Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Henry Anderson Lafler correspondence
- Dates:
- 1905-1906
- Creators:
- Lafler, Henry Anderson, 1878-1935
- Abstract:
- Correspondence between California poets Henry Anderson Lafler and Nora May French.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Henry Anderson Lafler correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection is composed primarily of love letters and poems between Henry Anderson Lafler, living in San Francisco, and poet Nora May French, who was living in Los Angeles at the time. The collection also includes one letter from American poet Edwin Markham.
- Biographical / historical:
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Henry Anderson Lafler (1878-1935) was a San Francisco poet and author. Lafler, who was married, and poet and journalist Nora May French (1881-1907) began an affair in 1905. French died by suicide in November 1907 at the age of 26.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Alexander T. Leonard, 1953.
- Processing information:
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Processed by David Michael Hamilton in October 1977. In July 2025, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-25 15:48:46 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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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.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Henry Anderson Lafler correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191