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mssHM 74525-74540
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Title: Howells Family Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1851-1954
Collection Number: mssHM 74525-74540
Creator:
Howells family.
Extent: 16 pieces.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection consists of 3 manuscripts and 13 letters chiefly by members of the Howells family
including American critic and author William Dean Howells (1837-1920) and his father, newspaper editor William Cooper Howells
(1807-1894).
Language: English.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services
Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to
quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such
activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is
one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Howells Family Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Gift of Anne Kennedy Peterson and Matthew Kennedy, November 26, 2008.
William Dean Howells (1837-1920), was an American critic, novelist, poet and
playwright.
William Cooper Howells (1807-1894), W.D. Howells' father, was a
newspaper editor and printer.
This material includes three manuscripts and thirteen letters of the Howells family; one manuscript is a
lullaby by Aurelia Dora Howells, and one is by William Cooper Howells, "Memoranda of
My Personal History," which was the basis for his volume Recollections of Life in
Ohio. The thirteen letters include a letter by Vevie Frechette, letters by Joseph
Howells, William Dean Howells' uncle, letters by Mildred Howells, William Dean
Howells' daughter, a letter by William Cooper Howells, and two letters by William
Dean Howells.
Related Materials in the Huntington Library
- William Dean Howells Papers, 1866-1921 (Call number: mssHM 41383-41535)
- William Dean Howells Letters, 1903-1904 (Call number: mssHM 54970-54990)
- Howells-Fréchette Family Papers, 1844-1934 (Call number: mssHM 27527-27619)
- Howells family letters in Albert Bigelow Paine Letters, 1875-1934 (Call number: mssAP 1-2083)
- Misc. Howells letters in various collections.
- Over 300 printed items in Rare Books and General Reference Collections.
Items arranged alphabetically by author.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the
Huntington Library's Online Catalog.
Howells family --
Archives.
Howells, Joseph,
1814-1896.
Howells, William
Cooper, 1807-1894. Recollections of life in Ohio.
Marriage proposals -- United
States.
Polygamy -- Utah.
Family papers -- United States.
Letters (correspondence) -- United
States.
Manuscripts -- United States.
Howells, Aurelia Dora, 1842-1931.
Howells, Joseph, 1814-1896.
Howells, Mildred, 1872-
Howells, William Cooper, 1807-1894.
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920.
- Howells, Joseph, 1814-1896. In Mildred Howells, 1872-, letter to Ruth Cornell Cook, 1890- 1981, (1953, Apr. 23). HM 74532.
- Howells, William Cooper, 1807-1894. In Mildred Howells, 1872-, letter to Ruth Cornell Cook, 1890-1981, (1953, Apr. 23). HM 74532.
- Howells, William Cooper, 1807-1894. Recollections of Life in Ohio. In Mildred Howells, 1872-, letters to Ruth Cornell Cook, 1890-1981, (1953-1954). HM 74533-74535.
- Marriage Proposals -- United States. In Joseph Howells, 1814-1896, letters to Ruth Merriam Day, 1815-1869, (1851). HM 74529-74531.
- Polygamy -- Utah. In Susan R. Ertz, letter to Joseph Howells, 1814-1896, (1896, Jan. 14). HM 74525.
- Cook, Ruth Cornell, 1890-1981. Addressee for Vevie Fréchette, (1953, Sep. 22). HM 74526. Cook, Ruth Cornell, 1890-1981. Addressee for Mildred Howells, 1872-, (1953-1854). HM 74532-74535.
- Day, Ruth Merriam, 1815-1869. Addressee for Joseph Howells, 1814-1896, (1851). HM 74529- 74531.
- Howells, Joseph, 1814-1896. Addressee for Susan R. Ertz, (1896, Jan. 14). HM 74525. Howells, Joseph, 1814-1896. Addressee for William Cooper Howells, 1807-1894, (1892, Aug. 15). HM 74537.
- Howells, Joseph, 1814-1896. Addressee for William Dean Howells, 1837-1920, (1893, Jan. 1). HM 74539.