HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEAN
Gilded Age Collections
(Description ID: 594267)
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
William Dean Howells
GA-20
Introduction
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
Inventory
Introduction
The William Dean Howells holdings were acquired by gift and purchase by the Hayes Presidential Center in 1969. The Hayes Presidential Center also holds two rolls of microfilm of The Domestic Life of William Dean Howells by Elizabeth Howells. The correspondence of the late Watt Marchman (a past director of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center) regarding the Howells manuscript material is described below. It may be found in the Center's Biographical File: Howells, William Dean.
Biographical Sketch
Born in 1837 in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, William Dean Howells was the second son of William Cooper Howells, a anti-slavery journalist. As a boy, Howells set type in his father's printing office. From 1856 to 1861, he served as a reporter and editorial writer for Columbus' Ohio State Journal. At the age of twenty-two, Howells published a book of poems with friend John J. Piatt. Although a commercial failure, five selections were published by the Atlantic Monthly. Appointed consulate of Venice by Lincoln, Howells resided in Italy throughout the Civil War. Returning to America in 1865, Howells joined the staff of E. L. Godkin's Nation and later, became an editor of the Atlantic Monthly. His association with the Atlantic Monthly continued for fifteen years (1866-1881). In 1871, he became editor-in-chief of the publication. As poet, novelist, editor, and literary critic, Howells rejected sentimental romanticism in favor of critical realism. In close association with Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Hamlin Garland, Henry James, and others, he became a literary-groundbreaker, presenting a more truthful view of human behavior and America's middle class in much of his work. A prolific author throughout his life, Howells published over one hundred volumes of poetry, fiction, plays, autobiography, and criticism. His novel, A Hazard of New Fortunes, was probably the height of his development of literary realism. As Howells advanced realism as a literary form, he turned increasingly to social reform.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the collection contains the correspondence of William Dean Howells dating from 1857 to1918, with members of his family; with Rutherford B. Hayes and members of his family; and with literary friends and acquaintances. The collection also contains miscellaneous letters about Howells. Letters relative to his family include correspondence (1856-1886) with his father, William Cooper Howells, editor of the Ashtabula Sentinel, and U. S. Consul in Quebec and Toronto, Canada; correspondence (1863 to 1909) with his brother Joseph A. Howells. Included in the Joseph A. Howells letters are many political and business letters from other than W. D. Howells. The collection also contains letters of Elinor Mead Howells (Mrs. W. D. Howells); incoming correspondence to William. Dean Howells II (1912-1918), and typed copies of correspondence of William. Dean Howells II relative to Howells family genealogy (1945 to1948); Civil War letters written to his sister Annie Howells Frechette (1861 to1864); negative photostats of letters of Richard S. Hinton to Aurelia and Victoria Howells (1861 to1862); and Matthew Markland correspondence (1895 to1900).
Also part of this collection are original manuscripts of William. Dean Howells. Among them are "Novel-writing and novel-reading" (96 pp.) and a tribute to his brother; original manuscripts of William Cooper Howells "Doctrine of Atonement" and Origin of Evil;" original manuscripts "The Domestic Life of William Dean Howells" by Mrs. Joseph A. Howells; original manuscripts "A Morning's Ride" by Joseph Howells. There are also negative photostats and miscellaneous clippings of family interest; photographs of William Dean Howells and members of his family, his birthplace, home, and study and library in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There is one box containing correspondence of R. Reid Coleman with various collectors in acquiring his William Dean Howells collection.
Inventory
Ac. 972, 1899, 1902
2 linear ft.
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE - UNDATED
ANONYMOUS
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
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WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
ALDRICH, ?
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.C.S.
BROWNE, ?
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
CLARK, H. N.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., August 22, 1p, A.N.S. copy
WDH to, n.p., 2pp, A.L.S. w/envelope
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S. printed on verso
WDH to, n.p., 1p, memo signed
WDH to, n.p., 1p, memo signed
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, memo signed
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to, n.p., 1p, memo signed
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.N.S.
PAGET, Miss
WDH to, n.p., 1p, A.L.S.
THAYER, W. K.
WDH to, postcard signed
WDH to, postcard signed
VINTON, I. O.
WDH to, n.p., autographed note on imprinted calling card, (introducing Alexander W. Drake, Art Editor of
The Century Magazine
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE - 1857-1878
WDH to [Joseph Howells] dtd Cincinnati, OH, 10 April 1857, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [John] Swinton dtd Venice, 30 December 1863, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Wm. C. Howells dtd Brattleboro, VT, 24 August 1867, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Robert Clark & Co. dtd Cambridge, 2 November 1868, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Robert Clark dtd Cambridge, 29 November 1868, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Osgood dtd Boston, 12 January 1870, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to Mr. McKenzie dtd Cambridge, 18 May 1870, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to Joseph Howells dtd Cambridge, 8 September 1872, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Augustin F. Morrison dtd Boston, 12 November 1873, 1p, A.L.S., w/clippings, copy
WDH to Robert Clark dtd Cambridge, 27 January 1874, 1p, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 5 February 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 27 March 1874, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Stout dtd Cambridge, 1 May 1874, 1p, A.L.S., copy
WDH to Miss Bates dtd Cambridge, 9 May 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 11 July 1874, 2pp, A.L.S., and copy
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd [Jaffrey, NH], 25 July1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Mr. Stedman] dtd Cambridge, 13 September 1874, 1p, A.N.S., copy
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 30 October 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Morford dtd Cambridge, 2 December 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd Cambridge, 30 December 1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 1 January 1875, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 8 March 1875, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd Cambridge, 11 June 1875, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. O'Reilly dtd Shirley Village, MA, 18 August 1875, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Garrison dtd Cambridge, 10 September 1875, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Cooper dtd Cambridge, 28 April 1876, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 3 June 1876, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James R.] Osgood dtd Townsend Harbor, MA, 26 July 1876, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to RBH dtd Cambridge, 7 September 1876, 1p, A.L.S., copy
WDH to RBH dtd Cambridge, 13 September 1876, 1p, typed copy only
WDH to William H. Smith dtd, 4 December 1876, 1p, telegram copy
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Cambridge, 25 December 1876, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Wm. K. Rogers dtd, 13 March 1877, 1p, microfilm copy
WDH to Wm. K. Rogers dtd Cambridge, 7 April 1877, 1p, copy, original in W. K. Rogers Papers
WDH to Mr. Bugbee dtd Cambridge, 19 August 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Robert] Clark dtd Cambridge, 5 September 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Robert] Clark dtd Cambridge, 12 September 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Gideon Wells dtd Cambridge, 2 January 1878, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Stoddard dtd Cambridge, 5 February 1878, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to James D. Murray dtd Boston, 23 May 1878, 1p, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Mr. Barrett dtd, 11 August 1878, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Collier dtd, Cambridge 25 May 1878, 2pp A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Thayer dtd Boston, 22 August 1878, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd Boston, 26 November 1878, 1p, A.L.S.
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE - 1879-1889
WDH to Wm. M. Evarts dtd, 4 January 1879, 2pp, A.L.S.
SEE: Wm. M. Evarts Papers Box 1 WDH folder
WDH to Mrs. Scudder dtd Boston, 18 February 1879, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to M. Halstead dtd Boston, 28 February 1879, 1p, A.L.S., copy
WDH to Wm. M. Evarts dtd, 30 May 1879, 2pp, A.L.S.
SEE: Wm. M. Evarts Papers Box 1WDH folder
WDH to Mr. Bishop dtd Belmont, 2 June 1879, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Rev. E.G. Porter dtd Boston, 8 November 1879, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ropes dtd Boston, 30 January 1880, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to Mr. Ropes dtd Boston, 10 March 1880, 1p A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ropes dtd Boston, 4 April 1880, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd Boston, 9 April 1880, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ropes dtd Boston, 3 May 1880, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson) dtd Boston, 8 July 1880, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Dear Friend dtd Belmont, 19 July 1880, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd Boston, 22 July 1880, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Osgood dtd, 11 March 1881, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ticknor dtd Belmont, 4 July 1881, 1p, A.C.S.
