Joan Flint collection of Washington Irving papers, approximately 1820s-1830s

Collection

Identifier: 1978-016

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The manuscripts include handwritten fragments of Astoria (ca. 1836) and The Sketch Book (ca. 1820s); handwritten manuscript of a tribute to Irving and a tribute to Irving excised from the records of the New York and Massachusetts Historical Society; press cuttings of various Irving obituaries and obituaries of family relations; two engraved, signed portraits of Irving; and a sample of Irving's signature.

Dates

Creation: circa 1820s-1830s

Language

These materials are in English.

Access

This material is open for research use by any registered reader.

Use and Copyright

This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.

Biographical / Historical

Washington Irving was born in Manhattan, New York on April 3, 1783. Early in his childhood he shows signs of becoming a great writer. His family member encouraged him to write and supported him financially. He went on to study law and passed the bar in 1806. He wrote under several pseudonyms and became a sought after writer. "A History of New York," was an instant success. He would go on to write the "Legend of Sleepyhollow," and "Rip Van Winkle." He died on November 28, 1859. Gift of Joan Flint (an indirect descendent of Irving) in the late 1970s