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 Collection Overview Brownell, W.C. (William Crary), 1851-1928 Brownell Papers 1867-1936 1870-1927 11 archives boxes (5.5 linear ft.) Amherst College Archives and Special Collections English. Biographical Note

William Crary Brownell was born to Isaac and Lucia Brown Brownell on August 30, 1851 in New York City. He prepared for college at Charles Institute, Newport, Rhode Island and was graduated from Amherst College in 1871. After graduation he joined the staff of the New York World, 1871-1879, first as a reporter and then as city editor. After that, he worked for The Nation in New York City from 1879 to 1881.

Brownell traveled to Europe in 1881 and spent most of his time there in Paris. Returning to America in 1884, he worked for the Philadelphia Press until 1888, and for Charles Scribner's Sons between 1888 and 1926.

In January of 1878, Brownell married Virginia S. Swinburne, who died in 1911. He married his second wife, Gertrude Hall, in 1921. Brownell died on July 23, 1928 in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

 Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into nine series:

1. Correspondence 2. General 3. Notebooks 4. Notes 5. Clippings 6. Scribner's 7. Published Works 8. Manuscript Drafts of Articles 9. Photographs Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

In general, there is no restriction on access to the Brownell Papers. Particular items may be restricted for preservation purposes.

Requests for permission to publish materials should be directed to the Archivist of the College. Materials relating to Appreciation for the Office in Box 9, folders 6-8 require written permission from Scribner=s for any form of publication. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy the holders of all copyrights.

 Preferred Citation

Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:

[Identification of item], in William Crary Brownell (AC 1871) Papers [Box #, folder #] , Amherst College Archives and Special Collections, Amherst College Library

 History of the Collection 1998 April - Revised Daria D'Arienzo, Archivist of the College Carol Trabulsi, Senior Archives Associate Search Terms Brownell, W. C. (William Crary), 1851-1928. Brownell, Virginia S. Brownell, Gertrude Hall, 1863-1961. Charles Scribner's Sons. World (New York, N.Y. : 1860-1931) Nation. Philadelphia Press. Journalism. Journalism--United States. Amherst College. Class of 1871. Brownell. Section 1: Correspondence

Section 1, CORRESPONDENCE, is divided into six sub-sections, as follows:

Subsection A: Incoming Correspondence, includes correspondence, arranged alphabetically, to W.C. Brownell and both his first and second wives, Virginia Swinburne Brownell and Gertrude Hall Brownell. This section also contains letters from other family members.

Subsection B: Ougoing Correspondence from W.C. Brownell, includes letter drafts.

Subsection C: Incoming Correspondence to Gertrude Hall Brownell, includes condolence letters after Brownell's death.

Subsection D: Outgoing Correspondence from Virginia S. Brownell

Subsection E: Drafts of Outgoing Correspondence from W.C. Brownell

Subsection F: Incoming Correspondence From and About Other Family Members, also includes miscellaneous family records and ephemera.