WDH to [Richard Watson] Gilder dtd, 30 September 1881, 2pp, A.C.S.
WDH to Mr. Fairchild dtd Cambridge, 27 December 1881, 3pp, A.C.S.
WDH to Mr. Deschamps dtd Switzerland, 23 September 1882, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Richard Watson] Gilder dtd Switzerland, 5 November 1882, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Rev. E.G. Porter dtd Villenuve, Switzerland, 25 November 1882, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. [Bronsen?] dtd Venice, 17 May 1883, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lawrence] Hutton dtd Upper Bedford Place, 18 June1883, 1p, typed copy
WDH to Lady Palmer dtd Upper Bedford Place, 20 June 1883, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Henry Clay Luken dtd Boston, 22 November 1883, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Cadman dtd, 16 January 1884, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to "Dear Sir" dtd Boston, 14 April 1884, 2pp, A.C.S.
WDH to Mrs. Allen dtd [Boston], 1 January 1885, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Cary dtd [Boston], 8 January 1885, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Fairchild dtd [Boston], 9 April 1885, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson], dtd n.p., 12 May 1885, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Oscar Fay Adams dtd Bethlehem, NH, 16 September 1885, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Underwood dtd Beacon St., Boston, 1 January 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Robert Clark & Co.] dtd Auburndale, MA, 6 January 1886, 2pp, A.L.S
WDH to Mr. Bush dtd Auburndale, MA, 24 January 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to "Dear Madam" dtd, 11 April 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd London, 9 July 1886, 1p, postcard signed
WDH to Mrs. J. A. Howells dtd Boston, 14 August 1886, 1p, telegram
WDH to (Eliza Howells] dtd 14, August 1886, 2pp, telegram
WDH to Mrs. Taylor dtd Boston, 27 August 1886, 1p, copy
WDH to [Edward W.] Bok dtd Boston, 30 September 1886, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Fairchild dtd New York, 18 November 1886, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza Howells dtd Boston, 22 December 1886, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ernst? dtd Boston, 27 February 1887, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Larkin Mead dtd Boston, 6 March 1887, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Eugenio Brunetta dtd Boston, 6 March 1887, 1p, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Mr. [Stedman?] dtd, 25 July 1887, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Comly dtd Lake George, 1 August 1887, 1p, copy
WDH to WDH II dtd Niagara, Buffalo, 18 November 1887, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. [Stedman?] dtd Buffalo, 17 January 1888, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Palmer dtd [New York], 8 March 1888, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Dr. Monks dtd New York, 24 March 1888 2pp A.L.S.
WDH to [James] Parton dtd New York, 31 March 1888, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Little Nahant [MA], 8 July 1888, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Little Nahant [MA], [2]4 July 1888, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Little Nahant [MA], 26 July 1888, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Little Nahant [MA], 16 September 1888, 6pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Little Nahant [MA], 12 October 1888, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd New York, 31 March 1889, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, Cambridge, 9 June 1889, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [RBH] dtd Mt. Auburn Station, Cambridge, 24 June 1889, 1p, copy
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, Cambridge, 13 August 1889, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, Cambridge, 1 September 1889, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to "Dear Friend" dtd Mt. Auburn Station, Cambridge, 19 September 1889, 1p, copy
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, [Cambridge], 19 September 1889, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, [Cambridge], 30 October 1889, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Mt. Auburn Station, [Cambridge], 22 November 1889, 4pp, A.L.S.
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE - 1890-1899
WDH to Mrs. Alden dtd Boston, 4 February 1890, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Miss Watkins dtd New York/Boston,10 March 1890, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Boston 6 April 1890, 2pp, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Clifford dtd Boston, 14 April 1890, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Millett dtd [Boston], 3 June 1890, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Barrett dtd [Boston], 18 June 1890, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Henry Harland dtd Boston, 21 June 1890, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Boston, 15 November 1890, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Edward W.] Bok dtd Boston, 7 January 1891, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd [Boston], 9 January 1891, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [William] James dtd Boston, 10 February 1891, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Edward W.] Bok dtd Boston, 6 March1891, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Cole dtd Boston, 14 March 1891, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to "My dear Bellamy" dtd Boston, 14 May 1891, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to "Gentleman" dtd Boston, 17 June 1891, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Osgood dtd, 20 September 1891, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Edward W. Bok dtd Boston, 4 November 1891, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd New York, 12 December 1891, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice Thompson] dtd The Cosmopolitan Magazine Editorial Dept., 7 January 1892, 2pp,
A.L.S. on card
WDH to [Edward W.] Bok dtd The Cosmopolitan Magazine, 23 February 1892, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [James Maurice] Thompson dtd The Cosmopolitan Magazine Editorial Dept., 14 March 1892 ,1p,
A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Browne dtd The Cosmopolitan Magazine, 16 June 1892, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Harper dtd Boston, 11 September 1892, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Jenkins dtd 40 West 59th St., 15 November 1892, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Filene dtd 40 West 59th St., 18 December 1892, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. DuBois dtd 40 West 59th St., 2 December 1893, 1p, copy
WDH to Prof. Norton dtd 40 West 59th St., 13 December 1893, 1p, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to General Bryce dtd 40 West 59th St., 10 January 1894, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd 40 West 59th St., 17 October 1894, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd 40 West 59th St., 18 October 1894, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Edward W.] Bok dtd 40 West 59th St., 2 December 1894, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Kendall dtd 40 West 59th St., 13 December 1894, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Williams dtd 40 West 59th St., 25 December 1894, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Pendleton dtd 40 West 59th St., 4 January 1895, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Williams dtd 40 West 59th St., 22 February 1895, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. [Bacheller] dtd 40 West 59th St., 6 March 1895, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Gregg dtd New York, 30 March 1895, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. 1895 Filene dtd 40 West 59th St., 9 April 1895, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Miss Winslow dtd, 7 July 1895, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Laurence] Hutton dtd Far Rockaway, 11 September 1896, 1p, typed letter
WDH to Mr. Ilsley dtd Washington Hotel, 19 November 1896, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Percy dtd New York, 27 December, 1896, 1p., A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Fairchild dtd 115 East 16th St., 5 June 1897, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to James Walter Smith dtd 40 West 59th St., 20 February 1898, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Mrs. [Guy] Pres. Guild of St. James dtd New York, 13 March 1898, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd York Harbor, 31 July 1898, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd New York1, January 1899, 2pp, typed letter, autographed p.s.
WDH to Morris Ferris 40 West 59th St., 8 March 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to "My dear Ward" dtd 40 West 59th St., 25 April 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Graham dtd 40 West 59th St., 19 May 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH Margaret Lee A Petition for Perpetual Copyright to be submitted to Congress dtd
Borough of Brooklyn, 23 May 1899, 2pp, Printed w/signatures of WDH and
Thomas [P.] [Cormery?]
WDH to Mrs. E. S. Martin dtd 40 West 59th St., 28 May 1899, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd 40 West 59th St., 8 June 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 2 July 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 21 July 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 1 August 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to H. T. Loomis dtd Kittery Point, ME, 6 August 1899, 2pp, typed letter
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 8 September 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 14 September 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd 40 West 59th St., 7 October 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Anthony dtd 40 West 59th St., 11 October 1899, 1p, A.L.S.
OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE - 1900-1910
WDH to Mr. Hale dtd 40 West 59th St., 19 May 1900, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ward dtd Annisquam, [MA], 24 July 1900, 2pp, A.L.S. copy
WDH to Mr. Clarke dtd Annisquam, MA, 29 July 1900, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Monroe dtd Westminster Hotel, New York, 23 October 1900, 1p A.L.S.
