Crawford (Francis Marion) Papers

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Table of contents

Fiction 1883-1905

Physical Description: 4.68 Linear Feet(4 boxes)

Adam Johnstone's Son: novel 1894 October 29

Box 1, Folder 1

Chapters I-XIII 1894 October 29

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy.

By the Waters of Babylon: play 1905 April 1

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Written in several different hands. This play is based on Crawford's 1885 novel "Zoroaster."

Box 1, Folder 2-3

Scenes I-VII: autograph 1905 April 1

Scope and Contents

Amalfi, Italy.

"Dear wife, if I could tell thee all my heart…:" poem approximately 1895

Box 1, Folder 4

Early draft approximately 1895

Scope and Contents

On verso: signed, draft letter, in French, to "Monsieur;" heavily stained.

Don Orsino: novel 1891 October 30

Box 1, Folder 5-9

Chapters I-XXIX 1891 October 30

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy.

Fair Margaret: novel approximately 1904-1905

Box 2, Folder 1

Chapters XVII-XIX approximately 1904-1905

Scope and Contents

Incomplete; the Houghton Library holds pages 1-196.

Katharine Lauderdale: novel 1893 August 19

Box 2, Folder 2

Outline 1893 August 19

Box 2, Folder 3-4

Chapters I-XXX 1893 October 28

Scope and Contents

Washington, D.C.

Marion Darche: play approximately 1894

Scope and Contents

This is an adaptation of Crawford's 1893 novel of the same name.

Box 2, Folder 5-6

Acts I-IV: typewritten approximately 1894

The Ralstons: novel 1893 October 31-December 9

Scope and Contents

This manuscript version of the novel has some differences to the published version, with different chapter divisions.

Box 2, Folder 7

Outline 1893 October 31

Box 2, Folder 8-9

Chapters I-XXX 1893 December 9

Scope and Contents

New York, N.Y.

Saracinesca: novel approximately 1883-1885

Box 3, Folder 1

Outline and notes approximately 1883-1885

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy.

Box 3, Folder 2-5

Chapters I-XXXIX 1885 September 25

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy. Written in ink with pencil corrections in another hand. Pages have been renumbered and chapter numbers changed; some pages are damaged, with early repairs.

Taquisara: novel 1894 December 21

Box 3, Folder 6-7

Chapters I-XXIX 1894 December 21

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy.

Via Crucis: novel 1898 October 5

Scope and Contents

Large portions of this manuscript written in an unknown hand. Pages are stained and dirty, some pages very fragile and brittle.

Box 4, Folder 1-8

Chapters I-XXVI 1898 October 5

Scope and Contents

Sorrento, Italy.

The Witch of Prague: novel approximately 1890

Box 4, Folder 9

Chapter II only: early draft? approximately 1890

Scope and Contents

Pages numbered 7-11; this text differs significantly from the published text of the novel.

Non-fiction 1885-1908

Physical Description: 1.17 Linear Feet(1 box)

Ave Roma: history approximately 1897-1898

Box 5, Folder 1

Word count and research notes approximately 1897-1898

Box 5, Folder 2-4

Chapters I-XVIII approximately 1897-1898

Scope and Contents

Incomplete; lacking final chapters.

Beatrice Cenci: The True Story of a Misunderstood Tragedy: article approximately 1907

Scope and Contents

Article published in "The Century," January 1908.

Box 5, Folder 5

Notes for article approximately 1907

Scope and Contents

In pencil; pages numbered 5-37.

Mr. Isaacs: lecture approximately 1900

Box 5, Folder 6

Final draft: typewritten approximately 1900

Scope and Contents

With autograph corrections and insertions.

Mr. Isaacs' Legacy: article? approximately 1885

Box 5, Folder 7

Early draft approximately 1885

Salve Venetia: history approximately 1904

Box 5, Folder 8

Early draft approximately 1904

Scope and Contents

Pages 1-8 only.

Some Curiosities and Treasures of the Vatican: article approximately 1908

Box 5, Folder 9

Later draft: typewritten approximately 1908

Scope and Contents

With autograph corrections and insertions; stained and damaged.

The Unknown Life of Christ: translation of Nicholas Notovitch's work approximately 1893

Box 5, Folder 10

Early draft approximately 1893

Scope and Contents

Incomplete; partial translation only, with corrections.

Dramatis Personae approximately 1900

Box 5, Folder 11

Notes on characters for an unidentified work approximately 1900

"Oliver Borland stood with his hand upon the latch of the door…" approximately 1900

Box 5, Folder 12

Beginning of a novel? approximately 1900

Scope and Contents

Also enclosed: synopsis of a three volume novel.

Collection Contents

Fiction

Adam Johnstone's Son: novel

By the Waters of Babylon: play

"Dear wife, if I could tell thee all my heart…:" poem

Don Orsino: novel

Fair Margaret: novel

Katharine Lauderdale: novel

Marion Darche: play

The Ralstons: novel

Saracinesca: novel

Taquisara: novel

Via Crucis: novel

The Witch of Prague: novel

Non-fiction

Ave Roma: history

Beatrice Cenci: The True Story of a Misunderstood Tragedy: article

Mr. Isaacs: lecture

Mr. Isaacs' Legacy: article?

Salve Venetia: history

Some Curiosities and Treasures of the Vatican: article

The Unknown Life of Christ: translation of Nicholas Notovitch's work

Dramatis Personae

"Oliver Borland stood with his hand upon the latch of the door…"