William Dean Howells Collection A
Finding Aid
Prepared
by
Ran Tao, Princeton Class of 2006 Manuscripts Division
Department of Rare Books and Special Collections
Princeton University Library
Collection Description Folder Listing Introduction The William Dean Howells Collection consists of correspondence and selected manuscripts of the American critic, novelist, poet, and playwright William Dean Howells (1837-1920). Howells 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. Range of Collection Dates Size : 0.2 linear feet (1 half-size archive box) Provenance : 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. Photocopying, literary rights, and citation Collection Description Scope Note Consists primarily of correspondence by Howells to an assortment of correspondents, including Lawrence Barrett, Wendell P. Garrison, Alexander McKenzie, J. R. Osgood, and Charles Dudley Warner. Also included are manuscripts of "Edward Bellamy," "English Feeling Toward Americans," "The Fiction of Eden Phillpotts," "The Fiction of Leonard Merrick," "Recollections of an Atlantic Editorship"; a review of George William Curtis's books; and a few items of miscellanea. Arrangement The collection has been arranged as follows: Manuscripts, Correspondence, Miscellaneous. | |
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