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Cecilia Smith commonplace book of poetry.
- Title
- Cecilia Smith commonplace book of poetry.
- Author
- Harington, Cecilia, 1811-1844.
- Publication
- 1827
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz BND-MSS (Smith, C.) | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
Details
- Description
- 1 volume (122 manuscript pages; 87 total leaves); 23 cm
- Summary
- Poetical commonplace book containing poems apparently copied from contemporary printed sources. Most poems by Byron and Thomas Moore; others by Samuel Rogers, Wordsworth, Felicia Hemans, Lady Caroline Lamb, etc. Ownership signature on front pastedown: "Cecilia Smith Sep 21st 1827." Notebook bound in dark blue-green half roan over marbled boards.
- Genre/Form
- Poetry.
- Commonplace books.
- Note
- Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4425).
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- Cecilia Smith was born on January 23, 1811, the fifth child of the Rev. Samuel Smith (1765-1841), later dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and his wife, Anne. In 1833 Cecilia married the Rev. Richard Harington (1800-1853), who became Principal of Brasenose College in 1842. The Haringtons had three children: Richard (later Sir Richard Harington, 11th Bart.), Charles and Margaret. Cecilia Harington died June 18, 1844, aged 33.
- Call Number
- Pforz BND-MSS (Smith, C.)
- OCLC
- 1017738061
- Author
- Harington, Cecilia, 1811-1844.
- Title
- Cecilia Smith commonplace book of poetry.
- Publisher
- 1827
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- Cecilia Smith was born on January 23, 1811, the fifth child of the Rev. Samuel Smith (1765-1841), later dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and his wife, Anne. In 1833 Cecilia married the Rev. Richard Harington (1800-1853), who became Principal of Brasenose College in 1842. The Haringtons had three children: Richard (later Sir Richard Harington, 11th Bart.), Charles and Margaret. Cecilia Harington died June 18, 1844, aged 33.
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- Research Call Number
- Pforz BND-MSS (Smith, C.)