Sub-section A: Incoming Correspondence (Includes correspondence, arranged alphabetically, to W.C. Brownell, and both Virginia and Gertrude Brownell 1 1 Abernathy, I.W. 1913 Jan 13 1 1 Agard, Walter R. 1926 Feb 23 1 1 Alden, H.M. 1910 Dec 13 1 1 Aldrich, Anne Reese n.d. Aldrich, Helen M. Reese (6 letters) 1 1 1892 July 1 1 1 1892 July 10 1 1 1892 July 14 1 1 1894 Feb 22 1 1 1894 Aug 8 1 1 [?] May 19 1 1 Aldrich, J.B. 1894 Mar 30 Alexander, Archibald (3 letters, 1 undated) 1 1 1909 Jan 19 1 1 1909 Nov 15 1 1 n.d. 1 1 Allen, Dudley P. [?] Sep 23 1 1 Anthony, Augustus M. 1884 [?] 1 2 Backus, Grosvenor H. 1900 Dec 28 Bacon, Josephine D. (3 letters) 1 2 1908 Feb 23 1 2 1925 Feb 25 1 2 1925 Apr 21 1 2 Bartlett, Paul W. 1923 Oct 28 1 2 Bartlett, T.H. 1891 May 11 1 2 Beardsley, Emily C.G. 1912 Aug 17 1 2 Beaty, Jean 1924 Dec 12 1 2 Belliez, [?] 1887 Aug 12 1 2 Benedict, Clara Woolson 1906 Apr 19 Bianchi, Martha Dickinson (3 letters, 2 undated) 1 2 1914 Mar 30 1 2 n.d. Blashfield, Edwin H. (3 letters) 1 3 1900 Aug 31 1 3 1902 Aug 22 1 3 1918 Nov 16 Blashfield, Linnie (6 letters) 1 3 1900 [?] 1 3 1900 July 4 1 3 1901 Aug 2 1 3 1903 Sep 15 1 3 Poem, "The Reformed Butterfly to Mr. William C. Brownell" 1917 Feb 14 1 3 1918 Sep 19 Bois, Jules (2 letters) 1 4 1919 Apr 1 1 4 [?] Oct 23 1 4 Bok, Edward W. 1926 Nov 20 1 4 Bosworth, Thomas S. n.d. 1 4 Bottomly, Robert J. 1903 Jul 26 Brainerd, Erastus (2 letters) 1 4 1900 Dec 12 1 4 1917 Jan 22 1 4 Brennan, Joseph P. 1924 [?] 1 4 Brownell, Clarence Ludlow 1900 Apr 20 1 4 Bryant, W.C. 1891 Nov 25 Burgess, R.L. (4 letters) 1 4 1925 Mar 18 1 4 1925 Apr 19 1 4 1927 Dec 27 1 4 1927 Feb 22 1 4 Burlingame, Edward 1921 Jul 21 Butler, Nicholas Murray (9 letters) 1 4 1909 Oct 25 1 4 1909 Dec 27 1 4 1910 Mar 8 1 4 1910 May 10 1 4 1922 Jan 25 1 4 1922 Jun 31 1 4 1926 Apr 28 1 4 1926 May 6 1 4 1927 Nov 22 Canby, Henry S. (2 letters) 1 5 1923 Sep 27 1 5 1927 Apr 14 1 5 Carman, Bliss 1909 Oct 27 Cary, Edward (8 letters, 2 undated) 1 5 1892 Sep 27 1 5 1900 Mar 28 1 5 1909 Oct 27 1 5 1914 Sep 19 1 5 1916 Mar 26 1 5 1917 May 12 1 5 n.d. 1 5 Cary, Elizabeth Luther 1917 May 29 Chalmers, George (4 letters) 1 5 1891 Feb 21 1 5 1892 Jan 1 1 5 1893 Feb 8 1 5 1894 Mar 7 Chamberlin, D.H. (5 letters) 1 5 1882 Dec 8 1 5 1883 Mar 5 1 5 1883 Mar 17 1 5 1892 Jan 12 1 5 1901 Jul 7 1 5 Chancellor, William E. 1887 Jun 6 1 5 Chapman, [?] 1901 [?] Chevrillon, Andre (5 letters) 1 5 1907 Mar 4 1 5 1907 Aug 13 1 5 1907 Sep 11 1 5 1917 Sep 5 1 5 1927 Dec 15 Church, Frederick S. (WCB's cousin) (2 letters) 1 5 1914 Sep 21 1 5 1923 Jan 1 Cole, T. (2 letters) 1 5 1884 Jul 2 1 5 1884 Oct 4 1 5 Collins, C.L. 1882 Sep 12 1 5 Cooper, T. 1909 Oct 31 1 5 Colton, [?] [?] Nov 15 1 5 Corbin, John 1934 Mar 17 1 5 Cushing, Henriette 1889 Mar 21 Dana, C.S. (2 letters) 1 6 1927 Nov 23 1 6 1928 Jan 9 Dargan, Olive Tilford (26 letters, 7 undated) 1 6 1908 Apr 29 1 6 1909 Dec 4 1 6 1909 Jan 7 1 6 190[?] 1 6 1910 Feb 6 1 6 1911 Apr 5 1 6 1911 May 5 1 6 1911 June 27 1 6 1912 Mar 3 1 6 postcard 1913 Apr 13 1 6 1916 Jun 12 1 6 1918 Dec 19 1 6 1919 Jul 21 1 6 1924 Dec 1 1 6 1927 Nov 14 1 6 1928 Jan 27 1 6 1928 Sep 5 1 6 1933 Nov 20 1 6 [?] Sept 14 1 6 n.d. 1 6 Poem, "To A Texas Primrose" n.d. 1 6 Poem, "Insatiate" n.d. 1 7 Dean, Banford 1918 June 22 Dejardin, Paul (4 letters) 1 7 1888 Jan 8 1 7 1888 Jan 11 1 7 1888 Jan 21 1 7 1888 Feb 16 1 7 de Gogorza, Aug. A 1883 Nov 3 1 7 Denslow, H.M. 1925 Mar 26 1 7 Dewing, Maria O. 1924 Dec 14 1 7 Dodd, William S. 1909 Nov 29 1 7 Dole, Adelaide J. [?] Apr 19 Donald, E. Winchester (2 letters, 1 undated) 1 7 1901 Nov 4 1 7 n.d. 1 7 Dorr, Julia C.R. 1909 Dec 3 1 7 Drain, George Francis n.d. 1 7 Dutton, William Dalliba 1892 Mar 29 1 7 Dyer, Sarah L. 1917 Jul 5 1 7 Earle, Alice M. 1892 Sep 14 1 7 Eastman, Max 1916 Dec 1 1 7 Eaton, Wyatt 1880 May 4 1 7 Edwards, George Wharton 1924 Nov 7 1 7 Evans, D.C. 1893 Jan 7 1 8 Fairbanks, Frank P. to E.H. Blashfield (copy to WCB) 1924 Dec 29 Fay, H.W. (2 letters) 1 8 1880 Nov 12 1 8 1891 Feb 9 1 8 Ferree, Barr 1910 Jun 2 Fletcher, Robert S.