ma223 Sherwin Cody (AC 1889) Correspondence, 1893-1916 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Miranda Marraccini (AC 2012), Peter A. Nelson. Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Amherst, MA
2012 Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Peter A. Nelson. 2012-03-19 Finding aid written in English Collection Overview Cody, Sherwin, 1868-1959 Sherwin Cody (AC 1889) Correspondence 1893-1916 1 archives box (0.5 linear ft.) English Amherst College Archives and Special Collections
Amherst, MA
The collection consists almost entirely of incoming correspondence, mostly concerning social affairs, editorial work, and publishing. Correspondents include a wide range of writers, editors, and artists, including Edmund Gosse, Walter Blackburn Harte, William Dean Howells, Arthur Curtiss James (AC 1889), Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Lee Masters, and William Butler Yeats. Biographical Note

Alpheus Sherwin Cody (November 30, 1868-April 4, 1959) was an American writer and entrepreneur who developed a long-running home-study course in speaking and writing and a signature series of advertisements asking "Do You Make These Mistakes in English?" A critic of traditional English education, Cody advocated colloquial style and grammar. His course, presented in a patented workbook format which he described as "self-correcting," was purchased by over 150,000 students from its inception in 1918. He published essays, books and articles virtually nonstop from 1893 through 1950. As an Amherst undergraduate, he studied with Professor John Franklin Genung and worked as a secretary to President Julius Hawley Seelye. He was the father of Morrill Cody (AC 1921).

 Scope and Contents of the Collection

The collection consists almost entirely of incoming correspondence, mostly concerning social affairs, editorial work, and publishing. Correspondents include a wide range of writers, editors, and artists, including Edmund Gosse, Walter Blackburn Harte, William Dean Howells, Arthur Curtiss James (AC 1889), Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Lee Masters, and William Butler Yeats.

 Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into one series:

Sherwin Cody (AC 1889) Correspondence, 1893-1916

There is no restriction on access to the Sherwin Cody Correspondence for research use. Particularly fragile items are restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish material from the Sherwin Cody Correspondence should be directed to the Archives and Special Collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in Sherwin Cody Correspondence [Box #, Folder #], Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

Gift of E. Morrill Cody (AC 1921), 1965.

In 2011 the collection was removed from the Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection to form its own collection.

Alumni Biographical file - 1889 - Cody, A. Sherwin Morrill Cody (AC 1921) Papers

SERIES 1: SHERWIN CODY (AC 1889) CORRESPONDENCE, 1893-1916 1 1 Alden, Henry Mills, editor of Harper's Magazine, New York, TL 1894 May 1 1 2-4 Atherton, Gertrude, 3 ALS to Sherwin Cody (AC 1889). [ca. 1895] 1 5 Bennett, James Gordon, The Herald, New York, New York, ALS 1893 Oct 7 1 6 Cody, Sherwin, TDS (carbon); contract agreement with Anne Shannon Monroe for Those Grey Eyes. 1900 Dec 3 1 7-8 Cook, John H., 2 TLS, New York, 2 TLS plus envelopes, 2 copies 1896, 1897 1 9-24 Dowden, Edward, 16 ALS 1894-1904 1 25 Fullerton, Morton, D'Anglas, France, Paris, ALS 1911 May 2 1 26-32 Garnett Family, 7 letters 1895-1897, 1904 1 33-34 Gosse, Edmund, n.p., 2 ALS plus 1 envelope 1895 1 35 Goudy, Fred. Hingham, Massachusetts, n.p., ALS 1905 Nov 10 1 36-66 Harte, Walter Blackburn and Grace, (31 letters) 1893-1900 1 67 Howells, William Dean, New York, TLS 1894 Jan 4 1 68-69 James, Arthur Curtiss (AC 1889), New York, 2 ALS, 2 folders 1893 Sep 1 70-75 James, Henry, United Kingdom, London, 6 ALS, 6 folders 1895-1896 1 76-77 Kipling, Rudyard, 2 ALS 1893, 1896 1 78 Masters, Edgar Lee, Chicago, to Mrs. Sherwin Cody, Lake Bluff, Illinois, ALS 1916 Mar 9 1 79-80 Page, Walter Hines, New York, New York, 2 letters, 2 folders 1894 1 81-84 Parker, Gilbert, 4 ALS, 4 folders ca. 1895 1 85 Parker, J.F., New York, ALS 1893 Nov 17 1 86 Reid, Whitelaw, New York, TLS 1894 Jan 27 1 87 Ritenour, John S., Pittsburgh, TLS 1895? 1 88 Smith, Hoke, Washington, D.C., New York, TLS 1893 Jul 5 1 89 Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, ALS plus envelope (London) 1895 Aug 16 1 90 Wells, Herbert George, Woking, United Kingdom, ALS 1896 1 91 Yeats, William Butler, Chicago, ALS [1914 Feb 26]