Scope and Contents
In addition to documenting Barlow’s writing career the papers also reflect his diplomatic service and business ventures. For example, in a letter to his wife Ruth Baldwin Barlow, Barlow discusses his experience as minister to Algiers. Several documents reflect Barlow’s business interests, including a document composed while Barlow was serving as the European representative for the Scioto Associates. Barlow’s increasing wealth can be seen in an indenture detailing the contents of his Washington, D.C. estate, Kalorama, created when Barlow leased his home to M. Serrurier, French minister to the U.S.
The collection contains several autograph letters written by Joel Barlow to his wife Ruth Baldwin Barlow, friends, and colleagues. Barlow corresponded with a number of notable people, including Sylvanus Bourne, Robert Fulton, Benjamin Latrobe, Fulwar Skipwith, and Noah Webster, among others.
Dates
- 1780 - 1813
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arrangement
Extent
1.54 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Biographical / Historical
Processing Information
- American literature -- 18th century
- Authors -- Connecticut -- 18th century
- Authors, American -- 18th century -- Archives
- Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812
- Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812 (Vision of Columbus)
- Barlow, Ruth, 1755-1818
- Diplomats -- United States -- 18th century
- Maret, Hugues-Bernard, duc de Bassano, 1763-1839
- Poets -- Connecticut -- 18th century
- Poets, American -- 18th century
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Joel Barlow Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke staff
- Date
- September 2013
- 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
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Access Information
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