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Vivian Burnett Collection of Frances Hodgson Burnett
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Frances Hodgson Burnett was best known for her children's books Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) and The Secret Garden (1911), but also published many novels for adults as well as plays adapted from her works. Here is an abbreviated biographical timeline of Frances Hodgson Burnett's life that includes the major residence addresses (marked "[stationery]" below) from which she wrote her letters that are in this collection:
The collection consists of material relating to the British-born, American author Frances Hodgson Burnett, collected by her younger son, Vivian Burnett. Included are: (1) Approximately 400 autograph letters and 20 autograph postcards from Frances Hodgson Burnett to Vivian Burnett and other family members. There are also several hundred letters received by Burnett from Vivian Burnett and other family members and friends. The correspondence dates primarily from the 1880s until her death. (2) Frances Hodgson Burnett, Chapter 1 of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886), 14 pages (final page lacking). The remainder of the original manuscript is in RBSC's Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge (229 pages). (3) Frances Hodgson Burnett, 3-page typescript (no corrections) of an essay on children's literature, along with three autograph manuscripts of poems (believed to be unpublished) and other miscellaneous fragments. (4) Guest book (bound volume) for Maytham Hall, her home in Kent, England, including a sketch by Henry James and several drawings by Poultney Bigelow. (5) Two original drawings by Reginald Birch for the first edition of Little Lord Fauntleroy ; and James Montgomery Flagg's signed drawing of Frances Hodgson Burnett (1921). (6) Approx. 30 original photographs of Frances Hodgson Burnett, her son Vivian dressed as "Little Lord Fauntleroy," and her residences in England (including the actual "Secret Garden") and the United States. (7) Two "Little Lord Fauntleroy" costumes (velvet, lace, and silk), which Burnett had made for her son Vivian and in which he posed for photography; and one dress of Frances Hodgson Burnett; and a box of additional lace. (8) Typescripts of plays, a scrapbook, and other materials relating to Burnett and her literary career.
Acquired from Penelope Deupree and Robin Boone, co-heirs to these materials through their mother, Verity Burnett Chisholm (older daughter of Vivian Burnett).
Purchased in 2009, with funds provided by the Friends of the Princeton University Library and the Richard M. Ludwig Endowment, donated by by Michael Spence, Class of 1966.
Additions purchased from Maggs Bros. Ltd. in 2010, transferred from EX Behrman American No. 20 in 2010, and gift of Hennepin County Library in 2012.
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This collection was processed by Sylvia Yu in March - April 2009. Finding aid written by Sylvia Yu in April 2009.
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Collection Inventory
The material in this series primarily consists of manuscript drafts by Frances Hodgson Burnett (FHB), Vivian Burnett (VB), and a few others who knew FHB in her lifetime.
This series has been arranged by author (FHB, VB, Others).
Physical Description2 boxes
This subseries consists of FHB's autograph manuscripts, typed manuscripts (plays), unpublished material (part of one essay, several poems), and miscellaneous fragments believed to be in her handwriting.
This subseries of FHB's writings is organized by genre, published and unpublished -- fiction ( Little Lord Fauntleroy excerpt and related material), plays (alphabetically by title), and unpublished material (essay, poems, stories written in her youth).
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AMs, 14 pp. Missing final page (last few paragraphs of chapter 1). The remaining chapters of this original manuscript (229 pp.) are in RBSC's Wilkinson Collection of Mary Mapes Dodge (C0114). Little Lord Fauntleroy was originally published as a serial in the St. Nicholas Magazine between November 1885 and October 1886, and as a book by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1886.
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AMs, 1 page. "Little Lord Fauntleroy" written several times, presumably in FHB's hand, and a paragraph describing his character.
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TMs, 86 pp.: Act I (24 pp.), Act II (25 pp.), Act III (16 pp.), Act IV (10 pp.), Act V (11 pp.)
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TMs with holograph corrections, 99 pp.: Act I (33 pp.), Act II (24 pp.), Act III (25 pp.), Act IV (17 p., incomplete)
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TMs, 113 pp.: Act I (36 pp.), Act II (31 pp.), Act III (25 pp.), Act IV (21 pp.)