WDH to Charles Scribner's Sons dtd 115 East 16th St., 30 October 1900, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Burrows dtd Lowell, 23 May 1901, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Teal dtd York Harbor, ME, 6 September 1901, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Gifford dtd 48 West 59th St., 15 December 1901, 2pp, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Ely dtd 48 West 59th St., 10 April 1902, 1p, typed letter, copy
WDH to Mr. Paget dtd 48 West 59th St., 2 June 1902, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Paget dtd Kittery Point, 8 July 1902, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Whitlock dtd Kittery Point, 4 September 1902, 2pp, A.L.S. w/envelope
WDH to Dr. Rice dtd 48 West 59th St., 21 December 1902, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Wilson dtd Kittery Point, 4 July 1903, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Wells dtd Bath, England, 29 March 1904, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to "Dear James" dtd Charing Cross Hotel, 17 March 1904, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Boyd? dtd 48 West 59th St., 22 June 1904, 1p, A.L.S., copy
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd Kittery Point, 10 September 1905, 1p ,T.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Wilson dtd Hotel Regent, 24 April 1906, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Mary Ann (Hayes) Bigelow dtd Kittery Point, 20 June 1906, 1p, T.L.S.
w/envelope, copy
WDH to [David] Munro dtd Hotel Regent, 29 May 1907, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Edward H. Huse dtd York Harbor, 7 June [1907,] 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 14 July 1907, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Hill dtd Kittery Point, 12 September 1907, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd Paris, 9 May 1908, 2pp A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to WDH II dtd Kittery Point, 1 September 1908, 2pp, A.L., w/last portion cut out
WDH to WDH II dtd Kittery Point, 4 September 1908, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd Kittery Point, 13 September 1908, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd Kittery Point, 17 September 1908, 2pp, T.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to WDH II dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston, 28 October 1908, 3pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to H. M. Alden dtd 10 W. 30th St., 23 November 1908, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd New York, 14 December 1908, 1p, A.L.S., top of letter cut out
w/envelope
WDH to WDH II dtd 10 West 30th St,. 25 December 1908, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Dr. Lamb dtd 10 West 30th St.,1p, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 7 February 1909, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 17 February 1909, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 20 February 1909, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 26 February 1909, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St,. 5 March 1909, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 6 March 1909, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Pearson dtd 130 West 57th St., 5 April 1909, 1p, typed letter, copy
WDH to Mrs. S. E. Pearson dtd Kittery Point, 23 June 1909, 1p, typed letter, copy
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 30th St., 5 January 1910, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to WDH II dtd [16 March 1910], 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II & Allie [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 13 May 1910, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Edward W. Bok dtd 130 West 57th St., 7 October 1910, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. & Mrs. Raymond dtd 10 West 30th St., 31 December 1910, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd Bermuda, 29 January 1911, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd Bermuda, 31 January 1911, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 14 May 1911, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 9 December 1911, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 17 December 1911, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 2 January 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 9 January 1912, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Joseph [Howells) dtd 130 West 57th St., 9 January 1912, 4pp, A.L.S.
WDH to WDH II envelope post marked, 12 January 1912
WDH to WDH II dtd 130 West 57th St., 16 January 1912, 4pp. A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Joseph [Howells] dtd The Buckingham, New York,19 January 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd The St. Charles, Atlantic City, NJ, 27 January 1912, 1p,
A.L.S.,w/envelope
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd 130 West 57th St., 31 January 1912, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope.
WDH to WDH II dtd 12 East 58th St., 14 February 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, 18 May 1912, 2 pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Allie [Howells] dtd Hotel Buckingham, 12 July 1912, 3pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd York Harbor, ME, 9 August 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston, 13 August 1912, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd York Harbor, ME, 18 August 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd York Harbor, ME, 22 August 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd York Harbor, ME, 23 August 1912, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston, 12 November 1912, 2 pp, A.L.S.,
w/envelope
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd 17 Buckingham St. Cambridge, 14 January 1913, 2pp,
A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd 65 Mt. Vernon St. Boston, 18 March 1914, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Valentine dtd York Harbor, ME, 15 May 1914, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mrs. Lothrop dtd York Harbor, ME, 27 May 1914, 1p, A.L.S. (and transcription)
WDH to Mrs. [Kate] Conant dtd York Harbor, ME, 5 July 1914, 1p, A.L.S. with autographed
notation at bottom by Mrs. Conant
WDH to Messrs. Hishop Brothers dtd York Harbor, ME, 8 October 1914, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH cancelled check to Lincoln Safe Deposit Co. dtd, 28 January 1915, check #2063
The Fifth Avenue Bank, NY
WDH to Mrs. A. D. (Alice) Shepard dtd 130 West 57th St., 20 April 1915, 1p, A.L.S.,
w/envelope
WDH to Mr. Blodgett dtd York Harbor, ME, 11 August 1915, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH dtd Boston, 10 May 1917, A.N.S. on card
WDH to Miss Clair Williams dtd York Harbor, ME, 3 August 1917, 1p, A.L.S., w/envelope
w/enclosure M. S. Watts to Mrs. Ruth Williams dtd Cincinnati, OH, 12 January 1920,
1p, T.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to Runcle Radford dtd York Harbor, ME, 12 August 1917, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to Royal B. Parker dtd St. Augustine, FL, 24 February 1918, 2pp, A.L.S., w/envelope
WDH to [Royal B.] Parker dtd St. Augustine, FL, 9 March 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Royal B.] Parker dtd Savannah, GA, 24 March 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Doumney dtd Kittery Point, ME, 12 July 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, ME, 15 July 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, 16 July 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, ME, 14 August 1918, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, 14 September 1918, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to Edward L. Dean dtd [29 September 1918], A.N.S. on bottom of letter/SEE: Dean,
Edward L. to WDH same date, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, ME, 8 October 1918, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point, 10 October 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Mr. Haynes [editor of Harpers Magazine] dtd Kittery Point, ME, 20 October 1918, 1p,
A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Kittery Point 22 October 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Harper & Bros. [editors of Harpers Magazine] dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston 27
October 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to Eliza [Howells] dtd The Saint Hubert, New York, 25 November 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Hotel Strand, Atlantic City, 28 March 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd The Blackstine 50 E. 58th St., [NY] 24 April 1919, 1p,
A.L.S.
WDH to [Harper Bros.] dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston, 13 May 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 26 June 1919, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 1 August 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 19 August 1919, 1p, A.N.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 27 August 1919, 1p, T.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 8 September 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd York Harbor, 28 September 1919,1p, A.N.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd York Harbor, 29 September 1919, 1p, typed letter
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Hotel Bellevue, Boston, 27 October 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Three Oaks, The Hill, Augusta, [GA] dtd, 23 November
1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Three Oaks, The Hill, Augusta, [GA] dtd, 11 December
1919, 3pp, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Augusta, 13 December 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Augusta, 14 December 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Savannah, GA, 31 December 1919, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Lee Foster] Hartman dtd Savannah, GA, 7 January 1920, 1p, A.L.S.
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd Savannah, GA, 7 January 1920, 1p, A.L.S
WDH to [Thomas B.] Wells dtd The Saint Hubert, 120 W. 57th St., NY, 5 April 1920,
1p, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - A-B
ADAMS, CHARLES FRANCIS
To WDH dtd Quincy, 10 December 1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILY
poem, by R. H. Stoddard, n.d.
Barberrie, [by TBA?], n.d.
clipping, n.d.
ASHMORE, RUTH
To WDH dtd The Ladies Home Journal, Philadelphia, 24 June 1896, 1p, T.L.S.
BELLAMY, EDWARD
To WDH dtd Boston, 22 March 1893, 2pp, A.N.S. on card
BENNETT, EMERSON M.
To WDH dtd Philadelphia, 5 June 1897, 2pp, A.L.S.
BISHOP, W. H.
To WDH dtd Century Club, New York, 22 July 1877, 4pp, A.L.S.
BOYSEN, H. H.
To WDH dtd Columbia College, New York, 22 January 1895, 2pp, A.L.S.
BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN
To WDH dtd Cummington, MA, 22 August 1873, 2pp, A.L.S.
BURROUGHS, FRANCES HODGSON
To WDH dtd 14 West 33rd St., n.d., 2pp, A.L.S.
BURROUGHS, JOHN
To WDH dtd West Park, MD, 20 April 1894, 3pp, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - C
CABLE, G. W.
To WDH dtd Northampton, MA, 1 March 1887, 1p, A.L.S.
CAMDEN, J. G.
To WDH dtd Danville, IL, 25 October 1910, 2pp, T.L.S.
