Richard Harding Davis Correspondence and Other Documents
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The documents here include letters, telegrams and notes, mostly written by Davis. It is predominantly letters to his publisher, J. Henry Harper, at Harper and Brothers, but also includes other letters to Raymond H. Walters, Lehigh University, a few letters from Rebecca Harding Davis to Richard Watson Gilder, and letters and telegrams from various persons in Athens, Ga. to J. Henry Harper regarding an incident involving Davis there in 1895.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-1916
Creator
- Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 (Person)
- Davis, Rebecca Harding (Person)
Access Restrictions:
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Use Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice:
Please inquire about copyright information.
Historical/Biographical Note:
Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916) was a student at Lehigh University from 1882-1884. During his stay at Lehigh University, Davis wrote for the Lehigh Burr (student magazine), played in the first varsity football team, and helped founding the Mustard and Cheese, student drama club that has been active since then. Davis wrote many novels and short stories, and was a prominent war correspondent during the Spanish-American War (1898).
Extent
1 box (125 pieces), .5 linear foot + 26 posters
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Richard Harding Davis, 1864-1916, was a student at Lehigh University from 1882-1884. During his stay he wrote many novels and short stories and was a prominent war correspondent during the Spanish-American War (1898). The documents here include letters, telegrams and notes, mostly written by Davis. It is predominantly letters to his publisher, J. Henry Harper, at Harper and Brothers, but also includes other letters to Raymond H. Walters, Lehigh University, a few letters from Rebecca Harding Davis to Richard Watson Gilder, and letters and telegrams from various persons in Athens, Ga. to J. Henry Harper regarding an incident involving Davis there in 1895.
Arrangement of the Collection
Arranged topically then chronologically. Oversized posters are in folders and shelved in flat cases.
Acquisition Information
Donated to Lehigh University Library by Hope Harding Davis (Mrs. Frank Kehrig), daughter of Richard Harding Davis and Bessie McCoy, in October 1942. (See the Brown and White article titled "University Library Houses R. H. Davis Letter Collection" October 6, 1942)
Separated Material:
Oversized posters shelved in map case.
Physical Description
1 box (125 pieces), .5 linear foot + 26 posters
Subject
- Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 -- Archives (Person)
- Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 -- Correspondence (Person)
- Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910 –- Correspondence (Person)
- Harper, J. Henry (Joseph Henry), 1850-1938 –- Correspondence (Person)
- Gilder, Richard Watson –- Correspondence (Person)
- Young, William –- Correspondence (Person)
- Davis, Charles Belmont –- Correspondence (Person)
- Harding family. (Family)
- Harper & Brothers (Organization)
- Lehigh University -- Students (Organization)
- Macmillan & Co., London (Organization)
- Scribner's (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Finding Aid of Richard Harding Davis Correspondence and Other Documents
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- July 8, 2014
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
Lehigh University
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