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Thoreau Edition records
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  • Title: Thoreau Edition records
    Identifier/Call Number: UArch 125
    Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
    Physical Description: 177 linear feet (177 cartons)
    Creator: Witherell, Elizabeth Hall
    Date (inclusive): circa 1966 -1999
    Abstract: 177 cartons containing records related primarily to the editing and production of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau (the Thoreau Edition), as directed by Walter Harding (SUNY-Geneseo, 1966-1972), William L. Howarth (Princeton University, 1972-1980), and Elizabeth Witherell (Princeton University, 1980-1983; UC Santa Barbara, 1983-1999; Northern Illinois University, 1999-2005; UC Santa Barbara, 2005- ), and published by Princeton University Press
    Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).

    Access Restrictions

    The collection is stored offsite. Finding aid created by Thoreau Edition staff for internal use. Please contact the Department of Special Research Collections at the UC Santa Barbara Library in advance to request access. The series "Organizations" and "Professional" are closed.

    Use Restrictions

    Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of Item], Thoreau Edition records, UArch 125. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.

    Acquisition Information

    Gift of Elizabeth Witherell, 2015, 2016.

    Processing Information

    Processed by Elizabeth Witherell.

    Scope and Content

    The Thoreau Edition was established in 1966, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, to create accurate and complete texts of Henry David Thoreau's writings, his Journal, and his correspondence. Editorial decisions are documented in apparatus and essays included in each volume. These records include early versions, printer's copy, galley and page proofs for all parts of volumes in the series; correspondence among editors and staff members related to editorial work; and administrative files--correspondence, budgets, grant proposals, and financial records. For more information about the Thoreau Edition, see http://thoreau.library.ucsb.edu/

    Arrangement

    The collection has been divided into four series: Administration, Professional [CLOSED], Volumes, Organizations [CLOSED], and Research.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Correspondence
    Letter books
    Authors, American -- 19th century
    Galley proofs
    Thoreau Edition, 1966--Archives -- Archives
    The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau, 1966--Archives -- Archives
    Thoreau, Henry David -- Archives