Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Petersen mss., 1781-1935, is a collection of letters from thirty-nine British writers to various friends and associates.
- Extent:
- 6 Folders
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Petersen mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Scott Petersen, bookseller, assembled this collection of correspondence from 39 prominent 18th-20th century British authors.
- Scope and Content:
The Petersen mss., 1781-1935, is a collection of letters from thirty-nine British writers to various friends and associates. Among the authors present are Christopher Anstey, F. Anstey, Clara Lucas Balfour, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Henry Channon, Lady Cynthia Crewe-Milnes Colville, Victoria Cross, Lady Elizabeth Rigby Eastlake, Margaret Scott Gatty (Mrs. Alfred Gatty), Samuel Carter Hall, Theodore Edward Hook; Baron Richard Monckton Milnes Houghton; William Jerdan, Richard Payne Knight, Mark Lemon, Sir Theodore Martin, Friedrich Max Müller; Alfred Harmsworth, Viscount Northcliffe; Caroline Sheridan Norton, Oliver Onions, Francis Turner Palgrave, John William Parker, Edward Hayes Plumptre, Adelaide Anne Procter, James Pycroft, Ernest Raymond, George Barnett Smith; Hallam Tennyson, Baron Tennyson; Henry Thompson, Edward Walford, Mary Augusta Arnold Ward (Mrs. Humphry Ward), and Harrison Weir. The collection is in chronological order except that Mrs. Humphry Ward's letter is in a separate folder accompanied by some printed items about her.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase. Scott Petersen. Chicago, IL. 1994.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Short
Indexed Terms
- Names:
- Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805
Anstey, F., 1856-1934
Balfour, Clara Lucas, 1808-1878
Brooks, Shirley, 1816-1874
Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917
Channon, Henry, 1898-1958
Cross, Victoria
Eastlake, Elizabeth, 1809-1893
Gatty, Alfred, Mrs., 1809-1873
Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889
Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841
Milnes, Richard Monckton, Baron Houghton, 1809-1885
Jerdan, William, 1782-1869
Knight, Richard Payne, 1751-1824
Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870
Martin, Theodore, 1816-1909
Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900
Northcliffe, Alfred Harmsworth, Viscount, 1865-1922
Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877
Onions, Oliver, 1873-1961
Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824-1897
Parker, John William, 1792-1870
Plumptre, E. H. (Edward Hayes), 1821-1891
Procter, Adelaide Anne, 1825-1864
Pycroft, James, 1813-1895
Raymond, Ernest, 1888-1974
Smith, George Barnett, 1841-1909
Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, Baron, 1852-1928
Thompson, Henry, 1797-1878
Walford, Edward, 1823-1897
Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920
Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
Many collections are housed offsite; retrieval requires advance notice. Please make an appointment a minimum of one week in advance of your visit.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Petersen mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu