The Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford Collection consists of .5 linear feet of letters, manuscript poems and print materials related to Harriet Prescott Spofford. Also included in the collection are letters and literary manuscripts of Richard Smith Spofford.

SERIES I. LETTERS: This series contains letters written by Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford to various individuals. It is arranged in chronological order.

SERIES II. WRITINGS: This series contains a number of manuscripts of Spofford's poems.

SERIES III. PRINT MATERIALS: This series contains some printed advertisements.

SERIES IV. RICHARD SMITH SPOFFORD: This series contains letters and manuscripts by Richard Smith Spofford, husband of Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford, as well as print materials.

This collection is organized into four series:

• SERIES I. LETTERS
• SERIES II. WRITINGS
• SERIES III. PRINT MATERIALS
• SERIES IV. RICHARD SMITH SPOFFORD