Katharine Wormeley correspondence
MS-712
Collection
Identifier: MS-712
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)
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.
Creator
Part of the Rauner Special Collections Library Repository