Finding Aid to the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana
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Longfellow National Historic Site CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS FINDING AID FOR HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW DANA (1881-1950) PAPERS, 1744-1972 (BULK DATES 1850-1950) FOURTH EDITION COLLECTION CATALOG NUMBER: LONG 17314 CATALOG NUMBER FOR INDEX CARD COLLECTION: LONG 18687 VARIOUS CATALOG NUMBERS FOR ITEMS CATALOGED INDIVIDUALLY PREPARED BY D.E.W. GODWIN ANITA B. ISRAEL JENNIFER H. QUINN Northeast MUSEUM SERVICES CENTER JUNE 2000 REVISED SUMMER 2007 CONTRIBUTORS Elizabeth Bolton Ann Marie Dubé Lauren Hewes Jalien Hollister Elizabeth Joyce Susan Kraft Steven James Ourada Jude Pfister John J. Prowse Amy E. Tasker Constance Tillinghast FY07 Project Margaret Welch Cover Illustration: Bachrach, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series IX. Collected Materials, box 141, folder 8. H.W.L. Dana Papers - i CONTENTS List of Illustrations......................................................................................................................... iii Preface..............................................................................................................................................v Restrictions ................................................................................................................................. vii Introduction.................................................................................................................................... 1 Part 1: Collection Description........................................................................................................ 3 Scope and Content Note ..........................................................................................5 Series Descriptions................................................................................................11 I. Personal Materials ..........................................................................................11 II. Correspondence..............................................................................................13 III. Financial Records ..........................................................................................15 IV. Academic Life ...............................................................................................16 V. Lectures and Public Speaking........................................................................17 VI. Manuscripts ...................................................................................................19 VII. Organizations................................................................................................22 VIII. Research........................................................................................................22 IX. Collected Materials........................................................................................29 X. Index Cards ....................................................................................................31 XI. Photographs and Negatives Removed from the Collection..........................33 XII. Oversize Storage ...........................................................................................33 XIII. Materials Removed from Books ...................................................................34 Part 2: Biographical Data..............................................................................................................35 Biography...............................................................................................................37 Chronology ............................................................................................................39 Part 3: Collection Listing..............................................................................................................41 Collection Listing Outline ................................................................................................43 I. Personal Materials ..........................................................................................53 II. Correspondence..............................................................................................57 III. Financial Records ..........................................................................................68 IV. Academic Life ...............................................................................................71 V. Lectures and Public Speaking........................................................................77 VI. Manuscripts ...................................................................................................81 VII. Organizations................................................................................................89 VIII. Research........................................................................................................95 IX. Collected Materials......................................................................................131 X. Index Cards ..................................................................................................154 XI. Photographs and Negatives Removed from the Collection.........................181 H.W.L. Dana Papers - ii XII. Oversize Storage .........................................................................................252 Addendum....................................................................................................................................269 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................281 Appendices A. List of Catalog Numbers B. Prints in the H.W.L. Dana Papers C. Correspondent Listing D. Teaching Appointments E. Organizations that Sponsored H.W.L. Dana Lectures F. Organizations with which H.W.L. Dana had Known Affiliation or Interest G. Individuals Included in H.W.L. Dana’s Biographic File H. Dealers and Collectors Contacted by H.W.L. Dana when Researching Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I. Libraries and Museums Contacted by H.W.L. Dana when Researching Henry Wadsworth Longfellow J. Serials, Pamphlets, and Soft Cover Books Owned by H.W.L. Dana in the Longfellow Archives Book Collection H.W.L. Dana Papers - iii LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 1 (cover): Bachrach, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series IX. Collected Materials, box 141, folder 8. Figure 2: Passport of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series I. Personal Materials, box 4, folder 10. Figure 3: Birth Certificate of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series I. Personal Materials, box 4, folder 20. Figure 4: Letter to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana from Manning Hawthorne, 4 November 1933. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series II. Correspondence, box 12, folder 7. Figure 5: Harvard College Certificate of Admission for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series IV. Academic Life, box 28, folder 9. Figure 6: Flyer for a lecture series by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series V. Lectures, box 43, folder 2. Figure 7: “Moscow” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana (in Soviet Russia Today, May 1942). Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series VI. Manuscripts, box 61, folder 6. Figure 8: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Village Smithy [photograph of a sketch]. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series VIII. Research, box 111, folder 9. Stored in photograph box 5, folder 65. Figure 9: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana posing on porch of Longfellow House. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series IX. Collected Materials, box 142, folder 9. H.W.L. Dana Papers - iv Figure 10: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana index card. Longfellow National Historic Site, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana Papers (LONG 17314), Series X. Index Cards, cabinet 1, drawer D, Russian Plays, Ballets, Operas and Films. H.W.L. Dana Papers - v PREFACE This document, the Finding Aid for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana (1881-1950) Papers, 1744-1972 (bulk dates 1850-1950), is a fourth release finding aid for Longfellow National Historic Site’s collection of papers associated to one of the grandsons of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The previous editions, issued in 1993,1997, and 2000 are rendered obsolete by the release of the latest version. This document could have never been completed without the help of Longfellow National Historic Site staff. Over the years, invaluable assistance has been provided by James Shea, Janice Hodson, Jude Pfister, T. Michele Clark, Kathryn Clippinger, Michael Florer, Lauren Malcolm, and Elizabeth Banks. Special thanks go to Anita Israel, Archives Specialist, who processed part of the papers when she worked at the Northeast Museum Services Center and proved an invaluable resource at her current position as Archives Specialist, Longfellow National Historic Site. This document represents many hours of work recording details about the archival collections herein described. The reader should expect a reasonable