Guide to the Edward Dexter Emerson letter to Anna Emerson, 1854 April 8
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-9653
email:digitalcollections@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Edward Dexter Emerson letter to Anna Emerson |
| Date range: | 1854 April 8 |
| Creator: | Emerson, Edward Dexter |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection contains a typescript copy of a letter from Edward Dexter Emerson to his sister, Anna Emerson, written in April of 1854. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0099 |
Scope & content
The collection consists of a typescript letter copied from the 1854 original. In the letter, Edward Dexter Emerson details to his sister, Anna Emerson of Providence, Rhode Island, the reasons why he had not written to her in over a year. In the letter, Emerson discusses the various jobs he held, including helping on a river claim, chopping wood, working a mine until he cut his foot, and taking up farming. He often discusses the weather, and money paid or owed to him.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Topics Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection contains one item and therefore has no current arrangement.
Biographical/Historical Note
Edward Dexter Emerson was born in 1832 and went to California during the Gold Rush around 1850. By 1860, Emerson had moved back to Providence, and in 1862 enlisted in the Civil War. Emerson died in 1897.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Edward Dexter Emerson letter to Anna Emerson, MSS-0099, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-9653 email:digitalcollections@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2000. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica Denison.. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Related material: | Rhode Island College Special Collections also holds a letter written to Edward Dexter Emerson’s grandfather: Stephen Olney letter to Jeremiah Dexter, MSS-0102. |
| Location of originals: | The collection is a transcribed letter of an original, however Special Collections does not have information on the location of the original. |
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
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