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Collection Summary | |
Creator: | Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin) |
Collection Name: | Jane G. Austin papers, |
Inclusive Dates: | ca. 1870-1894 |
Physical Description: | .8 linear feet |
Abstract: | The bulk of the collection contains undated, holographic manuscripts with edits, of three of Austin's novels and eleven of her short stories. |
Collection Number: | MS 115 |
Repository: |
University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ |
American Author
The bulk of the collection contains undated, holographic manuscripts with edits, of three of Austin's novels and eleven of her short stories. The novels constitute three of a four-part series published as the "Pilgrim Books:" 1889, Standish of Standish; 1890, Betty Alden; and 1891, Doctor Le Baron and His Daughters. Also, five letters to Austin containing information on historical personages, and appreciation of her writing. Miscellaneous items include poems, drawings, a studio portrait of her taken in 1890, and genealogical background material for her own family, of Plymouth, Mass., as well as the 17th and 18th century New England families presented in her works.
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Jane G. Austin papers(MS 115). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.
Series I: Letters, 1889-1891 | |||||||||||
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1 | 1 | Letters. , 1889-1891 |
Series II: Works, ca. 1870-1891 | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | "Between the Belfrey and the Ground; a Story of Boston in 1775." 10 leaves. | |||||||||
1 | 3 | "Children of the Mayflower; the Third Story." 17 leaves. | |||||||||
1 | 4 | "The Mandarin at Midnight." | |||||||||
1 | 5 | "Scipio's Supper; a Legend of Old Plymouth." 8 leaves. | |||||||||
1 | 6 | "A Terrible Thanksgiving Day." 24 leaves. | |||||||||
1 | 7-11 | Betty Alden; the First-born Daughter of the Pilgrims. 725 leaves. Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the Riverside Press, Cambridge. , 1891 | |||||||||
1 | 12-18 | Doctor LeBarron and His Daughters. 832 leaves. Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the Riverside Press, Cambridge. , 1890 | |||||||||
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2 | 1 | "Behind the Convent Grille." 81 leaves. | |||||||||
2 | 2 | "The Gold Wells." 55 leaves and 1 leaf (numbered "25") of another version. | |||||||||
2 | 3 | "Golden Chains." 21 leaves. | |||||||||
2 | 4 | "The Little Man in Grey." 17 leaves. | |||||||||
2 | 5 | [untitled] First sentence: "Goodmorningg, is it to be a rainy day?" 23 pages. | |||||||||
2 | 6 | "A Daughter of the Puritans." 50 leaves. Also 1 leaf outline entitled: "The Next Page." | |||||||||
2 | 7-10 | Standish of Standish. 602 leaves. Published by Houghton, Mifflin & Co., the Riverside Press, Cambridge. , 1889 |
Series III: Miscellaneous, 1890-1894 | |||||||||||
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2 | 11 | Genealogical Notes | |||||||||
2 | 12 | Miscellaneous Material (photograph, poetry, sketches, etc.) |