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A Guide to the Frank Harris Collection Harris, Frank. 7453-f

A Guide to the Frank Harris Collection

A Collection in the
Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature
Accession number 7453-f


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
7453-f
Title
Frank Harris Collection 1919-1929
Extent
ca. 30 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

Frank Harris Collection, Accession 7453-f, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

Purchase/Gift, 1984 Jul 31

Funding Note

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

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • A. Krim
  • Bernard Shaw
  • Charles Carrington
  • Frank A. Groves
  • Frank Harris
  • Jean Michaux
  • L. Dowd
  • Nietzsche
  • Oscar Wilde
  • Walt Whitman
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • England
  • French Riviera
  • Paris
  • United States
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Item Listing

Manscripts
  • A Rebours by Huysmans reviewed by Frank Harris
    [ca. 1926 Dec]
    TMs, 2 p.
  • Bound notebook containing notes for "a lecture delivered before the Woodberry Society of Columbia University , New York" entitled "Three Modern Figures: Nietzsche -- Bernard Shaw -- Walt Whitman "
    n.d.
    AMs, 62 p.
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Letters
  • Frank Harris to Charles Carrington
    1919 Mar 31
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Sends six sets of The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde . ]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1923 Mar 17
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Requests his business address; invites him to visit him at his hotel in Paris ; has had his worst cold ever.]

  • Frank A. Groves to Frank Harris
    1924 Jul 24
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Requests four copies of first volume of [The Life and Confessions of] Oscar Wilde and five complete sets; AN by Harris inquires if Groves wants copies of My Life and Loves ; computes costs.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1925 Sep 10
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Sends prospectus for the second volume of [ My Life and Loves ] at a discount; gives him discount for Oscar Wilde book.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1925 Sep 30
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Repeats contents of Sep 10 letter; encloses a prospectus; quotes prices for [ My Life and Loves ] and The Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde . ]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1925 Dec 31
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Informs him that prices for books remain unchanged; asks that he send check through the American Express Co. ; believes that he will complete the third volume of [ My Life and Loves ] by next June.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Jul 9
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Gives the prices for My Life and Loves ; claims he cannot give discounts on books unless he orders a dozen.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Jul 16
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Offers to sell him the volumes of My Life and Loves for a certain price.] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Aug 24
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Corrects an error in prices made by his secretary in the July 16 letter; has sent two sets of books; claims the French Government is prosecuting him for the second volume of My Life and Loves ; expects this should make it sell better.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Sep 6
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Sending four sets of My Life and Loves that day; cannot sell the books for less than 350 francs because it has been confiscated in England and the United States . ] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Sep 29
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Received check; unable to send a review of A Rebours because recent illness has delayed other work, especially third volume of My Life and Loves . ] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Oct 4
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Instructs him to send order for three copies of the first volume of My Life and Loves to the publisher; has informed the publisher of this situation.] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1926 Dec 13
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Informs him that third volume of My Life and Loves will appear at the end of January; will let him know the precise date; asks him what type of review he wants of A Rebours ; skeptical that any paper will accept the review.] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1927 Mar 10
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Informs him that third installment of My Life and Loves will be published within eight days; offers to send a copy; quotes prices; refers to perennial trouble of using French postal service.] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1927 Mar 17
    TL, 1 p.

    [Makes an argument not to cancel an order for the third installment of My Life and Loves ; claims that price is reasonable; believes that French persecution is over; wants to put third installment in wide circulation.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1927 May 3
    TL, 1 p.

    [Thanks him for payment; sends him several volumes of My Life and Loves ; third and fourth volumes will be published in a single volume in America.] (signed by secretary, A. Krim )

  • Frank Harris to Jean Michaux
    1927 Aug 24
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Sends volumes of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; quotes prices; thanks him for check; gives amount still due.] (initialed by Harris and signed by secretary, L. Dowd )

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1927 Dec 16
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Will sign books when they arrive; demands payment still due; in AN claims payment will be "a welcome Xmas box."] 1 p. (initialed by Harris and signed by secretary, L. Dowd )

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    [ca. 1928 Jan]
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Thanks him for the "tenner"; used it for New Year's gifts.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1928 Mar 13
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Gives current account of money he owes; will send him two copies of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; hopes to finish fifth volume of My Life and Loves by end of month; invites him to lunch or dinner.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1928 Apr 26
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Thanks him for letters and a check; busy on fifth volume of My Life and Loves ; hopes to finish it soon; gives him a list of orders and their prices.]

  • Frank Harris to [ Frank A. Groves ]
    1928 Apr 27
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Has sent five volumes of My Life and Loves ; gives current account.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1928 Jul 31
    ALS, 3 p.

    [Thanks him for recent order; gives prices for order; requests payment; needs the money for summer holidays; encloses an order form (present).] (in secretary's hand, signed by Harris)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Jan 31
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Thanks him for order of three copies of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde ; returned from three month trip to United States ; urges him to sell books he has in stock or return them.] (in secretary's hand, signed by Harris)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 May 29
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Will supply books on a list at a discount.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Jun 15
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Thanks him for check; requests remainder of balance so he can use it for holiday.] (secretarial signature)

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Jul 22
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Gives travel plans on the French Riviera ; asks that he get the copies of My Life and Loves from Mr. Ritzman of Libriarie Ashe unless he can wait until his return.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Aug 19
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Requests check for money owed because he needs it.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Aug 28
    ALS, 1 p.

    [Sent various volumes of Life and Confessions of Oscar Wilde and My Life and Loves ; requests check.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Oct 14
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Sent last of fifteen sets of Oscar Wilde book; thanks him for check.]

  • Frank Harris to Frank A. Groves
    1929 Oct 21
    TLS, 1 p.

    [Does not have fifth series of Contemporary Portraits ; will get them from America.]

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