Charles Dudley Warner manuscript

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16543, Charles Dudley Warner manuscript, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.03 Cubic Feet 1 letter sized folder
Creator:
Warner, Charles Dudley, 1829-1900
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16543, Charles Dudley Warner manuscript, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains twenty-six leaves of Charles Dudley Warmer's manuscript of "The Study" for "The Editor's Study" in Harper's Bazaar. The manuscript contains the first two parts of Warner's essay published in Volume 95, October 1897 [pp. 798-800]. The text appears identical to the published version. It is likely that this was the manuscript submitted to Harper's – though there are minor authorial corrections throughout.

It is laid in a three piece green and crimson gilt-decorated Morocco slip-case, made by the Adams Bindery in New York and is signed by Warner on the final page. Part I is both a negative review of Edward Bellamy's Utopian novel, Equality (1897), and a rebuttal of Bellamy's socialist ideas. Part II is an extended critique of contemporary children's literature.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Dudley Warner (1829-1900) was a prolific writer and editor, writing numerous books and articles, and was the first president of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. He is best remembered as Mark Twain's close friend, and only- co-author. He and Twain collaborated to write The Guilded Age: A Tale of Today (1873). On the editorial staff at Harper's Bazaar, he was the writer of the influential "Editor's Study" column for Harper's from 1894-1898.

Acquisition information:
This collection was purchased from Jeff Weber Rare Books by the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on July 9, 2021.
Physical description:
Good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard