Richard Harding Davis
Miscellaneous Correspondence and Other Documents
Held by Special Collections, Linderman Library
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015
Call No.: SC MS 0001
1 box, ca. 125 pieces and 26 posters
Abstract:
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). The documents here include letters, telegrams and notes, mostly written by Davis. It is predominantly letters to his publisher, J. Henry Harper, at Harper & 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.
Contact Information:
Special Collections
Linderman Library
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18015 USA
Phone: 610-758 4506
Fax: 610-758 6091
Email: inspc@lehigh.edu
URL: http://www.lehigh.edu/library/speccoll/specialcoll.html
Processed by:
Special Collections staff
Repository:
Lehigh University, Linderman Library, Special Collections
Creator:
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916
Title:
Richard Harding Davis: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Other Documents
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
[Identification of item], Richard Harding Davis: Miscellaneous Correspondence and Other Documents, SC MS 0001, Special Collections, Linderman Library, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
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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).
Scope and Content Note:
The documents here include letters, telegrams and notes, mostly written by Davis. It is predominantly letters to his publisher, J. Henry Harper, at Harper & 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.
Organization of the Content
Arranged by topically then chronologically. Oversize material foldered and shelved in flat cases.
Indexing Terms:
Davis, Richard Harding, 1864-1916 – Archives
Davis, Rebecca Harding, 1831-1910 – Correspondence
Harper, J. Henry (Joseph Henry), 1850-1938. – Correspondence
Harper & Brothers
Gilder, Richard Watson – Correspondence
Young, William – Correspondence
Davis, Charles Belmont – Correspondence
Lehigh University – Students
Macmillan & Co., London
Scribner’s
Photographic prints.
Posters.
Journalists.
Publishers and authors.
Related Material
Mustard and Cheese documents
The Lehigh Burr
Dr. Allen J. Barthold Papers (1914-1984) SC MS 0138
Description of Collection:
Box 1:
Series I. Correspondence, 1887-1916:
Folder 1.01
1887. Letter (w/transcript) to William Young.
Folder 1.02
1893. 14 letters, 1 telegram, mostly to J. Henry Harper, Harper & Bros., N.Y.
Folder 1.03
1895. Ca. 30 letters, telegrams and cards, mostly to J. Henry Harper, some from Athens, Ga.
Folder 1.04
1897‑1898. Ca. 17 letters, mostly to J. Henry Harper; copy of letter to RHD from Macmillan & Co., London.
Folder 1.05
1899. 4 letters, 2 telegrams to J. Henry Harper.
Folder 1.06
1900. 2 letters, 1 to Rebecca Harding Davis, 1 to J. Henry Harper.
Folder 1.07
1907. 1 letter, to Wm. Whitman Bailey, and letter of transmittal by recipient to Lehigh University (1942).
Folder 1.08
1912. RHD's wedding announcement; 4 letters, 1 portrait photograph to Walters, Lehigh University.
Folder 1.09
1913‑1914.
1 Christmas card, 1 letter to Raymond W. Walters, Lehigh University.
Folder 1.10
1915‑1916. 1 letter to “Pile” from Charles Belmont Davis; 3 letters, 1 telegram to Raymond Walters, Lehigh University.
Folder 1.11 (see Series II)
Folder 1.12
undated. 6 miscellaneous notes and letters.
Folder 1.13
undated. 3 letters sent from Marion, Mass.
Folder 1.14
undated. 8 notes and letters, mostly to J. Henry Harper, sent from Jermyn, London.
Series II: Rebecca Harding Davis letters
Folder 1.11
10 letters from Rebecca Harding Davis to Richard Watson Gilder.
Series IV: Posters
26 laminated posters (located in Flat Case, Drawer 7):
“Dr. Jamison's Raiders”
“Cuba in War Time (3 copies)”
“Our English Cousins”
“The Princess Aline”
“The Bar Sinister” (2 copies)
“In the Fog” (3 copies)
“The Lion and the Unicorn”
“Once Upon a Time” (2 copies)
“The Scarlet Car”
“The Exiles and Other Stories”
“The King's Jackal” (2 different ones)
Scribner's poster for March, including “The Bar Sinister”
Scribner's poster for April, including “Captain Macklin” and photo of Davis
Scribner's poster for April, including RH Davis
Scribner's poster for August, including “A Derelict”
Scribner's poster for August, including RH Davis
Scribner's poster for October, including RH Davis
Scribner's poster for October, including RH Davis “The Battle of San Juan Hill”
Scribner's poster for November, including RH Davis “The Campaign in Porto Rico”