Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.). Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) letters to Louisa May Alcott: Guide.

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Last update on 2009 January 28

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1130.8
Creator: Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.).
Title: Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) letters to Louisa May Alcott,
Date(s): 1868-1886.
Quantity: 1 box (.3 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Letters from Thomas Niles, representing Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.), the publisher of the writer Louisa May Alcott. Also includes other materials relating to Alcott's publishing.

Acquisition Information:

*59M-310 (1) - (149). Mrs. F. Wolsey Pratt; Indian Spring Road, Concord, Mass. Received and deposited: 1960; purchased: 1992 June.

Processing Information:

Recataloged and renumbered in 1999.

Access Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) Letters to Louisa May Alcott (MS Am 1130.8). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Roberts Brothers (Boston, Mass.) was the publisher of American author Louisa May Alcott's works.

Scope and Content

Letters from Thomas Niles (representing Roberts Brothers) to writer Louisa May Alcott. Also includes other materials relating to Alcott's publishing.

Container List

(1-144) Niles, Thomas. 144 A.L.s to Louisa May Alcott; Boston, 16 June 1868 to 16 Jul 1886. 14 folders.
Niles represented Roberts Brothers, who was L.M.A.'s principal publisher. With cover removed from a book and labeled by L.M.A., "Roberts Brothers."

Formerly nos. (1) - (142).

(145) Dawson Brothers, Firm, Booksellers, Montreal. MS.L. to Roberts Brothers; Montreal, 19 Feb 1886. 1s (2p.)
Includes note from Thomas Niles to L.M.A.

Formerly no. (143).

(146) Gardner, W. Wells. A.L.s to Messrs. Pott, Young & Co.; London, 22 Jan [1879?] 1s. (2p.)
Soliciting a story from L.M.A.

Formerly no. (144).

(147) Parker, Henry G. A.L.s to Thomas Niles; Boston, 20 Aug 1878. 1s. (4p.)
Includes note from Thomas Niles to L.M.A.

Formerly no. (145).

(148) Sampson Low, Firm, Publishers, London. MS.L. to Roberts Brothers; London, 15 Sep 1883. 1s. (2p.)
Formerly no. (146).

(149) Century Company, Firm, Publishers, New York. List of Miss Alcott's contributions to "St. Nicholas." TS.; [n.p., n.d.] 1s. (1p.)
Formerly no. (147).

(150) Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. [List of stories collected in her published books.] TS.; [n.p., n.d.] 5s. (5p.)
Formerly no. (148).

(151) Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888. [Accounts of royalties and purchases from Roberts Brothers, 1879-1882]. 4s. (7p.)
Formerly no. (149).

(150) The LMA and ABA literary estate papers [formerly no. (150)] have been recataloged to bMS Am 1130.17.

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