Overview
Manuscripts of poems, plays, and stories by Cambridge, Massachusetts author and amateur historian, Harriette Taber Richardson.
Dates
- 1894-1960
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.
This collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.
Extent
1 linear feet (2 boxes)Includes autograph and typescript manuscripts of poems, plays, and stories. Also includes 2 copyright certificates for her work, some clippings, a 1929 letter from the Gorham Press, and a photograph of a man with a giant ball of string.
Biographical / Historical
Harriette Taber Richardson (1874-1953) was an amateur historian, translator, author, and philanthropist. She was the daughter of Anis Phinney Beard and Robert Barney Taber, and the wife of Frederick Albert Richardson. They had two children, Philip Richardson and Frederika Richardson Powell. Harriette Richardson was a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts and summered in the Annapolis Royal area of Nova Scotia, Canada. She is credited with having been a major force behind the creation of the Port Royal National Park in Nova Scotia.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. Poems
- II. Prose
- III. Other material
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
59M-288. Gift of Mrs. Fredrika Richardson Powell; received: 1959.
General note
This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt
- Title
- Richardson, Harriette Taber. Harriette Taber Richardson literary papers, 1894-1960: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02322
Repository Details
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