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Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS Atherton Guide to the Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection of papers,1893-1925 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton collection of papers, 1893-1925 Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948. Berg Coll MSS Atherton 26 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of a manuscript, correspondence by the author, and legal documents. Subjects Personal Names Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937. Hunt, Violet, 1862-1942. Pollard, Percival, 1869-1911. Robinson, Henry Hollister, 1873-1925. Organizations American Play Company. Subjects Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948. Document Types Correspondence. Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Custodial History

Previous owners include the American Play Company.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography

Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton was an American novelist, short-story writer, biographer, and literary critic.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of a manuscript, correspondence by the author, and legal documents. The manuscript is an undated reader's report on Atherton by Edward Garnett. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from 1893 to 1925, to Violet Hunt, Percival Pollard, H. H. Robinson, and others.

Series Descriptions Legal Documents Manuscript box (Atherton) Agreements, correspondence, forms, statements from various theatrical agencies concerning Gertrude Atherton n.d. legal docs. 3 folders

From the files of the American Play Co.

Manuscripts Manuscript box (Atherton) Garnett, Edward. Reader's report sent to T. Fisher Unwin about Gertrude Atherton n.d. ms. 1 item Correspondence Outgoing Manuscript box Hunt, Violet. 2 ALS [n.y.] May 4; 1904 Apr. 13 corr. Out 2 items Manuscript box International Magazine Company. 2 ALS to William Charles Lengel 1925 Oct. 31; [n.y.] July 20 corr. Out 2 items Manuscript box Lowndes, F[--?] Lloyd. ALS. Introducing Percival Pollard [n.y.] June 4 corr. Out 2 p. Manuscript box Pollard, [Percival]. ALS 1893 June 24 corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Pollard, Percival. 3 ALS. One dated [n.y.] Feb. 19 corr. Out 3 items Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1899 Dec. 2?] corr. Out 3 p.

with ms. note "ackd. Dec. 4/99" B.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1899 Nov. or 1899 Dec.] corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1899 Nov.] corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1899 Nov.] corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1899] Nov. 17 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS 1899 Dec. 26 corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1900 Jan. - 1900 Feb.] corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1900 Jan. 11?] corr. Out 1 item

with pencilled note "ackd. Jan. 16, 1900" B.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS. Date, probably of acknowledgment, in Robinson's hand "Jan. 12, 1900" [1900 Jan. 5?] corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1900] Apr. 24 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1900] Mar. 17 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Robinson, [H. H.]. ALS [1900] Mar. 8 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [--?], ALS [n.y.] Sept. 25 corr. Out 1 item