Collection number: MC 99
Size: 1 box
(0.33 cu.ft.)
About Martin Woodman Hoyt (1847-1924)
Martin Woodman Hoyt was born in Northwood, N.H. on November 26, 1847. He attended both Pittsfield Academy and Dartmouth College. Attending these schools with him was Nathan Robert Goss [1846-1905; Rye, N.H.]. The two became friends and lifelong collaborators in the production of “highly stylized tales of mystery, romance, and the frontier.” Their popular fiction contributed to the “nickel and dime literature” of the late nineteenth century. Hoyt also wrote juvenile literature and contributed articles to Granite State Magazine. In 1912 his collection of articles was published as Rambles Through Whittierland.
See Elizabeth Sherrer Brown’s Masters Thesis, The Life, Letters, and Literary Career of Martin Woodman Hoyt for more information.
About the Martin Woodman Hoyt Letters
The collection contains the letters, of Martin Woodman Hoyt to Nathan R. Goss, his onetime schoolmate at Pittsfield Academy and Dartmouth College. The 224 letters, span the years 1867 to 1884. Most were written from Northwood, N.H. where Hoyt was born and spent most of his life. The letters, discuss college, teaching, family, and the two friends’ writing ambitions.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
This collection is open.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Martin Woodman Hoyt Letters, 1867-1884, MC 99, Milne Special Collections and Archives, University of New Hampshire Library, Durham, NH, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Donated: Edna O. Brown, Date unknown (Accession number: 8919)
Collection Contents
| Box 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Box 1, Folder 1 | Ten letters, May 17, 1867 to April 5, 1868 | |
| Box 1, Folder 2 | Ten letters, April 11 to August 3, 1868 | |
| Box 1, Folder 3 | Ten letters, March 7 to May 21, 1869 | |
| Box 1, Folder 4 | Ten letters, May 26 to July 12, 1869 | |
| Box 1, Folder 5 | Ten letters, July 13, 1869 to November 12, 1871 | |
| Box 1, Folder 6 | Ten letters, January 8 to May 25, 1872 | |
| Box 1, Folder 7 | Ten letters, June 29, 1872 to April 12, 1874 | |
| Box 1, Folder 8 | Ten letters, May 3 to December 19, 1874 | |
| Box 1, Folder 9 | Ten letters, February 14, 1875 to July 18, 1876 | |
| Box 1, Folder 10 | Ten letters, September 17, 1876 to August 26, 1877 | |
| Box 1, Folder 11 | Six letters, September 9 to December 16, 1877 | |
| Box 1, Folder 12 | Four letters, January 6 to March 7, 1878 | |
| Box 1, Folder 13 | Four letters, March 9 to April 29, 1878 | |
| Box 1, Folder 14 | Ten letters, May 9 to September 10, 1878 | |
| Box 1, Folder 15 | Ten letters, September to November 21, 1878 | |
| Box 1, Folder 16 | Ten letters, December 1, 1878 to January 10, 1879 | |
| Box 1, Folder 17 | Ten letters, January 15 to April 18, 1879 | |
| Box 1, Folder 18 | Ten letters, April 27 to December 6, 1879 | |
| Box 1, Folder 19 | Ten letters, January 4 to August 13, 1880 | |
| Box 1, Folder 20 | Ten letters, August 22, 1880 to February 5, 1881 | |
| Box 1, Folder 21 | Ten letters, March 20, 1881 to March 16, 1882 | |
| Box 1, Folder 22 | Ten letters, March 19 to August 29, 1882 | |
| Box 1, Folder 23 | Ten letters, October 11, 1882 to March 29, 1883 | |
| Box 1, Folder 24 | Ten letters, April 7, 1883 to March 4, 1884 | |
| Box 1, Folder 25 | Ten letters
Transcriptions of letters, listed below: May 17, 1867; Mar 21, 1868; Apr 11, 1869; June 24, 1869; Jan. 23, 1874; Nov 19, 1874; July 18, 1876; Aug 29, 1876; Sept 9, 1877; Dec 16, 1877; Mar 7,1878; Apr 10, 1878; Apr 29, 1878; May 9, 1878. Also includes an inventory by date of all letters, prepared by Elizabeth Sherrer Brown. | |
Granite State Magazine, Vol. VI, 1910-1911, p.217
