Research Catalog
Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection
- Title
- Edward S. and Mary Stillman Harkness collection, ca. 1400-1945.
- Author
- Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- 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.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
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- Added Author
- Harkness, Mary Stillman, -1950. CollectorBrooks, 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