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Inventory of the Bret Harte Collection, [1857?]-1950
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Title: Bret Harte Collection,
Date (inclusive): [1857?]-1950
Collection number: D-282
Creator:
University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections
Extent:
1.40 linear feet
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
100 North West Quad
Davis, California, 95616-5292
Abstract: At the height of his career, Bret Harte (1836-1902) was considered one of the best-known American writers of the nineteenth
century. The collection contains Harte's writings published in magazines and newspapers, clippings and ephemera about Harte,
and portraits of Harte and other individuals. This artificially created collection was a block purchase from John Howell Books
of San Francisco in the early 1980's.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Language:
English.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
[Identification of item], Bret Harte Collection, D-282, Department of Special Collections, University of California Library,
Davis, California.
This artificially created collection was a block purchase from John Howell Books of San Francisco in the early 1980's.
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Jenny Hodge in the processing of this collection.
Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 - May 5, 1902) was a short story writer, poet, and novelist. At the height of his career he was
considered one of the best-known American writers of the nineteenth century. He held a variety of jobs during his early years.
In Brooklyn until 1854, he worked in a lawyer's office and a counting house; later in San Francisco from 1854-64, he worked
in a mine, a drug store, taught school, and served as a pony express guard, a typesetter, and Secretary of the California
Mint, 1864-67. He was an assistant editor of
Northern California and, in 1864, the first editor of
Overland Monthly as well as a professor of recent literature at the University of California. He returned to New York from 1870-78, where
he contributed to the
Atlantic Monthly. He serves as U.S. Consul at Crefeld, Germany from 1878-80 and at Glasgow, Scotland, from 1880-85.
Source: "Bret Harte."
Contemporary Authors. Gale Literature Resource Center database. Accessed February 10, 2004.
This artificially created collection was a block purchase from John Howell Books of San Francisco in the early 1980's.
Scope and Content of Collection
Arranged in five series: 1. Writings, 2. Clippings about Bret Harte, 3. Correspondence, 4. Ephemera, 5. Portraits.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Harte, Bret,--1836-1902
Authors, American--19th century
Western stories--Authorship
Authors, American--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--In literature