Overview
Letters, clippings, and drafts concerning articles published in the Nation by American author, Grace Norton.
Dates
- Creation: 1884-1899
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Primarily clippings of articles and book reviews written by Grace Norton and published in the Nation, often anonymously or under a pseudonym. Includes notes and drafts by Norton, letters and notes with comments from Wendell Phillips Garrison, and other Nation editors and readers.
Biographical / Historical
Grace Norton (1834-1926) was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the daughter of Andrew Norton and Catherine Eliot Norton, and the sister of American author and Harvard professor, Charles Eliot Norton. She was privately educated in Cambridge, and developed a great love for the literature of France, especially that of the French essayist, Montaigne. Norton became a Montaigne expert, translating, writing, and lecturing on his works, as well as those of other French authors. Many of her articles appeared in World Literature, Nation, and other publications.
Arrangement
This 'portfolio' of materials was assembled by Grace Norton. The materials were received loose within a portfolio cover. The cover was removed, but the arrangement kept as received, chronological by article's publication date.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
47M-300. Gift of Miss Lucy A. Paton, Hotel Vendome, Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1948 April 22.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Norton, Grace,1834-1926. Grace Norton portfolio of Nation articles, 1884-1899: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01888
Repository Details
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