Ulysses S. Milburn collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1837-1858.

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Ulysses S. Milburn collection of Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1837-1858.

This collection contains letters written by Hawthorne dating betwen 1837 and 1863, and letters written by family members. The collection also included manuscripts by Hawthorne, members of his family, and historical documents. Most of the documents relate to Hawthorne's business and financial affairs. Also included are prints, photographs, and pamphlets relating to Hawthorne's literary career. Dr. Milburn has also included a scrapbook of letters, newspaper clippings, speeches and articles regarding the history of his collection. In addition, the original card catalogue made by Milburn describing the contents of the entire collection is included. The last series of the collection are magazines that contain articles written about Hawthorne and his works. Hawthorne's books and articles can be found in the libraries' online catalogue. A published bibliography of the collection is available.

15 linear feet.

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Milburn, Ulysses Sumner, Collector.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, American novelist was born July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts and was educated at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. He married Sophia Amelia Peabody in 1842 and settled in Concord, Massachusetts. In 1846 Hawthorne became surveyor of the Salem customhouse and in 1850 he moved to Lenox where he wrote House of the Seven Gables in 1851. In 1852 he became the consulate in Liverpool, England for four years and lived in Italy for a couple of years before returning to the Unite...

Hawthorne, Sophia Peabody, 1809?-1871

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Wife of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Ellen Sturgis Hooper, 1843 Dec. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870979 Sophia Hawthorne Peabody was a painter and illustrator as well as the wife of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. She also published her journals and various articles. From the description of Sophia Peabody Hawthorne letters, 1827, 1868. (Middlebury College). WorldCat record id: 654...

Milburn, Ulysses Sumner,

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Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864

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Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author. From the description of Nathaniel Hawthorne manuscript material : 1 item, ca. 1853-1857 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 301761440 American author, writer of romances, stories, and juvenile works. Born July 4, 1804, in Salem, Mass.; died May, 1864, in Plymouth, N.H. Sometime resident of Concord, Mass. Graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825. Hawthorne's association with the Boston publishing firm of Ticknor and Fields began ...