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TMs with holograh corrections, 144 pp.: Act I (28 pp.), Act II (56 pp.), Act III (33 pp.), Act IV (27 pp.). Autograph corrections
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TMs, 106 pp.: Act I (25 pp.), Act II (34 pp.), Act III (26 pp.), Act IV (21 pp.)
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TMs, 3 pp. Unpublished fragment of an essay on children's literature. This is transcribed on pages 160-161of Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina's 2004 biography, Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of The Secret Garden, and bears the title "The Child of This Century."
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AMs of poem (presumed to be unpublished) by FHB, 2 sides of 1 page. "Paris March ?" [day and year unclear], "Well you know" and "Fannie H. Burnett" are written at the top of the first page
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AMs of poem (presumed to be unpublished) by FHB, 1 page. This poem is transcribed on page 6-10 of VB's typescript titled "A Story Maker's Notes By the Way."
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AMs of poem (presumed to be unpublished) by FHB, 1 page. This poem is transcribed on page 6-14 of VB's typescript titled "A Story Maker's Notes By the Way."
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5 AMss. 1 leaf is dated March 24 on Maytham Hall stationery and could be an original poem fragment. Another leaf is written on Clifton Heights Bailey's Bay, Bermuda stationery and the first line reads "The Lord God planted a garden.." All of these items are presumed to be written in FHB's hand.
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Photocopy of a bound manuscript ledger (numbering 224 pp.) containing early stories, poems and drawings by FHB. According to a footnote in Gerzina's Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of The Secret Garden, the original ledger book is located in Special Collections, University of Virginia.
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This subseries consists of Vivian Burnett's two typed unpublished manuscripts, with editor's corrections, about his mother's life and writings (unpublished poems, letters, etc.), intended to follow-up on his 1925 book, The Romantick Lady (1927). There is also a two-page typescript about FHB's life and career.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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TMs with holograph corrections, 373 pp. in 20 chapters (end missing). Autograph corrections
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Photocopy of the TMs, chapters 1-10
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Photocopy of the TMs, chapters 11-20
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TMs, 255 pp.: Mr. T. White's copy with autograph corrections (page 99 missing)
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2 TMss, 2 pages each. This piece was presumably written by VB and one copy contains autograph corrections in pencil. A possible reference is made to this manuscript in a TL by VB to Mr. Herbert S. Houston dated May 18, 1937 (see Subseries 2G (Box 10 Folder 18).
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Consists of a Proposed Introduction for a 50th Anniversary Edition of Little Lord Fauntleroy, "Memoirs of Frances Hodgson Burnett," and "Waste."
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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AMsS, 4 pages, by "G.H.B." VB mentioned that he was returning this proposed introduction for a Scribner's edition to Mrs. W. C. Brownell (Kitty) in a TL dated May 18, 1937. The manuscript was later returned by Kitty Brownell to Mrs. Vivian (Constance Buel) Burnett .
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Photocopy of AMs by Ada Campbell Larew (FHB's childhood friend in Knoxville, TN) and an autograph transcript in an unknown hand
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TMs of poem titled "Waste" by Lee Wilson Dodd. This poem is published on pages 18-20 in The Middle Miles, and Other Poems (Yale University Press, 1915). The context of this poem's inclusion in this collection is unknown (perhaps this poem originally was contained in a letter?).
