MIC

Z 1231 F4 W9 1969

MIC FIC PS 407.5 W74 1948

LIB Z 1231 F4 W9 1948  

MAIREF Z 1231 F4 W9 1969

American Fiction 1774-1900: Lyle H. Wright. Louisville, Kentucky: Lost Cause Press.

SCOPE:

This collection, based primarily on Lyle H. Wright's bibliographies, cited below, contains approximately 1,275 titles of fiction published from 1774-1900. In addition to copies of works by the standard American writers, this set contains reproductions of popular fiction which help illustrate the concern and attitudes of the period in such areas as slavery, the Civil War, the temperance movement, the West, and women's rights.

ARRANGEMENT:

Approximately 750 items have been cataloged individually and these are arranged by call number in the Microform Room's collections. The remaining are filed in the CRD section in drawers labeled LOST CAUSE PRESS, by University at Albany accession number order.

FINDING AIDS:

The online catalog is the main finding aid for cataloged items. Some, though not all, order slips for uncataloged items, which include the accession number, are filed, by title only, in the card catalog.

Lyle H. Wright: American Fiction 1774-1900: Lost Cause Press Microfiche Collection , Louisville, Kentucky: Lost Cause Press, 1970, Lists alphabetically by author the works included in the set.  The set is based on Lyle H. Wright's American Fiction: A Contribution Toward a Bibliography, San Marino, Calif.: Huntington Library, 1948 1948-66: Vol. 1, 1774-1850 (PS 407.5 W 74 1948); Vol. 2, 1851-1875 (LIB PS 37 2 W7); Vol. 3, 1876-1900 (MAIREF Z 1231 F4 W9 1969).  Vol. 1 contains a chronological index.  

SUBJECTS:

      American Literature -- Revolutionary Period, 1775-1783

      American Literature -- 1783-1850

      American Literature -- 19th Century