Elizabeth Gaskell Norton and Sara Norton papers, 1867-1948 (inclusive), 1880-1946 (bulk).

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Elizabeth Gaskell Norton and Sara Norton papers, 1867-1948 (inclusive), 1880-1946 (bulk).

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Chiefly letters to the Norton sisters; also albums compiled and annotated by Sara Norton that contain letters (many to Charles Eliot Norton), clippings, and printed material reflecting the family's social life at Shady Hill, their home in Cambridge, and at Ashfield, their summer home in western Massachusetts; and a family photograph album. Major correspondents with Elizabeth include Henry James, James Russell Lowell and Edith Wharton. Most of the letters to Sara concern her edition of the Letters of Charles Eliot Norton.

5 boxes and 3 volumes (2 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937

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Born Edith Newbold Jones on January 24, 1862, in New York City, Edith Wharton was from birth a part of the wealthy New York society she depicted so vividly in her fiction. Through her father, George Frederic Jones, and her mother, Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander Jones, she could claim descent from three families whose names were synonymous with wealth and position: the Stevenses, Rhinelanders, and Schermerhorns. Educated at home with tutors and exposed at an early age to the classics in her fath...

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Norton, Sara, 1864-

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Sara Norton was the daughter of Charles Eliot Norton, editor, literary scholar, and professor of Fine Arts at Harvard. She later edited a published edition of her father's letters. From the description of Condolences on the death of Charles Eliot Norton, 1908-1909. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79390094 From the guide to the Condolences on the death of Charles Eliot Norton, 1908-1909., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

James, Henry, 1843-1916

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James was an American novelist, short story writer, critic and dramatist. From the description of Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612731792 From the guide to the Henry James transcripts of letters to others, 1873-1915., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Henry James was born in New York, NY, in 1843. During his lifetime, he was a literary and art critic (writing for Natio...

Norton, Sara, 1864-1922.

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Norton, Elizabeth Gaskell, 1866-

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Daughters of Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908), editor, literary scholar, and professor of fine arts at Harvard, Sara edited a published edition of her father's letters. From the description of Elizabeth Gaskell Norton and Sara Norton papers, 1867-1948 (inclusive), 1880-1946 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612364861 From the guide to the Elizabeth Gaskell Norton and Sara Norton papers, 1867-1948 (inclusive), 1880-1946 (bulk)., (Houghton Library, Harvard Coll...

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891

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Poet and author, Cornell University non-resident professor. From the description of James Russell Lowell letter and portrait, 1871 July 12. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 123412650 Lowell was an author, poet, editor, teacher, and diplomat. He edited The Atlantic Monthly, and with Charles Eliot Norton, The North American Review ; was professor of French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard; and U.S. minister to Spain and to England. Aldrich was ...