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The Correspondence series forms the heart of the collection. The bulk of the correspondence (Subseries 2A and 2D) is between Frances Hodgson Burnett (FHB) and her younger son, Vivian Burnett (VB), and spans the the late 1880s through her death in 1924. There are also letters between FHB and her older son, Lionel Burnett, prior to his death in 1890, as well as between FHB and her beloved sister, Edith Hodgson Fahnestock Jordan. Topics range from her busy social life and writing and play producing career that was divided between America and England, as well as descriptions of her many trips through Europe and other places around the globe. The eight subseries are divided among sender (FHB, VB, family and friends/other) and recipient (FHB, VB, family and friends/other, Constance Buel Burnett). Many letters include their original envelopes and therefore the respective postmark stamps, where legible, are used to date many of the letters by month, day and/or year. Some of the undated letters have a year penciled on them by hand and, on occasion, excerpts from letters enclosed within penciled brackets that appear to match some of the excerpts published in Vivian Burnett's 1927 book about his mother titled The Romantick Lady. Not all the penciled years may be accurate, however, and some have question marks and have subsequently been filed with the undated letters. An extensive number of letter excerpts published in Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina's 2004 biography, Frances Hodgson Burnett: The Unexpected Life of the Author of The Secret Garden, are labeled "Penny Deupree private collection" in the Notes section at the end of the book (Gerzina was granted access to Vivian Burnett's collection of FHB materials that was inherited by Penny Deupree, VB's granddaughter) and have been used to cross-reference some of the letter dates in this collection. There are also several penciled notes on slips of paper that summarize certain letters' contents and they have been retained with the original letters. Preservation photocopies were made for some of the letters in Subseries 2D (Vivian Burnett to FHB) and they are included with the originals.
The extensive correspondence between FHB and VB is arranged chronologically by year with undated letters at the end of each subseries. All other correspondents are divided between separate subseries for family members and friends/non-relatives/other by sender name and/or recipient. Letters from unidentified senders or recipients are included at the end of each subseries. Envelopes without letters are filed by year within the relevant subseries if the postmark is legible. Dates for some of the undated letters were estimated either by the stationery/paper type used or by a location written at the top of the first page.
Physical Description9 boxes
Consists of letters from Frances Hodgson Burnett to Vivian Burnett.
Arranged chronologically.
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2 ALsS to Lionel and Vivian Burnett
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4 ALsS, 1 birthday telegram
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10 ALsS
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2 ALsS
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1 ALS, 1 empty envelope
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20 ALsS, 3 ALs, 2 empty envelopes. Her Tuesday February 5th letter mentions Henry Irving's King Arthur play (program included) as well as Henry James' ill-received play, Guy Domville.
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19 ALsS, 2 empty envelopes
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18 ALsS, 1 AL (missing end), 3 empty envelopes
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12 ALsS. FHB's "business letter" dated February 28 to VB discusses her impending divorce from his father and the possibility of leasing Maytham Hall.
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4 ALsS
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9 ALsS
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1 ALS, 1 empty envelope with AN on outside
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5 ALsS
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20 ALsS
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4 ALsS
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14 ALsS, 1 AL
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1 ALS, 1 empty envelope
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16 ALsS, 1 empty envelope
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9 ALsS, 3 ACsS
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4 ALsS, 1 empty envelope
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8 ALsS
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9 ALsS (includes letter dated August 7 in which she describes time spent with Elizabeth Jordan during a ship voyage to Europe) and 3 ACsS (1 letter)
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9 ALsS
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5 ALsS
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2 ALsS
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2 ALsS
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2 ALsS
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16 ALsS
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24 ALsS
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1 ALS
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20 ALsS (undated), 3 ALs (incomplete), 1 empty envelope
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FHB's majority of letters to other family members were to Lionel (1889-90) and to her beloved younger sister, Edith.
Arranged by correspondent.
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1 ALS (copy) to FHB's mother
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2 ALsS to FHB's first husband
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16 ALsS, 1 empty envelope. The ALS dated Friday, October 3rd [1890] contains a ANS by Stephen Townesend (the only existing item of his handwriting in this collection), who later became FHB's second husband (1900-1902). Lionel died in Paris on December 7, 1890.
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7 ALsS to her younger sister. Includes ALS (March 22) written during FHB's honeymoon trip in 1900 following her second marriage to Stephen Townesend in Genoa, Italy.
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11 ALsS (includes one addressed "Dear Family")
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17 ALsS, 1 AL (missing end), 7 ACS (1 letter), 3 ACS (1 letter), 2 ACS, 1 AC. The October 6, 1914 letter is missing 1 leaf (pp. 9-12). Includes the letter written from the Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten in Munich marked "Private Business" and addressed to "Dearest."