(2 letters) 1 8 1925 Apr 6 1 8 1925 Apr 10 Flint, Annie (5 letters) 1 8 1909 Oct 28 1 8 1915 Feb 11 1 8 1917 May 7 1 8 1924 Dec 22 1 8 1927 Nov Forney, Pauline (16 letters, 1 undated) 1 8 1883 Jun 7 1 8 1883 Aug 2 1 8 1885 Mar 11 1 8 1889 Mar 7 1 8 1890 Feb 17 1 8 1890 Dec 20 1 8 1892 Aug 28 1 8 1893 Feb 27 1 8 1896 Jan 17 1 8 1896 Jun 16 1 8 1896 Jul 27 1 8 1901 Mar 13 1 8 1901 Oct 26 1 8 1917 Jun 13 1 8 1917 Oct 8 1 8 n.d. 1 9 Foster, Abbott [?] Dec 7 1 9 Franklin, Fabian 1928 May 2 1 9 Frinell, A.S. 1927 Feb 16 Fuller, Linda Fairchild(4 letters) 1 9 [1919] Nov 3 1 9 1919 Nov 7 1 9 [1919] Nov 15 1 9 1920 Feb 28 1 9 Fullerton, W.M. 1915 Jan 24 Garrison, Wendell Phillips(4 letters) 1 9 1881 Nov 14 1 9 1882 Feb 2 1 9 1883 May 4 1 9 1884 Aug 13 Gilder, Richard W.(2 letters) 1 9 1862 Feb 24 1 9 1869 Sep 17 1 9 Goodwin, Hiloe n.d. 1 9 Gordon, Charles W. 1909 Oct 30 1 9 Gossard, Ern. 1897 Mar 18 Grant, Percy T.(3 letters) 1 9 1913 Apr 14 1 9 1922 Mar 17 1 9 1922 Apr 1 1 9 Green, Ellen L. n.d. 1 9 Greene, George 1909 Oct 20 Greenslet, Ferris (2 letters) 1 9 1907 Jan 29 1 9 1908 Dec 24 1 10 Hale, Edward E. 1908 Sep 25 1 10 Hamilton, Clayton 1923 Nov 5 1 10 Hammell, George M. 1915 Mar 21 1 10 Hammerton, J.A. 1909 Mar 3 1 10 Hardy, Arthur Sherburne 1923 Jun 13 Harper, George M. (2 letters) 1 10 1909 Jul 27 1 10 1923 Sep 29 1 10 Harper, J. Henry 1917 May 3 1 10 Harrison, Birge 1909 Oct 26 1 10 Hartmann, Sadakicki 1911 Nov 15 1 10 Hausmann, Philip W. 1944 Dec 15 Henderson, Archibald (2 letters) 1 10 1915 Jan 9 1 10 1917 Jul 28 Henley, W.E. (12 letters) 1 10 1882 Dec 30 1 10 1883 Jan 8 1 10 1883 Mar 3 1 10 1883 Mar 16 1 10 1883 Apr 25 1 10 1883 Jun 7 1 10 1883 Jun 22 1 10 1883 Jul 12 1 10 1883 Aug 15 1 10 1883 Dec 4 1 10 1884 Apr 24 1 10 1884 Jun 6 1 10 Herford, Oliver 1909 Dec 7 1 11 Hibber, John S. 1908 Nov 17 1 11 Higbee, W.H. 1895 May 3 1 11 Hoeber, Arthur 1901 Jan 1 1 11 Holden, Edward S. 1908 Dec 24 Holliday, Robert C. (4 letters) 1 11 1916 Nov 26 1 11 1919 Jun 5 1 11 1924 Jan 19 1 11 1924 Nov 19 Holt, Henry (2 letters) 1 11 1909 Jan 7 1 11 1923 Dec 1 1 11 Howard, Clare 1924 Oct 13 Howe, Frederic C. (4 letters) 1 11 1905 Nov 28 1 11 1919 Jan 21 1 11 1925 Jul 12 1 11 1925 Aug 11 1 11 Howells, Mildred 1923 Dec 5 Howells, W.D. (5 letters) 1 11 1892 Mar 26 1 11 1902 Oct 31 1 11 1909 Apr 21 1 11 1910 Oct 10 1 11 1920 Mar 26 Huneker, James (10 letters, 2 undated) (includes photostats of letters) 1 12 1908 Oct 9 1 12 1912 Feb 22 1 12 1912 Mar 8 1 12 1913 Mar 13 1 12 1913 Mar 20 1 12 1913 Apr 11 1 12 1916 Nov 26 1 12 1920 May 8 1 12 n.d. Jaccaci, August F.(4 letters, 1 undated) 1 12 1922 Dec 20 1 12 [?] Apr 14 1 12 [?] Oct 27 1 12 n.d. 1 12 Jessip, Henry Wynans [?] Apr 5 Johnson, Robert Underwood(4 letters) 1 12 1908 Jan 31 1 12 1924 Nov 15 1 12 1925 Jan 30 1 12 1927 Dec 23 1 12 Judd, Ellen L. 1917 Apr 9 1 12 Kelly, Adelaide Sked 1913 Jun 13 1 12 Kennedy, Albert J. 1914 Jun 20 Keppel, F.P.(2 letters) 1 12 1910 May 12 1 12 1910 May 16 1 12 Kidder, C.G. 1882 Aug 8 LaFarge, John (8 letters, 1 undated) 1 13 1878 Mar 4 1 13 1878 Mar 21 1 13 1888 Dec 28 1 13 1908 Sep 17 1 13 1910 Jan 19 1 13 1910 Aug 25 1 13 [?] Aug 12 1 13 n.d. 1 13 Lamson, Charles M. 1896 June 25 1 13 Lawrence, Frank R. 1910 Mar 31 1 13 MacArthur, James 1900 Dec 9 1 13 McClellan, George B. 1925 Jan 7 1 13 McFarland, Raymond 1927 June 8 1 13 MacVeagle, J.D.N. (Mrs. Charles) n.d. Magonigle, H. VanBuren (2 letters) 1 13 1924 Oct 27 1 13 1924 Nov 21 1 13 Martin, B.E. [?] Nov 3 Martin, Elizabeth G.