Skip to main content

Henrietta C. Bartlett papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 336
Scope and Contents

The Henrietta C. Bartlett Papers contain correspondence, research files and other materials related to Bartlett's research, publications and lectures on bibliography and collecting, generally concerned with Shakespeare and other writers of his time. The Papers are organized into four series. Series I, Correspondence , consists primarily of letters to Bartlett, and some third-party letters. Where copies or originals of letters from Bartlett are included, a note has been made in the box and folder list. Series II, Writings , contains typescripts and sample pages of writings by Bartlett, typescript lectures, notes, pages from early printed books, glass slides, and other materials related to her lectures. Series III, Research Files , contains newspaper clippings, notes and articles on authors, book collectors, and libraries, specimen pages from various printers, and miscellaneous printed items. Series IV, Hroswitha Club , consists of club minutes, membership lists, printed items and other material related to the Hroswitha Club, a group of women interested in book and manuscript collecting. Restricted Fragile Papers contains material from Series II and III. Oversize contains material from Series II.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Restricted Fragile Papers in Box 17 may only be consulted with permission of the appropriate curator. Preservation photocopies for reference use have been substituted in the main files.

Conditions Governing Use

The Henrietta C. Bartlett Papers are 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

The Henrietta C. Bartlett Papers were donated to the library by Henrietta C. Bartlett between 1941-1954.

Dates
1471 - 1961
Extent
7.1 Linear Feet (17 boxes and 1 portfolio)
Related Names
Bartlett, Henrietta C. (Henrietta Collins), 1873-1963
Language of Materials
English