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Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection

Title
Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945.
Author
Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940.
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Additional Authors
  • Harkness, Mary Stillman, -1950.
  • Brooks, Shirley, 1815-1874.
  • Burnett, Frances Hawks Cameron.
  • Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.
  • Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
  • Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
  • Crane, Walter, 1845-1915.
  • Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
  • Dearborn, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851.
  • Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
  • Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  • Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847.
  • Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
  • Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
  • Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
  • Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
  • Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
  • Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892.
  • Woods, Isaac.
Description
3.3 linear feet (29 v.).
Summary
Collection consists of holograph manuscripts, autograph letters, documents, and signatures representing artists and literary and historical figures.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Autographs.
  • Photographs.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Source (note)
  • Harkness, Edward Stephen and Mary S.
Biography (note)
  • Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library.
Processing Action (note)
  • Surveyed
  • Cataloging updated
Call Number
MssCol 1318
OCLC
NYPW89-A539
Author
Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940. Collector
Title
Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library. His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950.
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Added Author
Harkness, Mary Stillman, -1950. Collector
Brooks, Shirley, 1815-1874.
Burnett, Frances Hawks Cameron.
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881.
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910.
Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924.
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915.
Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.
Dearborn, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
Marie Louise, Empress, consort of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1791-1847.
Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587.
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900.
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863.
Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892.
Woods, Isaac.
LCCN
ms 70001732
Research Call Number
MssCol 1318
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