Papers, 1856-1916 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The first box of this collection contains Sullivan's correspondence, arranged in alphabetical order by writer. Most of the letters are from his personal friends and authors and actors with whom he became acquainted during the course of his literary career. The majority of the letters date from the 1880s to 1915. Correspondents include Richard Mansfield, whose letters pertain to the plays Sullivan was writing for him; Meredith Nicholson (1866-1947), author, with copies of his poetry; John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), poet and editor; Edward Robinson (1858-1931), administrator of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, with most of his letters describing activities at both museums; Joseph Linden Smith (1863-1950), painter, with some quick sketches illustrating his letters; Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish author; Charles Warren Stoddard (1843-1909), author; and Barrett Wendell (1855-1921), author and Harvard professor. There are a few drafts of responses by Sullivan scattered throughout the correspondence and filed under "S."