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Laurence Hutton letters to Edwin T. Evans
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Laurence Hutton was literary editor of the "Literary Notes" Department at Harper's Magazine from 1886 to 1898. In 1897, Hutton received an honorary M.A. from Princeton University, and from 1901 to his death in 1904 he was a lecturer on English at Princeton.
The collection contains over 300 letters by Hutton to his long-time friend Edwin T. Evans (d. 1909?), who was general manager of Anchor Lines, Great Lakes shippers, a few carbon copies of Evans's letters, and several letters by Mrs. Eleanor Hutton and Mrs. Evans. Also present is a bound volume of typed abstracts of all the letters, compiled by Pierre E. Letchworth, Evans's grandson.
Arranged chronologically.
This collection was the gift of P. E. Letchworth in 1989.
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
No appraisal information is available.
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- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Date
- 2009
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The collection is open for research.
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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.
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