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7 ALsS, 1 AL (missing end), 1 empty envelope
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10 ALsS, 6 ALs (missing leaves), 2 empty envelopes
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7 ALsS, 1 undated to nephew, the younger son of her sister Edith's first husband, Pleasant Fahnestock
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1 AL (missing end) to Edith's second husband.
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1 TL to VB's father-in-law
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4 ALsS, 1 empty envelope to VB's wife
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1 ALS to granddaughters Verity (older) and Dorin (younger), 1 ALS to Verity, and 1 ACS to Dorin (VB's children). FHB was called "Nanda" by them.
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Modern transcript of a letter from FHB presumably to Beatrix ("Trixie") Buel, sister of Constance
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Consists of letters from Frances Hodgson Burnett to friends and others.
Arranged by correspondent.
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ALS to her close friend following the funeral of King Edward VII in London on May 20, 1910
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ALS
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2 ALsS
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ALS
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ANS with envelope addresses to "Mr. Bartlett"
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AN ("Don't speak of illness to Dr. W") on the outside of the back of an envelope, presumed to be in FHB's hand
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Consists of letters from Vivian Burnett to Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Arranged chronologically.
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15 ALsS
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15 ALsS (VB's college years were at Harvard from 1895-1898). Most of his letters are on Quincy Hall stationery.
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14 ALsS
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17 ALsS
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13 ALsS
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ALS
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ALS
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ALS. Article clippings were removed and placed in the Clippings subseries of the Printed Materials series.
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ALS. Article clippings were removed and placed in the Clippings subseries of the Printed Materials series.
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ALS
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ALS
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ALS
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ALS
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TLS
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ALS
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ALS
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TLS
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5 ALsS, 3 TLsS
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1 empty envelope
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3 ALsS, 9 TLsS (includes 1 preservation photocopy)
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4 ALsS
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3 ALsS, 2 TLsS, 1 TL
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1 ALS, 5 TLsS
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3 ALsS, 2 TLsS
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4 ALsS, 1 empty envelope
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3 TLsS (includes preservation photocopies)
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1 TLS
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2 ALsS, 3 TLsS (includes preservation photocopies of 2 TLsS), 1 empty envelope. VB married Constance Buel in November 1914.
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16 ALsS. Some are from his honeymoon trip in which he sailed through the Panama Canal and visited Asia, including Japan.
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4 ALsS, 2 TLsS
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10 ALsS, 2 TLsS
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11 ALsS, 8 TLsS
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2 ALsS, 1 ACS
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8 ALsS, 1 ACS
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Consists of letters from family members to Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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21 ALsS, 1 AL (missing end?), 6 ACsS (1 letter), 1 empty envelope
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8 ALsS, 1 empty envelope
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Consists of letters from friends to Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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ALS from "Will," FHB's friend and lawyer
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5 TLsS. "Querida" was Jordan's nickname for FHB.
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ALS by the teacher of Lionel and Vivian
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ALS by a long-time Washington, D.C., friend of FHB
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ANS by "J.J" presumably to FHB
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This subseries consists of letters between various members of the Burnett family (other than FHB) and other family members, friends, and acquaintances.
Arranged by correspondent.
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ALS from FHB's father, Edwin Hodgson, to his mother-in-law, Mrs. William Boond, soon after his marriage
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2 ALsS to father (1889 and undated), ALS to Vivian ("Jones")
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5 ALsS to father Swann, 1 undated ALS
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2 ALS to VB
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2 ALs to unknown recipients (possibly FHB?), 1 envelope with AN presumably in Edith's hand
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Letters sent to Edith Jordan around and after the death of her sister FHB. They include 1 ALS from Gertrude "Kitty" Hall Brownell, 1 ALS from Rosamond Campbell, 2 TLsS from Elizabeth Jordan, 1 TLS from Marguerite Merington (she edited Jordan's "My Sister").
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6 ALsS to Lionel, 1 ALS to Lionel and Vivian. Chiellini was a close companion for many years to the Burnett family.
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ALS to granddaughter Verity Burnett, and ALS to son-in-law VB with editing suggestions for his book, The Romantick Lady.
