James D. McCabe papers
James D. McCabe (Creator)
The papers of James D. McCabe, Jr. (1842-1883), popular writer of more than 30 works including histories, biographies, plays, poetry and baedekers, consist of letterbooks, unpublished manuscripts, and photographs. The McCabe papers range from 1862 to 1881. The correspondence in McCabe's letterbooks deals chiefly with business and family matters. The letters to his publishers, T.J. Jones, National Publishing, United States Publishing, George H. Blalock, American Publishing, Ziegler, McCurdy and Co., and Hanaford and Co. concern details regarding his works and frequent requests for advances. The family letters focus on the problems of his elderly parents and caring for his younger siblings. Correspondents include Robert E. Lee, George E. Pickett, Shuyler Colfax, James A. August, George S. Boutwell, J.R. Jones, T.J. Jones, T.W. Brown, George A. Rosecrans, E. Bliss, Jr., William G. McAdoo, Horatio Seymour, Robert A. McCabe, William P. McCabe, Daniel T. McCabe, John C. McCabe and J.D. McCabe, Sr. McCabe's unpublished manuscripts indicate his "Cut and Paste" method that produced his voluminous popular works. Of interest in his History of the War Between the States (1862) written in the midst of that conflict; a play, Arthur Pendragon, adapted from Tennyson's Idyls of the King; a biographical sketch of temperance leader Francis Murphy and anecdotal histories of the Mormons and of the United States. The papers appear to have been damaged by fire [perhaps the Library fire of 1908], and there are gaps and unidentified material
Archival Material, English, 1862