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- catalog abstract "Chiefly correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, journals, and business papers of William Dean Howells; together with smaller collections of correspondence of his wife Elinor Mead Howells, and their children Winifred, Mildred, and John Mead Howells. Includes 15 boxes of letters to William Dean Howells from about 600 correspondents; also contains correspondence from publishers and editors, including Henry Mills Alden of Harper's Monthly, Richard Watson Gilder of Century Magazine, and James R. Osgood. A large group of letters from Lawrence Barrett concerns theatrical productions of Howells's plays. Some correspondence relates to Howells's editorship of The Atlantic Monthly. Also includes significant groups of letters from literary friends and acquaintances, such as Samuel L. Clemens, John Hay, Henry James, James Russell Lowell, and E. C. Stedman. The bulk of the letters by Howells are to family members, especially his wife, his father William Cooper Howells, his sisters Aurelia and Annie, and his brother Joseph. Literary manuscripts are chiefly poems, plays, and essays. Diaries and journals cover Howells's early life in Ohio, his period as consul in Venice, and travels to various places from 1864 to 1918. Business papers include contracts for publications and papers relating to real estate investments. Also contains scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, and clippings of articles by and about Howells. A bound volume contains letters and tributes to Howells on his eightieth birthday. Letters to Mildred Howells are chiefly concerned with the preparation and publication of her Life in Letters of W. D. Howells (1928). This series includes drawings, diaries, and clippings. Drawings include: 5 pen and pencil drawings by Larkin Goldsmith Mean, Scenes on a steamer (1862), depicting life aboard ship during a transatlantic crossing. Artist related to Howells family.".
- catalog alternative "Scenes on a steamer.".
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- catalog coverage "Ohio Social life and customs 19th century.".
- catalog date "1850".
- catalog description "Chiefly correspondence, manuscripts, diaries, journals, and business papers of William Dean Howells; together with smaller collections of correspondence of his wife Elinor Mead Howells, and their children Winifred, Mildred, and John Mead Howells. Includes 15 boxes of letters to William Dean Howells from about 600 correspondents; also contains correspondence from publishers and editors, including Henry Mills Alden of Harper's Monthly, Richard Watson Gilder of Century Magazine, and James R. Osgood. A large group of letters from Lawrence Barrett concerns theatrical productions of Howells's plays. Some correspondence relates to Howells's editorship of The Atlantic Monthly. Also includes significant groups of letters from literary friends and acquaintances, such as Samuel L. Clemens, John Hay, Henry James, James Russell Lowell, and E. C. Stedman. The bulk of the letters by Howells are to family members, especially his wife, his father William Cooper Howells, his sisters Aurelia and Annie, and his brother Joseph. Literary manuscripts are chiefly poems, plays, and essays. Diaries and journals cover Howells's early life in Ohio, his period as consul in Venice, and travels to various places from 1864 to 1918. Business papers include contracts for publications and papers relating to real estate investments. Also contains scrapbooks, photographs, memorabilia, and clippings of articles by and about Howells. A bound volume contains letters and tributes to Howells on his eightieth birthday.".
- catalog description "Collection described in part in: A. T. Hamlin, "The Howells Collection," Harvard Library Notes 28(1938), 147-153.".
- catalog description "Drawings include: 5 pen and pencil drawings by Larkin Goldsmith Mean, Scenes on a steamer (1862), depicting life aboard ship during a transatlantic crossing. Artist related to Howells family.".
- catalog description "Electronic finding aid available http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01480".
- catalog description "Howells Family Papers, 1850-1954 (MS Am 1784-1784.13). Houghton Library, Harvard University.".
- catalog description "Letters to Mildred Howells are chiefly concerned with the preparation and publication of her Life in Letters of W. D. Howells (1928). This series includes drawings, diaries, and clippings.".
- catalog description "Samuel L. Clemens correspondence is published in: Mark Twain-Howells Letters, ed. William M. Gibson and Henry Nash Smith. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1960.".
- catalog description "Unpublished printed finding aid available in the Houghton Accessions Records.".
- catalog description "William Dean Howells was a novelist and man of letters, United States consul in Venice (1861-1865), editor of The Atlantic Monthly (1871-1881) and of Cosmopolitan (1891-1892), and a champion of realism in literature.".
- catalog extent "52 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 portfolio boxes (26 linear ft.)".
- catalog hasFormat "Selected color digital images available; see finding aid.".
- catalog isFormatOf "Selected color digital images available; see finding aid.".
- catalog issued "1850".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog relation "Selected color digital images available; see finding aid.".
- catalog spatial "Italy Venice.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio Social life and customs 19th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "American literature 19th century.".
- catalog subject "Authors and publishers.".
- catalog subject "Diplomatic and consular service, American Italy Venice.".
- catalog subject "Howell family.".
- catalog subject "Howells, Mildred, 1872-".
- catalog subject "Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.".
- catalog subject "Publishers and publishing.".
- catalog subject "Realism in literature.".
- catalog subject "The Atlantic monthly.".
- catalog subject "Theater United States History 19th century.".
- catalog title "Howells family papers, 1850-1954.".
- catalog type "Autograph albums. aat".
- catalog type "Clippings. aat".
- catalog type "Contracts. aat".
- catalog type "Diaries United States 19th century. aat".
- catalog type "Diaries United States 20th century. aat".
- catalog type "Documents. aat".
- catalog type "Drawings United States 19th century. gmgpc".
- catalog type "Essays. aat".
- catalog type "Manuscripts for publication United States 19th century. aat".
- catalog type "Manuscripts for publication United States 20th century. aat".
- catalog type "Memorabilia. aat".
- catalog type "Photographs United States 19th century. aat".
- catalog type "Photographs United States 20th century. aat".
- catalog type "Plays. aat".
- catalog type "Poems United States 19th century. aat".
- catalog type "Poems United States 20th century. aat".
- catalog type "Scrapbooks. aat".
- catalog type "collection".