Overview
Book reviews, notes, correspondence, and drafts of compositions.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1893
Language of Materials
Collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
4.8 linear feet (5 boxes)Collection includes drafts of Lowell's writings together with notes, some correspondence, and published reviews of The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War (1884) and The Eve of the French Revolution (1892). Also includes Lowell's contribution to Justin Winsor's Narrative and Critical History of America (1884).
Biographical / Historical
Edward Jackson Lowell (Harvard A.B. 1867) was an American lawyer and historian.
Arrangement
Minimally processed. Includes the following series: I. Drafts and research notes, II. Printed reviews, III. Correspondence, and IV. Clippings
Physical Location
b
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. James H. Ropes, 1934.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
No accession number. Gift of Mrs. James H. Ropes in 1934.
Processing Information
Minimally processed by Ashley Nary, 2017 May.
- Title
- Lowell, Edward J. (Edward Jackson), 1845-1894. Edward Jackson Lowell papers, 1881-1893 (MS Am 800.2): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Date
- 5/15/2017
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou02812
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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