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Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004

Title: Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits. ca.1852-ca.2004.

Photographs of individuals associated with Harvard University: faculty, students, administrators, staff, honorees, and habitués of Harvard Square. For those whose lives pre-date the era of photography, the contents of the folders are often photographic reproductions of other image types, such as etchings, paintings, or drawings. In a few cases, the images themselves may be original etchings or sketches.

ArchivalResource: 50 cubic ft.; 20,000 photographs; 10,000 folders.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hua04006/catalog View

Century Company records

Title: Century Company records

The Century Company published the Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, which was widely regarded as the best general periodical of its time, performing a role as cultural arbiter during the 1880s and 1890s. It was founded in New York City in 1881 and also published the children's magazine St. Nicholas, dictionaries, and books. The Century Company records date from 1870 to the 1930s and chiefly contain correspondence with contributors, readers, public figures, and literary agents. A number of manuscripts and proofs in the collection are extensively edited and taken with annotations on letters provide a detailed record of the outlook, standards, and functions of the company.

ArchivalResource: 60.4 linear feet; 151 boxes

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/504 View

Sarah Orne Jewett correspondence, 1861-1930.

Title: Sarah Orne Jewett correspondence, 1861-1930.

Correspondence of American author Sarah Orne Jewett.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00384/catalog View

Henry Oscar Houghton papers, 1773-1932 (bulk 1833-1895)

Title: Henry Oscar Houghton papers

Papers of American printer and publisher Henry Oscar Houghton.

ArchivalResource: 16 boxes (8 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00492/catalog View

Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive).

Title: Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive).

Correspondence, compositions, and diaries of American novelist William Dean Howells as well as papers of his wife and children.

ArchivalResource: 52 boxes, 2 volumes, 2 portfolio boxes (26 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01480/catalog View