Overview
Materials by and about William Dean Howells including autograph manuscripts and an ambrotype portrait.
Dates
- 1858-1937
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Includes holograph and typescript manuscripts of the following titles: The American James; A confession of St. Augustine, Fla.; Editor's easy chair; Eighty years and after; A hazard of new fortunes (intro.); The landlord at Lion's head; The leather-wood god; An old Venetian friend; Pride and prejudice (intro.); Priest or painter, dramatization of A forgone conclusion (with revisions by William Poel); Priscilla; Sketch of Winnie's life (containing poems by Winifred Howells); and To the memory of Joseph Alexander Howells. Other materials included are: 1858 ambrotype portrait of Howells and his brother John.
Biographical / Historical
William Dean Howells was an American novelist and editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabeticaly by title.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
87M-91. Manuscripts presented by: William White Howells, 274 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116; received 1986 February 10.
Processing Information
Processed by: Patricia Burdick
- Title
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells additional papers, 1858-1937: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00015
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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