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William Dean Howells Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
Wiliam Dean Howells was a critic, novelist, poet, and playwright. He began as the subeditor of the Atlantic Monthly of Boston under James T. Fields, and in 1871 he was appointed editor-in-chief, a post held until 1881.
The collection consists primarily of letters by Howells to an assortment of correspondents, including Lawrence Barrett, Wendell P. Garrison, Alexander McKenzie, J. R. Osgood, and Charles Dudley Warner. In addition, there are manuscripts of "Edward Bellamy," "English Feeling Toward Americans," "The Fiction of Eden Phillpotts," "The Fiction of Leonard Merrick," and "Recollections of an Atlantic Editorship"; a review of George William Curtis's books; and a few miscellaneous items.
The following standard abbreviations, or their variations, are used to identify materials in this collection: ALS = autograph letter signed, TLS = typed letter signed, AMsS = autograph manuscript signed, and TMsS = typed manuscript signed.
This collection was formed as a result of the departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
Most of the collection from Pforzheimer in May 1944 with letter that is a gift of Mrs. Frederic J. Dennis.
This collection was processed by Ran Tao in 2003. Finding aid written by Ran Tao in 2003.
No appraisal information is available.
People
- Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1890
- Curtis, George William, 1824-1892
- Merrick, Leonard, 1864-1939
- Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-1960
Subject
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Ran Tao
- Finding Aid Date
- 2003
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research use.
- Use Restrictions
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
Collection Inventory
Consists of manuscripts for works such as "The Fiction of Eden Phillpotts" and "The Fiction of Leonard Merrick," as well as others.
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Autograph signed manuscript, with annotations and deletions, concerning his time as editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" in Boston. Howells began as the subeditor under James T. Fields, and in 1871 he was appointed editor in chief, a post held until 1881. Manuscript undated, probably 20th century.
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Consists of correspondence with individuals such as Eleanor Beach, Benjamin Ticknor, and Charles Henry Webb, as well as others.
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Consists of "Judgment Day," printed poem signed by Howells as well as a printed portrait.
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