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Literature

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 652 Collections and/or Records:

Harriet Fowler Allen autograph book and poems

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSSSC1942
Dates: 1888

Leander S. Harris poems

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197227605372]
Identifier: MSS 4047
Scope and Contents

Collection includes two poems, one of which was written by Leander S. Harris in Brigham City, Utah on June 5, 1886. The other poem in incomplete, and appears to have been written by a friend of Harris's writing under the name "Gravel Poet". The poems describe the rail travel and courtship of their authors.

Dates: 1886 June 5

Mette Ivie Harrison papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 8039
Scope and Contents

Contains papers and manuscripts written by Mette Ivie Harrison throughout her life. Includes school papers written in 9th grade and others throughout her college years. The manuscripts are a mix of published and non-published manuscripts with letters from publishers. The manuscripts cover themes of young adult fiction and science fiction. Dated approximately 1984-2012.

Dates: 1984-2012

L. P. Hartley letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197230219757]
Identifier: MSS 1692
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters. Most of these letters were to friends and other English writers including Alice Acland, Elizabeth Bowen, and Lord David Cecil. Hartley discusses various aspects of literature, discusses many of his works, and asks about how they may be improved.

Dates: 1958-1972

L. P. Hartley letters

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310184]
Identifier: MSS SC 1246
Scope and Contents Handwritten and signed letters addressed to David Horner. In the first, dated 16 May 1953, Hartley looks forward to a dinner engagement. The second, dated 23 March 1956, relates gratitude for Horner's congratulations on his receipt of a C.B.E. A letter dated 6 November 1956 and written from Venice gives a detailed description of the advantages and disadvantages of the Hotel Regina, and relates news of Victor Cunard and Freya Stark. The fourth letter, dated 8 April 1967, is devoted to...
Dates: 1953-1967

L. P. Hartley manuscripts

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231042554]
Identifier: MSS 6275
Abstract

The L.P. Hartley manuscripts contains portions of the handwritten manuscripts of Hartley's "The Brickfield" and "Beginnings" as well as a cover letter to "The Harrovian."

Dates: 1963-1969

Amy LeFevre Haycock autobiography

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230316314]
Identifier: MSS SC 1807
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed biography of Amy LeFevre Haycock accompanied by three of her poems, "Last Picture of My Mother," "Dear Brother," and "To My Father." She spent many years homesteading in Idaho.

Dates: approximately 1935

Lafcadio Hearn letter

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232489531]
Identifier: MSS 564
Scope and Contents

Typewritten letter dated August 1883. The item is addressed to the author, William Douglas O'Connor. Hearn praises O'Connor's writings and discusses other well-known authors including Walt Whitman.

Dates: 1883 August

Helen Foster Snow files on Fables and Parables, approximately 1952

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents note

A collection of Helen's short stories published in 1952. Contains annotated and plain carbon copy drafts of the book, reveiws, loose fables, and a partial draft.

Dates: Other: approximately 1952

Helen Foster Snow files on Living China, approximately 1931-1940

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 2219 Series 3 Sub-Series 9
Scope and Contents note

"Living China" is a collection of short stories related to left-wing Chinese ideology that was translated by Edgar and Helen Foster Snow during their years in China from 1931-1940. Contains an annotated draft, partial drafts, partial photocopy of the published book, article on "The Modern Chinese Literary Movement," excerpts, and reviews.

Dates: Other: approximately 1931-1940