Access Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Processing Information
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Title: Thoreau Edition records
Identifier/Call Number: UArch 125
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
UC Santa Barbara Library, Department of Special Research Collections
Physical Description:
177 linear feet
(177 cartons)
Creator:
Witherell, Elizabeth Hall
Date (inclusive): circa 1966 -1999
Abstract: 177 cartons containing records related primarily to the editing and production of The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau (the Thoreau
Edition), as directed by Walter Harding (SUNY-Geneseo, 1966-1972), William L. Howarth (Princeton University, 1972-1980),
and Elizabeth Witherell (Princeton University, 1980-1983; UC Santa Barbara, 1983-1999; Northern Illinois University, 1999-2005;
UC Santa Barbara, 2005- ), and published by Princeton University Press
Physical Location: The collection is located at the Southern Regional Library Facility (SRLF).
Access Restrictions
The collection is stored offsite. Finding aid created by Thoreau Edition staff for internal use. Please contact the Department
of Special Research Collections at the UC Santa Barbara Library in advance to request access. The series "Organizations" and
"Professional" are closed.
Use Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Research Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Research Collections. Permission for publication
is given on behalf of the Department of Special Research Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Thoreau Edition records, UArch 125. Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara
Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Elizabeth Witherell, 2015, 2016.
Processing Information
Processed by Elizabeth Witherell.
Scope and Content
The Thoreau Edition was established in 1966, with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, to create accurate
and complete texts of Henry David Thoreau's writings, his Journal, and his correspondence. Editorial decisions are documented
in apparatus and essays included in each volume. These records include early versions, printer's copy, galley and page proofs
for all parts of volumes in the series; correspondence among
editors and staff members related to editorial work; and administrative files--correspondence, budgets, grant proposals, and
financial records. For more information about the Thoreau Edition, see http://thoreau.library.ucsb.edu/
Arrangement
The collection has been divided into four series: Administration, Professional [CLOSED], Volumes, Organizations [CLOSED],
and Research.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence
Letter books
Authors, American -- 19th century
Galley proofs
Thoreau Edition, 1966--Archives -- Archives
The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau, 1966--Archives -- Archives
Thoreau, Henry David -- Archives