Box 1
Container
Contains 10 Results:
Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1863-1898
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Massey, Gerald. [Memorandum] Concerning the publication of Jean Ingelow’s Poems by Ticknor and Fields. 20 July [1863], Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Eng.
2 conjugate leaves.[Memorandum]. “Messrs. Roberts Bros. to Edmund H. Garrett. 10 Drawings for Jane Austen ed. 400.00. 5 Drawings for H.H. 45.50. Received Payment /s/ Edmund H. Garrett. 2 June 1892, Boston, Mass. 1 leaf.[Memorandum]. “Messrs Roberts Brothers will kindly send one copy of School Lessons[?] to Miss Ellen...
Dates:
1863-1898
Ephemera, 1866, 1899, undated
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
Book Announcement for The Book of the Sonnet. Boston: [Roberts Brothers], Dec 1866. 1 leaf.Book Announcement. “By the Author of ‘Allegretto’...Far From Today”. Boston: Roberts Brothers. n.d. 1 leaf.Book Announcement. “By the Author of ‘A Nile Journal’...A Sheaf of Papers”. Boston: Roberts Brothers. n.d. 1 leaf.Catalogue. Little Brown and Company’s catalogue of publications in general literature, including the books formerly issued by Roberts Brothers....
Dates:
1866, 1899, undated
Aldrich through Channing, 1872-1898
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey. H.L.S. to [Edgar] Fawcett. 17 Mar 1880, Ponkapog, Mass.
2 leaves.Discussion of Thomas Niles’ rejection of A Hopeless Case, perhaps written by Aldrich. Also some discussion of Aldrich’s plan to visit Boston in the upcoming week.Alger, Abby [Langdon] (1850-). H.L.S. to [Thomas] Niles [Roberts Bros. Principal]. 6 Sept.
1884. Campobello [Island, New Brunswick]. 3 p. on 2 conjugate leaves. Comments on physical
appearance of Vernon Lee's Euphorion and a letter...
Dates:
1872-1898
Dall, 1894-1904
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Dall, Caroline H. H.L.S. to Mr. [Thomas} Niles [Roberts Bros. Principal] 9 Mar 1894, Washington, D.C. 1 leaf. Letter detailing Dall’s bad financial straights as an apology and explanation of why her payments to Roberts Brothers were late.Dall, Caroline H. H.L.S. to Mr. [Eugene] Hardy [Roberts Bros. Assistant]. 13 June 1895, Concord, Mass. 1 leaf. Letter about Dall’s reaction and criticism to two of the books she had been sent (she hated them both). She also tells Hardy which...
Dates:
1894-1904
Dodge through Goetz, 1871-1896
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Dodge, Mary Mapes. H.L.S. (Dictated) to Mr. [Thomas] Niles [Roberts Bros. Principal]. 2 Aug 1883, Ocean Grove, N.J. 2 conjugate leaves. Letter regarding the last stages of publication of Dodge’s book Donald and Dorothy, including payment to Roberts Brothers, sending the final manuscript to the printer and approving the final proofs.Eggleston, Edwd. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Brothers. 10 Nov 1871, New York, N.Y.
2 conjugate leaves. Eggleston’s request for a picture of Jean Ingelow...
Dates:
1871-1896
Griffin, 1895
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Griffin, Cora. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 5 Jun 1895. New York, N.Y. 2 conjugate leaves. Request for Roberts Brothers to review her manuscript Some Modern Heretics.Griffin, Cora. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 26 July 1895, s.l. 2 conjugate leaves. Request for some acknowledgement of her manuscript Some Modern Heretics.Griffin, Cora. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 3 Sep 1895, s.l. 2 conjugate leaves. A notification of change of address so they can respond to...
Dates:
1895
Grissen through Knowles, 1870-1895
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Grissen, Charles. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. Publishers, NY. 16 Feb 1894, McMinnville, Oregon. 1 leaf. Grissen seems anxious to publish a second edition of Ideala or a second volume of his works.Grissen, Chas. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 7 Jan 1897, McMinnville, Oregon. 2 conjugate leaves.
A discussion of the possible publication of his work Huascar or A Moses of the West under his nom de plume Muriel Gray.Hale, Edward Everett to Mr. [Thomas] Niles [Roberts...
Dates:
1870-1895
Leiter through McCormick, 1874-1897
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Leiter, Frances W. H.L.S. to Roberts Brothers, Boston, Mass. 11 Jan 1893, Mansfield, Ohio. 2 leaves.
Details of a plan to work with Roberts Brothers to publish a pamphlet, which the Women’s Christian Temperance Union would distribute as flyers and in which Roberts Brothers would get a large advertisement.
Leiter, Frances W. H.L.S. to Roberts Brothers, Boston. 16 Jan 1893, Mansfield, Ohio.
1 leaf. More discussion of plans for this chapter-pamphlet with WCTU advertisements in it....
Dates:
1874-1897
Morse through Stedman, 1870-1895
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
Morse, Edwin Wilson to Messrs. to Roberts Brothers, [Boston, Mass.], 23 Sept. 1891. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, [N.Y.] 1 leaf. Requests 2 cuts "for use in the Christmas Book Buyer" and "will send for one or two from 'A Calendar of Sonnets' later."Morse, Edwin Wilson to Messrs. to Roberts Brothers, [Boston, Mass.], 7 Dec. 1891. Charles Scribners Sons, New York, [N.Y.] 1 leaf. Received "Roses of Romance" and "Flowers of Fancy" too late to use them but would like to use 2...
Dates:
1870-1895
Story through Wormeley, 1884-1898
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
Story, Alf[re]d T[homas]. H.L.S. to Messrs Roberts Bros. 30 Dec 1886, Savage Club, Savage Strand, London, Eng. 2 conjugate leaves. An inquiry into whether Roberts Brothers would like to publish an American edition of Story’s novel Fifine which was being published in London. He also sent the novel proofs to them for perusal.Thorne, Adela Page. H.L.S. to Messrs. Roberts Bros. 9 Mar 1892, St. Louis, Mo.
5 leaves. A request to have Roberts Brothers examine her manuscript The Red...
Dates:
1884-1898