MC 99
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About Martin Woodman Hoyt
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 (see above). 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 Collection
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.
Folder Listing
| f.1 | May 17, 1867 to April 5, 1868 (10 letters). |
| f.2 | April 11 to August 3, 1868 (10). |
| f.3 | March 7 to May 21, 1869 (10). |
| f.4 | May 26 to July 12, 1869 (10). |
| f.5 | July 13, 1869 to November 12, 1871 (10). |
| f.6 | January 8 to May 25, 1872 (10). |
| f.7 | June 29, 1872 to April 12, 1874 (10). |
| f.8 | May 3 to December 19, 1874 (10). |
| f.9 | February 14, 1875 to July 18, 1876 (10). |
| f.10 | September 17, 1876 to August 26, 1877 (10). |
| f.11 | September 9 to December 16, 1877 (6). |
| f.12 | January 6 to March 7, 1878 (4). |
| f.13 | March 9 to April 29, 1878 (4). |
| f.14 | May 9 to September 10, 1878 (10). |
| f.15 | September__ to November 21, 1878 (10). |
| f.16 | December 1, 1878 to January 10, 1879 (10). |
| f.17 | January 15 to April 18, 1879 (10). |
| f.18 | April 27 to December 6, 1879 (10). |
| f.19 | January 4 to August 13, 1880 (10). |
| f.20 | August 22, 1880 to February 5, 1881 (10). |
| f.21 | March 20, 1881 to March 16, 1882 (10). |
| f.22 | March 19 to August 29, 1882 (10). |
| f.23 | October 11, 1882 to March 29, 1883 (10). |
| f.24 | April 7, 1883 to March 4, 1884 (10). |
| f.25 | 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. |