Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive) 1820-1888 (bulk)
About this Collection
- Collection Title
- Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive) 1820-1888 (bulk)
- Language
- English
- Origin
- Massachusetts
- Description
- 36 linear feet (73 boxes)
- Repository
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
Content Notes
This voluminous file of incoming letters from more than 6000 correspondents includes letters from literary figures and scholars in Great Britain and Europe, as well as the U.S., including Thomas Carlyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Thomas Fields, George Washington Greene, Charles Appleton Longfellow, Charles Eliot Norton, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Sumner, Alfred Tennyson, and Samuel Ward. There are several boxes of letters requesting Longfellow's autograph, seeking a lecture appearance, offering honorary memberships, and sending birthday greetings. Also included are a few literary manuscripts by authors other than Longfellow, and some letters from various persons to other addressees.
- Color digital facsimile images available of selected items.
Biographical Notes
Longfellow was an American poet.