William Cullen Bryant letter
Dates
- Creation: May 29, 1872
Creator
- Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Biographical / Historical
William Cullen Bryant (November 3, 1794 – June 12, 1878) was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Born in Massachusetts, he started his career as a lawyer but showed an interest in poetry early in his life. He soon relocated to New York and took up work as an editor at various newspapers. He became one of the most significant poets in early literary America and has been grouped among the fireside poets for his accessible, popular poetry.
Extent
.03 Cubic Feet (one letter-sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Stuart Bennett for the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on 2 May 2022.
- Title
- William Cullen Bryant letter
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2023-06-05
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States