CHEESBORO, CAROLINE
To WDH dtd Piermont, 10 August 1868, 1p, A.L.S.
CHESTNUTT, CHARLES W.
To WDH dtd The Dalhousie, 40 to 48 West 59th St., n.d.,1p, A.L.S.
CHILD, S. S. L.
To WDH dtd Cambridge, 5 April [n.y.], 8pp, A.L.S.
CLARK, CHAMP
To WDH dtd Bowling Green, MO, 24 October [n.y.], 3pp, A.L.S.
CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE
To WDH dtd Farmington Ave., Hartford, 27 February [n.y.], 5pp, A.L.S.
COLFAX, SCHAYLIN
Dtd Jefferson, OH, 28 November 1819, A.N.S.
COOK, CLARENCE
To WDH dtd Scribner's Monthly, New York, 24 March 1874, 4pp, A.L.S.
CRANCH, C. P.
To WDH dtd 1267 Broadway NY, 16 December 1869, 4pp, A.L.S.
CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM
To WDH dtd Washington, DC, 14 January 1872, 1p, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - D-F
DALY, AUGUSTINE
To WDH dtd Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York, 15 February 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
DAVIS, RICHARD HARDING
To WDH dtd n.p., [1893?], 2pp, A.L.S.
DEAN, EDWARD L.
To WDH dtd 296 West 11th St., [29 September 1918], 1p, T.L.S. w/autographed noted
on bottom by WDH w/envelope
DeFOREST, J. W.
To WDH dtd Compton St., New Haven, 21 July 1874, 4pp, A.L.S. (and 3pp transcription)
DIAZ, ABBY MORTON
To WDH dtd n.p., n.d., 1p, A.L.S. (incomplete)
DOUGLAS, DAVID
To WDH dtd [Edinburgh, Scotland June 1886], 1p A.L.S.
EMERSON, RALPH WALDO
To WDH dtd Concord, 14 March [n.y.], 2pp, A.L.S., copy
FIELD, KATE
To WDH dtd 21 Jay St., 16 November 1870, 1p, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - G-H
GARRETT, WILSON
To WDH dtd 28 March 1897, 2pp, A.L.S.
GRONLAND, LAWRENCE
To WDH dtd 104 East 4, 15 March [n.y.], 4pp, A.L.S.
HALE, EDWARD E.
To WDH dtd Pinehurst, NC, 24 March 1897, 2pp, A.L.S.
HARTE, BRET
To WDH dtd New York, n.d., 1p, A.L.S. (incomplete)
HAY, JOHN
To WDH dtd Knickerbocker Club [NY], 14 November 1897 [1877], 4pp, A.L.S.
HAYNE, PAUL H[AMILTON]
To WDH dtd "Copse Hill, Ga. R Road", 21 May 1873, 4pp, A.L.S.
HAYNE, PAUL HAMILTON
By J. DeLancey Ferguson "A New Letter of Paul Hamilton Hayne" same date, 3pp,
printed article (2 copies)
HIGGINSON THOMAS WENTWORTH
To WDH dtd Newport, RI, 15 November 1869, 4pp, A.L.S.
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL
"Nearing the Tree Line" dtd, 6 November 1869, 1p, A.N.S.
HOPPIN, AUGUSTUS
To WDH dtd, 17 November 1871, 3pp, A.L.S.
HOWE, JULIA WARD
To WDH dtd 241 Beacon St. Boston, 27 February 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
HOWITT, WILLIAM
"An Idyll of Work. by Lucy Larcom" n.d., 5pp, A.L.S.
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS TO WDH - 1886-1912
HOWELLS, JOSEPH A.
To WDH dtd Glasglow, 22 June 1886, 1p, A.L.S., postcard
To WDH dtd Edinburgh, 26 June 1886, 1p, A.L.S., postcard
To WDH dtd London, 3 July 1886, 4pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Old Waverly Hotel, Glasglow, 29 July 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Steamer India, at sea, 12 August 1886, 3pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Turks Island, West Indies, 4 July 1906, 2pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Turks Island, West Indies, 17 August 1906, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Turks Island, West Indies, 23 December 1911, 2pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Turks Island, West Indies, 27 December 1911, 7pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Turks Island, West Indies, 6 January 1912, 2pp, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - I-K
JACKSON, HELEN HUNT
To WDH dtd Princeton, 31 July 1876, 3pp, A.L.S.
poem "The Blind Spinner", n.d., 3pp, A.S.
clipping "Historic Heroines", n.d., 1p, copy
JAMES, HENRY
To WDH dtd 111 East 25th St., Friday evening, n.d., 3pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd n.p., 8 August [n.y.], 1p, A.L..
JEWETT, SARAH ORNE
To WDH dtd South Berwick, ME, 30 July 1879, 3pp, A.L.S.
JOHNSON, OWEN
To WDH dtd n.p., 6 April 1901, 1p, A.N.S.
KELLER, HELEN
[To WDH] n.p. n.d., T.N.S.
KEMBLE, FANNY
To WDH dtd n.p., 1 August [n.y.], 2pp, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - L-O
LaHURP, G.P.
To WDH dtd Wendell St., 23 May 1874, 3pp, A.L.S.
LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH
To WDH dtd Camb.[ridge], 13 January 1879, 2pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Camb.[ridge], 26 February 1879, 1p, typed copy
Reference: HWL poem "The Chamber over the Gate" in the Atlantic [Magazine],
March 1879, v. 43, pp 368-369
LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL
To WDH dtd Elmwood, 21 December 1875, 2pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Elmwood, Cambridge, MA, 13 December 1889, 1p, A.L.S.
McCARTHY, JUSTIN
To WDH dtd Kent, England, 1 August 1899, 3pp, A.L.S.
MACON, GA
To WDH envelope post marked 30 August 1899
MARKHAM, EDWIN
To WDH dtd Oakland, CA, 7 May 1899, 1p, T.L.S.
MATTHEWS, BRANDER
To WDH dtd Narragausett Pier, RI, 24 July 1899, 4pp, A.L.S.
MITCHELL, DON G.
To WDH dtd Edgewood, 30 April 1894, 2pp, A.L.S.
NAVY YARD, PORTSMOUTH
Visitor's Pass for WDH dtd 21 August 1905
NORTON, CHARLES ELIOT
To WDH dtd Ashfield, 21 September 1876, 4pp, A.L.S.
OSGOOD, JAMES R.
To WDH dtd [London], 5 July [n.y.], 2pp, A.C.S.
OWEN, ROBERT DALE
To WDH dtd Dansville, New York, 24 May 1875, 2pp A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE: P-R
PAINE, ALBERT BIGELOW
To WDH dtd Brook Place, Redding, CT, 8 June 1912, 1p, A.L.S.
PARTON, JAMES
[To WDH] dtd n.p. n.d. 1p A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Newburyport, MA, 3 March 1888, 4pp, A.L.S.
PHELPS, E[lizabeth] S.
To WDH dtd Andover, 29 June 1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
PIATT, JOHN G.?
To WDH dtd North Bend, OH, 21 August 1874, 3pp, A.L.S.
PRESTON, H. W.
To WDH dtd Danvers, 3 June 1874, 3pp, A.L.S.
PYLE, HOWARD
To WDH dtd Wilmington, Delaware, 28 February 1895, 1p, A.L.S.
REID, WHITELAW
To WDH dtd New York Tribune, NY, 15 December 1873, 1p, A.L.S.
ROE, E. P.
To WDH dtd Cornwall-on-the-Hudson, NY, 10 June 1888, 1p, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - S
SANBORN, F. B.
To WDH dtd Concord, 29 January 1874, 4pp, A.L.S.
SCUDDER, H. E.
To WDH dtd Riverside, Cambridge, MA, 1 April 1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
[SETON THOMPSON, EARNEST]
To [Robert J. Line?] dtd Denver, CO, April 15 1901, 1p, A.L.S.
SHERWOOD, M. E. W.
To WDH dtd New York, 25 April [n.y.], 4pp, A.L.S.
SMITH, S. F.
"America" dtd n.p., 1832, 2pp, A.L.S.
"America" dtd n.p. 8 December 1893, 1p, A.L.S.
