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Oscar Wegelin papers

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Series 1. Correspondence, 1899-1966
2 box(es)

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Abbatt, William
Bibliographic queries.

 1930 Feb 22
Box 1, Folder 1 Allen, Lois
Queries about Androboros.

 1917 Nov 14
Box 1, Folder 1 American Antiquarian Society
Bibliographic information and request for gifts.

3 letters
 1916 Dec 2-1948 Dec 13
Box 1, Folder 1 Anderson, Jonathan
Regarding possible publishers for Wegelin's bibliography

 1899 Aug 31
Box 1, Folder 2 Andrews, Loring
Purchase of prints.

 1901 Apr 27
Box 1, Folder 2 Armstrong, A.J.
Bibliographic queries about Androboros

 1918 Apr 13
Box 1, Folder 2 Atkinson, Fred W.
Bibliographic information on American plays.

2 letters
 1917 Dec 11-1929 Jan 7
Box 1, Folder 3 Blanck, Jacob
Query on Tecumseh, by W.H.Hosmer.

 1961 Sep 18
Box 1, Folder 3 Briggs, Moses H.
Purchases of items.

 1942 Feb 16
Box 1, Folder 3 Bryan, T.S
Regarding inability to supply rare volume

 1906 Mar 5
Box 1, Folder 4 Chicago Public Library ( Henry E. Legler )
Regarding bibliographic discovery.

 1916 Aug 3
Box 1, Folder 4 Clap, Percy E.
Requests information about Robert F. Roden.

 1945 May 15
Box 1, Folder 4 Connecticut Historical Society.
 1916 Jan 3
Box 1, Folder 4 Cromwell, J. W.
Acknowledges gift of Wegelin.

 1915 Dec 29
Box 1, Folder 4 Courtenay, William
Regarding purchase of books from Wegelin.

2 letters
 1906 Feb 2-19
Box 1, Folder 5 Damon, S. Foster
 1931 Aug 10
Box 1, Folder 5 De Vinne, Theodore L.
 1900 Mar 29
Box 1, Folder 5 Dodd, Mead and Company
Regarding Wegelin's own published works; routine book business.

 1907 Jul 2
Box 1, Folder 6 Ford, Paul Leiceister
 1901 Oct 16
Box 1, Folder 6 Furman, Alfred A.
Regarding forthcoming plays; religion; routine book business.

2 letters
 1913 May 14 - 1917 Dec 9
Box 1, Folder 7 Goldsmith, Alfred
Regarding bibliographic queries; routine book business. Includes a poem by Goldsmith, "Ode to the Screech Owl."

8 letters
 1941 Jun 22 - 1947 Mar 20
Box 1, Folder 8 Griswold , Daniel P.
 1903 Mar 12
Box 1, Folder 8 Harper, Lothrop C.
 1932 Nov 19
Box 1, Folder 8 Harvard College
Regarding Routine book business; bibliographic queries; an article in Publishers' Weekly

2 letters
 1909 Jun 28 - 1920 Oct 7
Box 1, Folder 9 Heartman, Charles F.
2 letters
 1940 Sep 23 - 1953 Apr 21
Box 1, Folder 9 Heartman, Martha E.
Regarding Printing matters; proofs of Wegelin's bibliography; Richard Pickersgill; the Heartman estate

4 letters
 1953 Sep 11 - 1955 Jul 16
Box 1, Folder 10 Hibert, R.
 1919 Apr 25
Box 1, Folder 10 Hill, Frank P.
 1932 May 3
Box 1, Folder 10 Historical Commission of South Carolina
Regarding Routine book business; bibliographic matters

 1943 Nov 29
Box 1, Folder 11 Hundley, W. S.
Regarding Routine book business; Samuel Miller Hageman.

9 letters
 1949 May 18 - 1950 Aug 18
Box 1, Folder 12 Henry E. Huntington Library
 1932 Dec 14
Box 1, Folder 12 Illinois State Historical Library
 1942 Jul 22
Box 1, Folder 12 Jewish Theological Seminary
 1925 Sep 4
Box 1, Folder 12 Jonah David
 1965 Jul 14
Box 1, Folder 12 Koopman, H. L
Regarding The Simms bibliography; Lincolniana; Wegelin manuscripts; routine book business; bibliographical information.