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ANS from Kitty to VB and TL reply to Kitty from VB. Gertrude (Kitty) Hall was long-time friend of FHB who married W. C. Brownell. This is correspondence regarding the dedication ceremony of a bird-bath group in the Conservatory Gardens in New York City's Central Park.
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1 TL from VB to Merington; 1 TLS, 1 TL and 1 TC from Merington to VB. This is correspondence regarding the dedication ceremony of a bird-bath group in the Conservatory Gardens in New York City's Central Park on May 28, 1937, in memory of FHB.
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1 TL from VB to Mr. Rodman Gilder (son of FHB's important editor, Richard Watson Gilder) and 6 other TLs regarding the dedication ceremony of a bird-bath group in the Conservatory Gardens in New York City's Central Park on May 28, 1937, in memory of FHB.
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ALS inquiry forwarded by FHB's publisher, F. A. Stokes & Co.
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TLS to "Dear Madam" regarding "a little book of unique interest . . . set up and printed in her house by her son Vivian Burnett" [presumed to be a reference to "The Drury Lane Boys' Club" (see Series 3: Printed Materials)].
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ACS to FHB's granddaughter, Verity [Burnett], from "Carol".Front of card depicts the "Little Lord Fauntleroy" character.
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TLS to FHB's great-granddaughter from Ken Fahnestock dated March 14, 1987 (enclosed news clippings from 1915 are filed in Subseries 3C folder, Libel Suit against FHB); ALS dated June 6 from Ma-?; AL dated July 10 to "Mr. and Mrs. Deupree" (missing end)
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AL (fragment) from an unidentified acquaintance of FHB and misc. envelope scraps
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This subseries consists of condolence letters from friends and acquaintances following the sudden death of VB due to a heart attack as a result of his rescue of four unidentified passengers from a capsized sailboat in Long Island Sound on July 25, 1937.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by the sender's last name, with post-1937 letters at the end.
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1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
1 folder
2 TLsS
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This series consists of one bound volume filled with writing and artwork by guests that stayed at Maytham Hall, FHB's residence in Kent, England, with entries spanning the years 1898-1913.
The bound guestbook is housed in a folder at the end of the Correspondence series, while the original binding is contained in a flat box.
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AMs, 20 leaves. The title page dedication to FHB is by George Devoll and Edwin Isham (2 American singers who starred in The Beauty Stone at the Savoy Theatre in London from May-July 1898). Includes several amusing sketches and commentary by Poultney Bigelow (1855-1954), head portraits in pencil presumed to be by Frank Richmond Kimbrough, and one ink drawing by Frank Ver Beck (1858-1933). There is also an ink sketch of flowers on the border of a song score signed "G.S." and poem titled "My Lady's Garden (at Maythorne)" signed "Gerrit Smith"(?) (an organist by this name lived from 1859-1912). Notable guest signatures include Richard Watson Gilder (FHB's editor), Arthur H. Scribner, William Heineman, Richard Le Gallienne, Ella Hepworth Dixon, and Laurence Alma Tadema. On Maytham Hall stationery (pasted in) is a pencil sketch of a bird on a tree limb that is captioned "Goodbye! (Henry James thinking of his tea)."
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The materials are wood, leather and metal.
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Consists of works by Frances Hodgson Burnett and Vivian Burnett, as well as clippings and miscellaneous printed materials.
This series is arranged into four subseries: Writings by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Works by Vivian Burnett, Clippings, and Miscellaneous.
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This subseries consists of a few printed works of FHB. A few covers may be in FHB's hand.
This subseries is arranged alphabetically by publication title.
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Published by Vivian Burnett on his "The Moon" private press.
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1 folder
Serialized in Scribner's Monthly.
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Poem by FHB printed on silk cloth and enclosed within 2 cardboard pieces tied with a ribbon. The cover has "Poems no. 3" writtten in black ink and a hand colored painting of a lady.
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This subseries consists of two published musical compositions by Vivian Burnett.
The items in this subseries are housed in one flat box.
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Bound, printed score by VB with his annotations for FHB's final play (produced in 1912)
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Musical score by Vivian Burnett
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This subseries of newspaper and magazine clippings and related photocopied items. The majority of material was removed from a family scrapbook relating to FHB.
