Overview
Primarily letters from American author George Washington Cable to his friend Marion A. Baker, as well as autograph manuscript drafts of Cable's short stories.
Dates
- Creation: 1874-1913
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 box and 5 volumes)Includes letters to Marion A. Baker, a longtime friend of Cable's and an editor of The New Orleans Times-Democrat, as well as letters by Cable to various correspondents, including friends, and autograph seekers. The letters to Baker primarily concern Cable's novels, career as an author, aspects of public life, including lectures and readings, financial matters, and social life. Also includes some clippings, as well as a printer's copy of The Grandissimes and autograph manuscript drafts of three stories: Attalie Brouillard; Jean-ah Pouquelin; and Madame Delicieuse.
Biographical / Historical
George Washington Cable was an American author who became famous for his fictional treatment of the Creoles of Louisiana. His best known books are Old Creole Days (1879), a collection of stories, and the novels, The Grandissimes (1880) and Madame Delphine (1881).
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. bMS Am 1288: Letters from George Washington Cable
- II. MS Am 1288.1-1288.4: Compositions
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*52M-86. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Larocque Tinker, 550 Park Ave. New York, New York; received: 1952 December 4.
- Title
- Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925. George Washington Cable papers: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00638
Repository Details
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