Hawthorne Family Papers, [ca. 1834-1932]

Summary

Creators:

Hawthorne family

Abstract:

Primarily papers of Julian Hawthorne (correspondence, MSS of his writings and his poetry, journals and notebooks, scrapbooks, clippings, etc.), with a few papers also of his first wife, Minnie (Amelung) Hawthorne, and his second, Edith (Garrigues) Hawthorne. Included also are some papers of Nathaniel Hawthorne, his father; Sophia (Peabody) Hawthorne, his mother; and Una Hawthorne, his sister. The film is positive microfilm copy of Julian Hawthorne material from The J. Pierpont Morgan Library, including a diary, May 1857-Oct. 1859 with sketches; a notebook containing extracts of letters and other material relating to his father, Nathaniel Hawthorne, material relating to the Peabody family, lists of letters, etc.; and a notebook containing notes for some of his novels, clippings, and other material relating to his own writings.

Extent:

Number of containers: 2 cartons, 6 boxes, 4 volumes and 1 oversize folder.

Language:

English

Background

Physical location:

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Related resources

Other descriptive data:

The Hawthorne family papers consist primarily of Papers of Julian Hawthorne, with a few papers also of his parents, Nathaniel and Sophia (Peabody) Hawthorne; his sister, Una; and his wives, Minne (Amelung) and Edith (Garrigues) Hawthorne. The greater part of the collection was purchased by the Rare Books and Special Collections Department of the University Library in 1953-1954 from John Howell Books, acting for Albert R. Valliere, to whom the papers had been bequeathed by Mrs. Julian Hawthorne. Other Hawthorne items have been added to the collection; provenance, in each case, indicated on the folder.

Location of this collection:

UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library

University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library

Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US

Contact:

510-642-6481

bancref-library@berkeley.edu

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