Louisa May Alcott letter
Scope and Contents
Letter written to Mr. Higginson declining his offer to contribute articles to a publication. Letter dated July 4th, but with no year.
Dates
- date of production not identified
Creator
- Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 (Person)
- Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911 (inventor, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Louisa May Alcott letter must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Louisa May Alcott (1832 November 29-1888 March 6) was an American novelist. She is best known for the novel Little Women, which she wrote in 1868.
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
This letter was in the New York apartment of noted Alcott scholar Madeleine Stern, one of the founders of the Louisa May Alcott Collection at the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. Jan Turnquist, Executive Director of Orchard House, home of the Alcott's in Concord, Mass., came to BYU 14 July 2005 for the Louisa May Alcott Conference. Madeleine gave Jan the framed letter for her to give to Special Collections. At the Conference, Jan presented the framed letter to Jean Larsen, wife of Dean Larson, in memory of him. Jean, in turn, donated the letter to Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Madeline B. Stern.
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Title
- Register of Louisa May Alcott letter
- Author
- Jennifer Kim
- Date
- 2011 September 20
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States