Katharine Wormeley correspondence

MS-712

Collection

Identifier: MS-712

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

Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Unrestricted.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission from Dartmouth College required for publication or reproduction.

Extent

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Additional Description

Overview

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.