Scope and Contents
The Edgar Saltus papers contain writings, correspondence, and other materials documenting the life and work of author Edgar Saltus. Writings consist chiefly of drafts, some heavily corrected, for shorter works such as poems, stories, and essays, but include substantive drafts for the novels The Ghost Girl (1922) and The Paliser Case (1919) and other longer works. Correspondence consists of a small number of letters between Saltus and family members, publishers, editors, and other writers, most notably James Huneker and Richard Le Gallienne, and British actor Henry Irving. Other materials include three scrapbooks containing clippings, with reviews and writings, printed ephemera, photographs, and correspondence relating to Saltus, his family, and his third wife, author Marie Florence Giles.
Dates
- 1884-1926
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Edgar Saltus Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Elsie Saltus Munds, 1964.
Arrangement
Organized into three series: I. Writings, 1884-1919. II. Correspondence, 1888-1925. Other Materials, 1889-1926.
Extent
7.02 Linear Feet ((12 boxes) + 1 broadside)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The Edgar Saltus papers contain writings, correspondence, and other materials documenting the life of American author Edgar Saltus.
Edgar Saltus (1855-1921)
Edgar Saltus was a novelist, essayist, and poet. He attended St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire and Yale College in 1876 and 1877, before studying abroad and receiving the degree of LL.B. from Columbia College in 1880, though he never practiced law. Saltus was married three times: to Helen Sturgis Read in November 1883, to Elsie Welch Smith on October 8, 1895, and to author Marie Florence Giles on August 16, 1911. There is considerable scholarship on Saltus, including book-length biographical studies by Marie Saltus (1925) and Claire Sprague (1968). Summary information is available in the standard biographical resources.
Processing Information
Preliminary processing was done to the Edgar Saltus papers at an unknown date. During reprocessing of the collection in 2010, material relating to Saltus that had been donated to the library by sources other than his daughter, Elsie Saltus Munds, and added to the Saltus papers, was removed from the collection. Otherwise, the arrangement of writings and correspondence was largely preserved in Series I and II, and other materials were consolidated in Series III.
Formerly classed as Za Saltus.
- American literature -- 19th century
- American literature -- 20th century
- Authors
- Authors, American -- Archives
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Giles, Marie Florence, 1883?-1960
- Huneker, James, 1857-1921
- Irving, H. B. (Henry Brodribb), 1870-1919
- Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947
- Photographic prints
- Saltus, Edgar, 1855-1921
- Scrapbooks
- Title
- Guide to the Edgar Saltus Papers
- Author
- by Michael L. Forstrom
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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