STEDMAN, E. C.
To WDH dtd 205 W. 56th St. New York "X-mas" 25 December 1873, 4pp, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd 44 East 26th St. New York, 1 February 1888, 4pp, A.L.S.
STOCKTON, FRANK R.
To WDH dtd The Holt, Convent Station, NJ, 2 June 1897, 4pp, A.L.S.
STODDARD, CHARLES WARREN
To WDH dtd The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, 23 March 1893,
2pp, A.L.S.
SEE: Aldrich, Thomas Baily to WDH n.d.
To WDH dtd 190 Walnut Ave. Boston Highlands, 6 August 1888, 3pp, A.L.S.
STORY, W. W.
To WDH dtd Rome, 17 February 1876, 4pp, A.L.S.
STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER
To WDH dtd 30 September 1875, 3pp, A.L.S.
INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - T-Z
TAYLOR, BAYARD
To WDH dtd Kennett Square, PA, 24 September 1866, 1p, A.L.S.
THOMPSON, EARNEST SETON
SEE: Seton Thompson, Earnest to WDH dtd Denver, CO, 15 April 1901
TROWBRIDGE, J. T.
To WDH dtd Arlington, 11 May 1874, 2pp, A.L.S.
VAN DYKE, HENRY
To WDH dtd University Club, Madison Square, 16 March 1899, 4pp, A.L.S.
WARD, ELIZABETH S. PHELPS
SEE: Phelps, Elizabeth S. [Ward] to WDH dtd Andover, 29 June 1874
WARNER, CHARLES D.
To WDH dtd The Courant, Hartford, CT, 18 February 1878, 1p, A.L.S.
WATKINS, M. C.
To WDH dtd n.p. n.d., 1p, A.L.S.
WEBER, GEORGE R.
SEE: Weik, Jesse W. to WDH dtd, 8 May 1909
WEIK, JESSE W.
To WDH dtd Greencastle, IN, 8 May 1909, 1p, T.L.S. with autographed note on bottom
w/enclosure, George R. Weber n.p. n.d.,1p, A.L.S,. note on verso WDH to Joseph
[owells] n.p. n.d., A.N.S., w/envelope
WELLS, DAVID A.
To WDH dtd Norwich, CT, 4 November 1873, 2pp, A.L.S.
WHITE, RICHARD GRANT
To WDH dtd New York, 27 December 1877, 3pp, A.L.S.
WHITTIER, JOHN G.
A.N.S. dtd Oak Knoll, Danvers 8th mos. 15 [August] 1879, 1p
WILLARD, SUSANNA
To WDH dtd Hotel Parkfield, 17 August [n.y.], 3pp, A.L.S.
WINTER, WILLIAM
To WDH dtd Bethleham, PA, 18 February 1876, 3pp, A.L.S.
WOOLSON, CONSTANCE FENIMORE
To WDH dtd 131 St. Clair St. Cleveland, OH, 24 August 1871, 8pp, A.L.S.
WYATT, EDITH
To WDH dtd 1761 Sheridan Rd. Chicago, 3 October 1906, 4pp, A.L.S.
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS -- MISC. LETTERS
BUTLER, WILLIAM O.
"The Boatman's Horn" n.d., 2pp, A.L.S.
SPENCER, PLATT R.
To James Whitmore dtd Geneva, OH, 5 August 1861, 1p, A.L.S.
To WDH dtd Geneva, OH, 1 June 1868, 1p, A.L.S.
DEACON GRAY'S PIETY n.p. n.d., autographed, no signature
WHITTLESEY, E. [?]
To Ebenezer Proud? dtd, 26 February 1837, 1p, A.L.S.
MISC. PAPERS (1 folder)
HINTON-HOWELLS CORRESPONDENCE (Microfilm copies)
Hinton to "Victoria" dtd Leavenworth, KS, 29 October [n.y.]
Hinton to "Mesdamoiselles" dtd Boston, 19 January 1861
Hinton to "Aurelia" dtd Boston, MA, 8 February 1861
Hinton to "Friends" dtd Boston 18 February 1861
Hinton to "Aurelia" dtd Leavenworth, KS, 27 October 1861
Hinton to "Sister" [Victoria Howells' nickname] dtd Leavenworth, KS, 11 April 1862
Hinton to "My very dear friend" dtd Barnum's Hotel, St. Louis, 26 April 1862
Hinton to "Aurelia" dtd Chicago, IL, 4 May [1862]
Hinton to "Aurelia" dtd Topeka, KS, 5 June 1862
Brown, Wealthy C. to "Victoria" dtd Put-in-Bay, July 1864
HOWELLS, ELINOR MEAD [MRS. WDH] CORRESPONDENCE
Mead, Larkin To "Nell" dtd Florence, 8 June 1865, 2pp, A.L.S.
Howells, Elinor To Eliza [Howells] dtd n.p., 11 October 1907, 4pp, A.L.S.
SEE: reference to WDH forthcoming marriage to Elinor Mead while he was consul at Venice.
S. Birchard Papers letter of L. G. Mead to Birchard, dtd 6 November 1862
HOWELLS, ELINOR MEAD MISC. NOTEBOOK
Dtd 18 August 1875
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS--MANUSCRIPTS
NOVEL-WRITING AND NOVEL-READING An Impersonal Explanation The Thorn dtd 1860
Tr. "Tortona" by Giovanni Battista Niccolini
Don't Wake the Children
In August dtd 1856
poem, written Columbus, OH, 1859/dtd Boston, 1891
A Port written, Columbus, OH, 1860/dtd Belmont, 1880
verse, dtd Boston, 28 June 1884, 1p
A Poet's Friends copy
"Dear Joe" 3pp
Nature unto her loving heart ..., 1p
leaf from The Story of a Play
To the Memory of Joseph Alexander Howells
A Brother's Tribute copy of clipping
"Old Brown" 2 printed copies
The Sarcastic Fair copy only
Recompense, 3pp
Literary Friends and Acquaintances p. 140-143 excerpt from original manuscript
Professor Cross's Life of Sterne 13pp manuscript and printed copy with corrections penciled in
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS MANUSCRIPTS--THE BATTLE IN THE CLOUDS
Transferred to MUSIC COLLECTION Military--Civil War
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS CORRESPONDENCE
2 folders of copies
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE 1863-1909 - A-F
BAIN, GEORGE GRANTHAM (Editor of Strand Magazine)
To JAH dtd New York, 21 September 1905, 1p, T.L.S
BARRETT, LAURENCE
On envelope, n.d. A.N.S.
BLANCHARD, C. ETON
To JAH dtd The Emergency Hospital, Cleveland, OH, 19 September 1905, 1p, T.L.S.
BROWN, JOHN, Jr.
To JAH dtd Put-In-Bay, 7 May 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
BURNETT, E. MORGAN
To JAH dtd Philadelphia, 14 December 1897, l5pp, A.L.S.
BURTON, T. E.
To JAH dtd Committee on Rivers & Harbors, Washington, DC, 17 December 1900, 1p, T.L.S.
BUSHNELL, ASA S.
To Mrs. JAH dtd The Warder, Bushnell & Glessner Company Springfield, OH, 10 January 1896, 1p, T.L.S.
CADWELL, D.
To JAH dtd Cleveland, OH, 22 June 1900, 1p, A.L.S.
CAMPBELL, JAMES E.
To JAH dtd State of Ohio Executive Dept. Office of the Governor Columbus, 1 May 1891, 1p, T.L.S.
CATHCART, WALLACE
To JAH dtd Cleveland, OH, n.d. [ink sketch], 2pp
CHASE, SALMON P.
To JAH dtd Columbus, OH, 6 November 1860, 1p, A.L.S.
CLAY, C. M.
To JAH dtd Cleveland, OH, 14 September1884 1p A.L.S.
COWEN, B. R.
To JAH dtd Dept. of the Interior Washington, DC, 8 August 1873, 2pp, A.L.S.
To JAH dtd Dept. of the Interior Washington, DC, 27 October 1873, 2pp, A L S
DOUGLAS, DAVID
To JAH dtd 10 Castle St., Edinburgh, 27 March 1906, 6pp, A.L.S.
