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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1090.1

Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period

Overview

Letters to American editor and diplomat Walter Hines Page from various correspondents concerning his diplomatic service.

Dates

  • Creation: 1876-1937

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

11.88 linear feet (36 boxes)

Letters concerning his diplomatic service to Page from professional colleagues, including Edwin Anderson Alderman, American Civil War Veterans, William Waldorf Astor, George V King of Great Britain, Sir Israel Gollancz, Robert Lansing, Katharine Page Loring, Arthur Wilson Page, William Phillips, Sir Horace Plunkett, John Singer Sargent, and the Whitefriars Club, among many others. Also includes letters from and to family members, including his wife Willa Alice Wilson Page.

Biographical / Historical

Page was an American editor and diplomat. He was editor of The Forum (1890-1895), The Atlantic Monthly (1898-1899), and The World's Work (1900-1913). He was U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1913-1918).

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

No accession number. Gift of Arthur H. Page; received: 1940 May 2.

Title
Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918, recipient. Letters sent to Walter Hines Page from various correspondents, English period: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou00275

Repository Details

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