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Herman Melville letter and photograph

Collection — Frame: 1

Identifier: 8559

Scope and content

Autograph letter from Herman Melville to a recipient identified as James Billson (dated October 10, 1884), framed together with a portrait photograph of Melville as a young man (circa 1849). In the letter, Melville lists the titles and publishers of some of his works. He calls his last work, Clarel, "a metrical affair ... eminently adapted for unpopularity." Letter and photograph are housed in gold frame, 55 x 43 cm.

Dates

circa 1849-1884.

Creator

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. (Person)
Billson, James. (Person)

Language of Material

In English.

Biographical / Historical

American author.

Extent

2 items. (2 items.)

Subjects

Melville, Herman, 1819-1891 -- : Portraits.
Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. (Title of work: Clarel..)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: Undetermined
Script of description: Code for undetermined script

Physical Storage Information

Frame: 1 (Mixed Materials)

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

https://rare.library.cornell.edu/

Contact:
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