Overview
Autograph collection of American collector Amy Hemenway.
Dates
- 1791-1873
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
1 linear feet (3 boxes)This autograph collection consists primarily of letters by American authors and politicians, but includes letters by scientists, philosophers, and historians, and by prominent Europeans, particularly British. A number of letters are to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Also contains a few manuscripts, photographs, signatures, a drawing, and three pieces of money.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Please note that item number 58 was inadvertently omitted from this finding aid.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*82M-65. Gift of Amy Hemenway's grandchildren, George M. Bartol, Janet Belash, Priscilla B. Grace, and Ann Bartol Sutcliffe; received: 1982.
Also purchased with the Amy Lowell fund from Phyllis N. Bartol, 1982.
Digitization Funding
Collections and items have been digitized with the generous support of The Polonsky Foundation.
- Title
- Hemenway, Amy, collector. Amy Hemenway collection of autographs: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00456
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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