Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886. Autograph manuscript letter (unsigned) to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson; no place, 1879]., 1879].
Dates
- Creation: 1879].
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English, Danish, German, Italian, French, and Greek.
Physical Description
1s.(2p.) in 1 folder.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to most of this material.
The Emily Dickinson original manuscripts may not be used without the curator's permission (items (91), (92), (93), (94), (95)); readers should use digital surrogates or consult photocopy versions in item (95a).
The Charlotte Brontë manscript in item (42) is fragile and may not be used without the curator's permission; readers should consult enlarged photocopy version in item (42a).
Conditions Governing Use
Restricted: fragile; use surrogate. For access to original consult curatorial staff.
Extent
4 linear feet (10 boxes)Physical Location
Amy Lowell Room
General note
Letter is incomplete.
First line: Dear friend, to congratulate the Redeemed is perhaps superfluous...
Includes typescript transcript of letter with note: "This is the whole of the letter as printed in Letters of Emily Dickinson edited by Mabel Loomis Todd, Harper & Brothers, 1931."
Also includes a typescript note: "The rest of this letter is in the Boston Public Library."
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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