(Mrs. Homer) (2 letters) 1 13 1894 Apr 10 1 13 1897 Feb 1 1 13 Martin, Edward S. 1918 Jun 2 Martin, Homer D. (2 letters) 1 13 1878 Sep 2 1 13 1880 Jan 30 1 13 Marvin, James W. 1912 Aug 2 Matthews, Brander (7 letters) 1 13 1889 Jul 28 1 13 1900 May 3 1 13 1900 Dec 6 1 13 1901 Jul 2 1 13 1921 Jul 8 1 13 1921 Jul 28 1 13 1923 Nov 27 1 13 Mechlin, Leila to E.H. Blashfield (copy to WCB) 1924 Dec 19 1 13 Miller, Dickinson S. 1921 Apr 25 1 13 Miller, L.W. 1892 Apr 16 Mercier, L.G.A. (2 letters) 1 13 1925 Sep 2 1 13 1926 Apr 21 1 13 Molitor, C. 1922 Aug 21 More, Paul E. (2 letters) 1 13 1901 Nov 15 1 13 1926 Nov 26 1 13 More, Ethel [?] Dec 2 1 13 Moore, George 1925 Jan 7 1 13 Morrill, N.A. 1923 Jan 21 1 13 Morse, Anson D. 1888 Oct 31 1 13 Morse, Margaret D. 1917 Mar 6 1 13 Murdock, A. 1919 Sep 23 1 13 Mussey, H.R. 1918 Jan 14 Neff, Emery (2 letters) 1 14 1924 Nov 2 1 14 1927 Jan 15 1 14 Norton, Grace n.d. 1 14 Page, Thomas Nelson 1921 Jun 23 1 14 Pasquet, D. 1925 Nov 27 1 14 Payne, George to Mr. Dashiell (copy to WCB) n.d. Pennell, Joseph (2 letters) 1 14 1923 [?] 1 14 1923 [?] Perry, Bliss (6 letters) 1 14 1889 Aug 30 1 14 1889 Sep 20 1 14 1892 Nov 8 1 14 1904 Nov 19 1 14 [?] Mar 24 1 14 [?] Aug 17 Peterson, Antoinette R. (7 letters) 1 14 1933 Nov 21 1 14 [?] Feb 25 1 14 [?] Dec 27 1 14 [?] Jan 23 1 14 [?] Feb 19 1 14 [?] Dec 26 1 14 [?] Dec 12 1 14 Peterson, Frederick 1919 Aug 7 Phillips, John S. (2 letters) 1 14 1924 Oct 14 1 14 1927 Dec 3 1 14 Plummer, Seney 1916 Dec 11 Putnam, Emily James (8 letters) 1 14 1909 Nov 6 1 14 1914 Oct 10 1 14 1917 May 9 1 14 1921 Apr 23 1 14 1926 May 31 1 14 [?] Nov 28 1 14 [?] Jun 15 1 14 [?] Dec 1 1 14 Quinn, Arthur Hobson 1920 Jun 15 1 15 Reed, Helen L. [?] Sep 1 1 15 Repplier, Agnes 1924 Nov 14 1 15 (2 letters) 1927 Dec 10 1 15 Roche, Ernest Spencer 1910 May 10 1 15 Rodin, A. 1887 Oct 23 1 15 Rogers, Clara K. 1923 Jan 11 1 15 Roosevelt, Theodore 1907 Jan 29 Roseboro, Viola (8 letters) 1 15 1919 Jul 3 1 15 1919 Oct 29 1 15 1920 Feb 2 1 15 1920 Feb 8 1 15 1922 Feb 12 1 15 1927 Jan 13 1 15 [?] Jan 23 1 15 Rumsey, Frances 1917 Dec 28 St. Gaudens, A. (2 letters) 1 15 1880 Oct 11 1 15 1883 Jan 12 1 15 Santayana G. 1902 Dec 1 Schuyler, Montague (7 letters) 1 15 1883 Sep 17 1 15 [?] Apr 5 1 15 [?] Jan 31 1 15 [?] Aug 17 1 15 [?] Jun 22 1 15 [?] Jul 12 1 15 [?] Oct 22 Schuyler, Montgomery (5 letters, 2 undated) 1 15 1917 Jun 23 1 15 1925 Nov 26 1 15 1927 Dec 8 1 15 n.d. Schuyler, Robert L. (3 letters) 1 15 1922 Sep 15 1 15 1924 Nov 26 1 15 1927 Dec 7 1 15 Scott, Mary Augusta 1916 Sep 30 Scribner, Charles (25 letters, 2 undated) 1 16 1887 Nov 25 1 16 1887 Dec 5 1 16 1887 Dec 10 1 16 1888 Aug 27 1 16 1889 May 26 1 16 1889 Aug 13 1 16 1891 Aug 13 1 16 1900 Aug 10 1 16 1900 Aug 14 1 16 1900 Aug 16 1 16 1914 Feb 6 1 16 1920 Jul 14 1 16 1922 Apr 8 1 16 1922 Jul 24 1 16 1923 Jul 5 1 16 1923 Aug 29 1 16 1924 Aug 23 1 16 1926 Feb 14 1 16 1926 Jul 23 1 16 1927 Aug 18 1 16 1927 Aug 31 1 16 1928 Aug 1 1 16 1928 Apr 23 1 16 n.d. Sedgwick, A.G. (3 letters, 1 undated) 2 1 1912 Jun 6 2 1 1915 Jul 3 2 1 n.d. 2 1 Shephard, Jesse [?] Jul 7 Sherman, Ruth Mears (2 letters, 1 undated) 2 1 [?] Nov 1 2 1 n.d. Sherman, Stuart P. (2 letters) 2 1 1917 Mar 5 2 1 1917 May 8 2 1 Sherry, Helen 1902 Aug 23 Simpson, John W. (2 letters) 2 1 1909 Jan 27 2 1 1909 Feb 4 2 1 Simpson, Kate n.d. Sloane, William M. (4 letters) 2 1 1915 