Series 15: Letterbooks /repositories/5/archival_objects/1014910 108 boxes 1854-1929 May 17 Scope and Contents

Business and editorial correspondence

These letterbooks preserve a pressed ink copy of outgoing, chronological correspondence for the company staff listed below. Each letterbook contains an alphabetical index of recipients showing the page numbers of associated letters. The letterbooks of CS II include 7 volumes of incoming originals, though most letters of authors have been removed and filed in the their respective Author Files. His letterbooks also contains his letters to the respective directors of Scribners' London Office, Charles Welford, Lemuel Bangs, and Charles Kingsley. In addition to volumes listed here, there is miscellaneous mateial: a separate box of copies of letters sent to Robert Louis Stevenson and 4 scrapbooks that contain clippings of publishers' book news, 1874-1903 and book reviews (1854).

 Arrangement

This series is arranged into six subseries: W.C. Brownell, E.L. Burlingame, E.W. Morse, Arthur H. Scribner, J.B. Scribner, and Charles Scribner.

 Subseries 15A: W. C. Brownell /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016773 10 boxes 1892 November 2-1910 December 16 Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of W. C. Brownell from 1888-1910.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 1888 January 4 - 1889 August 9 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024005 1 box 1888 January 4 - 1889 August 9 875 1892 November 2 - 1894 June 4 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024006 1 box 1882 November 2 - 1894 June 4 876 1894 June 4 - 1896 January 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024007 1 box 1894 June 4 - 1896 January 31 877 1896 February 1 - 1897 March 4 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024008 1 box 1896 February 1 - 1897 March 4 878 1897 March 1 - 1898 May 12 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024009 1 box 1897 March 1 - 1898 May 12 879 1898 May 13 - 1900 June 20 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024010 1 box 1898 May 13 - 1900 June 20 880 1900 June 20 - 1902 January 8 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024011 1 box 1900 June 20 - 1902 January 8 881

