Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century. We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>." <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Letter A resource containing textual messages sent from one person to another or one person to many people. Text Any textual data included in the document [page 1, right] New York. Nov 1 1860 Dear little woman. I thought you were going to remain in New York this whole week. Imagine then my conster- nation. when Fredericks told me yesterday — on my saying I was going to call on you going up from rehearsal. That you & your "boy" had gone to Philadilphia & that he was commencing his engagement last night. This note is just to call on you. & say how sorry I was so find you gone - when I intended to look in upon you & have a chat [page 2] How came "Edwin" (you see I call him as you do.) to commence in the middle of the week? not that it matters so much for the [...] where the having stars at all is a [...]. There for the day of the week they commence matters little! How long do [...] act in Phil. I have been think- ing considerably of what you suggested about acting in con- junction with your beloved I wish it could be carried out- in Boston or even here. or any where — where it would [page 2, right] be advantagious. I have the vanity to believe that I was never acting so well as I am now. Never with so much to audience or brother workers as I am now. & I fancy I could be of some slight good to your boy. What does he say to the idea of acting with me. I dont know why not. if he [...] it should work even here where it might be more value to him to get at once in among, an audience that I have been working twenty years to collect— what does he say. Is he so anxious money wards. that this could [page 1, left] work. I would even [...] [...] Phila & Boston people to wait over Edwin. New York time for me if this could be accomplished desirably to both. Let me hear what you think about it. accept this as my call to you. Dont speak about my suggestion even to the aim but think it over in your own mind & let me have the benefit of your thinkings. & what it amounts to. Mrs & Miss Stebbins send in kindest regard to you Ever lovingly Yours Charlotte Cushman From The name and email address of the person sending the email Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Location The location of the interview New York Geocode (Latitude) 40.712728 Geocode (Longitude) -74.006015 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Charlotte Cushman to Mary Devlin Booth, Nov. 1, 1860 Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Booth, Mary Devlin, 1840-1863 Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 Actors and Actresses--US American Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Fame United States--Philadelphia United States--New York City Social Events--Travels Description An account of the resource Mary Booth has left New York for Philadelphia with her "boy" Edwin without saying goodbye to Cushman. Mary proposed the idea of acting with Edwin to Cushman who considers the benefits of the arrangement. She suggests that her fame in New York could be of some benefit to Booth if he were to act with her there. She asks Mary to think it over - without mentioning it even to the "aim". Cushman states that she was "never acting so well as [she is] now". Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hampden Booth Theatre Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1860-11-01 Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1029 public image (active) social capital