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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence
Series II: Cataloged Manuscripts
Series III: Cataloged Documents
Series IV: Photographs and Tintypes
Series V: General Files
Series VI: Subject Files
Series VII: Printed Materials
Series IX: Henry David Thoreau Files
Series X: Oversize - General Files

Eleanor M. Tilton papers, 1770-1991

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Series I: Cataloged Correspondence


Box 1 Agassiz, Louis

Box 1 Airy, Sir George Biddell

Box 1 Alcott, Bronson

Box 1 Ames, Annie Louise

Box 1 Baker, George Melville

Box 1 Bryant, Jacob

Box 1 Dillon, Richard J.

Box 1 Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Box 1 Fields, James Thomas

Box 1 Fowles, John

Box 1 Gillett, Frederick Huntington

Box 1 Hinman, Royal Ralph

Box 1 Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894

Box 1 Howison, George Holmes

Box 1 Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

Box 1 Lowell, James Russell

Box 1 Luce, Clare Boothe

Box 1 Markham, Edwin

Box 1 Meery, Hans L.

Box 1 Motley, John Lothrop

Box 1 Quay, Matthew Stanley

Box 1 Ripley, Aiden Lasell

Box 1 Sumner, Charles

Box 1 Whipple, Edwin Percy

Box 1 Whittier, John Greenleaf

Box 1 Wilson, Carroll

Series II: Cataloged Manuscripts

Box 1 Emerson, Ralph Waldo

Series III: Cataloged Documents

Box 1 Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Series IV: Photographs and Tintypes

Box 1 Verne family & friends

Series V: General Files


Box 2 Correspondence: A-Z


Box 3 Financial


Box 4 Miscellaneous manuscripts & notes

Series VI: Subject Files

Including correspondence, manuscripts, documents & printed materials

Box 4 Adams family

Box 4 Alcott family

Box 4 Brown, Charles Brockden

Box 4 Bryant, William Cullen


Box 5 Carlyle, Alexander

Box 5 Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Box 5 Columbia University

Box 5 Curriculum Vitae

Box 5 Dennet, John Richard

Box 5 D'Evelyn, Charlotte

Box 5 Donne, John


Box 6 The Edinburgh Review

Box 6 Emerson, Ralph Waldo

[See Boxes 12-72]

Box 6 English 75 (course)

Box 6 English 76 (course)

Box 6 English 97 & 98 (courses)

Box 6 Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Box 6 Holmes, Oliver Wendell

[See Boxes 73-81]

Box 6 Howells, William Dean

Box 6 Hume & other philosophers

Box 6 Irving, Washington


Box 7 James, Henry

Box 7 Maps

Box 7 Melville, Herman

Box 7 Mount Holyoke College

Box 7 Office description

Box 7 "Old News" - her student paper & notes re. William Parks & The Virginia Gazette


Box 8 Pictorial/picturesque

Box 8 Poe, Edgar Allen

Box 8 Politics

Box 8 Prosody & rhetoric/English 75 (course)


Box 9 Recommendations

Box 9 Reviews

Box 9 Reviews by Tilton

Box 9 Romantics

Box 9 Szell, Timea K.

Box 9 Taylor, Edward, d. 1729

Box 9 Taylor, Edward, d. 1729

Box 9 Thoreau, Henry David

[See Box 82]

Box 9 Winthrop, John & Thomas Prince

Box 9 Wordsworth, William

Series VII: Printed Materials


Box 10 Articles, offprints, periodicals


Box 11 Books, photocopies & oversize

Series VIII: Ralph Waldo Emerson Files

Subseries VIII.1: Book Manuscripts of The Letters of Ralph Waldo Emerson


Box 12 Typescripts: pp. 1-555


Box 13 Typescripts: pp. 556-1335


Box 14 Typescripts: pp. 1336-1891


Box 15 Typescripts: pp. 1892-2207


Box 16 Typescripts: pp. 2208-2757


Box 17 Typescripts: pp. 2758-3133


Box 18 Typescripts: pp. 3134-3487


Box 19 Typescripts: pp. 3487-5902


Box 20 Book proofs


Box 21 Book proofs

Subseries VIII.2: Card Files re. Emerson and Holmes

All shelved Off-Site


Box 1-A A-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 1-B 1975-1976; Through 1851 [loose notebook pages]; From 1852; & Misc., 1 Card file box


Box 1-C 3 misc. files, 1 Card file box


Box 1-D 4 misc. files, 1 Card file box


Box 2 Misc., 1 Card file box


Box 3 Owners & freq. citations, 1 Card file box


Box 3-A Owners & freq. citations, 1 Card file box


Box 4 Library of RWE: A-K, 1 Card file box


Box 5 Library of RWE: L-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 6 Summaries of Letters, 1848-1853, 1 Card file box


