession 6331-b, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library
Acquisition Information
Purchase [1966 March 15] 1966 April 5
Funding Note
Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Edward Eggleston
- George Cary Eggleston
- George Washington Cable
- James B. Pond
- William Dean Howells
Item Listing
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George Cary Eggleston to James B. Pond1901 Oct 26ALS, 4 p.
[Mentions he is under contract with MacMillan Company to write a history of the Civil War. To supplement his income while writing the history, he would like to give lecture series on the "life and attitude of the Confederate soldier." His brother, Edward Eggleston , has worked out business details of the lecture series. Asks James B. Pond if he can arrange the lecture series.]
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George Cary Eggleston to James B. Pond1901 Nov 4ALS, 2 p.
[Accepts James B. Pond 's rejection of lecture series proposed in a letter of Oct 26, 1901. States that plan of lecture series was originated by his brother, Edward Eggleston . ]
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George Cary Eggleston to James B. Pond1902 Nov 25ALS, 4 p.
[Mentions that Edward Eggleston is dead. Requests James B. Pond to arrange lecture series using readings from Dorothy South as George Washington Cable does in his lectures. Explains that Dorothy South was based on article sent to William Dean Howells , editor of Atlantic . States his reason for the success of Dorothy South and A Rebel's Recollections . Mentions talks he is giving to the Author's Club . ]
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George Cary Eggleston to James B. Pond1902 Nov 28ALS, 2 p.
[Has directed his publisher, Lothrop Publishing Company of Boston , to send James B. Pond a copy of Dorothy South . Comments on excellent sales of the book.]