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Edwin Forrest Letters to James Oakes
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Edwin Forrest was an American actor.
The collection consists of 178 letters by Forrest to his friend James Oakes. The letters are posted from Philadelphia, New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, and other cities, and discuss personal and theatrical matters. One letter of 1849 concerns the Astor Place riot in New York, caused by the rivalrly between Forrest and the English actor William Macready. There is one letter (1869) by James Oakes to Forrest.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
Purchased from John Francis Myers (AM16059).
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
9 folders