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John Sullivan Dwight Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MS L34 Dwight

Scope and Content Note

Letter written from Berlin, to Charles Sumner, urging his influence in obtaining appointment of Alexander W. Thayer to diplomatic post in Prussia; letter also pertains to personal, political, and other affairs in Prussia and in the United States, and to Henry Wilson (Jeremiah Jones Colbath), Robert Apthorp, and Joseph Albert Wright.

Dates

  • ca 1860-1869

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

Use Restrictions Apply: Letter may not be reproduced or published without permission.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

John Sullivan Dwight (1813-1893) was a Unitarian minister, a school director at the Brook Farm commune, and founder of Dwight's Journal of Music.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Acquisition Information

Photostat of original letter in Harvard University Library, gift of John Wesley Thomas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, September 14, 1951.

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel A. Sizer.

Title
John Sullivan Dwight Letter
Status
Completed
Author
Samuel Sizer
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444