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Washington, D.C.
Special Collections Staff, 2006 Jennifer King, 2006

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 Descriptive Summary Litchfield, Henry Percy Henry Percy Litchfield papers, 1865-1984 MS2119 1.5 Linear feet Collection contains translations of German works, drafts of Litchfield's book The Franco-German War of 1870; unpublished works on the topics of European history, the U.S. presidents, religion, and other topics in English, German, French, and Italian; and journals dated 1864-70 and 1877-84 covering his extensive European travel, family matters, and social life. In addition, the collection contains a description, dated 1875, of Gracehill, the family home in Brooklyn, N.Y. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, Special Collections Research Center
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Henry Percy Litchfield papers, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.

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 Acquisition Information

Henry Percy Litchfields's sister, Grace Denio Litchfield, donated these papers on April 14, 1942.

Restrictions on Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

 Historical or Biographical Note

Henry Percy Litchfield (1847-1919) was an amateur historian and translator. He was the brother of author Grace Denio Litchfield.

Collection Scope and Content

This collection contains translations of German works, drafts of Litchfield's book The Franco-German War of 1870; unpublished works on the topics of European history, the U.S. presidents, religion, and other topics in English, German, French, and Italian; and journals dated 1864-70 and 1877-84 covering his extensive European travel, family matters, and social life. In addition, the collection contains a description, dated 1875, of Gracehill, the family home in Brooklyn, N.Y.

 Collection Organization

Organized into one series.

 Subject Terms Individuals Litchfield, Henry Percy Litchfield, Grace Denio Corporate Entities Topics Litchfield family Europe Description and travel Social life and customs Henry Percy Litchfield papers Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 United States History Religion United States presidents Geographic Locations Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Detailed Description of the Records MS2119 Series 1 Writings, 1865-1984 1.5 Linear feet

This series includes journals, books, manuscripts, a letter, notes, and an account book. The material dates from 1865-80. These items are the work of Henry Percy Litchfield. Many are translations of German texts into English and several original works by Litchfield. The series also has journals kept by Litchfield which contains information about the family home, Gracehill.

 1 Writings, undated

1 1 JOURNAL, 1865-1868

1 2 JOURNAL: Souvenirs of Gracehill, 1875

1 3 JOURNAL, 1877-1880

1 4 JOURNAL, 1880-1884

1 5 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hacklaender, F.W. Tales for the young, 1875

1 6 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hacklaender, F.W. Tales for the young, 1876

1 7 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hacklaender, Otto, Grimm & Bone. Tales from the German, 1876

1 8 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Otto, Emil. Tales for the people, 1876

1 9 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hacklaender, F.W. Christmas story, 1877

1 10 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. The inn in the Spessart, 1879

1 11 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. Tales for the young, 1879

1 12 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. Hauff's tales, 1879

1 13 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. The caravan, 1880

1 14 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. The inn in the Spessart, 1880

1 15 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Hauff, William. The sheik of Alexandria and his slaves, 1880

1 16 TRANSLATED WORK FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH: Lessing, [Gotthold Ephraima] Fables, n.d., undated

2 Writings, undated

2 1 ORIGINAL WORK: Composition, 1868

2 2 ORIGINAL WORK: The Franco-German War of 1870 (2 drafts), 1872

2 3 ORIGINAL WORK: [History of Europe], undated

2 4 ORIGINAL WORK: [Lives of the Presidents], undated

2 5 MISCELLANEOUS: [Thoughts on religion], 1861

2 6 MISCELLANEOUS: [Description of animals (with sketches)], 1865

2 7 MISCELLANEOUS: German penmanship, 1868

2 8 MISCELLANEOUS: Travels, 1868-1870

3 Writings, undated

3 1 MISCELLANEOUS: Conversazione Italiane, 1869

3 2 MISCELLANEOUS: [Thoughts on religion], 1869

3 3 MISCELLANEOUS: Account book, 1869-1872

3 4 MISCELLANEOUS: [Letter from H. Litchfield's mother], 10/08/1871

3 5 MISCELLANEOUS: Notes of the war between Russia and Turkey, 1877

3 6 MISCELLANEOUS: Letzioni Italiani, n.d., undated

3 7 MISCELLANEOUS: Narration. (French history (in French)), .n.d., undated