Resources for Researching Garland
Senior Garland
Bibliographies
Archives
Other Resources
Hamlin Garland's Literary Creed -- a discussion of Garland's take on "local color," "veritism," and literary impressionism as reflected in his short story "Up the Coulé."
Editing Hamlin Garland -- a brief overview of what's involved in deciphering and editing Garland's letters.
Garland on Film -- a rare 1937 clip from a biographical film made of the old duffer.
Garland in Song -- a list of adaptations in song, some with sound clips
Places Named for Garland
Related Sites
Related Societies
- A Bibliography of Primary Texts: Keith Newlin's bibliography of primary texts "presents a complete bibliography of Garland's books, ordered by date of first publication, together with scans of the covers and title and frontispiece pages. Only those reprintings which alter the original through revision, change of publisher or pagination, variant cover, or the deletion of illustrations are included. The bibliography ends in 1940, the year of his death, so modern reprints are not included."
- A Bibliography of Newspaper References by & about Hamlin Garland: Lonnie E. Underhill's bibliography of newspaper articles chronicles "Garland's numerous achievements that found their way into the newspapers" and can, in the future, "serve as a central depository to which scholars may contribute as additional references are discovered in newspapers."
- Hamlin Garland Bibliography (Maintained by Donna Campbell, Washington State University)
Archives
- USC Digital Library: The USC Digital Library offers access to Garland's letters.
- Checklist of the Hamlin Garland Papers, Special Collections, University of Southern California Library
- Indiana Historical Society See especially the Judah-Brandon Family Papers. This collection concerns the family of John Mantle Judah (1848-1936) and his wife Mary Jameson Judah (1851-1930); the finding aid describes letters which mention Garland. See also: Riley and Tarkington collections.
- Henry George Papers (New York Public Library)
- James Whitcomb Riley Mss (Lilly Library, Indiana University)
- Appleton-Century Mss (Lilly Library, Indiana University)
- Hamlin Garland Literary Society, 1920-32 (University of Iowa)
Other Resources
- Hamlin Garland Site (Maintained by Keith Newlin), contains the following essays:
Hamlin Garland's Literary Creed -- a discussion of Garland's take on "local color," "veritism," and literary impressionism as reflected in his short story "Up the Coulé."
Editing Hamlin Garland -- a brief overview of what's involved in deciphering and editing Garland's letters.
Garland on Film -- a rare 1937 clip from a biographical film made of the old duffer.
Garland in Song -- a list of adaptations in song, some with sound clips
- The Hamlin Garland Newsletter (the official publication of the Hamlin Garland Society, archived at University of Southern California)
- Index to Hamlin Garland's A Daughter of the Middle Border--Lonnie E. Underhill's index is based on the Gosset & Dunlap 1921 edition, reissued 1926.
- Index to Hamlin Garland's Companions on the Trail, a Literary Chronicle--Lonnie E. Underhill's index has been arranged in three sections: Section I is a general index of the names of personalities with whom Garland had contact between 1899 and 1914. Section II outlines the chronological arrangement of the 1931 edition of Companions on the Trail which may benefit researchers by narrowing the amount of time required to familiarize themselves with the entire volume. Section III indexes titles of essays, short stories, plays, poems, and the like.
- Garland in Virgin Land (Eric Gislason)
Places Named for Garland
- Garland Hall, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (a virtual tour)
- The S. S. Hamlin Garland (Liberty Ship)
- Hamlin Garland Memorial Highway, Brown County, S.D.
Related Sites
- John Ahouse's photo-essay of the Garland homestead (West Salem, Wisconsin).
- West Salem History, from West Salem On-Line. (You can also track down the Garland's burial plots)
- Dakotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Neshonoc Cemetery (Garland's burial plot, with photo and text)
Related Societies
- The Cliff Dwellers: In 1907, Chicago author Hamlin Garland and friends founded the Attic Club, which two years later was re-named The Cliff Dwellers. Today, the Cliff Dwellers remains a private club for members who are either professionally engaged in literature, painting, music, architecture, sculpture, or one of the allied arts, or who support the fine arts and the performing arts. The Club, located in the 22nd floor penthouse of the former BorgWarner building at the southwest corner of Michigan Avenue at Adams Street, is next door to Symphony Center and overlooks Millennium Park and the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Mitchell County Historical Society (Osage, Iowa): The Mitchell County Historical Society operates a museum in Osage, Iowa, near where Garland received his education at Cedar Valley Seminary, and includes some Garland-related items. In 2015, the Seminary’s historic “Old Central” building was saved, moved several blocks, and restored; it currently serves as an events venue and community education center.
- The American Literature Association website is a central clearinghouse of information about societies devoted to the study of American authors.
- The Western Literature Association was developed for the enjoyment and study of western regional literature
- The William Dean Howells Society (Maintained by Donna Campbell, Washington State University)
Contact Garland Society: Kurt Meyer, Society President, meyer6601@aol.com
Copyright © 2021
**We wish to thank Keith Newlin who created the original Garland Society website, ensuring that the Hamlin Garland Society had a permanent home,
Copyright © 2021
**We wish to thank Keith Newlin who created the original Garland Society website, ensuring that the Hamlin Garland Society had a permanent home,