John T. Flanagan to Louisa Kirkland Sanborn, Nov. 17, 1938
Scope and Contents note
Letters from Joseph Kirkland to his wife and family, filled with fatherly advice, and detailing his life in Chicago while they are abroad. They cover such topics as building construction, social events, and the progress of composing and publishing his novels. There are letters from his wife and children and several between relatives. There are also copies of transcriptions of twenty letters Kirkland wrote to Hamlin Garland in 1887 and 1888, in which Kirkland discusses Zury and gives Garland advice about writing.
Dates
- Creation: Nov. 17, 1938
Creator
- From the Collection: Kirkland, Joseph (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Joseph Kirkland Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 5 folders at a time maximum (Priority II).
Repository Details
Part of the The Newberry Library - Modern Manuscripts and Archives Repository
60 West Walton Street
Chicago Illinois 60610 United States
312-255-3512
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