3 letters
 1906 Feb 1 - 1923 May 19
Box 1, Folder 13 Lanemon, Thomas A.
 1948 Dec 6
Box 1, Folder 13 Literary Collector Press
 1904 Dec 28 - 1905 Mar 31
Box 1, Folder 13 Loche, Lillie D.
 1904 Mar 3
Box 1, Folder 13 Locke, Robinson
 1904 May 12
Box 1, Folder 13 Lowens, Irving
Regarding Bibliographical queries; proofs of Wegelin's books; musical Americana.

 1960 Jan 5
Box 1, Folder 14 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe bibliography; "negro entertainment programs"; routine book business.

5 letters
 1938 Dec 3 - 1940 Jan 31
Box 1, Folder 15 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe bibliography; Tamerlane; routine book business.

5 letters
 1940 Mar 24 - 1940 Nov 22
Box 1, Folder 16 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe bibliograpy; Tamerlane; routine book business.

5 letters
 1940 Dec 9 - 1941 Sep
Box 1, Folder 17 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe bibliography; routine book business.

5 letters
 1941 Sep - 1941 Oct 18
Box 1, Folder 18 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding E.A. Poe ( bibliography and forgeries ); routine book business.

5 letters
 1941 Nov 27 - 1943 Jul 30
Box 1, Folder 19 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe; professorships; routine book business.

5 letters
 1943 Aug 19 - 1946 Sep 17
Box 1, Folder 20 Mabbot, T. O.
Regarding Poe; retirement; Mabbott's fear of crossing busy streets; routine book business.

4 letters
 1951 Oct 11 - 1965 May 10
Box 1, Folder 21 Mcgee, J. B.
 1915 Jun 25
Box 1, Folder 21 Massachusetts Historical Society
 1904 Mar 2
Box 1, Folder 21 Mendoza, Isaac
 1944 Oct 10
Box 1, Folder 21 Moravian Music Foundation
Regarding W. G. Simms; bibliographic queries; routine book business; on poem by Wegelin.

 1961 Jan 9
Box 1, Folder 22 New England Historic Genealogical Society
 1916 Feb 18
Box 1, Folder 22 New England Telephone and Telegraph Company
 1917 April 28
Box 1, Folder 22 New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
 1916 Feb 15
Box 1, Folder 22 New York Historical Society
Regarding Routine book business; Charles F. Heartman; New Hampshire history; bibliographic notes.

2 letters
 1915 Sep 4 - 1915 Dec 22
Box 1, Folder 23 New York Public Library
2 letters
 1916 Feb 23 - 1933 Feb 8
Box 1, Folder 23 New York Times
 1904 Oct 7
Box 1, Folder 23 New York University
Regarding book business, bibliographic queries.

 1917 Jan 5
Box 1, Folder 24 Pallsits, Victor H.
 1929 May 21
Box 1, Folder 24 Pickersgill, O. H.
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Box 1, Folder 24 Public Ledger (Philadelphia)
3 letters
 1905 Mar 28 - 1905 May 23
Box 1, Folder 24 Public Library of Cincinnati
Regarding printing; routine book business; John Dunlap.

 1916 Jun 17
Box 1, Folder 24 Publisher's Weekly
Included is December 14, 1907 issue of Publisher's Weekly.

 1907 Nov 18
Box 1, Folder 25 Roden, Robert F.
3 letters
 1902 Jan 4 - 1903 Apr 3
Box 1, Folder 25 Sargent, Scott
Regarding bibliography; early American printing and poetry; Jupiter Hammon; routine book business.

2 letters
 1905 Jun 17 - 1916 Jan 17
Box 1, Folder 26 Taylor, Douglas


6 letters
 1900 Apr 3 - 1919 Jun 2
Box 1, Folder 26 Thomas, Charles R.
Regarding indexing offer; printing bills; William G. Simms.

 1910 Feb 21
Box 1, Folder 27 University of Oklahoma
Regarding possible acceptance of Wegelin's book collection.

 1938 Nov 29
Box 1, Folder 27 University of Pennsylvania
Regarding bibliographic notes.

3 letters
 1915 Jun 19 - 1924 Jan 17
Box 1, Folder 28 Van Hoesen, H. B.
 1930 Jul 2 - 1942 Mar 31
Box 1, Folder 28 Vassar College Library
Regarding routine book business.

 1905 Mar 28
Box 2, Folder 1 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harris Collection; Miss Litchfield; David Jonah; Professor Damon; unknown Regarding routine book business; change of address.

6 letters
 undated
Box 2, Folder 2 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman. Regarding bibliography and routine book business.

