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Henry Watterson Letters

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Overview of the Collection

Creator: Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921.
Title: Henry Watterson Letters
Inclusive Dates: 1904-1906
Quantity: 1 folder (SC)
Abstract: American journalist, lecturer and author. Letters from Watterson to author Albert Bigelow Paine.
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
222 Waverly Avenue
Syracuse, NY 13244-2010
https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center

Biographical History

Henry Watterson (1840-1921) was an American journalist, lecturer and author. He was a Confederate soldier under Nathan Bedford Forrest, a one-term United States Representative from Kentucky, and founder and editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937) was an American author, and biographer and literary executor of Mark Twain.

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Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Henry Watterson Letters consists of three letters from Watterson to Albert Bigelow Paine. Two are handwritten in somewhat difficult script; the third is typed. All three are friendly and informal in tone and relate to various personal matters.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

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Subject Headings

Persons

Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937.
Watterson, Henry, 1840-1921.

Corporate Bodies

Courier-journal (Louisville, Ky.)

Subjects

Journalists -- United States.
Newspaper editors -- Kentucky.
Newspaper editors -- United States.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Occupations

Journalists.
Newspaper editors.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Henry Watterson Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1969.

Finding Aid Information

Created by: MRC
Date: 21 Oct 2010
Revision history:

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Inventory

Correspondence
SC 626 Paine, Albert Bigelow 1904, 1906

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