Henry Stevens correspondence with Justin Winsor and other papers
Summary
Correspondence and papers concerning STC 12786 from which they were removed. Includes an 1870 receipt by Stevens for leaves received from John Langdon Sibley; presumably the front fly-leaf with manuscript notes including date of receipt of the volume (1845); and negative photostatic copies of letters from Sibley and Winsor to Stevens.
Dates
- Creation: 1845-1879
Creator
- Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897 (Person)
Language of Materials
In English.
Conditions Governing Access
Retrieval requires permission of curator.
Extent
.04 linear feet (1 folder)Biographical / Historical
STC refers to A short-title catalogue of books printed in...1475-1640, and catalogue number 12786 refers to the title A brief and true report of the new found land of Virginia, by Thomas Harriot, 1585.
Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Melanie Wisner, 2020.
Creator
- Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897 (Person)
- Sibley, John Langdon, 1804-1885 (Person)
- Title
- Stevens, Henry, Jr., 1819-1886. Henry Stevens correspondence with Justin Winsor and other papers, 1845-1879 (2006M-41): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- November 16, 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04268
Repository Details
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