The items in this subseries are arranged by subject.
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May 28, 1986, article in the Irving [Texas] Daily News on Penny Deupree, great-granddaughter of FHB, and other FHB-related items collected by or sent to her
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4 newspaper clippings dating to 1915 about the libel suit brought by Edith's older son Archie Fahnestock's first wife, Annie (Prall), against FHB. These clippings were originally enclosed in TLS dated March 14, 1987, to Mrs. Penny Deupree from Ken [Fahnestock].
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Article about FHB by her sister Edith, published in the July 1925 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine (edited by Marguerite Merington).
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Article clippings by VB removed from his March 26 and April 3, 1899, letters to FHB
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Includes obituary clippings from 1937 and an advertisement for VB's The Romantick Lady (1927).
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Consists of brochures, play programs, business cards, and souvenirs.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
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Photocopy of the original card. Lionel is buried in the St. Germain Cemetery in Paris, France.
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A program from the Royal Lyceum Theatre in London that was originally included with FHB's February 5, 1895 letter to VB
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Printed program of a musical pageant by Vivian Burnett, 7 pp.
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Printed souvenir card (tree leaf souvenir missing) and envelope (FHB's handwriting?)
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Souvenir brochure about FHB and the site of her family home in New Market, Tennessee
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"B.C. Hodgson" printed on the card is presumably Bert Cecil Hodgson, the son of FHB's older brother John George
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Brochure of an inn in Chimney Rock, NC that was named after FHB's book, Esmerelda
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This series consists of photographs of Frances Hodgson Burnett, members of her immediate family, and her residences in England and America.
This series is arranged by subject in one regular size box and in one oversize box.
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4 photographs (mounted)
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9 photographs (4 mounted)
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1 photograph
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1 photograph
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1 photograph
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5 photographs, including 4 dressed up as "Little Lord Fauntleroy"
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2 photos of the Little Lord Fauntleroy productions staged at the Broadway Theatre in New York City and at the Boston Museum
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1 photo of the exterior of FHB's childhood home
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1 photo of exterior
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2 photos of the exterior, 1 photo of interior study (where she wrote The Secret Garden)
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1 color photograph of FHB's and family gravestone [in Roslyn, NY]. Names engraved on the gravestone are: FHB, Ernest Benjamin Fahnestock, Edith Mary Jordan, Vivian Burnett, and Archer Pleasant Fahnestock. This photo was originally included in a letter to FHB's great-granddaughter, Penny Deupree, from Ken Fahnestock dated March 14, 1987.
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FHB reading in her study
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VB dressed up as "Little Lord Fauntleroy"
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2 photos of the exterior, 4 photos of the gardens (FHB is gardening in 3 of them).
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This series consists of oversize drawings by Reginald Birch (1856-1943), the British-born American artist and illustrator who illustrated several of FHB's books, and James Montgomery Flagg (1877-1960), the American artist and illustrator.
This series is contained in 1 oversize box.
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2 original drawings by Reginald Birch for the first edition of Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886). One of the two is for the frontispiece.
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James Montgomery Flagg's signed drawing of FHB (1921)
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Color poster for the Museum of the City of New York's exhibition opening on June 12, 1979, titled "Child Stars Of The New York Stage: Little Evas, Lord Fauntleroys, And Annies"
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This series consists of a few items of clothing preserved by the family of FHB.
This series has been arranged into 4 separate boxes, one box per item of clothing, plus the lace. For reasons of preservation, access to the original clothing is restricted. Please refer to the digital images [add links].
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Brown/beige suit of velvet, lace, and silk material, made for VB
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Dark green suit of velvet, lace, and silk material, made for VB
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This open-ended series consists of additions to the original collection.
This series has been arranged by accession number.
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ALS by Frances Hodgson Burnett to "Dear Mr. Johnson," dated 7 November 1912.
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ALS by Frances Hodgson Burnett to [R. W.] Gilder, dated 21 June 1906.
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"Barty Crusoe and His Man Saturday," AMs (incomplete), by Frances Hodgson Burnett, with 2 ALsS by Vivian Burnett, dated 15 and 26 February 1929
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