Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson letters to various correspondents
Overview
Letters from Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson to British publisher William Heinemann and others.
Dates
- Creation: 1869-1907
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in Norwegian, English, German and French.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.1 linear feet (1 volume)Primarily from Bjørnson to his British editor, Heinemann, concerning Bjørnson's works, financial issues, contractual fees, and articles that Bjørnson wished to publish in Britain. Includes an advertisement of Heinemann's list, clipped from the Publisher's Circular, which includes Bjørnson's works. Also includes some letters to unidentified correspondents regarding personal matters. Includes a signed photograph, addressed to Max Bamberger.
Biographical / Historical
Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer, journalist, and political leader. He received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1903.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by recipient.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
68M-10. Purchased with the Keller fund bequeathed in memory of Jasper Newton Keller, Betty Scott Henshaw Keller, Marian Mandell Keller, Ralph Henshaw Keller, and Carl Tilden Keller; received: 1968 July 10.
- Title
- Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne, 1832-1910. Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson letters to various correspondents, 1869-1907: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01043
Repository Details
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