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Curtis Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-194
MS-194

  • Staff Only

Description

The correspondence of the Curtis family contains incoming letters from Henry James, Lady Ritchie, Henry Adams, Mrs. Fannie Browning, Claude Monet, John Singer Sargent and John Addington Symonds, as well as letters written by the Curtis family during the Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Members of the Curtis family include Daniel S. Curtis, Ariana Wormeley Curtis, Ralph W. Curtis, Mary F. Curtis and Thomas B. Curtis. Two poems by John Addington Symonds, five small ink sketches of soldiers and a Red Cross armband worn by Ralph W. Curtis in 1879, are also included.

Dates

  • 1870 - 1916

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

.75 linear ft. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Contains Curtis family correspondence from Paris during the Siege of 1870-1871, as well as letters to Daniel and Ariana Curtis from Henry James, Lady Ritchie, Henry Adams, Claude Monet, Mrs. Fannie Browning and John Singer Sargent. 2 manuscript poems of John Addington Symonds are also included.

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

Contact:
6065 Webster Hall
Hanover NH 03755 USA

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