FITCH, WINCHESTER
To JAH dtd Ohio Society of New York. The Waldorf-Astoria n.d., 2pp, A.L.S.
FORAKER, U. B.
To JAH dtd Cincinnati, 17 October 1885, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd State of Ohio Executive Dept. Office of the Governor Columbus, 2 July 1889, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd Cincinnati, 7 November 1901, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd U.S. Senate Comm. on Pacific Islands & Porto Rico 18 November 1904, 1p, T.L.S.
FOSTER, CHARLES
To JAH dtd State of Ohio Executive Dept. Office of the Governor Columbus, 28 July 1882, 1p, A.L.S.
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - G-K
GARFIELD, JAMES A.
To JAH dtd Washington, DC, 17 April 1875, 1p, typed copy
To JAH dtd Washington, DC, 12 April 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
To JAH dtd Mentor, OH, 11 November 1878, 2pp, A.L.S.
GARFIELD, JAMES RUDOLPH
To JAH dtd Garfield & Garfield, Cleveland, OH, 30 March 1892, 1p, A.L.S.
To JAH dtd Dept. of Commerce & Labor Washington, DC, 15 December 1906, 1p, T.L.S.
GARFIELD, LUCRETIA (Mrs. James A.)
To JAH dtd Cleveland, OH, 22 April 1887, 3pp, A.L.S., w/card, w/envelope post marked 9 May 1887
GARLAND, HAMLIN
To JAH dtd 23 Green--? Park, 22 October 1897, 1p, A.L.S.
GARRETSON, JOSEPH
To JAH dtd Cincinnati, 13 December 1904, 1p, T.L.
GEORGE, HENRY Jr.
To JAH dtd Ft. Hamilton, 3 December 1897, 1p, A.L.S.
GRANT, F. D.
To JAH dtd Galena, IL, 26 August 1880, 1p, A.L.S.
GUNCKEL, JOHN E.
To JAH dtd The National Newsboys' Assoc. Toledo, OH, 24 September 1909, 1p, T.L.S.
GUNN, ALEXANDER
To JAH dtd Goe. Worthington & Co. Cleveland, 1873 17 May n.y., 1p, A.L.S.
HANNA, M. A.
To JAH dtd Republican National Comm. Cleveland, OH, 25 February 1897, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd U. S. Senate, 13 April 1897, 1p, T.L.S.
HERRICK, MYRON
To JAH dtd State of Ohio Executive Chamber Columbus, 20 September 1905, 1p, T.L.S.
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL
To JAH dtd Boston, 19 December 1880, 1p, A.L.S.
HOWELLS, JOHN MEAD
To JAH dtd 40 W. 59th, 13 February n.y., 3pp, A.L.S.
KENNEDY, LEWIS L.
To JAH dtd Blatchford, Montana, 22 August 1889
Pencil drawing on brown grocery bag paper signed by Last Bull, Son of Sitting Bull
(OVERSIZE MANUSCRIPTS)
KESTER, PAUL
To JAH dtd Augill Castle, Brough, Westmorland, 27 September 1905, 3pp, A.L.S.
KINNEY, COATES
To JAH dtd Xenia, 21 July 1870, 1p, A.L.S.
KISER, S. E.
To JAH dtd The Chicago Daily News, Chicago, 1 March 1899, 2pp, A.L.S.
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE - L-Z
LEWIS, D. W.
To JAH dtd Dio Lewis' Monthly, New York, 2 October 1883, 1p, A.L.S.
McKINLEY, WILLIAM
To JAH dtd Canton, OH, 24 June 1896, 1p, T.L.S.
MARSHALL, J. W.
To JAH dtd Post office Dept. Appt. Office Washington, DC, 12 December 1876
MOULTON, FRANCIS D.
To JAH dtd New York, 25 March 1879, 1p, A.L.S.
NASH, GEORGE K.
To JAH dtd Columbus, OH 6 June 1899, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd State of Ohio Executive Dept. Office of the Governor Columbus, 18 January 1900, 1p, T.L.S.
PARKER, PERCY L.
To JAH dtd Daily Mail Year Book, London, 10 May 1909, 1p, T.L.S.
PATTISON, JOHN M.
To JAH dtd Union Central Life Insurance Co. Cincinnati, 8 April 1905, 2pp, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd Union Central Life Insurance Co. Cincinnati, 30 June 1905, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd Union Central Life Insurance Co. Cincinnati, 21 November 1905, 1p, T.L.S.
PERRY, BLISS
To JAH dtd Boston, 31 October 1907, 2pp, T.L.S.
RANSOM, CAROLINE S.
To JAH dtd 915 F Street NW Washington, 13 March 1893, 3pp, A.L.S.
RYDER, J. F.
To JAH dtd J. F. Ryder's Art Galleries, Cleveland, OH, 25 January 1887, 1p, A.L.S.
SCHURZ, CARL
Signature, n.d.
SHERMAN, JOHN
To JAH dtd Mansfield, OH, 2 August 1869, 2pp, A.L.S.
To JAH dtd U. S. Senate, 22 January 1890, 1p, T.L.S.
To JAH dtd Senate Chamber, 9 January 1892, 1p, T.L.S.
SMITH, GOLDWIN
To JAH dtd n.p., 9 June 1880, 2pp, A.L.S.
SMITH, SARA WINTHROP
To Mrs. JAH dtd Jefferson, OH, 12 October 1890, 1p, A.L.S.
SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY
To JAH dtd Western Associated Press, Chicago, IL, 6 December 1875, 1p, A.L.S.
SOUTHERLAND, W. H. H.
To JAH dtd the Army & Navy Club, Washington, 26 November 1906, 3pp, A.L.S.
SPENCER, ROBERT
To Mr. & Mrs. JAH dtd Milwaukee, WI, 3 October 1898, 2pp, A.L.S.
TAYLOR, E. B.
To JAH dtd House of Representatives, 26 January 1890, 1p, A.L.S.
THAXTER, CELIA
To JAH dtd Isles of Shoals, off Portsmouth, NH, 30 October 1874, 2pp, A.L.S., w/note n.d.
THOMAS, WILLIAM AUBREY
To JAH dtd Niles, OH, 18 May 1904, 1p, T.L.S.
THWAITES, R. W.
To JAH dtd The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 2 February 1906, 1p, T.L.S.
TOURGEE, A. W.
To JAH dtd 91 W. 11th St., New York, 6 September 1880, 1p, A.L.S.
UNDERWOOD, F. W.
To JAH dtd Boston, 23 January 1881, 1p, A.L.S.
WADE, B. F.
To JAH dtd Jefferson, OH, 23 January 1863, 1p, A.L.S.
To JAH dtd Washington, 4 April 1876, 4pp, A.L.S.
WILER, ERASMUS
To JAH dtd The Pittsburgh Gazette, 9 December 1904, 1p, A.L.S.
WOLCOTT, PAMPHILA? (STANTON)
To JAH dtd Akron, OH, 28 March 1897, 4pp, A.L.S.
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE 1864-1905
To Eliza [Howells] dtd n.p., n.d., 1p, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Nashville, 1 July 1864, 2pp, A.L.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Boston, 5 March 1886, 3pp, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Boston, 7 June 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
To B. J. Loomis dtd Dunfermline, 24 June 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Mrs. J. A. Howells dtd Glasgow, 28 June 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd London, 30 June 1886, 6pp, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd London, 4 July 1886, 4pp, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd London, 6 July 1886, 4pp, A.L.S.
To Mrs. J. A. Howells dtd London, 10 July 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Mrs. J. A. Howells dtd Sefton Arms Inn, Stoke-Pogis, 11 July 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Chester, on the edge of Wales, 20 July 1886, 3pp, A.L.S.
To [Eliza Howells] dtd Glasgow, 24 July 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Glasgow, 26 July 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
To Miss Mary E. Howells dtd Ireland, 31 July 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Mrs. J. A. Howells dtd Ireland, 14 August 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Kittery Point, ME, 15 July 1905, 1p, A.L.S.
JOSEPH A. HOWELLS CORRESPONDENCE MISC./UNDATED/INCOMPLETE
Postcard: J. A. Howells & Co. Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., OH A.C.S. "on the train 4:20 ..."