Box 7 Summaries of Letters, 1854-1864, 1 Card file box


Box 8 Summaries of Letters, 1812-1847, 1 Card file box


Box 8-A Summaries of Letters, 1812-1847, 1 Card file box


Box 9 Summaries of Letters, 1865-n.d., 1 Card file box


Box 9-A Summaries of Letters, 1865-n.d., 1 Card file box


Box 10 List of Recipients, 1803-1840, 1 Card file box


Box 10-A List of Recipients, 1803-1840, 1 Card file box


Box 11 List of Recipients, 1840-1849, 1 Card file box


Box 11-A List of Recipients, 1840-1849, 1 Card file box


Box 12 List of Recipients, 1850-1859, 1 Card file box


Box 12-A List of Recipients, 1850-1859, 1 Card file box


Box 13 List of Recipients, 1860-1870, 1 Card file box


Box 13-A List of Recipients, 1860-1870, 1 Card file box


Box 14 List of Recipients, 1871-1883 & n.d., 1 Card file box


Box 14-A List of Recipients, 1871-1883 & n.d., 1 Card file box


Box 15 N.d. dated & towns & lectures [& misc.], 1 Card file box


Box 15-A N.d. dated & towns & lectures [& misc.], 1 Card file box


Box 16 Brief index notes: A-B, 1 Card file box


Box 17 Brief index notes: C-E, 1 Card file box


Box 18 Brief index notes: F-J, 1 Card file box


Box 18-A Brief index notes: F-J, 1 Card file box


Box 19 Brief index notes: K-O, 1 Card file box


Box 20 Brief index notes: P-S, 1 Card file box


Box 20-A Brief index notes: P-S, 1 Card file box


Box 21 Brief index notes: T-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 22 Full index notes: A-A[Z], 1 Card file box


Box 22-A Full index notes: A-A[Z], 1 Card file box


Box 22-B Full index notes: A-A[Z], 1 Card file box


Box 23 Full index notes: BA-Burnouf, 1 Card file box


Box 23-A Full index notes: BA-Burnouf, 1 Card file box


Box 23-B Full index notes: BA-Burnouf, 1 Card file box


Box 24 Full index notes: [Burns]-CO[NV], 1 Card file box


Box 24-A Full index notes: [Burns]-CO[NV], 1 Card file box


Box 24-B Full index notes: [Burns]-CO[NV], 1 Card file box


Box 25 Full index notes: C[ONW]-El[i] Emer[son], 1 Card file box


Box 25-A Full index notes: C[ONW]-El[i] Emer[son], 1 Card file box


Box 25-B Full index notes: C[ONW]-El[i] Emer[son], 1 Card file box


Box 26 Full index notes: Ellen E[merson]-E[therwald], 1 Card file box


Box 26-A Full index notes: Ellen E[merson]-E[therwald], 1 Card file box


Box 26-B Full index notes: Ellen E[merson]-E[therwald], 1 Card file box


Box 27 Full index notes: Eth[ic]-G[rec], 1 Card file box


Box 27-A Full index notes: Eth[ic]-G[rec], 1 Card file box


Box 27-B Full index notes: Eth[ic]-G[rec], 1 Card file box


Box 28 Full index notes: Greece-[C.] Hubbard, 1 Card file box


Box 28-A Full index notes: Greece-[C.] Hubbard, 1 Card file box


Box 28-B Full index notes: Greece-[C.] Hubbard, 1 Card file box


Box 29 Full index notes: [W.] Hu[bbard]-Lecture [Green], 1 Card file box


Box 29-A Full index notes: [W.] Hu[bbard]-Lecture [Green], 1 Card file box


Box 30 Full index notes: Lecture [H]-[LY], 1 Card file box


Box 30-A Full index notes: Lecture [H]-[LY], 1 Card file box


Box 30-B Full index notes: Lecture [H]-[LY], 1 Card file box


Box 31 Full index notes: MA-NAT, 1 Card file box


Box 31-A Full index notes: MA-NAT, 1 Card file box


Box 31-B Full index notes: MA-NAT, 1 Card file box


Box 32 Full index notes: NAV-P[LA], 1 Card file box


Box 32-A Full index notes: NAV-P[LA], 1 Card file box


Box 32-B Full index notes: NAV-P[LA], 1 Card file box


Box 33 Full index notes: PL[E]-ROM, 1 Card file box


Box 33-A Full index notes: PL[E]-ROM, 1 Card file box


Box 34 Full index notes: RON-SL, 1 Card file box


Box 34-A Full index notes: RON-SL, 1 Card file box


Box 35 Full index notes: SM-TR, 1 Card file box


Box 35-A Full index notes: SM-TR, 1 Card file box


Box 35-B Full index notes: SM-TR, 1 Card file box


Box 36 Full index notes: TU-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 36-A Full index notes: TU-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 36-B Full index notes: TU-Z, 1 Card file box


