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George Eliot collection of papers

Title
George Eliot collection of papers, 1841-1899 bulk (1841-1879).
Author
Eliot, George, 1819-1880.
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Mixed materialPermit needed Berg Coll MSS Eliot, G [Text]Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
  • Allingham, William, 1824-1889.
  • Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829-1925.
  • Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827-1891.
  • Bracebridge, Selina.
  • Bray, C. H.
  • Chapman, John, 1822-1894.
  • Fiske, John, 1842-1901.
  • Ford, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler), 1826-1893.
  • Hennell, Sara S.
  • Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893.
  • Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876.
  • O'Donaghue, D. J.
  • Owen, Richard, 1804-1892.
  • Smith, George, 1824-1901.
  • Stoughton, Mary Fiske Bound Green.
  • Stowe, C. E. (Calvin Ellis), 1802-1886.
  • Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
  • Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
  • Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863.
Description
179 items.
Summary
This is a synthetic collection consisting of a manuscript, correspondence by and about the author, a diary for 1879, notebooks, and financial documents.
Subjects
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • George Eliot was a British novelist, poet and essayist. Born Mary Ann Evans on November 22, 1819 she published her first poem in the Christian Observer in January 1840. She first used the pseudonym "George Eliot" for the second installment of "Amos Barton" in Blackwood's Magazine, in 1858.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  • This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials is from W. T. H. Howe, Owen D. Young, and Blanche Colton Williams. The notebook containing Lewes's notes for "Problems of Life and Mind" contains a presentation note signed "Kate, Sara, & Tony" on a card of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney. The typed copy of the letter to George Smith is a gift of Anne Fremantle, who received it from Elizabeth Smith Thompson.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
  • Will microfilm;
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Eliot, G
OCLC
NYPW04-A50
Author
Eliot, George, 1819-1880.
Title
George Eliot collection of papers, 1841-1899 bulk (1841-1879).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
George Eliot was a British novelist, poet and essayist. Born Mary Ann Evans on November 22, 1819 she published her first poem in the Christian Observer in January 1840. She first used the pseudonym "George Eliot" for the second installment of "Amos Barton" in Blackwood's Magazine, in 1858.
Provenance
This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials is from W. T. H. Howe, Owen D. Young, and Blanche Colton Williams. The notebook containing Lewes's notes for "Problems of Life and Mind" contains a presentation note signed "Kate, Sara, & Tony" on a card of Mr. and Mrs. John Hay Whitney. The typed copy of the letter to George Smith is a gift of Anne Fremantle, who received it from Elizabeth Smith Thompson.
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
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Allingham, William, 1824-1889.
Belloc, Bessie Rayner, 1829-1925.
Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827-1891.
Bracebridge, Selina.
Bray, C. H.
Chapman, John, 1822-1894.
Fiske, John, 1842-1901.
Ford, Emily Ellsworth (Fowler), 1826-1893.
Hennell, Sara S.
Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893.
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876.
O'Donaghue, D. J.
Owen, Richard, 1804-1892.
Smith, George, 1824-1901.
Stoughton, Mary Fiske Bound Green.
Stowe, C. E. (Calvin Ellis), 1802-1886.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
Trollope, Frances Milton, 1780-1863.
Fremantle, Anne, 1909-2002. Donor
Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner
Whitney, John Hay. Former owner
Williams, Blanche Colton, 1879-1944. Former owner
Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner
Research Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Eliot, G [Text]
*Z-10345 [Microfilm]
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