You are welcome to view the James family papers. Because Houghton has many papers relating to the James family, it can be helpful to narrow your search.
Navigate to HOLLIS for Archival Discovery and enter “finding aid” “james family” in the search bar. You can then select the collections you are interested in viewing.
Transcriptions of some early letters to Henry James held at Houghton are available through the Early Letters by Various Correspondents to Henry James web site.