US-RNR-ms012 Guide to the Hall family papers1946-2006 and undated (bulk 1962-1988) Finding aid prepared by Chelsea Ordner.

Redwood Library and Athenaeum
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English 1 1.0 linear foot(1 record box) (bulk 1962-1988) 1946-2006 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. English and GermanJulia 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. Hall family Hall (family) Papers 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.

 Names Deborah , Sampson Gannett, 1760-1827 Hall family Hall, Henry Marion, 1877- Hall, Rosalys Haskell Howard, Frances Minturn, 1905-1995 Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910 Stickley, Julia Ward Howe, 1903-1983 Werth, Kurt Subjects Authors, American Illustrated children's books Memoirs Newport (R.I.) Genre Terms Clippings(information artifacts) Drafts(documents) Periodicals Letters(correspondence) Manuscripts for publication RIAMCO Browsing Term Language and Literature Collection information

This collection consists primarily of manuscript drafts of books written by members of the Hall family, particularly Henry M. Hall and his three daughters. Items related to Henry M. Hall include reminiscences of his boyhood at his grandmother’s house, and unbound manuscripts of his hunting and outdoors books. Newspaper articles and short stories written by Frances M. Howard and Julia W.H. Stickley are also included in this collection. The items related to Rosalys H. Hall are primarily drafts of children’s books with notes and research. Correspondence is between Rosalys H. Hall and the library staff of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, as well as with illustrators and other authors. Miscellaneous items are comprised of copies of articles written about Julia Ward Howe by other authors, character descriptions by George B. Haskell, a copy of a letter home from Samuel Ward (1756-1832), and a death notice of Rosalys H. Hall.

This collection is owned by the Redwood Library and Athenaeum. Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the Special Collections Librarian of the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

Access is open to members and researchers at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

Hall family papers, RLC.Ms.012, Redwood Library and Athenaeum.

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

 Administrative information

Gift of Rosalys Haskell Hall, 2002 Jan 25, 2002 Feb 19, 2002 Oct 18, and 2002 Nov 20.

This collection was processed briefly in 2002. In 2015, it was processed fully, according to current archival standards, by Chelsea Ordner.

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