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Creator
Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Call number
Berg Coll MSS Alcott
Physical description
27 linear feet (items)
Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Access to materials
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This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by the author, and legal documents.

Biographical/historical information

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short-story writer, and poet.

Scope and arrangement

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.

The Louisa May Alcott collection of papers are arranged in three series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

Previous owners include Edward S. Adams, Lydia Stowe Adams, Sophia Ford, W. T. H. Howe, G. J. Whittlesbury, and the American Play Company.

Source of acquisition

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Processing information

Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Using the collection

Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature