Manuscripts
Robert Louis Stevenson letters to Will Hicok Low
- Description
- A collection of letters and one poem written by Robert Louis Stevenson. The poem is entitled Phasellulus Loquitur: The Canoe Speaks; the letters are to Will Hicok Low, an American artist, muralist, and writer on art. Every letter in the collection is accompanied by extensive explanatory notes written by Low and printed page proofs from Low's book Chronicle of Friendships. The collection also includes a cardboard folder of notes by Low with typewritten copies the Stevenson's letters; one letter to Berthe Julienne Low, cookbook author and wife of Will Hicok Low; and one letter to Philip Gilbert Hamerton, English artist and art critic.
- Date
- 1880-1894
- Call number
- mssHM 8908-8951
- Provenance
- Purchased from William K. Bixby, 1918.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Rights
- The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Associated people
- Hamerton, Philip Gilbert, (1834-1894,)
- Low, Berthe Julienne, (1835-1909,)
- Low, Will H. (1853-1932,)
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