Lucy Dickinson Correspondence
Scope and Content
This collection consists of three letters addressed to Lucy Dickinson, a student at Vassar College at the beginning of the 20th century. Two of the letters are from writer Edward Clary Root and relate to an unnamed manuscript written by Root (undoubtedly a draft of his 1906 novel, Hutington, Jr.: a Romance of Today) and critiqued by Dickinson. Root's letters discuss Dickinson's writings, as well as his own. A third letter, from Dickinson's personal friend, Louise Bass of Atlanta, Georgia, focuses on personal matters but also mentions Root's book.
Dates
- 1905 - 1906
Creator
- Dickinson, Lucy (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], W. C. Thomas Papers, Ms1988-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Biographical Note
Lucy Dickinson, daughter of Dr. Smelt W. and Sarah Isabel Look Dickinson, was born in Marion County, Virginia in 1881. She attended Virginia Intermont College, Vassar College, and Columbia University's Teacher College before working as an advertising copywriter in Lynchburg, Virginia. She was also an active member of the Smyth County Historical Society and the Marion Baptist Church. She married George D. Urquhart; the couple had no children. Lucy Dickinson Urquhart died in Roanoke on January 27, 1975.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection includes three letters addressed to Lucy Dickinson, a student at Vassar College. Two of the letters are from Edward C. Root of New York, New York; the third, from Louise Bass of Atlanta, Georgia.
Source of Acquisition
The Lucy Dickinson Correspondence was acquired by Special Collections in 1988.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Lucy Dickinson Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing and description of the Lucy Dickinson Correspondence commenced and was completed in November, 2018.
- Title
- Lucy Dickinson Correspondence, 1905-1906
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Jackson, Archivist
- Date
- 2018 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu