Edward Howard House Papers 1873-1901

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Personal and business correspondence of House chiefly concerns a law suit over the stage production of "The prince and the pauper," an adaptation of Mark Twain's novel of the same name, and several subsequent, related law suits which did not directly involve Twain.

Other topics include House's health, the estate settlements of relatives, royalties, copyright, and his writing, particularly the anti-missionary novel "Yone Santo," and the stories "Midnight warning" and "The Claiborne twins". Events in Japan, particularly the 1894 conflict with China and subsequent Treaty of Shimonoseki are discussed. Edwin Booth, child actors, Ulysses S. Grant's world tour, and Ruralf Dittrich's concerts are mentioned.

Physical description:
This collection contains ca. 250 items.