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Box 3

 Container

Contains 13 Results:

Letters of Recommendation or Testimonials concerning Albert Sherwood Wilson, 2 folders, 1840-1889

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 1-2
Scope and Contents Prior to 1883, Albert Sherwood Wilson was the principal of a school in Bridgeport, Connecticut for over 20 years. In 1883, he taught first grade at Glen Cove Long Island, New York, where he eventually became principal. In one letter, June 28, 1889, he mentions Albert Barnum Wilson, who was the father of Albert Frederick Wilson. Albert Barnum Wilson was teaching in Newark, New Jersey and was a principal of one of the schools there during this time. Albert Sherwood Wilson had moved to Newark...
Dates: 1840-1889

Congratulatory Letters and Reviews about the work of Albert Frederick Wilson, 1927-1928

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Works include “Pok O’ Moonshine” and “The Township Line.”

Dates: 1927-1928

Correspondence of Publishers to Albert Frederick Wilson, 1904-1906

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 4
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1904-1906

Correspondence of Albert Frederick Wilson to his wife, Ruth Danenhower Wilson, and children, 1916-1931, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

His children include Geoffrey, Sloan, and Sherwood.

Dates: 1916-1931, undated

Correspondence of Albert Frederick Wilson with Friends, Family and others, 1906-1927

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 6
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1906-1927

Personal and Family History Papers, circa 1846, 1916-1942

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 7
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: Majority of material found in circa 1846, 1916-1942

Photographs, circa 1916-1932

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents Photographs include images of A. Frederick Wilson when he was a professor at New York University’s School of Journalism. One of these images includes him on a horse in New Canaan, Connecticut and another of him at his summer home in Ticonderoga, New York. There is also an image of multiple people on a ship in this folder. In 1932, Wilson and his family went to France for a year. H.G. Wells was allegedly on their ship, and we have a photograph of the entire group of passengers, so presumably...
Dates: circa 1916-1932

Poetry - "Last Poems" typescript by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 9
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated

Poetry by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 10
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated

Printed Material – "A Decade of Magazine Poetry” by William Siegel in “The University of Virginia Magazine,” which mentions the poetry of Wilson on page 340, 1917 April

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 11
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1917 April

School Records of Albert Frederick Wilson, 1903-1907

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Includes voting cards for editor of the “The University of Virginia Magazine,” report cards, registration cards, lists of classes taken, and a copy of his graduation certificate.

Dates: 1903-1907

Short Story “Monody” by Albert Frederick Wilson, undated

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 13
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: undated

Scrapbook, chiefly of “Pok O’ Moonshine” reviews, 1927 January-1928 January

 Item — Box: 3, Folder: 14
Content Description From the Collection: The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: 1927 January-1928 January