mss0099_0818.xml Finding aid for William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood 1874 September 22 University of Delaware Library, Special Collections University of Delaware Library
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Date encoded (2008 April 7) Finding aid encoded 2008 April 7 English William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood1874 September 22 Special Collections Department, University of Delaware Library
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 Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920. William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood 1874 September 22 MSS 099, F818 1 item One letter handwritten by William Dean Howells to Mr. Underwood, dated September 22, 1874. Materials entirely in English. University of Delaware Library - Special Collections Source

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MSS 099, F818, William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.

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 Biographical Note

American author, editor, and critic, William Dean Howells was born on March 1, 1837, in Martin's Ferry, Ohio and died May 11, 1920, in New York, New York.

Howells was an editor for over forty years, beginning work as writer and/or editor for several Ohio journals and newspapers. In 1861 President Lincoln arranged Howells's appointment as the United States Consul to Venice, Italy, which he continued until 1865. During this tenure he authored of the column "Letter from Venice." In 1866 he began as an assistant editor for Atlantic Monthly, becoming its chief editor in 1871 and continue as such until 1881. He joined Harper's Monthly (New York City) in 1886, where he was the author of the column "Editor's Study" (1886–1891) and later the column "Editor's Easy Chair" (1900–1920).

In addition to editing, Howells wrote poetry, novels, short fiction, biographies, plays, essays and criticism, travel narratives, as well as autobiographies and reminiscences. He was as a lecturer in Italian literature at Harvard University from 1869–71 and a founding sponsor of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). In addition to honorary degrees granted by Harvard University, Yale University, Oxford University, Columbia University, Princeton University, and Adelbert College, Howells received the Gold Medal for fiction (now known as the Howells Medal) from the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1915.

"William Dean Howells." Contemporary Authors Online (reproduced in Biography Resource Center). http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC (accessed April 2008).

 Scope and Content Note

One letter handwritten by William Dean Howells to Mr. Underwood, dated September 22, 1874, in which Howells declines to serve on a book committee.

Selected Search Terms Topical Terms American editor––History––20th century––Sources. American literature––History––20th century––Sources. Form/Genre Terms Letters (correspondence) Occupation Editors. Detailed Contents List 54 F818 William Dean Howells letter to Mr. Underwood 1874 September 22 1 item (1 leaf)