University of Richmond
Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection
Peple Family
MS-16
/repositories/4/resources/12
.5 Linear Feet
1 archival box, 22 files.
1837-1965
This collection contains letters from various sources and various dates, retained because of historical importance and/or interest.
English
French
Conditions Governing Use
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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
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
Series II: Documents with unknown donor(s)
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.
Scope and Contents
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.
Personal correspondence
Peple, Edward, 1869-1924
Peple Family
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Series I: Documents donated by the Peple family/repositories/4/archival_objects/11221881-1965Stephen Phillips letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1123Undated1 MS-161Arnold Toynbee letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1124April 13, 19651 MS-162Archibald MacLeish Letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1125December 3, 19651 MS-163Archibald MacLeish Letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1126June 8, 19651 MS-164W. Somerset Maugham Letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1127February 2, 19411 MS-165Thomas Nelson Page letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1128May 5, 18931 MS-166Thomas Nelson Page letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1130March 5, 18871 MS-167Thomas Nelson Page letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1131April 17, 18871 MS-168Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1132March 3, 18811 MS-169Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem "The Arrow and the Song"/repositories/4/archival_objects/1133Undated1 MS-1610Series II: Documents with unknown donor/repositories/4/archival_objects/11341837-1944Letters to Mrs. Millhiser from Maurice Maeterlinck; Photo of Paul Trubetzkoy in studio/repositories/4/archival_objects/11351922192319291 MS-1611Benjamin Franklin letter; science journal article/repositories/4/archival_objects/1136April 5, 1744UndatedBenjamin Franklin letter of 5 April 1744 (facsimile copy).1 MS-1612Page of F. Hopkinson Smith's manuscript "Caleb West"/repositories/4/archival_objects/1137Undated1 MS-1613Judge Bazile letter about the location of Dolly Madison's home/repositories/4/archival_objects/1138April 18, 19441 MS-1614Nancy Byrd Turner poem "Incident"/repositories/4/archival_objects/1139Undated1 MS-1615Robert E. Lee letter about Washington College scholarship/repositories/4/archival_objects/1140May 9, 18661 MS-1616G. W. C. Lee (R. E. Lee's son) letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1141January 6, 18801 MS-1617Oliver Wendell Holmes letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1142April 21, 18851 MS-1618Brigadier General John Echols letter/repositories/4/archival_objects/1143November 4, 18621 MS-1619Andrew Jackson letter; Prince William County Court Record on reverse /repositories/4/archival_objects/1144December 18, 1837Copies of each.1 MS-1620Correspondence from Mark Naugh/repositories/4/archival_objects/1145January, 1931Correspondence from Mark Naugh to Dr. S. C. Mitchell concerning John George Jackson (2 letters, genealogical chart).1 MS-1621Various correspondence from Government Officials/repositories/4/archival_objects/1146192319241938Hon. Clay Stone Briggs, House of Representatives, correspondence with Wm. Tyler Page, clerk, House of Representatives; Charles E. Hughes, Dept. of Justice; and J. Edgar Hoover, Federal Bureau of Investigation.1 MS-1622