Guide to the Hall family papers, 1946-2006 and undated

(bulk 1962-1988)


Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

Published in 2015

Collection Overview

Title: Hall family papers
Date range: 1946-2006, (bulk 1962-1988)
Creator: Hall family
Extent: 1.0 linear foot(1 record box)
Abstract: Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914-2006) was a successful children’s book author, and great granddaughter of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910). These papers document her writing career, as well as those of her father, Henry Marion Hall (1877-), and her sisters Frances Minturn Howard (1905-1995) and Julia Ward Howe Stickley (1903-1983), with manuscript drafts, research notes and correspondence.
Language of materials: English
Repository: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
Collection number: RLC.Ms.012

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Subject Names Subject Topics Document Types Geographical Names Document Types Subject Topics

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in alphabetical order by last name and then item type.

Biographical Note

Henry Marion Hall (1877-) was a writer and outdoorsman in the early twentieth century. He was the grandson of Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910), suffragette and composer of The Battle Hymn of the Republic, and nephew of Maud Howe Elliot (1854-1948). He married Alice Louise Haskell, and was the father of three daughters; Julia Ward Howe Stickley, Frances Minturn Howard, and Rosalys Haskell Hall.

Rosalys Haskell Hall (1914-2006) was born March 27, 1914, and was often referred to as Posey. She was a direct descendent of Roger Williams (1603-1683), the theologian who founded the state of Rhode Island. Rosalys was an accomplished author of children’s books, writing more than seventeen in her lifetime, many of which were illustrated by the famous German artist, Kurt Werth (1896-1983). Rosalys worked for Doubleday Bookshop from 1938-1944 as a children’s book seller. Afterwards, she worked as the editor in the children’s book department at Longman’s, Green & Company (now known as David McKay Co., Inc.). Her summer home was on Coddington Street in Newport, Rhode Island and she served as a member of the Point Association, as well as the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. She died on April 17, 2006, at the age of 92.

Frances Minturn Howard (1905-1995) was most known for her poetry and newspaper columns. She corresponded with May Sarton (1912-1995) the poet, novelist and memoirist, and also knew Sylvia Plath (1932-1963). She was married to Thomas Clark Howard and lived in Boston, but still maintained a summer house on Rhode Island Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island.

Julia Ward Howe Stickley (1903-1983) was the sister of Rosalys Haskell Hall and Frances Minturn Howard. She married Captain Douglas Stickley in 1923, in New York, NY and the couple had two children: Douglas Penn Stickley, Jr. and Hester Marion Stickley. Julia was also an accomplished author, assisting in the writing of children’s books with Rosalys, but also publishing her own articles.

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Contact information: Redwood Library and Athenaeum
50 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840
Tel: (401) 847-0292
Fax: (401) 841-5680
email: redwood@redwoodlibrary.org

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Additional Information

Related material:
  • Julia Ward Howe papers, RLC.Ms.556, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
  • David Priestly Hall and David Prescott Hall papers, RLC.Ms.005, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
  • Various children’s books written and published by Rosalys Haskell Hall, Frances Minturn Howard and Julia Ward Howe Stickley, are available at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
  • Books about birds by Henry Marion Hall are available within the Newport Collection, at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.
  • Rosalys Haskell Hall papers, Ax 386, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Or.
  • Kurt Werth papers, Coll. 100, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries, Eugene, Or.
Separated material:
  • Fadiman, Clifton. Party of One. New York, World Publishing Co., 1955.
  • This donation included two boxes of international children’s books which have been separated from the collection. A list of these books is available in the collection file.

Inventory

Box 1, Folder 1 Hall, Henry M. : Bird articles and notes
Box 1, Folder 2 Hall, Henry M. : "The Canada Goose" Part I
Box 1, Folder 3 Hall, Henry M. : "The Canada Goose" Part II
Box 1, Folder 4 Hall, Henry M. : "Fields and Flyways"
Box 1, Folder 5 Hall, Henry M. : Grandmother Howe stories Part I
Box 1, Folder 6 Hall, Henry M. : Grandmother Howe stories Part II
Box 1, Folder 7 Hall, Henry M. : "Here and There in the South of France" (bound manuscript)
 circa
Box 1, Folder 8 Hall, Henry M. : "Hunter's Moon"
Box 1, Folder 9 Hall, Henry M. : Manuscript pages
Box 1, Folder 10 Hall, Henry M. : Narragansett Naturalist magazine
 1959
Box 1, Folder 11 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Animal Hide and Seek"
 1958
Box 1, Folder 12 Hall, Rosalys H. : "The Beautiful Pig"
 1964
Box 1, Folder 13 Hall, Rosalys H. : Correspondence
 1984-2006
Box 1, Folder 14 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Langthorn of the Wilderness" artist sketches
 2005
Box 1, Folder 15 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Miranda's Dragon"
 1968
Box 1, Folder 16 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Miranda's Dragon" (illustrated first draft)
 1968
Box 1, Folder 17 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Miranda's Dragon," with notes
 1968
Box 1, Folder 18 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Miranda's Dragon" (working copies)
 1968
Box 1, Folder 19 Hall, Rosalys H. : Publications on Julia Ward Howe
Box 1, Folder 20 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Saint Nicholas"
 1980
Box 1, Folder 21 Hall, Rosalys H. : "Saving the Colonial City: Doris Duke and the Newport Restoration Foundation, 1968-1988"
 1988
Box 1, Folder 22 Hall, Rosalys H. : "The Three Beggar Kings"
 1974
Box 1, Folder 23 Haskell, George B. : Notes and writings
Box 1, Folder 24 Howard, Frances M. : Articles
 1962-1971
Box 1, Folder 25 Howard, Frances M. : "The Lady on Battle Monument"
 1946 Mar 30
Box 1, Folder 26 Howard, Frances M. : Poems
Box 1, Folder 27 Howard, Frances M. : "Present Tense, First Person"
 1946 Oct 12
Box 1, Folder 28 Howard, Frances M. : "This is Wendy Blain"
 circa 1940s
Box 1, Folder 29 Howe, Julia Ward : "Mother Goose - songs and dances for children"
Box 1, Folder 30 Stickley, Julia W.H. : "Catholic Ceremonies"
 1965
Box 1, Folder 31 Stickley, Julia W.H. : "Deborah Sampson Gannett"