Percy Lubbock collection of Henry James letter transcripts
Overview
Typescript transcripts prepared for Percy Lubbock's edition of James's letters.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1915
Creator
- Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
1 linear feet (4 boxes)Contains typescript transcripts prepared for Percy Lubbock's edition of James's letters. There were originally 12 boxes of these letter; this is the remainder that survived after the German occupation of Italy. There is a copy of a letter from HJ to John Singer Sargent in the Saunders folder. There is a copy of a letter from Miss Perkins to Mrs. T. S. (Lilla Cabot) Perry in the Mrs. T. S. Perry folder.
Biographical / Historical
Percy Lubbock, CBE (4 June 1879 – 1 August 1965) was an English man of letters, known as an essayist, critic and biographer.
Arrangement
Arranged in alphabetical order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
47M-369F. Gift of Percy Lubbock, Esquire, 1947.
Processing Information
Processed by Betts Coup, 2023.
Creator
- Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965 (Person)
- James, Henry, 1843-1916 (Person)
- Title
- Lubbock, Percy, 1879-1965. Percy Lubbock collection of Henry James letter transcripts, 1881-1915 (MS Am 1237.16): Guide.
- Status
- in_progress
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2023 June 8
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- hou03568
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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