Iola S. Haverstick collection of Edith Wharton and Henry James materials, 1889-1991

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0565
Bib ID:
4079606 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Haverstick, Iola
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
22 linear feet (1 document box and 17 record cartons)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Some materials located off-site: Boxes 2-18. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

Letters, copies of photographs, printed materials and exhibit labels relating to Edith Wharton, 1862-1937, American novelist and short story writer, best known for such works as "Ethan Frome" (1911) and "The Age of Innocence" (1920). A collection of printed works by and about Wharton given by Mrs. Haverstick is cataloged in Rare Books.

2002 Bequest: Letters by G.W. Cable, Henry James (1879-1947), Jean Stafford, and Eudora Welty, as well as files relating to Ellen Glasgow, Henry James, Edith Wharton, and misc.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

Some materials located off-site: Boxes 2-18. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Iola S. Haverstick collection of Edith Wharton materials; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of Iola S. Haverstick, 1988.

Bequest of Iola S. Haverstick, 2002.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Haverstick, Iola S. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--M-88-05-06.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Haverstick, Iola S. Method of acquisition--Bequest; Date of acquisition--06/05/2002. Accession number--M-02-06-05.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Processed 05/17/1990.

Papers processed HR 07/19/2002.

Formerly known as the Iola S. Haverstick papers.

Revision Description

2019-12-12 PDF replaced with encoded finding aid. kws

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Correspondence CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Newsletters CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Cable, George Washington, 1844-1925 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson, 1873-1945 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
James, Henry, 1843-1916 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
James, Henry, 1879-1947 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stafford, Jean, 1915-1979 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Welty, Eudora, 1909-2001 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
American literature -- 20th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID