Overview
Letters concerning John Keats, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Oscar Wilde to the publisher and historian Fred Holland Day.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1906
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.3 linear feet (1 box)Chiefly correspondence of Day concerning the poet John Keats, as well as an acceptance letter from the Kelmscott Press to publish his book on Emerson poems; and a letter concerning a bibliography on Oscar Wilde. Day's papers also contain his notes on the editor John Scott.
Biographical / Historical
Day was a Boston, Massachusetts publisher, photographer, and historian. He had a strong interest in the life and poetry of John Keats.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Physical Location
Keats Room
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased with the Friends fund; received: 1941 Apr. 23.
Processing Information
Recataloged from *CL 8341.
- Title
- Day, F. Holland (Fred Holland), 1864-1933. F Holland Day papers concerning John Keats, 1849-1906: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00432
Repository Details
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