Hinkley (Laura L.) Papers, 1946-1947

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Summary

Title:
Laura L. Hinkley papers
Dates:
1946-1947
Creators:
Hinkley, Laura L.
Abstract:
A collection of Laura L. Hinkley's research notes, essays and manuscripts about the Brontë family.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Laura L. Hinkley papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection containing manuscripts, essays, and notes written by Laura Lois Hinkley for her work about the Brontë family. The typewritten manuscripts and essays include The Brontës: Charlotte and Emily, The Riddle of Charlotte Brontë, The Brontë Hero, Love and the Brontës, and The Gondal Story. The collection also includes typewritten notes for many of these works.

Biographical / historical:

Laura Lois Hinkley (1875-1949) was born in Marcus, Iowa; she was the oldest daughter of Myron Edward Hinkley and Ann Williams Briggs Hinkley. Hinkley attended Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa. As a young woman Hinkley began writing short stories and had 45 short stories accepted for publication in magazines during the years from 1903 to 1921. She also wrote several novels, though none were ever published. One of Laura's stories, "Craven," which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1912, was adapted into a Broadway play in 1918 called "Another Man's Shoes." In 1942, Hinkley moved to Pacific Palisades, California where she lived for the rest of her life. Shortly after the move to California Hinkley began research for some biographies she was planning to write; she published three: The Brontës: Charlotte and Emily (1945), Ladies of Literature (1946) and The Stevensons — Louis and Fanny (published in 1950 after her death).

Acquisition information:
Provenance unknown. In library as of September 1986.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1985; in March 2026, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.

Arrangement:

Arranged in call number order.

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 2026-04-22 10:30:12 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Laura L. Hinkley papers, 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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