An exhibition at the Harvard Library (Cambridge, MA) contains some Brontë items:
Amy Lowell, Collector
Amy Lowell Room, Floor 2
Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138Through Friday, Dec 13, 2024
This exhibition was curated by Leslie A. Morris, Gore Vidal Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts.
The Brontës were a lifelong interest for Amy Lowell in her collecting. While visiting London in September 1905, Lowell was gifted this miniature manuscript book written by Charlotte Brontë when she was 13. While all the Brontës wrote stories in a tiny format as children, Lowell did not consider these youthful efforts particularly important; as she explained to the dealer Quaritch when he offered her another: “these books are interest ing as specimens rather than as works; and I do not know that I care to spend the money simply to complete the set.” A similar miniature book sold in 2022 for $1.25 million.
Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855).
Blackwoods Young Mens Magazine … Edited by the Genius C.B. Autograph manuscript, 1829. MS Lowell 1 (6). Gift of Thomas J. Wise, 1905. (Source:
Houghton Library Instagram)
At least this is publicly available, even though it’s not in Haworth. Unlike other items with private owners who don’t say so and don’t even loan their Bronte items to museums.
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