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Autograph File, A: Guide.

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Last updated 2011 December 21

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Title: Autograph File, A,
Date(s): 1518-2002.
Quantity: 9 boxes (4.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

Acquisition Information:

Received from various sources at various times. Accession information is given with the item entry. The most recent addition to this portion of the Autograph File was made 2011 December 20.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author.

Scope and Content

The Autograph File is a collection of items received singly or in small groups from various sources at various times, and autograph collections, such as that of Evert J. Wendell, which were not kept together as a distinct collection. Items in this portion of the Autograph File include letters from the Abbott family, Andrea Alciati, Andoche Junot duc d'Abrantes, the Adams family, Louis Agassiz, Alan Francis Brooke viscount of Alanbrooke, Bronson Alcott, and Louisa May Alcott, as well as compositions and letters of Conrad Aiken, among others.

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