Jan 1 2 1 1923 Jan 28 2 1 1923 Nov 20 2 1 1925 Jun 23 Smith, Bertha W. (2 letters) 2 1 [?] Sep 18 2 1 [?] Oct 27 2 1 Southern, Julia Marlowe n.d. Spearman, Frank H. (6 letters) 2 1 1908 Jan 25 2 1 1909 Jan 8 2 1 1910 May 1 2 1 1911 Jan 1 2 1 1921 Mar 7 2 1 1933 Dec 21 2 1 Spencer, Austin Brownell 1917 Feb 25 2 1 Stanton, Stephen B. 1928 Mar 5 Stedman, Edmund C. (6 letters) 2 1 1880 Apr 24 2 1 1890 Jan 7 2 1 1896 Jun 25 2 1 1898 Feb 12 2 1 1901 Nov 30 2 1 1905 Nov [?] Stiltson, Jerome B. (4 letters, 2 undated) 2 1 1875 Feb 4 2 1 1876 Dec 29 2 1 n.d. 2 1 Stimson, D.M. n.d. 2 1 Strong 1878 Jan 29 2 1 Strong, Theron T. 1909 Nov 4 Sturgis, Russell (3 letters) 2 1 1901 Jun 26 2 1 1901 Nov 3 2 1 1902 Jul 25 2 1 Stryker, A.W. n.d. Swasey, Irene McNear (2 letters) 2 1 1915 Jan 10 2 1 1915 Feb 4 Swinburne, Hal (2 letters) 2 1 1885 Oct 20 2 1 1911 Nov 21 2 1 Thomas, Augustus 1917 May 4 2 1 Townsend, Margaret Gibbons 1911 Apr 24 2 1 Trail, Florence 1915 Nov 22 2 1 Tweed, John 1902 Oct 6 Tyler, John M. (3 letters) 2 1 1925 Apr 20 Vallandigham, E.M. 2 2 1922 Apr 17 2 2 1928 Mar 21 2 2 [?] Jan 11 Van Dyke, Henry (2 letters) 2 2 1927 Nov 21 2 2 n.d. Van Dyke, John C. (4 letters) 2 2 1923 Feb 14 2 2 1923 Dec 7 2 2 1926 Dec 16 2 2 1927 Jun 21 2 2 Van Dyke, Paul n.d. 2 2 Van Rensselaer, M.G. [?] Dec 8 2 2 Walsh, James. J. n.d. Warner, Charles Dudley (2 letters) 2 2 1897 Jul 3 2 2 1897 Aug 14 2 2 Warner, Sylvia W. 1919 Sep 13 2 2 Warren, W.R. 1910 Jan 24 2 2 Wendell, Barrett 1910 Jan 9 Wharton, Edith (includes letters from Wharton's secretary, Anna Bahlmann)(47 letters, 3 undated) 2 3 Bahlmann, Anna to ACharles" [Scribner] (copy to WCB) 1904 Mar 12 2 3 1907 Nov 6 2 3 1909 Feb 10 2 3 1909 Mar 11 2 3 1910 Aug 23 2 3 1911 Feb 28 2 3 1911 Apr 19 2 3 1913 Mar 24 2 3 Bahlmann, Anna 1913 Jun 7 2 3 Bahlmann, Anna 1913 Jun 27 2 3 Bahlmann, Anna (postcard) 1913 July 1 2 3 1913 Nov 2 2 3 1915 Jan 5 2 3 receipt signed by E. Wharton 1915 Feb 5 2 3 1915 Jul 23 2 3 1915 Oct 27 2 3 1917 Aug 20 2 3 1918 May 23 2 3 1918 July 27 2 3 1918 Aug 29 2 3 1919 Jul 30 2 3 1921 Apr 21 2 3 1924 Oct 18 2 3 1924 Dec 14 2 3 1926 Mar 13 2 3 Wharton to [Charles] Scribner (copy to WCB) 1926 Jul 8 2 3 (noted missing 1998 April) 1927 May 1 2 3 1927 Dec 19 2 3 [?] July 22 2 3 [?] Jul 24 2 3 [?] Oct 21 2 3 [?] Aug 26 2 3 [?] Sep 26 2 3 Wharton, Edith [?] Oct 22 2 3 [?] Oct 16 2 3 [?] Jul 30 2 3 [?] Sep 21 2 3 [?] Mar 8 2 3 [?] Oct 26 2 3 [?] Nov 13 2 3 [?] Oct 17 2 3 [?] Apr 9 2 3 [?] Oct 9 2 3 [?] Apr 3 2 3 [?] Nov 10 2 3 [?] Jun 30 2 3 n.d. Whicher, George F. (3 letters) 2 4 1925 Mar 5 2 4 1927 Nov 29 2 4 1935 May 19 2 4 White, William Allen 1918 Apr 10 Whiting, Richard (12 letters, 3 undated) 2 4 1886 May 8 2 4 1886 Jul 1 2 4 1887 Nov 11 2 4 1888 Feb 8 2 4 1889 Apr 18 2 4 1889 Dec 23 2 4 1890 Jul 1 2 4 1909 Nov 12 2 4 1925 Mar 31 2 4 n.d. 2 4 Wilbour, Charles 1871 Sep 28 2 4 2 4 Williams, Dudley 1927 Mar 11 Williams, Talcott (3 letters) 2 4 1910 Nov 18 2 4 1911 Feb 7 2 4 1912 Mar 9 2 4 Wilson, Woodrow 1913 Feb 17 2 4 2 4 Wister, Owen 1923 Feb 1 Wood, C.E.S. (2 letters, 1 undated) 2 4 1921 Feb 1 2 4 n.d. 2 4 Woodberry, G.E. 1912 May 16 2 4 Wright, Dupont 1922 May 24 Wright, E.H. (3 letters) 2 4 1924 Mar 8 2 4 1924 May 6 2 4 1924 May 27 2 4 Wright, Willard H. n.d. 2 4 Yard, Robert n.d. 2 4 Zeller, August 1893 Mar 23 2 4 [?], Margaret (WCB's niece) 1911 May 11 2 4 [?], Will [?] Nov 17 2 4 Unsigned "fan mail" 1910 Feb 28 2 4 Illegible name (editor of Atlantic Monthly) 1923 Nov 13 2 4 Illegible name (St. Bartholomew's Church, Rector's Office) 1924 Mar 10 Sub-section B: Outgoing Correspondence from W.C. Brownell (includes draft letters)

