E. Bruce Kirkham papers
RG.04.01.23
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E. Bruce Kirkham papers RG.04.01.23
Table of Contents
Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3
Biographical Note.......................................................................................................................................... 5
Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 5
Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................5
Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5
Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 7
Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999..................................................................................... 7
Series 2: E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1964-2004..................................................................... 11
Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977................................................. 13
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Summary Information
Repository
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Title
E. Bruce Kirkham papers
Date
1900-2004
Extent
4.0 Cubic feet 11 Boxes
Language
English
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
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Biographical Note
E. Bruce Kirkham was a professor of English at Ball State University from 1968 to 2000. Kirkham
taught 18th and 19th century American literature and is a respected scholar of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
He has published several articles and books on this subject including The Building of Uncle Tom's
Cabin, published in 1977. In 1975 Kirkham began The Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library,
an association of people dedicated to growing and enhancing the library system through contributions of
library materials or financial donations. After retiring from Ball State University in 2000, Kirkham moved
to Maine to become the owner of The Melancholy Lobster, an antiquarian book search and appraisal
service.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the papers and correspondence of E. Bruce Kirkham. It includes materials on the
subject of Harriet Beecher Stowe and other members and associates of the Stowe family. The collection
also includes the correspondence and index cards from Kirkham's Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census
conducted in the 1970s.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
Series 2: E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1964-2004
Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Administrative Information
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Publication Information
Ball State University Archives and Special Collections
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State
University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to
Archives and Special Collections.
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Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
Collection Inventory
Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
Armstrong, Ray L. articles, undated
Beecher Family articles, 1975-1976
Beecher, John articles and newspaper clippings, 1962-1978
Bookman, A. "Bernard Quaritch" , The Bookman, February 1900
The Building of Uncle Tom's Cabin articles and newspaper clippings,
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1977-1984
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp research materials, undated
Friends of the Bracken Library lecture programs and newsletters,
1979-1987
Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Stowe-Day Memorial Library
publications and newspaper clippings, 1968-1987
Henson, Josiah research material photocopies and transcriptions,
1908-1918, undated
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Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
Kirkham, E. Bruce English 601: The Textbook, 1999
Kirkham, E. Bruce, Harriet Beecher Stowe notes, undated
Kirkham, E. Bruce The Letters of Harriet Beecher Stowe Volume 1:
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1824-1851 sample pages, undated
Kirkham, E. Bruce newspaper clippings, 1968-1983
Kirkham, E. Bruce The Pearl of Orr's Island Introduction photocopies,
1979
Kirkham, E. Bruce published articles, 1971-1976
Kirkham, E. Bruce published articles, 1980-1990
Kirkham, E. Bruce published articles and book reviews, 1967-1987
Kirkham, E. Bruce "To the Ladies: Three Unrecorded Essays by Harriet
Beecher Stowe" manuscript, notes, and correspondence, 1990, undated
Kirkham, E. Bruce "Travels with Hatty and Charley: the Writing of Sunny
Memories or Foreign Land" drafts, notes, and other materials, undated
Kirkham, E. Bruce Uncle Tom's Cabin Manuscript photocopies,
transcriptions, and notes, undated
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Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
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Microfilm index cards, undated
Miner, Myrtillia letter transcriptions and photocopies, undated
Myrtillia Miner: A Memoir photocopy and correspondence, 1976
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Myrtillia Miner Papers microfilm, undated
Miscellaneous articles, recipes, and newspaper clippings, 1973-1989
Plymouth Collections of Hymns and Tunes; For the Use of Christian
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Congregations Part 1 songbook photocopy, 1856
Plymouth Collections of Hymns and Tunes; For the Use of Christian
Congregations Part 2 songbook photocopy, 1856
Plymouth Collections of Hymns and Tunes; For the Use of Christian
Congregations Part 3 songbook photocopy, 1856
Rottenberg, Dan "Eliza Harris Slept Here" Chicago Tribune Magazine,
May 27, 1984
Stowe, Frederick correspondence photocopies and research materials,
1970
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Series 1: E. Bruce Kirkham papers, 1900-1999
Stowe, Harriet Beecher articles and newspaper clippings, 1973-1986,
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher articles, research bibliography, and notes, 1970,
undated
Stowe, Harriet Beecher handouts, undated
Stowe, Harriet Beecher Publications bibliography, undated
Stowe, Harriet Beecher and George Sand articles and newspaper clippings,
1970-1979
The Stowe Society membership directory and newsletter, 1996-1997
Street, Alfred Bishop notes, undated
Tarkington, Newton Booth research materials, 1974, undated
Uncle Tom's Cabin First Edition Bindings photographs and photocopies,
undated
Women and Society Conference materials, 1979
"Women and Society" Symposium schedule and bruchures, 1979, undated
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Uncle Tom's Cabin manuscript page facsimile, undated
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Series 2: E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1964-2004
