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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 944

Joanna Baillie letters to Andrews Norton

Overview

Letters to American author and Harvard University professor Andrews Norton from Scottish poet and dramatist Joanna Baillie about poetry and publishing.

Dates

  • Creation: 1827-1850

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.16 linear feet (1 volume)

Includes 39 autograph letters from Baillie to Norton concerning poetry and her works which he wished to publish in America.

Biographical / Historical

Baillie was a Scottish poet and dramatist. Norton (1786-1853) graduated from Harvard College in 1804, taught sacred literature as a professor, and authored numerous works on religious topics.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

54M-150. Purchased from Mrs. Rose Carhart Cheeseman, 1167 South Roxbury Drive, Los Angeles 35, California; received: 1954 November 9.

Title
Baillie, Joanna, 1762-1851. Joanna Baillie letters to Andrews Norton, 1827-1850: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01164

Repository Details

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