>See also: Sub-section E: Drafts of Outgoing Correspondence, Box 2, Folders 9-10

Blashfield, Edwin H. (Ned) (7 letters, 2 undated) 2 5 1924 Aug 30 2 5 1924 Sep 1 2 5 1924 Sep 14 2 5 1924 Sep 24 2 5 1924 Oct 17 2 5 n.d. Blashfield, Linnie (14 letters, 2 undated) 2 5 1895 Mar 12 2 5 1895 Sep 26 2 5 1896 Sep 9 2 5 1896 Dec 20 2 5 1898 May 23 2 5 1901 Apr 10 2 5 1903 Oct 11 2 5 1903 Oct 22 2 5 1905 Nov 28 2 5 1906 Aug 22 2 5 1910 Jul 7 2 5 1914 Aug 2 2 5 n.d. 2 5 Cantor, J.A. 1902 Jan 8 2 5 Dargan, Olive n.d. 2 5 de Gogorza, Aug. A. 1883 Nov 30 2 5 Denslow, H.M. 1925 Mar 28 2 5 Gilder, [?] 1887 Nov 5 2 5 Glasgow, E. 1913 Jun 29 2 5 Henley, W.E. 1883 Apr 29 2 5 Howells, W.D. 1910 Dec 21 2 5 Kuster, Mrs. [?] 1903 Oct 9 Morse, Anson D. (7 letters) 2 5 1887 Jan 2 2 5 1887 Jul 11 2 5 1888 Jan 6 2 5 1888 Sep 17 2 5 1889 May 14 2 5 1902 Feb 5 2 5 1904 Jul 21 2 5 Repplier, A. 1920 Oct 21 Scribner, Charles (3 letters, 1 undated) 2 5 1917 Aug 12 2 5 1926 Nov [?] 2 5 n.d. 2 5 Wharton, Edith (draft: actual letter dated 1926 Jan 10 is at Yale) n.d. 2 5 Whicher, George F. 1925 Mar 2 2 5 Whiting, Richard 1889 Aug 21 Sub-section C: Incoming Correspondence to Gertrude Hall Brownell 2 6 Faber, Hester Thackeray 1939 Mar 25 2 6 Swinburne, Laurie (WCB's nephew) 1933 Dec 16 Condolence letters after Brownell's death: 2 7 Burlingame, Roger 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Butler, N.M. & Robert Underwood Johnson (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Butler, N.M. 1928 Jul 23 2 7 [Chapin?] 1928 Jul 23 2 7 Darrow, Whitney 1928 Jul 25 2 7 Dwyer, Joseph R. 1928 Jul 24 2 7 [Faille?] John 1928 Jul 30 2 7 Flanagan, John 1928 Aug 28 2 7 National Institute of Arts and Letters (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Holt, Florence (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Johnson, R.U. (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Jaccaci, August (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Perkins, Maxwell 1929 Feb 9 2 7 Maplex, Lee 1928 Jul 27 2 7 Peterson, Frederick (telegram) 1928 Jul 23 2 7 Schuyler, Robert L. 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Scribner, Arthur 1928 Jul 26 2 7 Scribner, Charles (telegram) 1928 Jul 23 2 7 Tarbell, Ida M. (telegram) 1928 Jul 25 2 7 Thwing, Charles F. 1928 Jul 26 2 7 Van Rensselaer, N.G. (telegram) 1928 Jul 24 2 7 Wheelock, J.H. 1928 Aug 6 2 7 Williams, J. Lynch 1928 Sep 27 2 7 Photo of Episcopal Church in Williamstown where services were held for WCB on June 25, 1928 [1928] Sub-section D: Outgoing Correspondence from Virginia S. Brownell Swinburne, Daniel (5 letters, 1 undated) 2 8 1878 Jan 7 2 8 1881 Oct 9 2 8 1881 Oct 11 2 8 1889 Jan 31 2 8 n.d. Sub-section E: Drafts of Outgoing Correspondence from W.C. Brownell

