Correspondence and compositions of American writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, with family papers.
Dates
- 1835-1891
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted: fragile; consult curatorial staff (box 7, glass negatives).
There are no restrictions on physical access to the bulk of this material.
Extent
2 linear feet (5 boxes)
Correspondence, compositions, and photographs of RWE and of his family, friends, and colleagues including Charles Chauncy Emerson, Ellen Tucker Emerson, and Mary Moody Emerson among others.
Biographical / Historical
Emerson was an American essayist, poet, and philosopher.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Letters of RWE
- II. Letters to RWE
- III. Other letters
- IV. Manuscripts of RWE
- V. Addition to collection: accession 2019M-93
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*68M-111. Deposited by the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association, c/o Mr. David Emerson of the J. M. Forbes & Co., 53 State Street Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1969.
- Title
- Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. Ralph Waldo Emerson additional papers, ca. 1835-1891: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou00322
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