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Howells Family Papers
mssHM 74525-74540

Manuscripts

mssHM 74525-74540

Description: This material includes three manuscripts and thirteen letters; one manuscript is a lullaby by Aurelia Dora Howells, and one is by William Cooper Howells, "Memoranda of My Personal History," which was the basis for his volume Recollections of Life in Ohio. The thirteen letters include a letter by Vevie Frechette, letters by Joseph Howells, William Dean Howells' uncle, letters by Mildred Howells, William Dean Howells' daughter, a letter by William Cooper Howells, and two letters by William Dean Howells.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1851-1954.
Call number: mssHM 74525-74540
Creator: Howells (Family)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Anne Kennedy Peterson and Matthew Kennedy, November 26, 2008.
Associated people: Howells, Aurelia Dora, (1842-1931.)

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Howells, Joseph, (1814-1896.)

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