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Inventory of the Eugene (Sadler) Ashton Collection,
95m03 Inventory of the Eugene (Sadler) Ashton Collection, 187?-189? Archives Staff Special Collections Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Kentucky Historical Society 1995 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, April 2000. ENG Inventory of the Eugene (Sadler) Ashton Collection, 187?-189? Collection number: 95M03 Contact Information Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 1995 Encoded by: Apex Data Services Copyright 1999 Kentucky Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Eugene (Sadler) Ashton Collection, 187?-189? 95M03 Ashton, Eugene Sadler 1 box,.5 c.f. Fair --> Kentucky Historical Society Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available. Permission for commercial use must be requested from the Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections. [Identification of item], Eugene (Sadler) Ashton Collection, 187?-189?, 95M03,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort. Eugene (Sadler) Ashton, originally from Kentucky, was a minor literary writer of the late 19th century. He also resided in Washington, D.C. and New York City Much of the collection consists of published and unpublished literary works in handwritten form. Also included are scrapbooks, address books and letters. One letter is from Miss Rose E. Cleveland written while her father was president. Another is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow shortly before he died. Item list included in box. Creator's Occupation: Poet and author County: Fayette, Fleming, New York, Washington D.C. Arrangement: Original order American literature--19th century--Kentucky Kentucky--History--Sources Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 Container List Address book Jan. 1886 Address boook Scrapbook 1882-1887 Scrapbook - clippings and letters (includes a note from Miss Rose E. Cleveland while her father was president). All concern Ashton's poetry and readings. Handwrittern literary works including original plays, short stories, novels, poems and narrative accounts Poems Novels, articles and stories: "Louis Phillipe in Kentucky" "Aunt Rebbeca" "Uncle Josh' "Parson Lordly" "Madame De Pontalba" "A Visit to Frankfort" "Untitled" "The French Quarter of New Orleans" "Chat about Miss Ella Wheeler Wilcox the Wisconsin Poetess" "Miss Cleveland in School Again" "Mrs. Janis (?) Brown Potter" "The Real Names Behind one of the Popular Nomes des Plumes" "Uncle Zachari?" "Mammy Melis"' (?) "Zula" "Miss Polly" Letter from Henry W. Longfellow Letter Notebooks 2 notebooks