Title: Autograph Letter Signed Collection
Inclusive Dates: 1847-1972

Creator:

• Milwaukee Public Library

Call Number: Local History Manuscript Collection 53

Quantity: 0.4 cubic ft. (1 box)

Repository:

Milwaukee Public Library, Frank P. Zeidler Room

Archival Location:

Milwaukee Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Collection of signatures of various authors, journalists, and others, collected by Milwaukee Public Library.

Note:

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Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.mwpl-lhmc0053

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The term Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) is used when an individual writes a letter by hand and also signs it. If the letter is written by clerical or secretarial staff and then signed by the individual, it is referred to as Letter Signed. Finally, if a letter is typed and signed, this is a Typed Letter Signed. Even though all of these types of letters are present in this collection, Milwaukee Public Library (MPL) referred to these letters as ASL or sometimes "celebrity correspondence". MPL collected all of these signatures from various authors, journalists, politicians, illustrators, professors, and poets for historical purposes.

The collection contains correspondence from individuals of varying professions that were collected by Milwaukee Public Library. Much of the correspondence was done in the course of regular MPL business, typically regarding speaking engagements or appearances. Most folders only contain one or two letters from the individual, although sometimes there is more than that. There are some instances where MPL correspondence is present as well. A few folders also contain additional information such as photographs or book lists that were added by MPL staff, while a few are signed photographs only. The Howard Mumford Jones folder only contains telegrams and does not contain his signature.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by name.

Autograph Letter Signed Collection, 1847-1972, Collection 53. Local History Manuscript Collections, Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Materials from this collection have been digitized and are available in the Milwaukee Public Library Autograph digital collection.

A Book of Autographs

Autograph Collection 1799?-1978

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials. The collection is open to all in accordance with state law. The public may view Local History Manuscript Collections by appointment at the Central Library. To request an in-person appointment, create/login to your Special Collections Account. If you have any questions, please contact the Archives and Special Collections Department at mplarchives@milwaukee.gov.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

These letters were collected by Milwaukee Public Library and set aside for historical purposes. Some of the older documents were purchased by Milwaukee Public Library while others were donated. The materials were accessioned as a Local History Manuscript Collection.

Processing Information

Processed by Bob Jaeger, 2019.

Box   1 Folder   1	Angell, Norman, undated
Box   1 Folder   2	Angelo, Valenti, 1961
Box   1 Folder   3	Ascoli, Max, 1968
Box   1 Folder   4	Bemelmans, Ludwig, undated
Box   1 Folder   5	Blenski, Roman R., 1947
Box   1 Folder   6	Bontemps, Arna, 1963
Box   1 Folder   7	Bowen, Elizabeth, 1962
Box   1 Folder   8	Bruce, William George, 1945
Box   1 Folder   9	Coombs, Martin B., 1857
Box   1 Folder   10	Cousins, Norman, 1953
Box   1 Folder   11	Damrosch, Walter, 1932
Box   1 Folder   12	Davis, Jerome, 1936
Box   1 Folder   13	Duvoisin, Roger, 1961
Box   1 Folder   14	Eaton, Conan Bryant, 1970
Box   1 Folder   15	Flagstad, Kirsten, 1947
Box   1 Folder   16	Gale, Zona, 1922-1933
Box   1 Folder   17	Gugler, Julius, 1892
Box   1 Folder   18	Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1942
Box   1 Folder   19	Jones, Howard Mumford, telegrams, 1963
Box   1 Folder   20	King, Charles, 1929
Box   1 Folder   21	Langdon-Davies, John, 1933
Box   1 Folder   22	Lapham, Increase A., 1848
Box   1 Folder   23	Lewis, Isaac, 1853
Box   1 Folder   24	Lovell, James A., 1972
Box   1 Folder   25	Low, Henry L., 1847
Box   1 Folder   26	Meiklejohn, Alexander, undated
Box   1 Folder   27	Morison, Samuel Eliot, 1963
Box   1 Folder   28	Newton, Alfred Edward, 1933-1934
Box   1 Folder   29	Percival, James Gates, 1855
	Photographs
Box   1 Folder   30	Evans, Maurice, 1956
Box   1 Folder   30	Hayes, Helen, undated
Box   1 Folder   30	Robson, Flora, undated
Box   1 Folder   30	Valentino, Rudolph, undated
Box   1 Folder   31	Rathbone, Basil, 1960
Box   1 Folder   32	Richardson, Dorothy M., 1934
Box   1 Folder   33	Shapiro, Karl, 1963
Box   1 Folder   34	Singer, Isaac B., 1968
Box   1 Folder   35	Sitgreaves, Lorenzo, 1855
Box   1 Folder   36	Starr, Bart, 1968
Box   1 Folder   37	Steffens, Lincoln, 1933
Box   1 Folder   38	Straus, Oscar, 1943
Box   1 Folder   39	Suba, Susanne, 1961
Box   1 Folder   40	Thomas, Norman, 1935
Box   1 Folder   41	Weisgard, Leonard, 1962
Box   1 Folder   42	Wharton, Edith, postcards, 1923
Box   1 Folder   43	Wiese, Kurt, 1961
Box   1 Folder   44	Wiggin, Kate Douglas, undated
Box   1 Folder   45	Wiley, Alexander, 1960
Box   1 Folder   46	Wuertz, William, 1943
Box   1 Folder   47	Yost, Charles W., 1968
Box   1 Folder   48	Zaturenska, Marya, includes drafts of poems, 1952-1954