Descriptive Summary
Title:
Joaquin Miller collection
Dates:
1857-1944
Bulk Dates:
bulk 1857-1933
Collection number:
H1938.1
Creator:
Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913
Collection Size:
12 boxes
Repository:
Claremont Colleges. Library.
Special Collections, Honnold/Mudd Library.
Claremont, CA 91711
Abstract:
The Joaquin Miller (1837-1913) Collection of manuscripts and printed books was assembled by Willard Samuel Morse and purchased by the library in 1938. Morse's correspondence and typewritten notebooks concerning the collection are included. Printed matter includes approximately 125 items, either of first or limited editions, many beautifully illustrated, and some with laid-in autographs. Photostats and clippings of newspaper and magazine articles number more than nine hundred pieces, while there are approximately two hundred portraits of Miller between 1859 and 1912. Original manuscripts, letters, and inscribed photographs numbering approximately seventy-five items complete the Miller Collection.
Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
