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Katharine Wormeley correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-712
MS-712

  • Staff Only

Description

The collection contains correspondence correspondence with Roberts Brothers, her Boston publisher, concerning the translations she was doing of Molière, Balzac, Saint-Simon, Sainte-Beuve and Sand. The correspondence contains discussion and comments upon French literature and the problems of translation. Several checks and two letters, on the preservation of White Mountains forests are also included. Of note is her description of her relationship with her with her brother-in-law, Daniel Sargent Curtis.

Dates

  • 1888 - 1897

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Katherine Prescott Wormeley (1830-1908), author and translator. The collection contains correspondence with her publishers, Roberts Brothers, concerning the translations she was doing of Moliere, Balzac, Saint-Simon, Sainte-Beuve and Sand.

Part of the Rauner Library Archives and Manuscripts Repository

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