Title

Louisa May Alcott collection of papers, 1865-1884.

Author

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Supplementary Content

Finding Aid

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Additional Authors

• Barton, Edward Henry.
• Barton, Bertie.
• Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907.
• Grey, Dean.
• Higginson, Mary Elizabeth Channing.
• Pratt, Anna Bronson Alcott, 1831-1893.
• Ford, Sophia, 1802-1885.
• American Play Company. fmo

Description

27 items.

Subjects

• Correspondence
• Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

Genre/Form

Correspondence.

Biography (note)

• Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

• This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Previous owners include Edward S. Adams, Lydia Stowe Adams, Sophia Ford, W. T. H. Howe, G. J. Whittlesbury, and the American Play Company.

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Alcott

Author

Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Title

Louisa May Alcott collection of papers, 1865-1884.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents. The manuscripts include essays, stories, and poems in holograph, as well as a manuscript copied in Anna Alcott Pratt's hand. The correspondence, dating from 1865 to 1884, includes letters from the author to Edward Henry and Bertie Barton, Moncure Daniel Conway, Dean Grey, Mary Elizabeth Channing Higginson, and others.

Biography

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

Indexes

Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

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Finding Aid

Added Author

Barton, Edward Henry.

Barton, Bertie.

Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907.

Grey, Dean.

Higginson, Mary Elizabeth Channing.

Pratt, Anna Bronson Alcott, 1831-1893.

Adams, Edward S.. Former owner

Adams, Lydia Stowe. Former owner

Ford, Sophia, 1802-1885.

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner

Whittlesbury, G. J.. Former owner

American Play Company. Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Alcott