Letter signed W.V. Byars, Kirkwood, [Missouri], to my dear father, regarding Congressman Phelan’s History of Tennessee, the Plummerville affair, W.V. Byars’ eye, and the struggle to keep his “skirt and hands clean” in writing politics. (Enclosed copy of letter signed “A Southern Woman” to Chas. H. Jones, Esq., editor of The Republic, February 8, 1889, with appreciation for W.V. Byars’ editorials.), 1889 Feb 12

Item — Box: 4, Folder: 12

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.