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Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p> <p>We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>."</p> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items<br />that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> <p></p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Letter A resource containing textual messages sent from one person to another or one person to many people. Text Any textual data included in the document Carina, <br />It is so long since I rec’d your last letter of 14’ oct[?] that I hardly dare send to Colorado Springs, &amp; yet if not there – where? For I have the moment before me, to write you, which I have not had since I rec’d it: where I am convalescing from an illness, all the letters which have been put in a file to answer as soon as possible, are brought to light from the depths of our [spring?] boxes (as the English say) &amp; become as things of the present moment. I am so worked[?] &amp; traveled[?] at other times, that my friends have to be contented with their places in my heart &amp; wait, for the moment to arrive, when time is to a certain extent forced upon me by painful circumstances! Ever since my illness of last Jany &amp; Feby (73) I have had recurrences more &amp; more frequently of these miserable attacks, chilliness &amp; fever (consuming me for days.) generally they have been indication of the formation of matter [underlined] somewhere about my afflicted side. This time, I had been staying in a hothouse [underlined] in Boston, during that long snow &amp; frost snap of 3d week Jany. Then I had anxieties for Miss Stebbins who became miserably ill then, so ill that I had to send for Misschaft[?]. Then came a nervous fear on her part that she would not be able to get away to New York with me when I had to go for a course of readings, this added to the excitement attendant upon my Boston readings, &amp; the anxiety about my New York readings, made me ill, &amp; my first reading in NY, I was in a congestive chill and fever during the whole evening, the only thing I remember of the Evening was the constantly recurring picture of myself as falling forward upon my reading table from – what, I knew not—but [dreaded?]! But they say, I never read as mighty[?] as on that night, so dear, it is evidently not I, C.C. who read, but something through &amp; above me. Suffice it my greatest triumph of my life. I consider this conquest of a New York public, from conviction, not fashion, not fame[?], nor fame elsewhere, but just something, in spite of themselves, for, notwithstanding all this, they are not a public for readings by home made readers. Your friend Winter[?], gave a long version of my reading of Hamlet, failing to see all I intended, saying it was not new [underlined], now if there is anything in the world I have a vanity upon &amp; about, it is the fact that I do read the character of Hamlet very differently from any person I ever heard, especially the scene with Ophelia, which entreats [underlined] her to a nunnery, not drives her, with a loud voice &amp; contemptuous manner, nor do I offer other bullying – Embark &amp; embrace her!!!! This Mr. Winter[?] failed to see, or note if he did see which failure is as bad as not seeing. Then tell it not on Earth[?], he spoke so unworthily[?] of me, through my reading ‘As you like it,’ that I was fair[?] to present the question to my manager as to who was our Mr. Winters comparing the second [underlined] time, if the same person as the first reading, was he[?] – mean nature, it was not the same person. I draw my inference, &amp; the “critic” (by courtesy) falls to the level of all such in our land. We lack education refinement social culture, good breeding [last two words underlined], &amp; therefore we have not a real critic [underlined] on any journal. This much fra noi (between us.) I have no desire to measure swords[?] but with my equals! Am I too conceited! --I left New York for Baltimore on the 5’ to read on the 6’ – another [?] took me in the car, between Phil &amp; Beh’, &amp; for ten days &amp; nights from that night I lay at the Hotel [Carrolton Ball’] – my dear Dr Lippi came over to me. I had a major[?] abscess under my arm, which has caused me great suffering &amp; consequent weakness. Here I have been since the 16’ lying upon the bed, with an Exturponical[?] desk upon my knees, whenever I could sit up, to keep[?] up some of my pleasurable duties, among which this comes. Miss Cushman came on &amp; met me here, with little nino[?] -- &amp; has been a comfort. Miss Stebbins has been very poorly at Villa Garland. I hope she may be able to join me here next week – where I shall remain until the middle of March. Then wander again. I have had to give up my second course of readings in Boston, proposed for the end of March [crossed out: this month] It expect to be in Washington the week of the 6th of April. When are you coming home? &amp; what are you going to do this summer? Have you ever sojourned at Lennox, at any time, &amp; do you know the peculiarity of that air? Your descriptions of Colorado charm me &amp; all. I cannot come this [underlined] season, but if you will go again next season, I will go [ast three words underlined] if I live &amp; am able. Oh my dear friend, I met a few such treasures of people in New York—Mrs Dodge &amp; Mrs [Gratorex?], especially charmed me. Now Goodbye, never mind what I said, I can’t remember now. The flat contradiction from yourself &amp; the flat answer of Mrs Celia Burleigh, that she knows the author &amp; “you are not she” [last four words underlined] go far to convince people [underlined]. Do you believe it will convince her [underlined]? Not if I know her at all. <br />God bless you let me hear from you at your best leisure &amp; believe me Ever, your faithfully C.C. From The name and email address of the person sending the email Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 To The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was sent Jackson, Helen Hunt, 1830-1885 Location The location of the interview La Pierre[?] House Philadelphia, PA, US Geocode (Latitude) 39.9527237 Geocode (Longitude) -75.1635262 Provenance What is the source of the piece of information, where is it derived from? E.g. archive (e.g. scans), research notes by a someone who had access to archival material, published (e.g. in an edited version) , citation (e.g. cited in secondary literature) Helen Hunt Jackson Papers, Part 2, Ms 0156, Box 1, Folder 17, letters from Charlotte Cushman to HH, 1871-75. Transcribed by Nancy Knipe, 2007, <a href="https://libraryweb.coloradocollege.edu/library/specialcollections/Manuscript/HHJ2-1-17.html">https://libraryweb.coloradocollege.edu/library/specialcollections/Manuscript/HHJ2-1-17.html</a>. Accessed 30 March, 2020 Admin Comment Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed does that mean that #213 is the last letter CC received from HH and that #213 is from Oct 14, 1873?<br /><br /><br />kh: ES wrote about this evening to Anne Whitney Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Helen Hunt, Feb 23, 1874 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0267 Description An account of the resource Charlotte Cushman discusses her readings in New York and complains about the press, in particular, the critics.<br /><br />Transcripts courtesy of Nancy Knipe, <a href="https://libraryweb.coloradocollege.edu/library/specialcollections/Manuscript/HHJ2-1-17.html">Colorado College</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1874-02-23 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Cushman, Emma Crow, 1839-1920 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Jackson, Helen Hunt Social Events--Travels Criticism Frustration United States--Boston United States--Boston press coverage travel/touring