BIB_ID
395273
Accession number
MA 8728.1-15
Creator
James, Henry, 1843-1916.
Display Date
1892-1911.
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Purchased for The Dannie and Hettie Heineman Collection as the gift of the Heineman Foundation and on the Gordon N. Ray Fund, 2016.
Description
15 items (77 pages), unbound ; various sizes
Summary
Collection consists of 14 autograph letters signed from Henry James to his cousin George Higginson and to Higginson's wife Emily and one letter from Henry James' brother, William James to George Higginson. The letters discuss the loss of his sister Alice in 1892 and his brother William in 1910, his thoughts on the life that George and Emily are leading in America, offering travel advice on the Higginson's travels in Europe with detailed recommendations and giving a rare insight into James' emotions in the midst of major life events. Letters in the collection have been described individually in 14 separate catalog records; see related records for more information.
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