Louisa May Alcott collection of papers

id
3969
origination
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
date statement
1865-1884
key date
1865
identifier (local_mss)
19220
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Alcott
b-number
b15934725
total components
30
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:54 UTC
updated
2026-07-13 16:46:18 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1865-1884", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1865/1884"}
date_inclusive_start
1865
date_inclusive_end
1884
keydate
1865
unittitle
{"value"=>"Louisa May Alcott collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Edward S. Adams, Lydia Stowe Adams, Sophia Ford, W. T. H. Howe, G. J. Whittlesbury, and the American Play Company.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents. The manuscripts include essays, stories, and poems in holograph, as well as a manuscript copied in Anna Alcott Pratt's hand. The correspondence, dating from 1865 to 1884, includes letters from the author to Edward Henry and Bertie Barton, Moncure Daniel Conway, Dean Grey, Mary Elizabeth Channing Higginson, and others.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Louisa May Alcott collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19220#c237636'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19220#c237647'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19220#c237664'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
27 linear feet (items)
date_start
1865
date_end
1884

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