4 letters
 1900 Dec 3 - 1902 Mar 29
Box 2, Folder 3 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman; Helen C. Webster. Regarding bibliography; routine book business; discusses with Webster, "The Toilet", book of poems, to which is attached a typescript history of "The Toilet."

6 letters
 1902 May 10 - 1914 Feb 2
Box 2, Folder 4 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman; William H. P. Faunce. Regarding routine book business; Wegelin requests vacant librarian position in letter to Faunce.

6 letters
 1914 Mar 5 - 1915 Dec 31
Box 2, Folder 5 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1916 Jun 26 - 1917 Jun 2
Box 2, Folder 6 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman; Purchasing Department, Brown University. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1917 Jul 14 -1919 Mar 13
Box 2, Folder 7 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1919 Dec 5 - 1922 Jun 22
Box 2, Folder 8 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman. Regarding routine book business.

3 letters
 1922 Nov 15 -1922 Nov 23
Box 2, Folder 9 Wegelin., O.
To Harry Lyman Koopman; Brown university Library. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1923 Jul 17 - 1925 Jan 19
Box 2, Folder 10 Wegelin, Oscar
To F. K. W. Drury of Brown University Library; Brown University Library; Hope B. Litchfield of Brown University Library. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1925 Feb 13 - 1925 Mar 30
Box 2, Folder 11 Wegelin, Oscar
To Hope P. Litchfield of Brown University Library; Brown University Library. Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1925 Apr 17 - 1925 May 25
Box 2, Folder 12 Wegelin, Oscar
To Harry Lyman Koopman; Treasure of Brown University Library, Regarding routine book business.

5 letters
 1925 Oct 1 - 1930 May 1
Box 2, Folder 13 Wegelin, Oscar
To H.B. Van Hoesen; S. Foster Damon. Regarding routine book business.

3 letters
 1931 Apr 22 - 1933 Jan 25
Box 2, Folder 14 Wegelin, Oscar
To S. Foster Damon; Mr. Zorn; H. B. Van Hoesen; Benjamin C. Clough of Brown University Library. Regarding routine book business; bibliography.

6 letters
 1933 Jan 27 -1937 Jan 13
Box 2, Folder 15 Wegelin, Oscar
To David Jonah. Regarding routine book business; donations to Brown University.

5 letters
 1964 Dec 14 - 1965 Apr 14
Box 2, Folder 17 Wegelin, Oscar
To David Jonah. Regarding routine library business; donations to Brown University.

5 letters
 1965 Aug 4 - 1966 Jun 21
Box 2, Folder 18 Wegelin, Oscar
To David Jonah. Regarding routine book business.

4 letters
 1966 Jul 23 - 1966 Dec 4
Box 2, Folder 19 Wesen, Ernest J.
Regarding routine book business; Lincolniana.

5 letters
 1938 Jul 30 - 1954 Mar 8
Box 2, Folder 20 Whitty, J. H.
 1906 Nov 19
Box 2, Folder 20 Wisconsin Free Library Commission
3 letters
 1904 May 25 - 1905 Nov 24
Box 2, Folder 20 Yale University Library
Regarding bibliographic queries; Wisconsin poets and imprints; routine book business; William Dunlap; William G. Simms.

3 letters
 1916 Dec 26 - 1932 Dec 24

Series 2. Manuscript material by Oscar Wegelin, undated
1 box(es)

Container Description Date
Box 2, Folders 21 - 24 Bibliographical notes
Title-page descriptions and printing information of early American plays.

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Box 2, Folder 25 Prose Manuripts: A- First
"The First American Epic (A Forgotten Book)"

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Box 2, Folder 26 Prose manuscrips: Foreword
"Foreword" to "The Letter of a '49er." Copied by Mrs. Oscar Wegelin.

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Box 2, Folder 27 Prose manuscrips: From - Q
"From the appearence in print of....".

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Box 2, Folder 28 Prose manuscripts: R - V
"The River Monster, A Tale of the Mississippi."

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Box 2, Folder 29 Prose manuscripts: W-Z
"What's in a Name?" and "When was the art of printing introduced into the province of Maryland?"

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Box 2, Folder 30 Poetry manuscripts: A - C
"Arthur B. Carlson: 1889 - 1965." and "The Bookmen of Nassau."

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Box 2, Folder 31 Poetry manuscrips: D
"The Dutchman's Tale."