Series 2: E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1964-2004
Akard, William and E. Bruce Kirkham articles and correspondence, 1972,
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Bailey, J.O. and E. Bruce Kirkham articles and correspondence,
1974-1977
Bayh, Birch and E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1969-1972
Beecher Family correspondence and other materials, 1966-1973
Bibliographical guides to Southern and Midwestern literature articles and
correspondence, 1936-1976
Comparator Research Associates correspondence, 1968-1973
Davis, Curtis Carroll and E. Bruce Kirkahm correspondence, 1972-1977
Dictionary of Literary Biography correspondence and articles, 1985
Edmundson Family correspondence, 1970-1971
Encyclopedia of American Literature correspondence, 1987-1991
English Department Lecture Series correspondence and other materials,
1973
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Series 2: E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence, 1964-2004
Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Stowe-Day Memorial Library
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correspondence, 1965-1981
Harriet Beecher Stowe House and Stowe-Day Memorial Library
correspondence, 1980-1997
Harriet Beecher Stowe Research correspondence, 1966-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Research correspondence, 1971-1977
Hayashi, Tetsumaro and E. Bruce Kirkham articles and correspondence,
1980-1981, 1993
Hedrick, Joan D. and E. Bruce Kirkham correspondence and other
materials, 1983-1993
Holman, C. Hugh and E. Bruce Kirkham articles and correspondence,
1966-1982
Horn Books correspondence, 1976
Kirkham, E. Bruce articles and correspondence, 1964-1970
Kirkham, E. Bruce articles and correspondence, 1964, undated
Kirkham, E. Bruce professional correspondence, 1976-1988
Kirkham, E. Bruce professional correspondence, 1968-2004
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Kirkham, E. Bruce correspondence and copyright materials, 1969-1988
Kirkham, E. Bruce "Editing the Letters of Harriet Beecher Stowe" Friends
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of Lehigh Library address and correspondence, 1990
Kirkham, E. Bruce Sabbatical correspondence and report, 1996
National Endowment for the Humanities Travel Grant applications and
correspondence, 1985-1991
Thomas Nichols correspondence, 1971
Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census correspondence and statistics,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Alabama Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Alaska Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Arkansas Library correspondence,
1971
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Arizona Library correspondence,
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census California Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Colorado Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Connecticut Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Washington, D.C. Library
correspondence, 1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Delaware Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Florida Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Georgia Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Hawaii Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Idaho Library correspondence, 1971
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Illinois Library correspondence,
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Indiana Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Iowa Library correspondence, 1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Kansas Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Kentucky Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Louisiana Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Maine Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Maryland Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Massachusetts Library
correspondence, 1971-1976
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Michigan Library correspondence,
1971-1976
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Minnesota Library correspondence,
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Mississippi Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Missouri Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Montana Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Nebraska Library correspondence,
1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Nevada Library correspondence,
1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census New Hampshire Library
correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census New Jersey Library correspondence,
1971-1976
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census New Mexico Library
correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census New York Library correspondence,
1971
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census North Carolina Library
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correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census North Dakota Library
correspondence, 1971
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Ohio Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Oklahoma Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Oregon Library correspondence,
1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Pennsylvania Library
correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Puerto Rico Library correspondence,
1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Rhode Island Library
correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census South Carolina Library
correspondence, 1971-1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census South Dakota Library
correspondence, 1972
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Series 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census materials, 1971-1977
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Tennessee Library correspondence,
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Texas Library correspondence, 1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Utah Library correspondence, 1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Vermont Library correspondence,
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Virginia Library correspondence,
1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Washington Library correspondence,
1972-1976
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census West Virginia Library
correspondence, 1972
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census Wisconsin Library correspondence,
1972
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census index cards, undated
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census index cards, undated
Harriet Beecher Stowe Letter Census index cards, undated
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