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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1090

Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period

Overview

Letters from various correspondents to American editor and diplomat Walter Hines Page concerning his editorial work and his interest in education in the South.

Dates

  • Creation: 1876-1937

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Extent

8 linear feet (24 boxes)

Letters to Page from family and from professional colleagues. Letters reflect Page's editorial work and his interest in education in the South.

Biographical / Historical

Page was an American editor and diplomat. He was editor of The Forum (1890-1895), The Atlantic Monthly (1898-1899), and The World's Work (1900-1913). He was U.S. ambassador to Great Britain (1913-1918).

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Physical Location

b

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Arthur H. Page, Room 1010, 46 Cedar Street, New York 5, New York; received: 1940 May 2.

Processing Information

This finding aid was revised in 2024 to address outdated and harmful descriptive language. During that revision, contextualizing processing notes were added to the description of two items. For more information on reparative archival description at Harvard, see Harvard Library’s Statement on Harmful Language in Archival Description.

Title
Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918, recipient. Walter Hines Page letters from various correspondents, American period, 1876-1937: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou01471

Repository Details

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