Collection Summary
North American
Review Correspondence 1858-1912
1858-1912
MSS34884
North American
Review
875 items
3 containers
1.2 linear feet
English
Collection material in English
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
First literary periodical in the United
States. Correspondence between contributors to the North American
Review and its editors.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Abbott, Leonard Dalton, 1878-1953--Correspondence.
Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin), 1874-1948--Correspondence.
Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston, 1837-1904--Correspondence.
Bryce, Lloyd Stephens, 1851-1917--Correspondence.
Dodd, William E. (William Edward), 1869-1940--Correspondence.
Duke, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1879-1952--Correspondence.
Gibier, Paul, 1851-1900--Correspondence.
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935--Correspondence.
James, Henry, 1843-1916--Correspondence.
Kawakami, Kiyoshi Karl, 1875-1949--Correspondence.
Lucy, Henry W. (Henry William), Sir, 1845-1924--Correspondence.
Luzzatti, Luigi, 1841-1927--Correspondence.
Putnam, Herbert, 1861-1955--Correspondence.
Rice, Allen Thorndike, 1851-1889--Correspondence.
Wiggins, Ezekiel Stone, 1839-1911--Correspondence.
Subjects
Authors--Correspondence.
Literature--Periodicals.
Periodical editors--Correspondence.
Places
United States--Intellectual life--1865-1918.
Titles
North American Review papers
North American review.
Provenance
Correspondence of the
North American
Review
was purchased by the Library of Congress
in 1944. Additional correspondence was given by the University of Maryland
Libraries in 2010.
Processing History
Correspondence of the
North American
Review
was processed by Manuscript Division
staff following acquisition in 1944. The collection was reprocessed in 2016 with the addition of new material received in 2010.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the
North American
Review
is
governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The records of the
North American
Review
are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections
are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research
use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information:
Container number,
North American
Review
Correspondence, Manuscript Division, Library
of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Organizational History
Date
Event
1815
Founded by William Tudor and Nathan Hale, Boston, Mass.
1820
Published on a quarterly schedule
1864
1868
Charles Eliot North and James Russell Lowell, co-editors
1870
1875
Henry Adams, editor
1876
1889
Allen Thorndike Rice, owner and editor
1878
Editorial office moved to New York, N.Y.
1889
1896
Lloyd Stephens Bryce, owner and editor
1899
1926
George Harvey, owner and editor
1940
Production suspended
1964
Production revived by Robert Dana, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa
1968
Purchased by the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
1968
2000
Robley Wilson, editor
2000
Vince Gotera and Grant Tracey, co-editors
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence of the
North American
Review
spans the years 1858-1912 and chiefly
concerns contributions to the magazine and requests for copies of published articles.
Contributors came from various backgrounds, including archaeology, statistics, law,
literature, history, journalism, social reform, the military, politics, economics,
engineering, public office, astronomy, missionary work, education, agriculture, and
medicine. Letters were frequently addressed to editors Lloyd Stephens Bryce and Allen Thorndike
Rice. Correspondents were both American and international, and include Leonard Dalton
Abbott, Charles A. Beard, William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William E. Dodd, Charles S. Duke, Paul Gibier, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Henry James, Kiyoshi Karl Kawakami, Sir Henry W. Lucy, Luigi Luzzatti, Herbert Putnam, and Ezekiel Stone Wiggins.
Arrangement of the Papers
Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent and thereunder chronologically.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82034884]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
A-E
(8 folders)
2
F-K
(7 folders)
3
L-Y
(11 folders)