Papers of Delia Salter Bacon

Folger bibliographic ID: 230379
Folger call number: FILM Fo. 127.13a
Folger holdings ID: 309059

Many of the later letters discuss Delia Bacon's research on the authorship of Shakespeare's works in England. Correspondents include: Mrs. Alice Bacon, Benjamin W. Bacon, David Bacon, George Blagden Bacon, Leonard Bacon, Leonard W. Bacon, Lucy Johnson Bacon, Theodore Bacon, George Bancroft, Sarah Cary Becker, Catherine E. Beecher, Francis Bennoch, James Buchanan, Charles Butler, Jane and Thomas Carlyle, Messrs. Chapman and Hall, Rufus Choate, Samuel Colman, J.P. Collier, Messrs. Dix and Edwards, Sir Henry Ellis, R.W. Emerson, Edward Everett, Eliza R. Farrar (Mrs. John Farrar), George Fayrer, C.C. Felton, Celina Flower, G.J. Granville, Mrs. W. Grote, Francis L. Hawks, Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne, Arthur Helps, Herriman and Brink, George S. Hillard, Marcus Hodges, R.M. Milnes (later Lord Houghton), J.B. Hume, M. Jones, Rose H. Lathrop, [J.?T.?] Lipscomb, George Littlewood, Sampson Low, Son & co., John Lord, E.B. Lytton (later Baron Lytton), James Martineau, Maria Mitchell, John Murray, Anthony Panizzi, J.W. Parker, Elizabeth Peabody, George Peabody, Alice Bacon Peck, Phillips, Sampson & co., George Palmer Putnam (editor of Putnam's magazine), Bernard and David Rice, Mr. and Mrs. George Ripley, Sarah S. Robbins, Benjamin Silliman, Augustus R. Sleet, Harriet B. Stowe, Thomas H. Taylor (editor of the Tribune), Jonathan M. Wainwright, Thomas S. Williams and Julia Bacon Woodruff

General notes

Delia Salter Bacon is the originator of the Baconian theory These letters and papers were used and quoted extensively by V.C. Hopkins in her life of Delia Bacon, Prodigal puritan, 1959, at the time they were in the possession of Leonard Lee Bacon Also available on microfilm. Microfilm lacking items (82) and (319-323) Gifts of 1969, 1971 and 1994

Extended title: Papers of Delia Salter Bacon 1820-1952 (bulk 1827-1859)

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626 Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865 Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859 Bacon, George B. 1836-1876 Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881 Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907 Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900 Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878 Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890 Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 Butler, Charles, 1802-1897 Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866 Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Correspondence Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859 Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883 Colman, Samuel, 1799- Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Correspondence Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870 Felton, C. C. 1807-1862 Flower, Selina, -1884 Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871 Hawks, Francis L. 1798-1866 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864. Correspondence Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871 Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875 Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879 Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885 Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880 Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926 Littlewood, George, active 19th century Lord, John, 1810-1894 Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873 Martineau, James, 1805-1900 Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889 Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879 Parker, John William, 1820-1860 Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894 Peabody, George, 1795-1869 Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975 Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872 Rice, David, -1860 Ripley, George, 1802-1880 Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861 Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910 Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885 Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867 Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854 Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861

author: Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626
subject: Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865
subject: Bacon, Delia Salter, 1811-1859
subject: Bacon, George B. (George Blagden), 1836-1876
subject: Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
depiction: Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
subject: Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907
subject: Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900
subject: Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
subject: Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
subject: Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890
subject: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
subject: Butler, Charles, 1802-1897
subject: Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866
subject: Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
subject: Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883
subject: Colman, Samuel, 1799-
subject: Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869
subject: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
subject: Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870
subject: Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862
subject: Flower, Selina, -1884
subject: Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871
subject: Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
subject: Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871
subject: Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875
subject: Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879
subject: Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885
subject: Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
subject: Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926
subject: Littlewood, George, active 19th century
subject: Lord, John, 1810-1894
subject: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
subject: Martineau, James, 1805-1900
subject: Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
subject: Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879
subject: Parker, John William, 1820-1860
subject: Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894
subject: Peabody, George, 1795-1869
subject: Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975
subject: Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872
subject: Rice, David, -1860
subject: Ripley, George, 1802-1880
subject: Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861
subject: Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910
subject: Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
subject: Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867
subject: Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854
subject: Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861
correspondent: Bacon, David Francis, 1813-1865
correspondent: Bacon, George B. (George Blagden), 1836-1876
correspondent: Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881
correspondent: Bacon, Leonard Woolsey, 1830-1907
correspondent: Bacon, Theodore, 1834-1900
correspondent: Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
correspondent: Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
correspondent: Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890
correspondent: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
correspondent: Butler, Charles, 1802-1897
correspondent: Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866
correspondent: Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
correspondent: Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859
correspondent: Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883
correspondent: Colman, Samuel, 1799-
correspondent: Ellis, Henry, 1777-1869
correspondent: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
correspondent: Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
correspondent: Farrar, John, Mrs., 1791-1870
correspondent: Felton, C. C. (Cornelius Conway), 1807-1862
correspondent: Flower, Selina, -1884
correspondent: Granville, Granville John, 1807-1871
correspondent: Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
correspondent: Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864
correspondent: Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809-1871
correspondent: Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875
correspondent: Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879
correspondent: Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885
correspondent: Lathrop, Rose Hawthorne, 1851-1926
correspondent: Littlewood, George, active 19th century
correspondent: Lord, John, 1810-1894
correspondent: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
correspondent: Martineau, James, 1805-1900
correspondent: Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889
correspondent: Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879
correspondent: Parker, John William, 1820-1860
correspondent: Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894
correspondent: Peabody, George, 1795-1869
correspondent: Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975
correspondent: Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872
correspondent: Rice, David, -1860
correspondent: Ripley, George, 1802-1880
correspondent: Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861
correspondent: Robbins, Sarah Stuart, 1817-1910
correspondent: Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885
correspondent: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
correspondent: Taylor, Thomas House, 1799-1867
correspondent: Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854
correspondent: Williams, Thomas Scott, 1777-1861
associated with: Dix, Edwards & Co
associated with: Chapman and Hall
associated with: Phillips, Sampson & Company
associated with: Sampson Low, Son & Co