Overview
Manuscripts of American novelist and editor William Dean Howells.
Dates
- 1874-1943
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 (5 volumes )
Various autograph manuscripts including Police Report, The suicidal reformer, and others, together with an envelope of newspaper clippings and offprints concerning Howells. Also includes a poem on Thomas Bailey Aldrich, accompanied by a note to Lillian Woodman Aldrich and a photograph of Howells.
Biographical / Historical
William Dean Howells was an American novelist and man of letters, the United States consul in Venice (1861-1865), editor of the Atlantic Monthly (1871-1881) and of Cosmopolitan (1891-1892), and a champion of realism in literature.
Arrangement
Arranged in call number order.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from various sources, on various dates. See individual items for full accession information.
- Title
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells additional papers, 1874-1943: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou00277
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu