Scope and Content
Arrangement
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Preferred Citation
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: General Literary Manuscripts collection
Creator:
Allmond, Marcus Blakey
Creator:
Andros, R. S. S. (Richard Salter Storrs)
Creator:
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh)
Creator:
Brett, Brian
Creator:
Burgess, Gelett
Creator:
Cooper, James Fenimore
Creator:
Davie, Donald
Creator:
Gioia, Dana
Creator:
Gosse, Edmund
Creator:
Herford, Oliver
Creator:
Howard, Robert, Sir
Creator:
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
Creator:
Lindsay, Vachel
Creator:
Lofting, Hugh
Creator:
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
Creator:
Mabie, Hamilton Wright
Creator:
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Creator:
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
Creator:
Norris, Frank, 1870-1902
Creator:
Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922
Creator:
Perkoff, Stuart Z.
Creator:
Porter, Cole
Creator:
Read, Thomas Buchanan
Creator:
Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
Creator:
Runyon, Damon
Creator:
Ruskin, John
Creator:
Saltus, Edgar
Creator:
Sherman, Frank Dempster
Creator:
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Creator:
Vale, Eugene
Creator:
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933
Creator:
Weismiller, Edward Ronald
Creator:
Wells, Carolyn
Identifier/Call Number: 0375
Identifier/Call Number: 1031
Physical Description:
0.42 Linear Feet
1 legal-size document box
Date (inclusive): 1677-1991
Abstract: The General Literary Manuscripts collection is an artificially created collection comprised chiefly of literary works and
manuscript fragments of well-known writers and other public figures. The time covered is late 17th century to the first half
of the 20th century.
Language of Material:
English
.
Scope and Content
The manuscripts in the General Literary Manuscripts collection represent a wide variety of American and English writers, as
well as a range of written materials. Some items of note include a signed bank check from James Fenimore Cooper to "Daughters,"
some hand-written receipts with sealing wax of Sir Robert Howard dated 1677, several manuscripts by Christopher Darlington
Morley, and an original 1940s radio script by Damon Runyon called, "That Ever-Loving Wife of Hymie's."
Arrangement
The one-box collection is arranged alphabetically by author.
Conditions Governing Access
Advance notice is required for access.
Conditions Governing Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections 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.
Preferred Citation
[Box/folder# or item name], General Literary Manuscripts collection, Collection no. 375, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, American -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archival resources
Autographs (manuscripts)
Essays
Financial records
Manuscripts
Poems
Short stories
Typescripts
Allmond, Marcus Blakey -- Archives
Andros, R. S. S. (Richard Salter Storrs) -- Archives
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh) -- Archives
Brett, Brian -- Archives
Burgess, Gelett -- Archives
Cooper, James Fenimore -- Archives
Davie, Donald -- Archives
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns) -- Archives
Gioia, Dana -- Archives
Gosse, Edmund -- Archives
Herford, Oliver -- Archives
Howard, Robert, Sir -- Archives
Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920 -- Archives
Lindsay, Vachel -- Archives
Lofting, Hugh -- Archives
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth -- Archives
Mabie, Hamilton Wright -- Archives
Maeterlinck, Maurice -- Archives
Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957 -- Archives
Norris, Frank, 1870-1902 -- Archives
Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922 -- Archives
Perkoff, Stuart Z. -- Archives
Porter, Cole -- Archives
Read, Thomas Buchanan -- Archives
Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir -- Archives
Runyon, Damon -- Archives
Ruskin, John -- Correspondence
Saltus, Edgar -- Archives
Sherman, Frank Dempster -- Archives
Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Archives
Vale, Eugene -- Archives
Van Dyke, Henry, 1852-1933 -- Archives
Weismiller, Edward Ronald -- Archives
Wells, Carolyn -- Archives