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 1902 January 8 - 1903 April 21 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024012 1 box 1902 January 8 - 1903 April 21 882 1903 April 25 - 1904 October 26 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024013 1 box 1903 April 25 - 1904 October 26 883 1904 October 26 - 1910 December 16 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024014 1 box 1904 October 26 - 1910 December 16 884 Subseries 15B: E. L. Burlingame /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016774 23 boxes 1879 March 31-1907 November 22 Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of E. L. Burlingame from the years 1879-1907.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 1879 March 31 - 1880 March 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024015 1 box 1879 March 31 - 1880 March 22 885 1880 March 23 - 1882 May 10 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024016 1 box 1880 March 23 - 1882 May 10 886 1881 June 1 - 1882 April 10 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024017 1 box 1881 June 1 - 1882 April 10 887 1882 April 10 - 1883 March 6 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024018 1 box 1882 April 10 - 1883 March 6 888 1886 March 10 - 1886 December 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024019 1 box 1886 March 10 - 1886 December 31 889 1887 January 1 - 1887 April 29 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024020 1 box 1887 January 1 - 1887 April 29 890 1887 April 30 - 1887 October 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024021 1 box 1887 April 30 - 1887 October 31 891 1887 October 31 - 1888 May 13 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024022 1 box 1887 October 31 - 1888 May 13 892 1888 May 1 - 1888 December 21 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024023 1 box 1888 May 1 - 1888 December 21 893 1888 December-1889 September /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024024 1 box 1888 December-1889 September 894 1889 September 11 - 1890 July 26 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024025 1 box 1889 September 11 - 1890 July 26 895 1890 July 26 - 1891 July 29 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024026 1 box 1890 July 26 - 1891 July 29 896 1891 August 4 - 1892 March 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024027 1 box 1891 August 4 - 1892 March 23 897 1892 March-December 2 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024028 1 box 1892 March-December 2 898 1892 December 5 - 1893 December 14 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024029 1 box 1892 December 5 - 1893 December 14 899 1893 December 15 - 1894 November 9 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024030 1 box 1893 December 15 - 1894 November 9 900 1894 November 15 - 1895 September 13 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024031 1 box 1894 November 15 - 1895 September 13 901 1895 September 23 - 1897 September 1 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024032 1 box 1895 September 23 - 1897 September 1 902 1897 September 2 - 1899 July 19 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024033 1 box 1897 September 2 - 1899 July 19 903 1899 July 17 - 1901 September /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024034 1 box 1899 July 17 - 1901 September 904 1901 October 11 - 1903 September /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024035 1 box 1901 October 11 - 1903 September 905 1903 September 8 - 1905 September 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024036 1 box 1903 September 8 - 1905 September 23 906 1905 September 28 - 1907 November 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024037 1 box 1905 September 28 - 1907 November 22 907 Subseries 15C: E. W. Morse /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016775 8 boxes 1887 July 6-1907 June 23 Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of E. W. Morse from the years 1887-1905.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 1887 July 6 - 1890 October 7 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024038 1 box 1887 July 6 - 1890 October 7 908 1893 April 18 - 1894 January 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024039 1 box 1893 April 18 - 1894 January 31 909 1894 December 5 - 1895 August 13 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024040 1 box 1894 December 5 - 1895 August 13 910 1895 August 16 - 1896 April 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024041 1 box 1895 August 16 - 1896 April 22 911 1897 June 13 - 1900 October 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024042 1 box 1897 June 13 - 1900 October 31 912 1900 November 15 - 1902 January 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024043 1 box 1900 November 15 - 1902 January 23 913 1902 January 23 - 1902 October 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024044 1 box 1902 January 23 - 1902 October 31 914 1905 July 5 - 1907 June 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024045 1 box 1905 July 5 - 1907 June 23 915 Subseries 15D: Arthur H. Scribner /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016776 13 boxes 1890 November 26-1906 April 20 Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of Arthur H. Scribner from the years 1890-1906.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 1890 November 26 - 1892 November 14 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024046 1 box 1890 November 26 - 1892 November 14 916 1892 November 15 - 1894 August 31 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024047 1 box 1892 November 15 - 1894 August 31 917 1894 August 31 - 1896 March 17 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024048 1 box 1894 August 31 - 1896 March 17 918 1896 March 18 - 1898 September 7 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024049 1 box 1896 March 18 - 1898 September 7 919 1897 September 29 - 1898 October 7 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024050 1 box 1897 September 29 - 1898 October 7 920 1898 October 7 - 1899 October 17 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024051 1 box 1898 October 7 - 1899 October 17 921 1899 October 18 - 1901 January 20 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024052 1 box 1899 October 18 - 1901 January 20 922 1901 January 24 - 1901 December 4 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024053 1 box 1901 January 24 - 1901 December 4 923 1901 December 5 - 1902 November 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024054 1 box 1901 December 5 - 1902 November 22 924 1902 November 24 - 1903 November 10 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024055 1 box 1902 November 24 - 1903 November 10 925 1903 November 10 - 1904 December 15 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024056 1 box 1903 November 10 - 1904 December 15 926 1904 December 16 - 1906 January 11 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024057 1 box 1904 December 16 - 1906 January 11 927 1906 January 11 - 1906 April 20 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024058 1 box 1906 January 11 - 1906 April 20 928 Subseries 15E: J. B. Scribner /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016777 7 boxes 1870 March-1879 January Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of J. B. Scribner from the years 1869-1879.

 Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

 1870 March-1870 October /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024059 1 box 1870 March-1870 October 929 1870 October-1871 September /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024060 1 box 1870 October-1871 September 930 1871 October-1874 January /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024061 1 box 1871 October-1874 January 931 1874 February-1876 October /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024062 1 box 1874 February-1876 October 932 1876 October-1877 September /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024063 1 box 1876 October-1877 September 933 1877 September-1878 October /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024064 1 box 1877 September-1878 October 934 1878 October-1879 January /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024065 1 box 1878 October-1879 January 935 Subseries 15F: Charles Scribner /repositories/5/archival_objects/1016778 47 boxes 1854-1929 May 17 Scope and Contents

Consists of the letterbooks of Charles Scribner for the years 1875-1929.

 Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by title.

