An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Harte, Bret, 1836-1902
Title:
Bret Harte Collection
Dates:
1860-1916, undated
Extent:
1 box (.42 linear feet)
Abstract:
Includes manuscripts of writings and
letters by the American short-story writer, poet, and journalist Bret Harte, as
well
as a Latin version of Harte's satirical poem "The Heathen
Chinee" by Nathaniel B. Smithers. Recipients of Harte's letters include
Havelock Ellis, Edward Everett Hale, Joseph Hatton, James Ripley Osgood, Walter
Herries Pollock, and others.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-1858
Language:
English, German, and Latin
Access:
Open for research
Administrative Information
Processed by:
Joan Sibley and Michael Ramsey, 2011
Note: This finding aid replicates and replaces
information previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory
note at the end of this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement
of the
manuscripts as well as the abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
