A Guide to the Papers of Nora Perry 1884-1892 Perry, Nora, Papers of 7050-a

A Guide to the Papers of Nora Perry 1884-1892

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7050-a

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7050-a

Title

Papers of Nora Perry, 1884-1892

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 10 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Nora Perry, Accession #7050-a , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the Library on August 31, 1966.

Scope and Content Information

The papers contain a manuscript of the poem, "The Day Lily."

Letters and postcards from Perry discuss her writing and its publication, particularly of "That Little Smith Girl;" and the submission of membership and convocation fees to an unnamed organization.

Letter recipients are a Mr. Clay, S. S. McClure, and Eliza Anna Farman Pratt.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Contents List

Manuscript

Poem, "The Day Lily," by Nora Perry. n.d.

AMsS, two stanzas. 1p.

Letters

Nora Perry to Mr. Clay, Providence, Rhode Island 1884 Aug 8

ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.

Sends a manuscript of one of her stories.
Nora Perry, Melrose, Highlands, Massachusetts, to [Samuel Sidney] McClure 1884 Oct 27

ALS, 2 p. 1 l.

Promises to send a story soon about the length of her story in the June issue of Manhattan .
Nora Perry, [Russell House], Lexington, Massachusetts, to Mrs. Pratt 1892 May 24

ALS, 4 p. on 1 l.

Complains about the discrepancy in the date by which the story is needed
Nora Perry, Boston, Massachusetts, to Mrs. Pratt, [Warner, New Hampshire] 1892 Jul 20

ALS, 3 p. on 2 l.

Writes that her story is finished and that it is "the most dramatic and full of action of anything" she has even written; discusses plans for sending the manuscript of the story; desires to have a proof immediately or a copy made so that the risk to "valuable property" in long delays is minimal; wishes to make sure that [Samuel Sidney] McClure understands that she does not sell copyrights to her stories.
Nora Perry, Russell House, Lexington, Massachusetts, to [Samuel Sidney] McClure 1892 Jul 23

ALS, 4 p. on 1 l.

Writes about her concerns discussed in the July 20th letter to Mrs. Pratt; discusses the manuscript and relates that she has now had it copied while waiting for Mrs. Pratt's reply.
Nora Perry, Massachusetts, to S[amuel] S[idney] McClure, Tribune Building, New York, New York 1892 Jul 26

APCS

Requests a note when the package sent by American Express is received by him
Nora Perry, Russell House, Lexington, Massachusetts, to "Dear Sir." 1892 Aug 8

ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.

Wishes to remit her fee for membership at this time
Nora Perry, Russell, Lexington, Massachusetts, to [Samuel Sidney] McClure 1892 Oct 21

ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.

Request a list of the different papers in which her story is printed and a copy of the story from one of the newspapers
Nora Perry, Russell House, Lexington, Massachusetts, to [Samuel Sidney] McClure 1892 Oct 30

ALS, 2 p. on 1 l.

Requests a copy of her story from any other newspaper besides the Boston Globe , specifically the St. Louis Republic ; relates her displeasure at the Globe's apparent procedure to cut and, thereby, mutilate stories