Benjamin H. Ticknor note to Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1889 August 6
Scope and Contents
Benjamin Ticknor note to Alfred Lord Tennyson 1889 August 6 wishing Tennyson a happy anniversary and remarking it as also being his grandfather's birthday, William Davis Ticknor.
William Ticknor published Tennyson's first poems, and established the principle of international copyright forty seven years earlier. Ticknor was the first American publisher to pay foreign authors for the rights to their works, beginning with a check to Alfred Tennyson in 1842.
Dates
- Creation: 1889 August 6
Creator
- From the Collection: Ticknor, Caroline, 1866-1937 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ticknor, Benjamin Holt, 1842-1914 (Person)
- From the Collection: Osgood, James Ripley, 1836-1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: .06 Cubic Feet (Two letter sized folders )
Language of Materials
English
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