>See also: Sub-section B: Outgoing Correspondence from W.C. Brownell, Box 2, folder 5

2 9 45 draft letters (arranged alphabetically) 1901-1927 2 10 56 draft business letters (arranged alphabetically) 1907-1925 Sub-section F: Incoming Correspondence From and About Other Family Members (includes miscellaneous family records and ephemera) Chevallier, Edouard (WCB's adopted war orphan) (7 letters) 2 11 1917 Apr 22 2 11 1917 Dec 20 2 11 1918 Feb 17 2 11 1918 Dec 4 2 11 1919 Jun 4 2 11 1919 Nov 13 2 11 1920 Jun 10 Dunn, Robert re: Chevallier (2 letters) 2 11 1917 Jul 9 2 11 1919 Oct 26 2 12 From [?] Abner to Isaac [Brownell] re: birth of WCB 1851 Sep 2 From E.G. Charles to Isaac Brownell re: education expenses (3 letters) 2 12 1864 Oct 10 2 12 1865 Apr 25 2 12 1865 Oct 8 From Isaac Brownell (WCB's father) To his parents 2 12 1869 Sep To WCB (4 letters) 2 12 1861 Nov 10 2 12 1862 Mar 2 12 1876 May 9 2 12 1890 Jul 27 From Lucia Brown Brownell (WCB's mother) 2 11 To Isaac Brownell 1860 Jan 8 2 11 To her parents 1866 Oct 18 2 11 To her brother Theodore; also WCB's handwritten transcription of same, dated 2/13/[18]81 1861 January 2 11 To WCB [1861] From William Crary Brownell (WCB) 2 11 To his father (Isaac) 1863 Dec 2 2 11 To Charles Brownell (handwritten copy) 1912 2 11 To AMy Dear Lovely" [Mrs. ?] signed, Ayour little friend Willie C. Brownell" n.d. Miscellaneous Family Records and Ephemera 2 11 Letter certifying baptism of WCB and Isaac Brownell - signed AT.C. Brownell, Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield" 1851 Oct 17 2 11 Receipt for education expenses 1860 May 25 2 11 Pocket Diary with Almanac - signature of AAlice E. Brownell" and AWillie C. Brownell" on first page 1864 2 11 Certificate of (WCB) Confirmation 1867 2 11 Itinerary and miscellaneous travel notes signed A[?] for M.S." [Montgomery Schuyler] 1879 2 11 Record of birth and death dates of Daniel Thomas Swinburne and Harriet Knowles Swinburne n.d. Section 2: General

Arranged by type of material

GENERAL, includes biographical information, and memorabilia related to Brownell's education, information relating to friends and colleagues and miscellaneous financial records.

 3 1 WCB autobiographical statement (bound manuscript, 17 pp.) [192?] 3 2 School and college compositions c.1890 3 3 Amherst College memorabilia 1867-1871 Photographs

>See also: Section 9, PHOTOGRAPHS

Clarence L. Brownell (3 photographs) 3 4 [c. 1930] 3 4 1914 Jun 12 3 4 "with Zoe and friend" 1919 Sep 10 3 4 "Marvin" n.d. 3 4 John Woodruff Simpson (AC 1871) 1870 Richard Whiting (2 photographs) 3 4 1907 Apr 3 4 1909 May 3 5 Genealogy of the Brownell family 1902-1936 3 6 Article on Brownell by A. A. Livingston n.d. 3 7 Poem by James Davis n.d. 3 8 Receipts from European Hotels and Restaurants 1882-1884 3 9 Receipts and postcards from various European businesses c. 1882 3 10 Miscellaneous programs, membership cards, etc 1888-1927 Section 3: Notebooks

Arranged by topic and type of material

NOTEBOOKS, includes lecture notes kept as an undergraduate at Amherst, a diary kept by Virginia Brownell, and scrapbooks chronicling Brownell's profession activities.

 4 1 Undergraduate lecture notes - "Lectures by Professor Tyler" (2 notebooks) 1869 4 2 Undergraduate lecture notes - "Lectures & Dictations" 1867 4 2 Undergraduate lecture notes - "Abstracts of Professor Cromwell's Lectures" 1869 4 3 Undergraduate lecture notes - "Prof. Snell and Dr. Hitchcock" 1869-1870 4 3 Undergraduate lecture notes - "Prof. Tyler's lectures & Prof. Mather's" 1869-1870 4 4 Virginia Brownell's diary of European trip (2 notebooks) 1882 4 5 Language study notebook [Italian?] 1911-1912 4 6 Ledger containing letter about WCB's mother, Lucia, written to WCB from his father, Isaac Brownell n.d. 4 7 Notes on Brownell's life and references to letters in Box 2, Folder 12 n.d. 4 8 Scrapbook containing articles and book reviews about Brownell and his writings 1873-1929 4A Accession book - contains list of books in Brownell's library (Noted missing 1998 April) Section 4: Notes

NOTES, contains notes on the topics Brownell was interested in and wrote about.

