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James, Henry, 1843-1916. Correspondence and journals of Henry James Jr. and other family papers, 1855-1916 (MS Am 1094): Guide.Administrative InformationSome: 44M-31. Gifts of the James family and Henry James. received: 1944. Items (222)-(2247): 50M-362. Gift of Mrs. Henry James; received: 1951. Recataloged from MS Am 1095.2. Preferred Citation for Publication:Correspondence and Journals of Henry James Jr. and Other Family Papers, 1855-1916 (MS Am 1094). Houghton Library, Harvard University. There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Images linked to the finding aid describing this collection are intended for public access and educational use. This material is owned and/or held by the Houghton Library, and is provided solely for the purpose of teaching or individual research. Any other use, including commercial reuse, mounting on other systems, or other forms of redistribution requires the permission of the curator. Return to the Table of Contents James was an American novelist, short story writer, critic and dramatist. Alice James (1848-1892), the American diarist, was his sister. Return to the Table of Contents Includes letters to James from various literary and social friends and acquaintances, including Paul Bourget, George Du Maurier, William Dean Howells, James Russell Lowell, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many others. There are several long runs of letters by James, including letters to Elizabeth [Lizzie] Boott, Mary Cadwalader Jones, Grace Norton, Henrietta Reubell, and Howard Overing Sturgis. Also includes many letters by James to his parents, his brother William, his nephew Henry James II, his sister Alice, and his sister-in-law Alice Howe Gibbens James. The collection also contains letters to and from his sister, Alice James (1848-1892). With 16 volumes of Henry James Jr.'s diaries and appointment books, 1878-1915 (also known as his "journals"), and James family photograph albums. Return to the Table of Contents Organized into the following series: I. Letters to Henry James Jr. II. Letters from Henry James Jr. III. Letters of Henry James Jr. to Henry James II. IV. Letters to and from Alice James V. Letters of Henry James Jr. to Alice James VI. Letters of Henry James Jr. to Alice Howe Gibbens James VII. Letters of Henry James Jr. to his parents VIII. Letters of Henry James Jr. to William James IX. Diaries and appointment books of Henry James Jr. X. James family photograph albums Return to the Table of Contents Omitted from series. Omitted from series. Return to the Table of Contents |