Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. Louisa May Alcott additional papers, 1849-1887 (MS Am 1130.13): Guide.

Creator Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888.

Title: Louisa May Alcott additional papers,

Dates: 1849-1887.

Abstract: Diaries, account books, financial records relating to publishing, and autograph compositions of the writer Louisa May Alcott.

Extent: 2 boxes and 14 volumes (1.5 linear ft.)

Language: Collection materials are in English.

Identification: MS Am 1130.13

Location: MS, b

Administrative Information

59M-309. Manuscripts presented by Mrs. F. Wolsey Pratt, Indian Spring Road, Concord, Mass.; received as deposit, 1960; purchased with the Amy Lowell fund, 1992 June.

Item (18) returned to family, 1991; item (25) returned to family (1991), then returned to Houghton in 1994: ON DEPOSIT.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

Louisa May Alcott Additional Papers, 1849-1887 (MS Am 1130.13): Houghton Library, Harvard University.

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

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Louisa May Alcott was an female American author.

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Collection includes diaries, account books, financial records relating to publishing, and autograph compositions of the Concord (Mass.) writer Louisa May Alcott. Compositions by LMA include: poems; short stories; a novel: Jo's boys; chapters from "unpublished romances"; and fragments of verse and prose.

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