 5 1 on art n.d. 5 2 on education n.d. 5 3 on French democracy n.d. 5 4 on French women and morality n.d. 5 5 on French morality n.d. 5 6 on French culture n.d. 5 7 on criticism n.d. 5 8 Miscellaneous n.d. 5 9 on Poe, Emerson, and Hawthorne n.d. 5 10 for article, "Art in Revolt" n.d. 5 11 Miscellaneous n.d. 5 12 Miscellaneous n.d. 6 1 on criticism n.d. 6 2 on popular culture n.d. 6 3 Diary letters in French written for exercises n.d. 6 4 Miscellaneous n.d. 6 5 Miscellaneous n.d. 6 6 Miscellaneous n.d. 6 7 for article, "Form and Substance" n.d. Section 5: CLIPPINGS

CLIPPINGS, contains news clippings on cultural, political, and social issues of interest to Brownell.

>NOTE: unless otherwise noted, all dates in this section are c. 1870's to 1900

 7 1 Concerning Victorian Prose Masters 7 2 Miscellaneous 7 3 On Ireland 7 4 On home matters 7 5 On art 7 6 On fiction 7 7 On French politics; Socialism; France and Germany 7 8 On history; French art; France and England 7 9 On Italy 7 10 On France and the Tonquin Question 7 11 On England home affairs; Canada; England and Germany 7 12 On English literary miscellany 7 13 On Le Naturalisme 7 14 On Paris 7 15 On Spain 7 16 On Amsterdam 7 17 On France and America 7 18 On England vs. Prussia 8 1 On democracy 8 2 On public health 8 3 On French public instruction 8 4 On miscellaneous material 8 5 On France under Ferry 8 6 On the Nation Office and A.G. Sedgwick 1871-1881 8 7 On social issues 8 8 On Daudet 8 9 On art 8 10 Clerical 8 11 From paper on English politics 8 12 On French literary miscellany 8 13 Commentary 8 14 On drama 9 1 By WCB from various publications including The World, The Nation, The Philadelphia Press 1873-1885 9 2 On "Popular Culture" (chapter title from Democratic Distinction in America) 1923-1926 9 3 Concerning "Popular Culture" 1925 9 4 By WCB from various publications including The Philadelphia Press 1885-1886 9 5 By WCB from various publications including The Philadelphia Press 1885-1886 Section 6: Scribner's

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Note: Permission to publish material in this section must be obtained from Scribner's Publishers.

SCRIBNER'S, contains drafts, correspondence, and administrative material related to Brownell's work at Scribner's, particularly relating to Appreciation for the Office.

 9 6 Drafts of Appreciation for the Office (book reviews); letters of acceptance and rejection to authors; publisher's notes; notes on manuscripts of books in preparation for publication n.d. 9 7 Drafts of Appreciation for the Office (book reviews) n.d. 9 8 Drafts of letters of acceptance and rejection to authors n.d.

>Note: Permission to publish material in Section 6 must be obtained from Scribner's Publishers.

 Section 7: Published Works

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PUBLISHED WORKS, contains an annotated typescript of Democratic Distinction and magazine articles by Brownell, and a page proof of W.C. Brownell, Tributes and Appreciations.

 9 9 Annotated typescript of "Democratic Distinction" n.d. 9 10 Magazine articles c. 1881-1914 9 11 Page proof of W.C. Brownell, Tributes and Appreciations, printed for private distribution by Scribner's 1929 Section 8: Manuscript Drafts of Articles

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MANUSCRIPT DRAFTS OF ARTICLES, contains drafts.

 10 1 "Emerson (American Publication)" n.d. 10 2 "The Genius of Style" n.d. 10 3 "The Genius of Style" (partial manuscript and notes) n.d. 10 4 "Stle: Introduction" n.d. 10 5 "Democracy and Distinction" n.d. 10 6 "Order and Movement" n.d. 10 7 "Manner and Personality" n.d. 10 8 "Aesthetic Prose" n.d. 10 9 "Romantic Painting" n.d. 10 10 "Realistic Painting" n.d. 10 11 "Present Day User" n.d. 10 12 "Cooper (American Prose Master)" n.d. 10 13 "William Makepeace Thackery" n.d. 10 14 "Auguste Rodin" n.d. 10 15 "The Art of Prose and English Prose Tradition" n.d. 10 16 "Ruskin" n.d. 10 17 "Recent Work of Elihu Vedder" n.d. 10 18 "Contemporary French Sculpture" n.d. 10 19 Miscellaneous n.d. Section 9: Photographs

PHOTOGRAPHS, contains photographs of Brownell, his family, relatives, and friends, and photographs of Gertrude Hall Brownell's family.

 11 1 WCB c. 1863-1925 11 2 "The Wilbour Cousins" [early 1900s] 11 3 WCB's relatives including "Grandfather and Grandmother Brown," "Father and Mother," "Aunt Emily," "Uncle Bishop," and "Great Aunt Charlotte" c. 1869 11 4 Family members from paternal side of WCB family c. 1869-1891 11 5 Swinburnes and Hales (relatives) c. 1876-1920 11 6 Gertrude Hall Brownell's family [1860s-1940s?] 11 7 "Friends and intimates" 1894-1907

See also: Section 2, GENERAL: Box 3, Folder 3