Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Charles H. Webb (1834-1905) span the years 1859-1924 and consist largely of letters received, corrected drafts of a few of Webb's poems, and some signed copies of poems by others. The letters relate to the writing activities of Webb and of his friends, to publishing, and to his social life. Several letters are addressed to William Dean Howells, who had given them to Webb's daughter Elisabeth for her autograph collection.Correspondents include Thomas Bailey Aldrich, John Kendrick Bangs, William Dean Howells, Whitelaw Reid, Edmund Clarence Stedman, Frank Richard Stockton, Charles Warren Stoddard, Henry Van Dyke, and William Winter.