Letter

Name/Title

Letter

Entry/Object ID

2022.4.01.011

Description

Letter from Herbert S. Stone and Company Publishers to George W. Harrington, 1903.

Subject

A rejection letter of Harrington's short story collection titled "The Breeze Hill Handicap and Other Stories." The author of the letters suggests that the stories would do better in a magazine than in a book, as the writing is good but the topic of horses is too specific to sell.

Subject Person/Organization

Harrington, George W.

Context

Part of the 2022.4 George W. Harrington collection. Harrington is a published author who spent his summers writing in Mattapoisett. 2022.4.01 is the Professional Correspondence series.

Collection

Letters (MLE)

Acquisition

Notes

2022.4

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Letter Details

Letter Date

Dec 31, 1903

Time Period

20th Century

Parts

Count

1

Parts

Letter without envelope

General Notes

Note Type

Location Note

Note

Originally found in an envelope titled "Letters to be kept. 1903-1904." (2022.4.02.047)

Created By

info@mattapoisettmuseum.org

Create Date

February 27, 2025

Updated By

info@mattapoisettmuseum.org

Update Date

April 1, 2025