https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/0be6f1dd52314e02c7646adf6e49c84c.pdf 8ba31cc1016b1b6a7d64ff46d12a51c2 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 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 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. 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>." <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 that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> 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. From The name and email address of the person sending the email Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 To The name(s) and email address(es) of the person to whom the email was sent Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881 Location The location of the interview NYC, NY, US Geocode (Latitude) 40.7127281 Geocode (Longitude) -74.0060152 Text Any textual data included in the document [page 1] My dear Lanier  I have just received your letter, and am glad and yet sorry to hear from you. glad, that the long  silence is broken, and very sorry to know that it  had been illness as well as pressure of work which  has caused it. I thought from seeing the announcements  of your books in the papers, that you were perhaps  +++ you ailment, and in bettr [sic] health. —  With regard to the sum of money which you wish to repay me – You will pardon me, if I decidedly refuse to receive it – at least I think you will when you hear my reasons. I never looked upon it as a loan, but  always as a small – very small, compensation to you for the trouble and expense, to which you were subjected at the time I was compelled to disappoint you about the Book. — I think when you/ reflect upon it - you will see that it was no more than justice — and will not subject me to positive pain by returning it to me  — Do not let any question of pride step in between us, I have always had the truest regard  for you - for her [Cushman's] sake, as well as your +++, and I  am sure you will not wound me by refusing me this favor, I hope earnestly you may be bettr [sic] when this reaches you - I should like to hear how  you are getting on If you do not feel able to write perhaps your wife will kindly do so — With my  best wishes — and sympathy for her  I am always [page 2] your faithful friend  Emma Stebbins  I am in better health than I have been  even  for a long time, and am able to work a little, which is a great pleasure to me.  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 Transcript of Letter from Emma Stebbins to Sidney Lanier, Dec 21, 1880 Description An account of the resource This time, it was Lanier who was ill and could not reply to Stebbins's letters. Stebbins is once again addressing financial issues as she refuses to be repaid the sum of money that Lanier was paid for his contribution to Cushman's biography. Eventually, he did not write anything because of a quarrel and misunderstanding with Stebbins. Transcripts by <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/mm92081445/">Jennie Lorenz</a> <h3>Credit</h3> <a href="https://www.loc.gov/">Library of Congress</a>, Charlotte Cushman Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880-12-21 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0306 Subject The topic of the resource Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881 Illness Finances Friendship Journalists/Writers Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Arts--Literature Transcript auto/biography financial concerns