Edwin Collins Frost and William Henry Frost Papers, 1890-1941

(bulk 1890-1927)

John Hay Library , Special Collections
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: 401-863-2146
email: hay@brown.edu

Published in 2013

Collection Overview

Title:	Frost (Edwin Collins) and William Henry Frost Papers
Date range:	1890-1941, (bulk 1890-1927)
Creator:	Frost, Edwin Collins, 1867-1956
Abstract:	This collection, dating from 1890 to 1941, consists of letters addressed to both Edwin Collins Frost (1867-1956) and William Henry Frost (1863-1902) and a small autograph collection. Edwin Collins Frost was an assistant and instructor of rhetoric at Brown University from 1895 to 1898 and the cataloguer of Marsden J. Perry's Shakespeare Collection from 1901 to 1907. William Henry Frost joined the New York Tribune in 1887 as a reporter and drama critic and was the author of four books for children.
Language of materials:	English
Repository:	John Hay Library , Special Collections
Collection number:	Ms.78.7

Scope & content

This collection of approximately 80 items, largely dated from 1890 through 1910, consists of letters addressed to the Frost brothers, Edwin Collins (who lived in Providence) and William Henry (a resident of New York City). The collection also includes a small selection of autographs from William Henry Frost's autograph collection, two letters addressed to "Mr. Frost" (without any indication as to which of brother the letters might have been addressed), and two letters to third parties by others (one mentioning Edwin Collins Frost).

Access Points

Subject Names

• Aldis, Harry Gidney, 1863-1919
• Allinson, Francis Greenleaf, 1856-1931
• Bates, Katharine Lee, 1859-1929
• Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936
• Carleton, Clifford, 1867-
• Corbin, John, 1870-1959
• Dolmetsch, Arnold, 1858-1940
• Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
• Elliot, Maud Howe, 1854-1948
• Fiske, Minnie Maddern, 1865-1932
• Frohman, Charles, 1860-1915
• Frost, Edwin Collins, 1867-1956
• Frost, William G. (William Goodell), 1854-1938
• Frost, William Henry, 1863-1902
• Hempl, George, 1859-1921
• Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910
• Kendall, Madge, 1849-1935
• Krehbiel, Henry Edward, 1854-1923
• Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
• Lincoln, John L. (John Larkin), 1817-1891
• Mansfield, Richard, 1857-1907
• Matthews, Brander, 1852-1929
• Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton), 1853-1934
• O'Rell, Max, 1848-1903
• Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
• Quesada, Gonzales de, 1868-1915
• Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912
• Savage, Richard, 1847-1924
• Smith, Francis Hopkinson, 1838-1915
• Stetson, Charles Walter, 1858-1911
• Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, Sir, 1853-1917
• Winter, William, 1836-1917
• Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939

Subject Organizations

• Berea College
• New York Tribune (New York, NY)
• Providence Art Club

Subject Topics

• England--Description and travel
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Bibliography
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Stage history
• Theater--United States

Occupations

• Authors
• College teachers
• Reporters and reporting
• Theater critics

Document Types

• Autographs
• Letters (Correspondence)
• lists

Subject Topics

• Rhode Island/Local Interest

Arrangement

The collection consists of five series:

• Series 1. Letters to Edwin Collins Frost, Providence, RI
• Series 2. Letters to William Henry Frost, New York, NY
• Series 3. Letters to "Mr. Frost"
• Series 4. Letters by others
• Series 5. William Henry Frost's autograph collection

Biographical note

Edwin Collins Frost (1867-1956) received an A.B. in 1890 and an A.M. in 1897 from Brown University. He was an assistant in rhetoric at Brown from 1895 to 1896 and later an instructor of rhetoric from 1896 to 1898. Frost was the cataloguer of Marsden J. Perry's Shakespeare Collection from 1901 to 1907, and was known as a traveler and an author.

William Henry Frost (1863-1902), brother of Edwin Collins Frost, received an A.B. from Brown in 1886. He joined the New York Tribune staff in 1887 as a general reporter and in 1889 became the dramatic news reporter. He received an A.M. from Brown in 1889. He was the author of four books for children (illustrated by Sidney R. Burleigh of Providence, RI), The Wagner Story Book (1894), The Court of King Arthur (1896), The Knights of the Round Table (1897), and Fairies and Folk Ireland. He died of unsuspected diabetes, aged 39 years.

Access & Use

Access to the collection:	There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested..
Use of the materials:	Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. Researchers should note that compliance with copyright law is their responsibility. Researchers must determine the owners of the literary rights and obtain any necessary permissions from them.
Preferred citation:	Edwin Collins Frost and William Henry Frost Papers, Ms.78.7, Brown University Library.
Contact information:	John Hay Library , Special Collections Box A Brown University Providence, RI 02912 Tel: 401-863-2146 email: hay@brown.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
Acquisition:	Gift of Edwin Collins Frost in 1941.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID
Encoding:	This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-25

Additional Information

Other information:

Brown University Library catalog record for this collection: Edwin Collins Frost and William Henry Frost Papers

Inventory

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