Hapsburg Liebe Stories, 1910/1953

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Hapsburg Liebe Stories, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
320.00 Items
Creator:
Liebe, Charles Haven
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Hapsburg Liebe Stories, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of 320 short stories written by Charles Haven Liebe under his pen names of Hapsburg Liebe, Charles Haven and John Bennett. While many of the stories in this collection were published, some are still in typescript format with the author's notes penciled in.

Collection of short stories written by Charles Haven Liebe under the pen name of Hapsburg Liebe. There are two groups of printed stories, taken from the periodicals in which they appeared. The other 301 stories are in typescript, generally in carbon copy, with typed or autographed notes by the author on the first page. Most of the stories in the collection are Westerns, of the type which appeared in most of the pulp magazines, and in some of the slicks, during the first half ot he 20th century. Other less frequent types present are stories concerning mountain people and army adventures, and there are a few which deal with exotic themes and with autobiography. The few manuscripts that are dated indicate that these stories were written between the early 1910s and the early 1950s. They average about 8-15 pages per story.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Haven Liebe was an early 20th century American author. Often writing under the pseudonym 'Hapsburg Liebe,' he primarily composed short stories, often Westerns, for pulp magazines between 1910 and 1950. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Gift