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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1237.18

James family letters to various correspondents

Overview

Letters from the James family to others.

Dates

  • Creation: 1846-1916

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Extent

.5 linear feet (1 box)

Letters by various members of the James family, including Henry James Sr., Henry James Jr., William James, Alice Howe Gibbens James, and Mary Robertson Walsh James.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

51M-95. Purchased from Miss Florence Pertz; gift of Charleton R. Richmond; received: 1951.

51M-125. Gift of Professor Ralph Barton Perry; received: 1951.

Title
James family. James family letters to various correspondents, 1846-1916: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00003

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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