A Guide to the William Dean Howells Collection Howells, William Dean. 5651-ai

A Guide to the William Dean Howells Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 5651-ai


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
5651-ai
Title
William Dean Howells Collection 1918
Extent
2 items
Creator
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

William Dean Howells Collection, Accession 5651-ai, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1992 May 7

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Aurelia D. Howells
  • William Dean Howells

Item Listing

Letters
  • William Dean Howells , Kittery Point, Maine, to Miss Aurelia D. Howells , Plainfield, New Jersey
    1918 May 20
    ALS, 1 p. w/env

    [Expressing his sympathy over the death of her father and commenting on his being a "true poet, and a man of most loveable and beautiful nature." He comments on his own age of 82 and the feeling of loneliness each time a loved one passes away.]

  • William Dean Howells , Intervale, New Hampshire, to Miss Aurelia D. Howells , Provincetown, Massachusetts
    1918 July 28
    ALS, 1 p. w/env

    [Expressing his appreciation for the copy of her father's book and praising the work, especially the "five beautiful sonnets to his brother."]