Letters to Louise Lawrence Venus Washburn, 1873-pre-1929.

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Letters to Louise Lawrence Venus Washburn, 1873-pre-1929.

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The collection consists primarily of letters from Henry Blake Fuller to Louise Lawrence Venus Washburn, a childhood friend in Chicago. There are also two notes from other friends of Fuller's, Anna Morgan and Clara Ray, to Louise Washburn. Miscellaneous items in the collection include three photographs of Fuller and one of Washburn, a musical score to a song written by Fuller, 8 fragments (one of which is a letter written in code), and printed material (mostly reviews of Fuller's work and that of other literary authors). Fuller's letters include correspondence written from Oconomowoc, WI, Boston, MA, and Chicago, IL, which describe the cities, social activities (including the 1893 Chicago Exposition), and his life and work. There are also detailed letters from Fuller's travels, primarily from his first two trips to Europe (1879 & 1883) but also from a trip to Northern Africa and later European trips. He describes his sightseeing, European architecture and art, a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore, and the work and stature of William Dean Howells (1837-1920) and Henry James (1843-1916).

64 pieces.1 box.

Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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