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Inventory of the Llewellyn Howland PapersIn the New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library
Biographical NoteLlewellyn Howland was born in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, in 1877. After receiving his education at Friends Academy, Milton Academy and Harvard University, he entered the building materials and oil businesses in Boston, Mass., and remained active as a business executive until about 1940, when he returned to South Dartmouth and began his second career as a writer. Howland's stories and sketches, published both in magazines and as books, chiefly consist of reminiscences of his childhood in the South Dartmouth area and often reflect his interest in sailing. He continued writing his nostalgic tales until shortly before his death in 1957. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe bulk of this collection consists of holograph, typescript, galley and printed copies of stories and sketches written by Llewellyn Howland between 1940-1955. Included are some of his most popular works printed in the Atlantic Monthly, including “Clambake,” 1940-1941; “Creamy Eyes,” 1942; “Holly Days,” 1942; and “Thumblings,” 1942-1943. These stories and others were collected and published as a book entitled Sou'West and By West of Cape Cod by Harvard University in 1947 which is also included in this collection. These documents are supplemented by business and personal correspondence, 1939-1955, which includes letters to and from Edward Weeks, editor of the Atlantic Monthly, as well as the editors of Yachting, Rudder, and American Neptune magazines. In addition, Howland's correspondence contains letters concerning copyrights and epistles from admiring readers. Other materials in this collection include copyright agreements, 1941-1944, and lists, miscellaneous research material, critiques, clippings and related items, principally concerning Howland's writings, ca. 1942-1953. Materials in this collection are arranged into series by type of document. Correspondence is arranged chronologically by year, then alphabetically arranged by name of the writer. Howland's short stories are arranged alphabetically by title and include annotated manuscripts, photographs used to illustrate the stories, critiques and research material. Arrangement of CollectionReturn to the Table of Contents Information for Researchers
Access to the Collection Unrestricted. Consult librarian for an appointment.
Preferred Citation New Bedford Whaling Museum Research Library Mss 21 [sub-group, series, sub-series, folder/volume as appropriate], [item]
Copyright Notice The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials. The Privacy Act of 1974 (5 United States Code 552a) governs the use of materials that document private individuals, groups, and corporations. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a reproduction if the document does not infringe the privacy rights of an individual, group, or corporation. These specified conditions of authorized use include: - non-commercial and non-profit study, scholarship, research, or teaching - criticism or commentary - as a NBWM archives preservation or security copy for research use - as a research copy for deposit in another institution
If the researcher later uses a copy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," the researcher is personally liable for copyright. privacy, or publicity infringement and agrees to indemnify the New Bedford Whaling Museum from any legal action as a result of the error. Permission to obtain a photographic, xerographic, digital, or other copy of a document does not indicate permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, sell, distribute, or prepare derivative works from the document without permission from the copyright holder and from any private individual, group, or corporation shown or otherwise recorded. Permission to publish, exhibit, perform, reproduce, prepare derivative works from, sell, or otherwise distribute the item must be obtained separately in writing from the holder of the original copyright (or if the creator is dead, from his/her heirs) as well as from any individual(s), groups, or corporations whose name, image, recorded words, or private information (e.g. employment information) may be reproduced in the source material. The holder of the original copyright is not necessarily the New Bedford Whaling Museum. The New Bedford Whaling Museum is not legally liable for copyright, privacy, or publicity infringement when materials are wrongfully used after being provided to researchers for "fair use." This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if fulfillment of the order is judged in violation of copyright or federal or state privacy law. This institution also places restrictions on the use of cameras, photocopiers, and scanners in the research room. Return to the Table of Contents Separations ListRemoved to Photographs Collection - Portrait of Sidney Wittman, 1884. - Photographs of gate and house, probably used to illustrate “Mane Paulispur”. 1952. 5 items. - Mounted photograph of sailboat Wonderhow, for “Neponset Estuary,” 1951. - Photographs and negatives of Tyche (Schooner), used to illustrate “Captain Swift and the Schooner Tyche,” 1954. 24 items.
Removed to Printed Collection - "By an Unknown Soldier," 1944. - Milton Bulletin, 1953. - This Week Magazine, 22 July 1945, from the Sunday Baltimore Sun.
Removed to Objects Collection - Christmas greeting card, ca. 1940.
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Provenance Materials in this collection were donated to the Old Dartmouth Historical Society by Waldo Howland, Llewellyn Howland Jr., and the estate of Elizabeth Pope on 17 April 1981. Additional materials were donated to the Society by Llewellyn Howland III on 24 March 1987.
Processing Information Processed by: Barbara E. Austen, ca. 1982. Additional material processed by Judith M. Downey on 25 October 1990. Encoded by: Kermit Dewey, 15 July 2011; box list appended by Mark Procknik, 15 February 2012 Funds for processing this collection were provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Return to the Table of Contents Description
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Subject Headings Adventure stories
American periodicals
Atlantic Monthly
Authors
Authors and publishers--Mass.--South Dartmouth
Authors, American--Mass.--South Dartmouth
Authors--Correspondence, reminiscences, etc.
Autobiography
Copyright--Mass.--South Dartmouth
Fiction
Fiction, Autobiographic
Fiction--Authorship
Howland, Llewellyn, 1877-1957
Periodicals
Periodicals, Publishing of
Sailing--Periodicals
Sea stories
Short stories
Short stories, American--Mass.--South Dartmouth
South Dartmouth, Mass.--Authors
South Dartmouth, Mass.--History
Weeks, Edward A. Jr., b. 1898
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