| Description |
28 items. |
| Summary |
This is a synthetic collection consisting of pictorial works, manuscripts, and correspondence about the author. The collection includes an original water color drawing entitled, "Forget me not." There are also a number of holograph poems three of which; "Not many years but long enough to see," "Lady-bird! lady-bird! fly away home," and "On its bending stalk a bonny flower" have also been attributed to her sister, Charlotte. There are three poems in the collection also attributed to her brother, Patrick Branwell; "In glimpses of a spirit shore," "And all her tresses backward strayed," and "To the horse Black Eagle which I rode at the battle of Zamorna." The poem "There let thy bleeding branch alone" is also attributed to her sister, Anne. The correspondence consists of one letter written by Charlotte Brontë to Ellen Nussey relating to the death of the author. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Biography |
Emily Brontë was a British poet and novelist. Born on July 30, 1818, she began writing poetry at the age of eighteen and continued throughout her life although the poems were not intended for publication. Her only novel, Wuthering Heights, was published in 1847. |
| Indexes |
Inventory list and card catalog available in repository. |
| Local Note |
Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation. |
| Processing Action |
Will microfilm; 20080603 |
| Subject |
Brontë, Emily, 1818-1848.
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| Genre/Form |
Correspondence.
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Watercolors.
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| Added Author |
Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855.
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Brontë, Anne, 1820-1849.
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Brontë, Patrick Branwell, 1817-1848.
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Nussey, Ellen, Recipient.
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Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner.
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Berg, Henry W., 1858-1938, Former owner.
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Berg, Albert Ashton, 1872-1950, Former owner.
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| Call No. |
Berg Coll MSS Bronte, E
[Text]
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| Research Call Number |
Berg Coll MSS Bronte, E [Text]
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*Z-10337 [Microfilm]
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