Mary Hallock Foote Papers mssHM 43264-43306
Gina C Giang
The Huntington Library
March 2020
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Mary Hallock Foote papers
Creator:
Foote, Mary Hallock, 1847-1938
Identifier/Call Number: mssHM 43264-43306
Physical Description:
1.17 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Date (inclusive): 1886-approximately 1902
Abstract: Mary Hallock Foote was an American
novelist, short story writer, and illustrator. This collection consists of letters and
manuscripts Foote sent to Century Magazine from 1886 to approximately 1902.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Mary Hallock Foote papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Charles Hamilton, September 15, 1955.
Mary Hallock Foote was an American novelist, short story writer, and illustrator. Foote was
born in Milton, New York on November 9, 1847. She attended the Female Collegiate Seminary in
Poughkeepsie, New York and studied art at the Cooper Institute School of Design for Women.
In 1867, she married Arthur De Wint Foote, a mining engineer; the couple had three children.
Her works included A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West, The Desert and the Sown, and The
Led-Horse claim. She died in Hingham, Massachusetts on June 25, 1938.
The Mary Hallock Foote papers consist of forty letters and one manuscript sent by Foote to
Century Magazine from 1886 through approximately 1902. The letters, some of which are
addressed to Richard Watson Gilder, are mostly about publishing her own work, although a few
discuss the struggle to unionize mines, especially in Idaho. The manuscript included is the
short story "The Rapture of Hetty." Also included are one letter from Clarence Buel to
Gilder and one letter from Gilder to Mr. Carey.
Processed by Huntington Library staff, circa-mid 20th century. In 2020, Gina C Giang
created a finding aid derived from a legacy summary report.
James D. Hague papers and addenda, mssHague papers.
Arranged in the following order: Manuscripts by Mary Hallock Foote, followed by
correspondence arranged alphabetically by author.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Industrial relations -- Idaho
Illustrators -- United States -- Correspondence
Mines and mineral resources --
Idaho
Women novelists, American -- Correspondence
Idaho -- History -- Sources
Letters (correspondence) -- United States
Gilder, Richard Watson,
1844-1909
Hamilton, Charles
Century Magazine (Firm)
Box 1
Mary Hallock Foote papers