COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Am 1577-1577.6
William Dean Howells literary manuscripts
Manuscripts by American novelist and editor William Dean Howells.
Dates
- 1880-1919
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
3 linear feet (8 volumes, 2 boxes)
Manuscripts of novels, autobiographical works, short stories, and essays by Howells. Includes complete manuscripts of The Undiscovered Country, Doctor Breen's Practice, and The Quality of Mercy; chapters 1-15 of A Modern Instance; a nearly complete manuscript of A Boy's Town; and an incomplete manuscript, together with galley and page proofs, of Years of My Youth. Also includes several pieces written for the Editor's Easy Chair section of Harper's Magazine.
Biographical / Historical
William Dean Howells: novelist and man of letters; United States consul in Venice (1861-1865); editor of The Atlantic Monthly (1871-1881) and of Cosmopolitan (1881-1892); a champion of realism in literature.
Arrangement
- I. MS Am 1577-1577.5: Literary manuscripts
- II. MS Am 1577.6: Additional literary manuscripts
Immediate Source of Acquisition
59M-33. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund from Mildred Howells; received: 1959.
- Title
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells literary manuscripts, 1880-1919: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou01217
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