Overview
Letters concerning the publications of the Boston-based firm Roberts Brothers, as well as the correspondence of employment-seeker Arcturus Zodiac Conrad.
Dates
- Creation: 1895-1906 and undated
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Primarily concerns the publication by Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) of the translations by Katharine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908), of the writings of Honoré de Balzac. With typescript letters of the publishing firm Boussod Valadin & Co. Also includes correspondence of Arcturus Zodiac Conrad (1855-1937) attempting to secure employment as a minister, and other materials.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
Harvard Depository
Immediate Source of Acquisition
47M-350. Gift of Henry C. Britton, Jr., Malden, Mass.; received: 1942 July 14.
- Title
- Britton, Henry C., collector. Henry C. Britton collection, 1895-1906: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01720
Repository Details
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