James Russell Lowell letters to Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Overview
Letters to American author and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich from American author, editor, and diplomat James Russell Lowell.
Dates
- Creation: 1860-1890
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Includes thirty-one letters from Lowell to Aldrich concerning both professional and personal matters, such as The Atlantic monthly and Aldrich's poetry and books.
Biographical / Historical
Lowell was an author, poet, editor, teacher, and diplomat. He edited The Atlantic Monthly, and with Charles Eliot Norton, The North American Review; was professor of French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard; and U.S. minister to Spain and to England. Aldrich was an American writer and editor.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*42M-891. Gift of Thomas Bailey Aldrich Memorial Trustees; received: 1943.
- Title
- Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. James Russell Lowell letters to Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00403
Repository Details
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