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Box 2, Folder 32 Poetry manuscripts: E - L
  • "Each to Another's Language">
  • "Elizabeth J. Wendell"
  • "Fishin' pals"
  • ">Law Observors"


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Box 2, Folder 33 Poetry manuscrips: M - N
  • "Man's Best Friends"
  • "Mendoza's Old Book Store"
  • "My Boys"


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Box 2, Folder 34 Poetry manuscrips: O - Ta
  • "Ode to the Forensic Club"
  • "The Old Book Man's Lament"
  • "The poets of 'The World' are good...."
  • "Take me back to dear Old Dixie...."
  • "Take me back to Dixie...."


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Box 2, Folder 35 Poetry manuscrips: To
  • "To Arthur B. Carlson at the Three Score"
  • "to Arthur B. Carlson Upon the 60th Anniversary of his Birth"
  • "To Oscar Wegelin"


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Box 2, Folder 36 Prose manuscripts: To
  • "To Susan E. Lyman"
  • "To Vincent Portonova"
  • "Vincent Portonova"


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Box 2, Folder 37 Poetry manuscripts: Tw - We
  • "Two Guys"
  • "We call it 'Justice'"
  • "A Welcome"


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Box 2, Folder 38 Poetry manuscrips: Wh - Z
  • "When Mother Folds her hands in Prayer...."
  • "Where I Have Dwelt"
  • "Willie Gee"


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Box 2, Folder 39 Play manuscripts: A - C
"Captain Kidd"

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Box 2, Folder 40 Play manuscripts: D - L
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the management Begs us to Announce"

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Box 2, Folder 41 Play manuscrips: M - R
"Mr. Johnsing, Am yo married?..." and ">An Old man's Sweetheart."

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Box 2, Folder 42 Play manuscrips: S
"A Secret Rehearsal."

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Box 2, Folder 44 Play manuscrips: S
"Some Rehearsals."

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Box 2, Folder 45 Play manuscrips: W - Z
"The Two Rays."

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Box 2, Folder 46 Play manuscripts: W - Z
"Watch Me Cure Him."

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Box 2, Folder 47 Miscellaneous manuscripts
Miscellaneous notes, bibliographic and poetic.

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Series 3. Miscellaneous manuscript material, 1915-1939
6 folder(s)

Container Description Date
Box 3, Folder 1 Miscellaneous manuscript material not authored by Oscar Wegelin
Items not by Wegelin but copied by him or items by other writers, including Charles Richard Williams, Micah Hawkins, and Gabriel Furman.

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Box 3, Folders 2 - 5 Receipts
Receipts for Book orders or purchases of manuscripts to and from Brown University, Douglas Taylor & Co., Oscar Wegelin, and Adele Wegelin.

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Box 3, Folder 6 Letters not to or by Wegelin
  • American Art Association to Brown University, 1925 Mar 26
  • Faunce, William H. P., to Koopman, Harry Lyman, 1915 Feb 16
  • Van Hoesen, H. B., to Wegelin, Adele, 1939 Nov 15 - 1942 Mar 31. Regarding routine book business; Wegelin's possible position as librarian at Brown University.


 1915-1939

Series 4. Printed material, undated
7 folder(s)

Container Description Date
Box 3, Folder 7 Play programs
Play programs in which Wegelin is credited as actor or playwright.

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Box 3, Folder 8 Obituaries
Obituaries by Wegelin of William Courtenay, John Malone, Harry Lyman Koopman, Daniel Parish, Jr., Francis Perego Harper, Evert Jansen Wendell, and S. Miller Hageman.

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Box 3, Folder 9 Article
"An Interesting Discovery" by Oscar Wegelin, in "The New York Dramatic Mirror", May 1, 1909; also printed notices from Wegelin's bookshop.

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Box 3, Folder 10 Poetry clippings
Includes "Willie Gee", "The Fanatic's Prayer", "A Stay at Home", "Easter, A. D 1918", and "My Closest Friends."

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Box 3, Folder 11 Book reviews
Reviews of Early American Plays 1714 - 1830 and the Simms bibliography; catalog offering Wegelin's Jupiter Hammon for sale.

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Box 3, Folder 12 Printed material not concerning Oscar Wegelin
Items by or about Douglas Taylor, Alfred Goldsmith, Isaac Mendoza Book Shop, and Walter Littlefield.

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Box 3, Folder 13 Prints and photostats not concerning Oscar Wegelin
Title pages of plays and photographs and drawings of Edward S. Courtenay, Wiliam A. Courtenay, and Micah Hawkins.

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