Envelope: J. A. Howells & Co. A.N.S. "Glasgow got up at 2 o'clock, and have ..."
A.L.S., 2pp, incomplete n.d. "in father's letter ..."
A.L.S., 3pp, numbered 5, 6 & 7 "sick for the first week"
A.L.S., 1p, numbered 13 middle part dtd London, 13 July 1886, to "Dear Ones"
WILLIAM COOPER HOWELLS CORRESPONDENCE 1856-1886
WM. COOPER HOWELLS
To B. F. WADE dtd Columbus, 4 March 1856
GARFIELD, JAMES A.
To WCH dtd 38th Congress Washington, DC, 5 February 1868, 4pp, A.L.S.
WM. COOPER HOWELLS
To Gov. David Tod dtd Jefferson, OH, 5 November 1869, 2pp, copy
WM COOPER HOWELLS
To Wm. M. Evarts dtd Montreal Telegraph Co. Toronto Station, 9 September 1879, 1p, cable copy
SMITH, GOLDWIN
To WCH dtd Toronto, 26 May 1881, 1p, A.L.S.
HOWELLS, JOSEPH
To WCH dtd office of the Semi-Weekly Ashtabula Sentinel Jefferson, OH, 12 May 1882, 1p, A.L.S.
WM. COOPER HOWELLS
To "Mr. Howells' folks" dtd Pittsburgh, PA, 4 March 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
WM. COOPER HOWELLS
To Joseph [Howells] dtd Rio Vista, VA, 29 March 1886, 3pp, A.L.S.
WM COOPER HOWELLS
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Rio Vista, VA, 17 June 1886, 3pp, A.L.S.
HOWELLS, JOSEPH
To WCH dtd Edinburgh, 28 June 1886, postcard, A.L.S.
WM. COOPER HOWELLS
To Eliza [Howells] dtd Rio Vista, VA, 11 July 1886, 2pp, A.L.S.
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS II INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE 1912-1948
KESTER, PAUL
To WDH II dtd Gunston Hall, Fairfax Co., VA, 15 August 1912, 3pp, A.L.S.
DOREN, E. C.
To WDH II dtd Dayton Public Library and Museum, Dayton, 26 December 1914, 1p, T.L.S.
KESTER, PAUL
To WDH II dtd Belmont, Alexandria, VA, 13 December 1918, 1p, A.L.S.
FORAKER, JULIA B.
To WDH II dtd Cincinnati, OH, 7 July 1932, 1p, A.L.S.
HOWELLS, AURELIA DORA
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 17 February 1947, 1p, typed copy
HOWELLS, HENRY COGGESHALL
To WDH II dtd n.p., 24 April 1947, 1p, typed copy
HOWELLS, AURELIA DORA
To WDH II dtd 22 April 1947/delayed to 29 April 1947, Black Mountain, NC, 1p typed copy, w/enclosures
HOWELLS, HENRY COGGESHALL
To WDH II dtd n.p., 5 May 1947, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd n.p., 20 September 1947, 1p, typed copy
HOWELLS, AURELIA DORA
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 15 October 1947, 1p, typed copy
POWELL, JOHN P.
To WDH II dtd Fresno, OH, 27 October 1947, 2pp, typed copy
HOWELLS, AURELIA DORA
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 6 November 1947, 2pp, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 23 November 1947, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 18 December 1947, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 13 February 1948, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 24 February 1948, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 17 December 1948, 2pp, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 3 January 1949, 1p, typed copy
To WDH II dtd Black Mountain, NC, 24 January 1949, 1p, typed copy
WILLIAM WHITE HOWELLS LETTERS TO WDH II
WWH to WDH II dtd 2432 Tracy Place Washington, DC, 12 March 1945, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd 2432 Tracy Place Washington, DC, 28 March 1845, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd 2432 Tracy Place Washington, DC, 14 April 1945, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd 2432 Tracy Place Washington, DC, 5 August 1945, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd n.p., 14 December 1946, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd Kittery Point, ME, 25 August 1946, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd n.p., 21 January 1947, 1p, typed copy
WWH to WDH II dtd n.p., 15 March 1947, 1p, typed copy
MILDRED HOWELLS
To Dr. Johnson dtd The Cosmopolitan Club, New York, 18 April 1929, 2pp, A.L.S.
CIVIL WAR LETTERS TO ANNIE HOWELLS FROM RUDOLPH WILLIAMS
Dtd Bowling Green, KY, 7 December 1862, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Bowling Green, KY, 14 January 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Bowling Green, KY, 15 February 1863, 7pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Glasgow, KY, 11 June 1863, 6pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Head Quarters 111th O.V.I. Lebanon, KY, 6 August 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
CIVIL WAR LETTERS TO ANNIE HOWELLS FROM J. W. WATKINS
Dtd Camp Pendleton, MD, 28 September 1861, 4pp, A.L.S., w/note from Sissie to Annie n.d., 1p
Dtd Headquarters 4th Regt. O.V.I. Near Falmouth, VA, 12 May 1863, 3pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Camp 4th Regt .O.V.I. on picket near Elktown, VA, 2 August 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Camp 4th Regt. O.V.I. Governor's Island, NY, 26 August 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Camp 4th Regt. O.V.I. near Warrenton, VA, 21 October 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Camp 4th Regt. O.V.I., 17 December 1863, 3pp, autographed letter
Dtd Depot Quartermaster's Office Alexandria, VA, 9 August 1864, 3pp, A.L.S.
CIVIL WAR LETTERS TO ANNIE HOWELLS FROM WILL BARNES
Dtd Chattanooga, TN, 21 November 1860, 6pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Murfreesboro, TN, 3 May 1863, 6pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Chattanooga, TN, 27 May 1864, 4pp, A.L.S.
CIVIL WAR LETTERS TO ANNIE HOWELLS FROM WILLIS D. MAIER
Dtd Murfreesboro, TN, 19 June 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Tullahoma, TN, 20 July 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Tullahoma, TN, 10 August 1863, 5pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "on the march near Tennessee Rivers" 31 August 1863 3pp A.L.S.
Dtd Adj. General's Office 2nd Brigade, 29 September 1863, 2pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Chattanooga, TN, 22 October 1863, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Whiteside, TN, 21 November 1863, 5pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Whiteside, TN, 15 December 1863, 8pp, A.L.S.
Dtd Whiteside, TN, 6 January 1864, 6pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "on the march in Georgia" 30 January 1864, 3pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "in the field" 20 May 1864, 2pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "near Lost-Mountain, Ga" 16 June 1864, 4pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "in front of Atlanta" 24 July 1864, 3pp, A.L.S.
Dtd "in the trenches near Atlanta, GA" 15 August 1864, 8pp, A.L.S.
MATTHEW MARKLAND CORRESPONDENCE
PORTER, HORACE
To M. Markland dtd Paris 23 September 189-? 3pp A.L.S.
SONG dtd 1895 1p
CUSTER, ELIZABETH B.
To M. Markland dtd Paris, 17 April 1898, 3pp, A.L.S.
CATHERWOOD, MARY HARTWELL
To M. Markland dtd Hooperston, IL, 21 April 1898, 3pp, A.L.S.
MARKLAND, MATTHEW
To Mrs. Howells dtd Oakland, MD, 27 May 1900, 4pp, A.L.S.
DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS HOWELLS
DESCENDANTS OF JOHN DEAN
FAMILY OF WILLIAM COOPER AND MARY DEAN HOWELLS
MANUSCRIPTS--BY FOLDER
THE DOMESTIC LIFE OF WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS by Eliza W. Howells
DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT by William Cooper Howells
ORIGIN OF EVIL -- INCARNATION, ETC. by William Cooper Howells
THE FACE ON THE BAR ROOM FLOOR by John Henry Titus
PRINTED WORKS--BY FOLDER
GOING TO ENGLAND by WDH
NOVEL-WRITING AND NOVEL-READING AN IMPERSONAL EXPLANATION by WDH typed copy
ASHTABULA FIFTY YEARS AGO by J. A. Howells typed copy
BOSTON MUSEUM BILLING for WDH AN EARLY HOWELLS LETTER by F. C. Marston, Jr.