 Charles Scribner (Part I) /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024066 26 boxes 1875 November 22-1906 April 1875 November 22 - 1878 March 19 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029133 1 box 1875 November 22 - 1878 March 19 936 1878 April 20 - 1878 November 11 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029134 1 box 1878 April 20 - 1878 November 11 937 1878 November 11 - 1879 July 1 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029135 1 box 1878 November 11 - 1879 July 1 938 1879 July 1 - 1880 May 18 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029136 1 box 1879 July 1 - 1880 May 18 939 1880 May 18 - 1881 June 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029137 1 box 1880 May 18 - 1881 June 22 940 1881 June 22 - 1882 February 28 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029138 1 box 1881 June 22 - 1882 February 28 941 1882 February 28 - 1883 February 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029139 1 box 1882 February 28 - 1883 February 23 942 1883 February 24 - 1884 January 30 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029140 1 box 1883 February 24 - 1884 January 30 943 1884 January 30 - 1885 February 10 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029141 1 box 1884 January 30 - 1885 February 10 944 1885 February 10 - 1886 February 17 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029142 1 box 1885 February 10 - 1886 February 17 945 1886 February 18 - 1887 January 22 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029143 1 box 1886 February 18 - 1887 January 22 946 1887 January 24 - 1888 January 16 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029144 1 box 1887 January 24 - 1888 January 16 947 1888 January 18 - 1889 October 30 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029145 1 box 1888 January 18 - 1889 October 30 948 1889 November 1 - 1891 March 13 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029146 1 box 1889 November 1 - 1891 March 13 949 1891 March 16 - 1893 March 4 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029147 1 box 1891 March 16 - 1893 March 4 950 1893 March 8 - 1895 February 1 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029148 1 box 1893 March 8 - 1895 February 1 951 1895 February 1 - 1896 December 21 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029149 1 box 1895 February 1 - 1896 December 21 952 1896 December 21 - 1898 February 19 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029150 1 box 1896 December 21 - 1898 February 19 953 1898 February 21 - 1899 June 20 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029151 1 box 1898 February 21 - 1899 June 20 954 1899 June 20 - 1900 July 26 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029152 1 box 1899 June 20 - 1900 July 26 955 1900 July 26 - 1901 September 23 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029153 1 box 1900 July 26 - 1901 September 23 956 1901 September 23 - 1902 September 25 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029154 1 box 1901 September 23 - 1902 September 25 957 1902 September 25 - 1903 November 10 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029155 1 box 1902 September 25 - 1903 November 10 958 1903 November 10 - 1905 January 24 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029156 1 box 1903 November 10 - 1905 January 24 959 1905 January 24 - 1906 March 1 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029157 1 box 1905 January 24 - 1906 March 1 960 1906 March 1 - 1906 April /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029158 1 box 1906 March 1 - 1906 April 961 Charles Scribner (Part II), 1875-1882 (incoming originals) /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024067 7 boxes 1875-1882 December 27 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029159 1 box 1875-1877 962 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029160 1 box 1877-1878 963 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029161 1 box 1878-1879 964 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029162 1 box 1877-1879 965 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029163 1 box 1879-1880 966 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029164 1 box 1881 January 1 - 1882 March 28 967 Incoming letters /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029165 1 box 1882 February 14 - 1882 December 27 968 Charles Scribner (Part III), 1879-1929 (To London) /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024068 9 boxes 1854-1929 May 17 To Charles Welford /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029166 1 box 1879 August 1 - 1882 December 19 969 To Charles Welford and to L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029167 1 box 1883 January 3 - 1887 October 14 970 To L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029168 1 box 1887 October 3 - 1893 January 24 971 To L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029169 1 box 1893 February-1900 January 972 To L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029170 1 box 1900 February 8 - 1905 June 13 973 To L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029171 1 box 1905 June 20 - 1906 November 18 974 To L. W. Bangs /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029172 1 box 1906 November-1913 October 975 To L. W. Bangs and to Mr. Kingsley /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029173 1 box 1919 October 13-1929 May 17 976 Book Reviews /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029174 1 box 1854 977 Scrapbooks of Advertisements /repositories/5/archival_objects/1024069 5 boxes 1874 December-1903 1874 December-1877 August 12 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029175 1 box 1874 December-1877 August 12 978 1877 August 12 - 1887 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029176 1 box 1877 August 12 - 1887 979 1888-1897 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029177 1 box 1888-1897 980 1898-1903 /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029178 1 box 1898-1903 981 Photostats /repositories/5/archival_objects/1029179 1 box 1886-1895 982 Scope and Contents

Photostats of Charles Scribner's Letterbooks, 1886. Letters from Charles Scribner to R. L. Stevenson and letters from Burlington to R. L. Stevenson, 1887-1894. Originals from letterbook circa 1886.