Letter from Kate Chopin to publisher
Overview
Letter from the American author to the publisher "Dear Mr Stone," of Chicago, probably Herbert Stuart Stone (1871-1915). H.S. Stone & Co. (Chicago & NY) published her The Awakening in 1899.
Dates
- Creation: October 26 [approximately 1899-1904?]
Creator
- Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder : Holograph letter, signed, 2 pages, on 2 narrow leaves stuck together at the head.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
Summary of contents: A lunatic from Philadelphia named Christenholm is coming West determined to marry me (though he has read The Awakening!); do not give him my address.
Dating of letter: Written after publication of The Awakening in 1899, but before her death in 1904.
Remitter address St Louis [Missouri]: 3317 Morgan St.
Physical Location
MS P572
Custodial History
Found tipped in W.D. Paden's copy of The Awakening, 1899, on front free endpaper (located at Spencer Research Library at B7730). No evidence that the printed book had belonged to Stone.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, William Doremus Paden, November 1977.
Existence and Location of Copies
A .pdf version of this letter is available; contact Spencer Research Library staff for assistance in accessing this copy.
Subject
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Kate Chopin Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter from Kate Chopin to publisher
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1987. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2005.
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/8771331103
- Preferred citation
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Letter from Kate Chopin to publisher, Department of Special Collections, MS P572, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository