Inventory of the Howard Vigne Sutherland Papers
Sara Gunasekara
Department of Special Collections
General Library
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616-5292
Phone: (530) 752-1621
Fax: (530) 754-5758
Email: speccoll@ucdavis.edu
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Creator:
Sutherland, Howard V. (Howard Vigne), b. 1868
Title: Howard Vigne Sutherland Papers
Date (inclusive): 1901-1910
Extent:
0.8 linear feet
Abstract: Howard Vigne Sutherland, playwright, journalist, and poet, authored
Jacinta, a California idyll and other verses (1900);
Bigg's bar, and other Klondyke ballads (1901);
Songs of a city (1904);
Idylls of Greece, 3 series (1908-1914); and
Out of the North (1913), among other works. The collection contains manuscripts of some of his works as well as several clippings about Sutherland
and his writings.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as
many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. General Library. Dept. of Special
Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: D-274
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Howard Vigne Sutherland was born in Cape Town, South Africa on August 3, 1868, the son of Thomas and Sophy (Fairbridge) Sutherland.
He was a playwright, journalist, and poet who authored
Jacinta, a California idyll and other verses (1900);
Bigg's bar, and other Klondyke ballads (1901);
Songs of a city (1904);
Idylls of Greece, 3 series (1908-1914); and
Out of the North (1913), among other works.
Scope and Content
The collection contains nine manuscripts of Sutherland's works which appear to have been written while Sutherland lived in
Denver, Colorado. Also included is one folder of clippings about Sutherland and his works.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged in two series: Manuscripts and Clippings.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online
public access catalog.
Sutherland, Howard V. (Howard Vigne), b. 1868--Archives
American drama
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Howard Vigne Sutherland Papers, D-274, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
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 the Department 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.
Series 1.
Manuscripts
1901-1910
Physical Description:
9 folders
Scope and Content Note
Contains manuscripts of several of Sutherland's works.
Arranged alphabetically by title.
Box 1:1
Acis and Galataea
1907 April 14
Box 1:2
Idylls of Greece
1908 July
Box 1:3
Idylls of Greece, second series
undated
Box 1:4
Iphis and Anascarete (changed to Melas and Anaxe)
1908
Box 1:5
The Lesser Evil: a Play
1910
Box 2:2
Procris and Cephalus
1901 January 3
Box 2:4
The Women Who Could: A Play With a Purpose
1910 July 1
Box 2:5
Series 2.
Clippings
undated
Scope and Content Note
Contains clippings about Sutherland and his works.