Box 37 Full index notes: Misc., 1 Card file box


Box 37-A Full index notes: Misc., 1 Card file box


Box 37-B Full index notes: Misc., Card file box

Subseries VIII.3: Correspondence re. Emerson


Box 22 A-E


Box 23 F-L


Box 24 M-R


Box 25 S-Z

Subseries VIII.4: Hoar Family of Concord, MA


Box 26 Elizabeth Sherman Hoar, 1814-1879, fiancee of Charles C. Emerson

Subseries VIII.5: Notebooks re. Emerson


Box 27 1824-1875 & [n.d.]


Box 28 By topics


Box 29 Unlabeled or loose pages

Subseries VIII.6: Notes/Miscellaneous


Box 30 Part 1


Box 31 Part 2


Box 32 Part 3


Box 33 Part 4

Subseries VIII.7: Photocopies of Letteres to and from Emerson


Box 34 1811-1840


Box 35 1840-1845


Box 36 1845-1851


Box 37 1852-1857


Box 38 1858-1863


Box 39 1864-1870


Box 40 1871-1881 & Misc.


Box 41 Various topics (1)


Box 42 Various topics (2)

Subseries VIII.8: Printed Materials


Box 43 Printed Materials


Box 44 Photocopies

Subseries VIII.9: Subject Files


Box 45 A-E


Box 46 F-Le


Box 47 Li-O


Box 48 P-W

Subseries VIII.10: Transcripts of Letters to amd from Emerson


Box 49 Transcripts made by Joel Myerson - 1


Box 50 Transcripts made by Joel Myerson - 2


Box 51 Transcripts & notes: 1807-1833


Box 52 Transcripts & notes: 1834-1838


Box 53 Transcripts & notes: 1839-1840


Box 54 Transcripts & notes: 1841-1843


Box 55 Transcripts & notes: 1844-1846


Box 56 Transcripts & notes: 1847-1849


Box 57 Transcripts & notes: 1850-1852


Box 58 Transcripts & notes: 1853-1855


Box 59 Transcripts & notes: 1856-1858


Box 60 Transcripts & notes: 1859-1861


Box 61 Transcripts & notes: 1861-1863


Box 62 Transcripts & notes: 1864-1865


Box 63 Transcripts & notes: 1866-1867


Box 64 Transcripts & notes: 1868-1869


Box 65 Transcripts & notes: 1870-1872


Box 66 Transcripts & notes: 1872-1874


Box 67 Transcripts & notes: 1875-1883


Box 68 Transcripts & notes: Miscellany

Subseries VIII.11: Typescripts re. Emerson


Box 69 Part 1


Box 70 Part 2


Box 71 Part 3

Subseries VIII.12: Ward Family of Boston


Box 72 Samuel Gray Ward & Anna Hazard Barker Ward

Subseries VIII.13: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


Box 73 A Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Thomas Franklin Currier. Ed. by Eleanor M. Tilton, Pages 1-700 Typescript


Box 74 A Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Thomas Franklin Currier. Ed. by Eleanor M. Tilton, Pages 701-1282 & Index Typescript


Box 75 A Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Thomas Franklin Currier. Ed. by Eleanor M. Tilton, Pages 1-600 Page proofs


Box 76 A Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Thomas Franklin Currier. Ed. by Eleanor M. Tilton, Pages 601-707 Pages proofs & Galley proofs


Box 77 A Bibliography of Oliver Wendell Holmes by Thomas Franklin Currier. Ed. by Eleanor M. Tilton, Galley proofs

Subseries VIII.14: Holmes Research Materials


Box 78 Correspondence, printed materials, photographs, etc.


Box 79 Manuscripts & notes - 1


Box 80 Manuscripts & notes - 2


Box 81 Manuscripts & notes - 3

Series IX: Henry David Thoreau Files


Box 82 Correspondence re. Thoreau

Box 82 John Brown & Harpers Ferry

Box 82 Printed materials

Box 82 The Thoreau Society Bulletin

Box 82 Witherell, Elizabeth Hall Correspondence

Box 82 Witherell, Elizabeth Hall The Poetry of henry David Thoreau: a Selected Critical Edition

Series X: Oversize - General Files


Flat Box 386 Printed Materials - Books & photocopies