Inventory of the Bret Harte Collection, [1857?]-1950
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
100 North West Quad
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-1621
Fax: (530) 754-5758
Email: speccoll@lib.ucdavis.edu
2004
©2004
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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Arts and Humanities--Literature--American Literature
Inventory of the Bret Harte Collection, [1857?]-1950
D-282
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- General Library
- 100 North West Quad
- University of California, Davis
- Davis, CA 95616-5292
- Phone: (530) 752-1621
- Fax: (530) 754-5758
- Email: speccoll@lib.ucdavis.edu
- Encoded by: Sara Gunasekara and Jenny Hodge
- Completed: 2004
©2004 The Regents of the University of California
Descriptive Summary
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.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Bret Harte Collection, D-282, Department of Special Collections, University of California Library,
Davis, California.
Acquisition Information
This artificially created collection was a block purchase from John Howell Books of San Francisco in the early 1980's.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara was assisted by student employee Jenny Hodge in the processing of this collection.
Biography
Biographical Narrative
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.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Harte, Bret,--1836-1902
Authors, American--19th century
Western stories--Authorship
Authors, American--West (U.S.)
West (U.S.)--In literature
Series 1
Writings,1869-1901
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Arranged in two subseries: Contributions to Magazines and Newspapers and Other Writings.
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Subseries 1.1
Contributions to Magazines and Newspapers,1869-1901
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Contains Harte's writings published in magazines and newspapers. Arranged chronologically.
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Box 2:1
"Seward," in
The Daily Evening Bulletin (San Francisco),July 2, 1869
Physical Description:
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Box 1:1
"The Heathen Chinee," in
Supplement to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper,January 21, 1871
Physical Description:
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Box 1:2
"After the Accident," in
Scribner's Monthly, vol. 5, issue 3,January 1873
Physical Description:
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Box 1:3
"Luke (In the Colorado Park - 1873)," in
Scribner's Monthly, vol. 7, issue 2,December 1873
Physical Description:
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Box 1:4
"A Monte Flat Pastoral. How Old Man Plunkett Went Home,"
Scribner's Monthly, vol. 7, issue 3, January 1874
Physical Description:
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Box 1:5
"Wan lee, the Pagan," in
Scribner's Monthly, vol. 8, issue 5,September 1874
Physical Description:
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Box 2:2
"Flip: A California Romance," in
The Argonaut, vol. 11, no. 3. and vol. 11, no. 5,July 15, 1882 and July 29, 1882
Physical Description:
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Box 2:3
"A Ship of Forty-Nine," in
The Argonaut,1885
Physical Description:
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Box 2:4
"Jack of the Tules," in
The Argonaut, vol. 19, no. 3,July 17, 1886
Physical Description:
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Box 1:6
"A Saffo of Green Springs," in
Lippincott's Monthly Magazine,May 1890
Physical Description:
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Box 1:7
"The Sheriff of Siskyou," in
McClure's Magazine, vol. 2, no. 6,May 1894
Physical Description:
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Box 2:5
"The Youngest Prospector in Calaveras," in
The Saturday Review,1896
Physical Description:
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Box 1:8
"Hasta Manana," in
The Cosmopolitan, vol. 23, no. 4,August 1897
Physical Description:
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Box 1:9
"My Favorite Novelist and His Best Book" in
Munsey's Magazine,1897
Physical Description:
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Box 1:10
"When the Waters were up at Jules," in
Windsor Magazine,September 1898
Physical Description:
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Box 1:11
"Mr. Jack Hamlin's Mediation," in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, vol. 47, no. 5,March 1899
Physical Description:
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Box 1:12
"Under the Eaves," in
Windsor Magazine,December 1899
Physical Description:
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Box 2:6
"A Jack and Jill of the Sierras," in
The Graphic,1899
Physical Description:
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Box 1:13
"The Madrone," in
Madrono, vol. 1, no. 3,December 1901
Physical Description:
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Box 1:14
"Plain Language from Truthful James" and "San Francisco from the Sea,"n.d.
Physical Description:
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Subseries 1.2
Other Writings,1874
Physical Description:
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Box 1:15
"Deacon Jones Experience," published by J. F. Ryder, Cleveland, Ohio, on back of card-mounted photo of painting by A. M. Willard,1874
Physical Description:
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Box 2:7
"Dickens in Camp,"n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:16
"Etc."n.d.
Physical Description:
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Series 2
Clippings About Bret Harte,1871-1949
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Arranged chronologically.
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Box 2:8
1871-1877
Physical Description:
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Box 2:9
1880-1882
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Box 1:17
1881
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Box 1:18
1902-1903
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Box 1:19
1914-1929
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Box 2:10
1914-1949
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Box 1:20
"Bret Harte's Country,"n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:21
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 2:11
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Series 3
Correspondence,1864-1914
Physical Description:
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Box 1:22
Correspondence,1864-1868
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Box 1:23
Correspondence,September 1870 - June 1914
Physical Description:
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Series 4
Ephemera,[1857?]-1950
Physical Description:
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Box 1:24
Brochure; California Literary Centennial,1950
Physical Description:
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Box 1:25
Cards Advertising Play "M'Liss,"1875
Physical Description:
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Box 1:26
Catalog,1936
Physical Description:
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Box 1:27
Lithograph; Coloma,n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 2:12
Lithograph; Union on Humboldt Bay, Humboldt Co.,[1857?]
Physical Description:
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Box 1:28
Lithograph; View of Agua Fria Town,n.d.
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Box 2:13
Playbill; "Poverty Flat,"n.d.
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Box 1:29
Postcards,n.d.
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Box 1:30
Stationary for Bret Harte Inn,n.d.
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Series 5
Portraits,ca. 1875-1901
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Contains prints, pictures, and card photographs. Arranged in two subseries: Bret Harte and Other Individuals.
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Subseries 5.1
Bret Harte,ca. 1875-1901
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Arranged chronologically.
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Box 1:31
ca. 1875
Physical Description:
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Box 1:32
Frontispiece: "The Golden Era,"August 1886
Physical Description:
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Box 1:33
1901
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Box 1:34
n.d.
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Box 1:35
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:36
n.d.
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Box 1:37
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:38
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:39
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:40
n.d.
Physical Description:
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Subseries 5.2
Other Individuals,ca. 1867-1898
Physical Description:
Scope and Content Note
Arranged alphabetically.
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Box 1:41
Bret Harte's Niece?,1881
Physical Description:
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Box 1:42
Boucicault, Dionn.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:43
Cooper, ?n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:44
Cowfer, K.ca. 1867
Physical Description:
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Box 1:45
Miss Fortescue,n.d.
Physical Description:
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Box 1:46
Gallais, M.E.n.d.
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Box 1:47
Griswald, Annan.d.
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Box 1:48
Haslibum, Mabeln.d.
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Box 1:49
Hatch, Bessie1892
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Box 1:50
Hutton, Constance1892
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Box 1:51
Lind, Lettyn.d.
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Box 1:52
Marten-Miller, Karen1879
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Box 1:53
Sillom, Sandy1887
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Box 1:54
Tobin, John A.n.d.
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Box 1:55
Yohe, Mayn.d.
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Box 1:56
Edith and ?April 1898
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Box 1:57
Unidentified,n.d.
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Box 1:58
Unidentified,n.d.
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Box 1:59
Unidentified,n.d.
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