Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Correspondence, 4.75 x 7 in.)
Container:
Item M163
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1900 October 6
Scope and Contents note:
Letter acceding to Pond's request for permission to publish portions of certain lectures by Stanley "with slight reservation." Speaks of being disappointed that Pond is not coming to London, and mentions his lecture to New York's "elite" in November 1890 and his introduction by Depew. He concludes: "Well, the long struggle between Boer and Briton is now rapidly coming to a close. Our success, though pretty thorough considering, is not of that kind that makes us boastful. Had a multitude of things been otherwise than as they were, or as they should have been, Kruger would long ere this have repented of his temerity in challenging England- but let us be grateful for the small mercy that in the end we see prospect for South Africa making amends for the past and becoming on the eve of the 20th Century, a land to regard with hope..."
General note:
M163 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History. Chauncey M. Depew was a United States Senator from New York between 1899 and 1911, and a distinguished orator who introduced Stanley's first American lecture at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