THE DAILY TATLER dtd 7 November 1896 WDH
MARK TWAIN AND WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS by Leo P. Coyle and THE DEAN IN
PERSON; HOWELLS' LECTURE TOUR by Harrison T. Meserole
CLEVELAND The Ohio Story No. 614 THE STORY TELLER'S STORY 6 December 1950 WDH
HOWELLS SENTINEL
Papers from meetings of the Howells group 1951-1960
NEWSCLIPPINGS
BOOKS AND ARTICLES ON WDH
PHOTOGRAPHS (2 FOLDERS)
NEGATIVES (1 FOLDER)
R. REID COLEMAN COLLECTION
Alphabetical card index of WDH works
CONDENSED HISTORY OF JEFFERSON, ASHTABULA COUNTY, OHIO
Transferred to Library F497 J5H86 Howells Collection
MARCHMAN, WATT P. [Transferred to Biographical File: William Dean Howells]
CORRESPONDENCE1948-1969
CORRESPONDENCE WITH PROF. WALTER J. MESERVE
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. WILLIAM M. GIBSON
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. JOHN K. REEVES
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. HARRISON T. MESEROLE
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. EDWIN H. CADY
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. LEO P. COYLE
CORRESPONDENCE WITH JOHN MEAD HOWELLS
CORRESPONDENCE WITH DR. FREDERIC C. MARSTON
CORRESPONDENCE WITH MRS. DENNICK M. WICK
CURTIS GARRISON CORRESPONDENCE
R. REID COLEMAN
CORRESPONDENCE WITH GABRIEL ENGEL
November 1937-June 1938
CORRESPONDENCE WITH GABRIEL ENGEL
July 1938-December 1938
CORRESPONDENCE WITH GABRIEL ENGEL
1939-1941
CORRESPONDENCE WITH COLLECTORS' BOOKSHOP
1937-1938
CORRESPONDENCE WITH V. VALTA PARMA, Curator-Rare Book Collection, Library of Congress AND
COLLECTORS' BOOKSHOP Relative to "A Little Girl Among Old Masters"
July-August 1938
CORRESPONDENCE WITH SEVEN GABLES BOOKSHOP
1946
CORRESPONDENCE WITH VARIOUS DEALERS
September 1937-March 1938
CORRESPONDENCE WITH VARIOUS DEALERS
April 1938-December 1940
CORRESPONDENCE WITH VARIOUS DEALERS
1941-1943
INVOICES FOR BOOKS PURCHASED
CORRESPONDENCE WITH VARIOUS DEALERS
Relative to purchases of sundry books
NOTES ON ASHTABULA SENTINEL and Wm. D. Howells' LIFE IN LETTERS
REFERENCES TO:
WDH contributions to periodicals, being the original appearances of his work in magazine form.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF THE FIRST EDITIONS [WDH] OLD, RARE AND UNUSUAL BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY OF R. REID COLEMAN
LIST OF EXCERPTS FROM HARPERS MAGAZINE PERTAINING TO WDH IN HIS COLLECTION
WM. D. HOWELLS - MISC. DATA
MISC. PAPERS
Badges & Ribbon: Transferred to Special Collections: Badges and Ribbons
WILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS COLLECTION, 1856-1960
ADDENDA
MANUSCRIPTS
"The Novels and Stories of Frank R. Stockton." l3pp, copy.
MORSE, [Edwin W.]
WDH to, dtd 40 W. 59th St. [NY], May 19, 1898, 2pp, A.L.S., copy.
SLOANE, [William Milligan]
WDH to, dtd 130 W. 57th St., [NY], November 13, 1915, 2pp, A.L.S.
[W]ARD, Mr.
WDH to, dtd The Atlantic Monthly, Cambridge, MA, June 7, 1877, 3pp, A.L.S.
HIGGINSON, Col. [Thomas W.]
WDH to, dtd Conanicut, I., RI, August 5, 1877, 1p, A.L.S.
GARRISON, Mr.
WDH to, dtd H. O. Houghton & Co., Cambridge, MA, October 16, 1876, 2pp, A.L.S.
ELWOOD, Mr.
WDH to, dtd Editorial Office of The Atlantic Monthly, Boston, June 10, 1878, 2pp, A.L.S.
STEDMAN, Mr.
WDH to, dtd Editorial Offices of The Atlantic Monthly, Cambridge, MA, September 13, 1874, 1p, A.L.S.
ANONYMOUSWDH to, dtd Cambridge, MA, May 11, 1869, 1p, A.L.S.
MACKAYE, MRS. M. E.
WDH to, dtd Boston, MA, February 25, 1881, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to, dtd The Atlantic Monthly, Cambridge, MA, July 11, 1876, 2pp, A.L.S.
WDH to, dtd [Boston, MA], February 27, 1892, 2pp, A.L.S.
KIDDER, MRS.
WDH to, dtd [New York], October 15, 1895, 2pp, A.L.S.
SHERMAN, JOHN
WDH to, dtd Belmont, MA, October 30, 1881, 4pp, A.L.S.
Box 3 - Clippings
Three volumes of clippings glued to book pages. Articles written by Joseph A. Howells from The Turks Islands, West Indies, to the Ashtabula Sentinel.
Book 1 - November 23, 1905-November 22, 1906
Book 2 - November 29, 1906-February 27, 1908
Book 3 - March 5, 1908-August 5, 1909
Color print of the birthplace of William Dean Howells.
Box 4 - Printed Material
Printed material by Howells
Folder 1 - April Hopes (incomplete); June 1887-November 1887
Are We a Plutocracy?; February 1894
Folder 2 - Braybridge's Offer; January 1906
Certain of the Chicago School of Fiction; May 1903
Charles Eliot Norton: A Reminiscence; December 1913
The Country Printer; May 1893
Folder 3 - Day at Doncaster and an Hour Out of Durham; June 1907
Dr. Breen's Practice; August 1881-December 1881
Folder 4 - Eighty Years and After; 1919
An English Country Town and Country House; July 1906
English Feelings Towards Americans; December 1904
English Idiosyncrasies I; November 1905
English Idiosyncrasies II; December 1905
Evening Dress; 1892
An Exemplary Citizen; August 1901
Folder 5 - A Fearful Responsibility; June 1881
Fiction of Eden Phillpotts; June 1907
Frank Norris; December 1902
Henry James, Jr.; November 1882
The Human Interest of Buxton; August 1911
A Hundred Years of American Verse; January 1901
Folder 6 - An Italian View of Humor; October 1907
The Lady of Aroostock (incomplete); January 1879-March 1879
The Landing of a Pilgrim; April 1905
A Likely Story; December 1888
Folder 7 - Letters of an Altrurian Traveller (incomplete); February 1894-September 1894
A Little Swiss Sojourn - First Paper; February 1888
A Little Swiss Sojourn - Second Paper; March 1888
Folder 8 - London Films; December 1904
London Films, Part II: In the Season (no date)
Le[v or o] N. Tolstoy; December 1908
The Man of Letters as a Man of Business (no date)
A Memory that Worked Overtime; August 1907
Mr. Pett Ridge's Clever Books; January 1910
Folder 9 - A Modem Instance; May 1882-September 1882
A Modem Italian View of Humor; November 1901
Folder 10 - A New Chance Acquaintance; 1880
The New Historical Romances; December 1900
The New Poetry; May 1899
The Novels of Robert Herrick; June 1909
Our Nearest Point in Antiquity; June 1906
A Pair of Patient Lovers; November 1897
Pictures of Don Quixote; June 1898
The Plays of Euguene Brieux; March 1915
Folder 11 - Professor Barrett Wendell's Notions of American Literature; April 1901
Professor Cross's Life of Sterne; February 1910
Psychological Counter Current in Recent Fiction; December 1901
Folder 12 - The Unexpected Guest; January 1893
A Woman's Reason; (complete) 1882
Some Anomalies of the Short Story; September 1901 (?)
Some Last Drops in Tunbridge Wells; June 1911
Some Unpalatable Suggestions; April 1908