Box 1
Contains 408 Results:
Inventory to collection (perhaps compiled by William V. Byars or the donor) (47 pages), No date
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.
Postcard signed Thos. McGregor to W.V. Byars, Mason Depot, Tennessee (in care of John Epperson, Covington, Tennessee), regarding yellow fever epidemic; “dead-wagons are as common as drays on the street.” Enclosed letter signed C.G. Fisher, Gage & Fisher, Memphis, Tennessee, to Dr. T.H. McGregor, August 28, 1878, advising him not to seek employment in Memphis due to a yellow fever outbreak., 1878
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.
Letter signed Jon. Grant Hall[?], House of Representatives, Nashville, Tennessee, to W.V. Byars, Covington, Tennessee, briefly discusses 41st General Assembly; “We have been cursed, slandered, and abused.”, 1879 Mar 20
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.
Letter signed Chas. E. Slayback, St. Louis, to W.V. Byars, regarding Geo. M. Wilde’s financial troubles and money owed to Byars. Includes draft of Chas. E. Slayback for $195 made out to W.V. Byars., 1883 Aug 7
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.
Letter from Chas. E. Slayback, New Orleans, to my dear Byars, regarding draft Geo. Wilde has not paid to Byars. (Portion of letter is torn off.), 1883 Dec 5
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.
Letter signed John J. O’Neill, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to Wm. V. Byars, in reply to letter from Byars. Discusses being bedridden, and also partisanship in regards to voting on a tariff bill., 1884 Apr 11
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.
Letter signed T.F. Bayard [Thomas F. Bayard], U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., to W.V. Byars, St. Louis, in reply to a letter from Byars thanking him for publicity and political encouragement., 1884 June 14
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.
Brief letter signed George William Custis, West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, to my dear sir, in reply to note from Byars., 1884 June 14
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.
Letter signed John J. O’Neill, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., to dear friend Byars, regarding a speech made in Congress referring to labor law., 1884 June 29
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.
Letter signed T.F. Bayard [Thomas F. Bayard], Wilmington, Delaware, to dear sir, regarding Bayard’s nomination as a presidential candidate., 1884 July 11 [or 16]
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.