Willard Fiske Letters to George Allen
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 13-1-280
Scope and content
Typescript copies of letters of Daniel Willard Fiske to George Allen. The letters are almost entirely concerned with the game of chess - e.g. a chess journal, contemporary chess players (notably Paul Morphy), famous chess players from the past, history of chess, chess bibliography, etc. Fiske also comments on other matters including Know-Nothingism (June 21, 1857), the Fiske genealogy, and his interest in Icelandic history and culture. The collection includes both Allen's and Fiske's chess bibliographies.
Dates
- 1856-1859.
Creator
- Fiske, Willard, 1831-1904. (Person)
Language of Material
In English.
Biographical / Historical
George Allen was a professor of languages at the University of Pennsylvania and an authority on the game of chess.
Extent
.2 cubic feet. (.2 cubic feet.)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu