Letter to Richard Salisbury from J.T. Frisbie
Overview
Letter written by J.T. Frisbie to Richard Salisbury of Syracuse, New York. The letter describes the life of Caroline M. Congdon (1841-186), the semi-paralyzed poet of Amber or Otisco Valley, Onondaga County, New York, and the device she used for writing.
Dates
- Creation: May 1900
Creator
- Frisbie, J. T. (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 (5 pages: 2 pieces.) : Collation: 1 1/2 sheets; the material is paper.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P568
Custodial History
Inscribed "From Caroline Curtis to Annie M Salisbury Jan 31th 1856" [perhaps Salisbury's reception of the book from a female relative prompted him to write a letter of enquiry to Frisbie in 1900?l. "1856" is not clear and may be a misreading.
Annotated (ownership inscriptions? memoranda?): "J. Tyler Frisbie"; "Julia Frazier (?] 44 Clinton St."
Given to the Department with a group of other books on June 1, 1981 by the sisters (Miss) Frieda Cowles and Mrs W.E.S. (Harriet) Lawrence (Liaison: Helyar).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Cowles sisters of Lawrence, KS, 1981
Separated Materials
Found pasted on back board of a printed copy of Congdon's Guardian Angel in original envelope, which remains in book (photocopy of envelop in Manuscript Records):
Congdon, Caroline M. The Guardian angel;: and other poems. Auburn, [N.Y.]: William J. Moses, 1856. Available at Spencer Research Library at B7487.
Subject
- Congdon, Caroline M. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the J.T. Frisbie Letter Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter to Richard Salisbury from J.T. Frisbie
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by alh, 1986; revised by ksc, 2006. Finding aid encoded by skt, 2006.
- Date
- 2006
- 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/10407/5767918121
- Preferred citation
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Letter to Richard Salisbury from J.T. Frisbie, Department of Special Collections, MS P568, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository