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Thomas Wentworth Higginson collection

 Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 549

Scope and Contents

The collection contains correspondence and writings of Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Correspondence consists of autograph letters, signed to various individuals. Writings consist of manuscript writings drafts and notes.

Dates

  • 1852-1907

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Thomas Wentworth Higginson Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acquired from various sources. Provenance information was transcribed from catalog cards and is listed at the folder level. Unless otherwise noted, material was a gift of Owen F. Aldis, 1911.

Arrangement

Organized into two series: I. Correspondence, 1852-1907. II. Writings, 1864-1906.

Extent

0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.higginson

Additional Description

Overview

The collection contains correspondence and writings of Thomas Wentworth Higginson. Correspondence consists of autograph letters, signed to various individuals. Writings consist of manuscript writings drafts and notes.

Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1823-1911)

Thomas Wentworth Higginson, American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, and soldier.

Processing Information

Former call number: Za Higginson.

The following material was not found among the collection during processing in 2012 although catalog cards exist: 1) autograph letter signed to "Dear Sir" [unidentified], Worcester [Mass.] February 17, 1861. 2 pages; 2) autograph letter signed to George D. Wells, 1852 February 29, Newburyport, Mass. 4 pages; 3) autograph letter signed to an unidentified correspondent, 1898 September 14, Dublin, NH. 1 page. Agreeing to write an article; 4) one page of his manuscript in the Aldis copy of his Sympathy of Religions, Chicago 1893.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Thomas Wentworth Higginson Collection
Author
by Molly Wheeler
Date
2012
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

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