Stevenson (Robert Louis) Collection, 1869-1904

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Summary

Title:
Robert Louis Stevenson collection
Dates:
1869-1904
Creators:
Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894
Abstract:
A collection of manuscripts and correspondence related to the Scottish novelist and travel writer, Robert Louis Stevenson.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Robert Louis Stevenson collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of manuscripts and correspondence related to Robert Louis Stevenson. The manuscripts include poems, essays, notes, fragments from Stevenson's novels, and a pencil sketch. The correspondents in the collection include Thomas Spencer Baynes, Andrew Chatto, Sidney Colvin, Andrew Lang, David Christie Murray, Lloyd Osbourne, James Payn, Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson, and Thomas Stevenson. The collection also includes a forgery of a letter from Stevenson to Mr. Carruthers, 1893 (mssHM 46122).

Biographical / historical:

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) was a Scottish novelist and travel writer. Stevenson was best known for the novels Treasure Island and Kidnapped, and the novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde; he is also known for writing of his voyages in the Pacific.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by purchase and gift from various sources, specific acquisition information noted on individual folders, 1914-1975.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff, 1916-1976; in September 2026, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid. The collection includes multiple acquisitions acquired and assembled by Huntington Library staff over many years.

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologicially.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Gayle M. Richardson
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-10-01 12:56:55 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Robert Louis Stevenson collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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