National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Finding Aid Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844-1893) Papers, 1842-1996 (Bulk dates: 1862-1891) Catalog No. LONG 27888; Various Individual Catalog Numbers Longfellow National Historic Site Cambridge, Massachusetts LONGFELLOW NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 105 BRATTLE STREET CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS FINDING AID FOR THE CHARLES APPLETON LONGFELLOW (1844-1893) PAPERS, 1842 - 1996 (BULK DATES: 1862 - 1891) COLLECTION: LONG 27888 VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL CATALOG NUMBERS: Accessions: LONG-01 PREPARED BY ELISABETH DOUCETT UNDER CONTRACT LONG C1720-03-0902 Northeast MUSEUM SERVICES CENTER SUMMER, 2004; REVISED FALL 2006 PHOTOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS BY LAUREN MALCOLM Cover Illustration: Left: Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844–1893) in formal Japanese attire, 1872. Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers (Photographs), 1008-2-2-2-115. Right: Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844-1893) yachting, 1890. Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers (Photographs), 1008-2-2-2-92. 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Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers-- i CONTENTS Preface............................................................................................................................................ iii Restrictions .................................................................................................................................... iv Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Part 1: Collection Description..........................................................................................................3 Scope and Content Note ......................................................................................................5 Series Descriptions..............................................................................................................7 Part 2: Biographical Data...............................................................................................................11 Chronology ........................................................................................................................13 Biography...........................................................................................................................17 Part 3: Collection Listing...............................................................................................................23 I. Journals ..................................................................................................................25 II. Correspondence – Outgoing ..................................................................................32 III. Correspondence – Incoming ..................................................................................32 IV. Personal Materials..................................................................................................33 V. Scrapbooks.............................................................................................................35 VI. Financial Records ..................................................................................................35 VII. Estate Documents...................................................................................................36 VIII. Maps & Charts .......................................................................................................36 IX. Collected Materials................................................................................................36 X. Research Materials.................................................................................................37 XI. Separated Materials................................................................................................37 XII. Oversize Materials .................................................................................................42 XIII. Newsprint Materials...............................................................................................43 XIV. Oversize Newsprint Materials ...............................................................................43 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................. 45 Appendix A. Photographic Materials Documentation.................................................................47 Appendix B. List of Individual Catalog Numbers.......................................................................399 ii –Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers-- iii PREFACE This document, the Finding Aid for the Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844-1893) Papers, 1842 – 1996 (bulk dates: 1862 – 1891), describes the personal papers of Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844 - 1893), traveler, yachtsman, and the elder son of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The collection consists of approximately 8.50 linear feet (approximately 15,300 items) of correspondence, bound journals and scrapbooks, and manuscript maps. Staff working for Historic New England (operated by the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) processed the bulk of these papers under Contract #1720-03-0902 for the Northeast Museum Services Center (NMSC) during the spring and summer of 2004 and produced a draft finding aid. .25 linear feet of materials, previously unidentified, was added to the collection by Margaret Welch, Archivist, NPS, in Summer and Fall 2006. The finding aid of the earlier cataloguing project is obsolete with the release of this document. The contractor thanked the LONG staff, particularly Anita Israel, Archives Specialist, Janice Hodson, former Supervisory Curator, David Daly, Collections Manager, and Jim Shea, Site Manager. The contractor also thanked the staff at the NMSC for their assistance in carrying out this work. The LONG staff, now including Lauren Malcolm, Museum Technician, has continued their invaluable assistance in the project. iv –Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers-- v RESTRICTIONS The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 United States Code 552a) governs the use of materials that document private individuals, groups and corporations. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction if the document does not infringe the privacy rights of an individual, group or corporation. 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This institution also places restrictions on the use of cameras, photocopiers and scanners in the research room. vi –Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers Charles Appleton Longfellow Papers -- 1 INTRODUCTION The Charles Appleton Longfellow (1844–1893) Papers document the life of the oldest child of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and his wife Fanny Appleton Longfellow. They are comprised primarily of journals and correspondence created by Charles during a lifetime spent traveling the globe. Topics include chronicles of what he saw as a 19th century traveler in locations such as Japan, Russia, China and South America; his descriptions of the people he met along the way; and extensive documentation about yachting expeditions, a pastime that occupied much of his time. In February and March 2001, Longfellow Archives Specialist Anita Israel, former NPS/SPNEA1 Archivist Jennifer Lyons, and former NPS/SPNEA Senior Cataloguer Margaret Welch made a survey of the unprocessed manuscripts in the Longfellow National Historic Site (LONG) Archives. The papers of individual Longfellow and Wadsworth family members composed most of this unprocessed material. Longfellow National Historic Site staff and members of NMSC