Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Richmond
Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840
Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Preferred citation:

[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-16, Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.5 Linear Feet 1 archival box, 22 files.
Creator:
Peple Family
Abstract:
This collection contains letters from various sources and various dates, retained because of historical importance and/or interest.
Language:
English French
Preferred citation:

[Box Number, Folder Number], MS-16, Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Series I, Documents donated by the Peple family, includes letters from authors, either in reply to questions, requests for advice on writing, or letters of thanks. Of particular interest is a letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to Sarah A. Peple in response to a poem she had sent to him. In the published edition of The Letters of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (Harvard University Press, 1982), there is a typescript of this letter, with the note listing: "Manuscript: unrecovered; text from typewritten manuscript, Longfellow Trust Collection, Longfellow House).

Series II, Documents with unknown donors, includes an eclectic mix of letters from various historical figures, such as Benjamin Franklin, Robert E. Lee, and others, some of which are copies or facsimiles.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. Edward C. Peple was a long-time professor of English at the University of Richmond, dean of the graduate school, and founder of the Peple Lecture Series with the Friends of Boatwright Library. Letters donated by the Peple family include connections between the authors and family. While the rest of the collection is from unknown sources, they are from historically important authors.

Acquisition information:
Peple family and unknown donors.
Processing information:

Processed by Kelly Bryan & Betty Dickie.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series:

Series I: Documents donated by the Peple Family