PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00300::Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection)//EN" "ViU00300.sgm" A Guide to the Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") CollectionLandon, Melville DeLancey ("Eli Perkins"). 7844Processed by Nancy Faulkner; machine-readable finding aid created by Courtney BoissonnaultFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Virginia Library © 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00300::Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection)//EN" "ViU00300.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection A Collection in the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature 7844

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Nancy Faulkner 1997 Courtney Boissonnault Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #7844 Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection 1873-1895 7844 ca. 11 items English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

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See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

Melville DeLancey Landon ("Eli Perkins") Collection, Accession 7844, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

 Acquisition Information

Deposit [1963 Dec 17]1965 Feb 17

 Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

 Item Listing Manuscript Brief description of a "bore" n. d. AMsS, 1 p. Letters Melville DeLancey Landonto "My Dear Arthur" 1873 Dec 1 AMsS, 1 p.

[Encourages Arthur in his resolve to stop drinking.]

 Melville DeLancey Landonto "My dear Eben" [1876?] Nov 30 ALS, 1 p.

[Sends a recipe for a hot rum drink; mentions Rev Mr. Talmodge; on verso is the top half of a page of a letter, dated 1878 Oct 26, to Melville DeLancey Landonregarding a collection of autographs and autographed letters of distinguished Americans since the Revolution.]

 Melville DeLancey Landonto Samuel Sidney McClure 1892 May 10 ALS, 1 p.

[Discusses columns he will write about women in the Orient for the "Woman's Page" of McClure's syndicate; attached clipping tells of Melville DeLancey Landon's upcoming trip to the Orient; mentions Mrs. Pratt, Buddhism, Shintoism, Christianity.] (with newspaper article pasted on)

 Melville DeLancey Landonto Charles F. Wingate 1893 Apr 17 ALS, 1 p.

[Mentions his wife's sending $100 for a share of Sullivan County Cluband a lot; says that, since he will do much for the club, he wants Mr. Wingate to take good care of him by picking out a good lot for him; mentions a trip to Oregon; mentions Ik Marvel; attached clipping discusses literature paying well in America, cites Mark Twainand Eli Perkinsas examples.]

 Melville Delancey Landonto Samuel Sidney McClure [1895] Apr 25 ALS, 2 p.

[Discusses writing a little book that "could let daylight through Coin;" says his India, Japan, and Chinaexperience with free coinage should help him; mentions upcoming lecture through the 29th; wishes for a meeting with McClure (as possible publisher for the book) on Tuesday, April 30; mentions Mr. Dana.]

 Melville Delancey Landonto General Ulysses S. Grant [n. y.] May 4 ALS, 1 p.

[Discusses taking "care of Greeley in this direction;" mentions Greeley's "splendid character for satire;" mentions Thomas Nast. ]

 Photographs Portrait of Melville Delancey Landon, with reproduction of pencil sketch of him on verso n.d., ca. 1893 Photo Full face portrait of Melville Delancey Landon n. d. Photo Miscellaneous Humorous "Season Ticket" to "Eli Perkins" Lectures n. d. Ticket

["Admit the Bearer . . . anywhere in the world, for years and years."]