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Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 2196
Creator: Tinker, Edward Larocque, 1881-1968.
Title: Papers concerning George Washington Cable,
Date(s): 1925.
Quantity: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: Papers assembled by writer Edward Larocque Tinker concerning the American author George Washington Cable.

Acquisition Information:

Historical Note

George Washington Cable (1844-1925) was an American author famous for his fictional treatment of the Creoles of Louisiana. Tinker was a writer and a philanthropist, who was interested in Cable and his relationship with Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904).

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence between Tinker and others concerning Cable, research files assembled by Tinker on Cable, transcripts of Cable's letters to others, and typescripts by Lafcadio Hearn on Cable.

Container List

• (1) Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878- T.L.s. to Edward Larocque Tinker; New York, 30 Apr 1925. 1s.(1p.)
  Enclosed is Publishers's announcement, advertisement torn from the Dec. issue, 1912, of Current literature.

• (2) Asquith, Lady Cynthia (Charteris) 1887- A.L.s.(C. Greene) to Edward Larocque Tinker; [London] 19 May 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  written for Sir James Barrie.
  Enclosed is copy of letter from Tinker to Barrie.

• (3) Baker, Julia K (Wetherill) A.L.s. to Edward Larocque Tinker; [New Orleans, 31 Mar 1925] 1s.(2p.) env.

• (4) Baker, Julia K (Wetherill) A.L.s. to Edward Larocque Tinker; [New Orleans] 21 May 1925. 1s.(4p.) env.

• (5) Baker, Julia K (Wetherill) A.L.s. to [Edward Larocque] Tinker; [n.p.,n.d.] 1s.(2p.)

• (6) Bikle, Lucy Leffingwell (Cable) 1875- A.L.s. to Edward Larocque Tinker; [Philadelphia] 6 Dec 1925. 1s.(4p.) env. and visiting card.

• (7) Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933. A.L.s. to Edward Larocque Tinker; Sheringham, Norfolk, 11 Jun 1925. 1s.(1p.) env.
  Enclosed is copy of letter from Tinker to Birrell.

• (8) Buel, Clarence Clough. A.L.s. to [Edward Larocque] Tinker; Ridgefield, Ct., 12 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (9) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Bibliography and chronology. MS. and TS. material, compiled by Edward Laroque Tinker.

• (10) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Bibliography of editorial comment on Cable. MS. and TS. material.

• (11) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Chronology of Cable's life. TS. and MS. material.

• (12) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Material concerning Cable and his relationship with the Creoles.

• (13) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Notes on Cable's column called Drop shot, from the Picayune.

• (14) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Personal recollections of various people about Cable.

• (15) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Transcripts of letters from Cable to Richard Watson Gilder, and some from Gilder to Cable.

• (16) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Transcripts of Cable letters to Madame Sidonie de la Houssaye.

• (17) Farnum, J L T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; Washington, 7 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (18) [Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925] Miscellaneous notes.

• (19) Cable, Hannah L A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; Northampton, 1 Jun 1925. 1s.(2p.);
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Mrs. Cable.

• (20) Clodd, Edward, 1840-1930. A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; Aldeburgh, Suffolk, 4 Jun 1925. 1s.(1p.) env.;
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Clodd.

• (21) Colton, Arthur Willis, 1868-1943. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New York, 20 Jul [1925] 1s.(1p.);
  enc. is letter from The Enoch Pratt Free Library of Baltimore City.

• (22) Darrow, Whitney. T.L.s. to Frank C. Dodd; New York, 14 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (23) Dicks, Ella. A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New Orleans, 14 May 1925. 1s.(2p.)
  Contains material concerning Dora Richards Miller and her relationship with George W. Cable.

• (24) Dicks, Ella. A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New Orleans, 10 Aug 1925. 2s.(7p.)

• (25) Dodd, Frank C T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 30 Apr 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  enc. are copies of letters from Dodd to Charles Scribner and Lyman B. Sturgis and T.L.s. from Scribner to Dodd.

• (26) Dodd, Frank C T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 3 Jun 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  enclosed is T.L.s. from Henry Hoyns to Frank C. Dodd.

• (27) Drake, Edith True. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; [New York] 1 May 1925. 1s.(3p.);
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Mrs. Drake.

• (28) [Durel?, Lionel C] A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New Orleans, 2 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (29) Ellsworth, William Webster, 1855-1936. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New Hartford, Ct., 6 Jun 1925. 2s.(3p.);
  notes enclosed.

• (30) Ellsworth, William Webster, 1855-1936. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New Hartford, Ct., 26 Jun 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (31) Ellsworth, William Webster, 1855-1936. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New Hartford, Ct., 26 Jun [1925] 1s.(1p.)

• (32) Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936. T.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New York, 9 May 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Gilder.

• (33) Gilder, Rosamond. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; [New York] 11 May 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Rosamond Gilder.

• (34) Gilder, Rosamond. A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; Tyringham, Mass., 8 Jun 1925. 1s.(4p.) env.

• (35) Gilder, Rosamond. T.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; Lee, Mass., 3 Oct 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (36) Hartman, Lee Foster, 1879-1941. T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 5 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (37) Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904. The scenes of Cable's romances. TS.(unsigned); [n.p.,n.d.] 21s.(21p.)

• (38) Hearn, Lafcadio, 1850-1904. Hearn to Krehbiel on Cable. TS. of excerpts from Hearn's letters to Krehbiel which discuss Cable.

• (39) Inness, Julia G A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 6 Jun [1925] 1s.(3p.);
  enc. is a booklet, The only hope, by George Inness, Jr.

• (40) Madigan, Thomas F, 1891-1936. T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 20 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (41) Marim, Louise Hale. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New York, 16 May 1925. 1s.(2p.)

• (42) Odell, George Clinton Densmore, 1866-1949. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New York, 18 Jul 1925. 1s.(3p.)

• (43) [Panil?, Albert Bergeson] A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; Bronxville, 27 Apr 1925. 1s.(3p.)

• (44) Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926. T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; London, 15 May 1925. 1s.(1p.);
  enc. are copies of letters from Tinker to Shorter.

• (45) Tarlton, L B A.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; Franklin, La., 4 Apr 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (46) Taylor, Myron C T.L.s. to Edward Laroque Tinker; New York, 27 May 1925. 1s.(1p.)

• (47) [Tinker, Edward Laroque, 1881-] Copies of letters to various people.

• (48) Violet, Atwood. A.L.s. to [Edward Laroque] Tinker; New York, 5 May [1925] 1s.(2p.);
  enc. is copy of letter from Tinker to Violet.