Hargrave collection, 1899-1906

Summary

Creator:

Hargrave, B.W.

Date:

1899-1906

Extent:

2 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Hargrave collection, ms4060, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists mostly of correspondence between B.W. Hargrave and B.F. Johnson Publishing Company between 1899-1906 regarding the posthumous publication of the book "Wallannah: A Colonial Romance" by Will Loftin Hargrave. First folder includes correspondence between 1899-1900, two copies of the publication contract, and a letter from B.W. Hargrave's mother concerning the title of the book. Second folder includes correspondence between 1901-1906, including a letter from Henry Groves Connor, a lawyer and United States federal judge, and a letter from Marshall DeLancey Haywood, a historian and author from Raleigh, North Carolina. Includes an original copy of the book.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Authors -- Correspondence.
Authors, American -- Southern States.
Publishers and publishing.
Publishers and publishing -- Georgia.

Names:

B.F. Johnson Publishing Company
Hargrave, Will Loftin

Places:

Richmond (Va.)
Wilson (Wilson County, N.C.)

Preferred citation:

Hargrave collection, ms4060, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.