Stevenson (Robert Louis) letters and manuscripts, 1882-1920

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Robert Louis Stevenson letters and manuscripts
Dates:
1882-1920
Creators:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Extent:
1 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Robert Louis Stevenson letters and manuscripts. MS 431. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains unpublished correspondence and manuscripts by Robert Louis Stevenson. Included are holograph letters, typescript of unpublished translation of Swansong from "Faust", two holograph poems, typescripts of fourteen original finished and unfinished poems, three original manuscripts and one draft manuscript. Letters and manuscripts are individually inlaid in folio volumes.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the UC Office of the President from the purchase of the Isaac Foote Library in 1964.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Maureen Carey, Kate Dundon
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2018-07-30 22:19:14 UTC .

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit guides.library.ucsc.edu/speccoll/reproduction-publication.

Preferred citation:

Robert Louis Stevenson letters and manuscripts. MS 431. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Location of this collection:
Special Collections and Archives, University Library
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Contact:
(831) 459-2547