Amelia Opie manuscript material

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Creator

Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853.

Location

Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

Extent

• 205 items

Access Restrictions

Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Scope/Contents Note

The Amelia Opie manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include: a holograph story, "The Brithday," and a number of holograph poems. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1828-1845. Correspondents include: Elizabeth Inchbald, the writer and actress; James Montgomery, the hymn writer and poet; Jane Porter, the novelist; Robert Southey, the poet, and over thirty others. The artwork consists of over one hundred thirty pencil portraits of friends and relatives, most of whom remain unidentified.

Biographical/Historical Note

Amelia Opie, née Alderson, English novelist and poet.

Controlled Access Terms

• Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853 -- Correspondence.
• Novelists, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence.
• Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• Poets, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence.
• Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
• English poetry -- 18th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens.
• English poetry -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens.
• Short stories, English -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens.
• Drawings.

Additional Creator Names

• Bidwell, John, d. 1873. rcp
• Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady, 1775-1861. rcp
• Chisholme, William. rcp
• Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827. rcp
• Dyer, George, 1755-1841. rcp
• Erskine, Henrietta E. rcp
• Fletcher, Josiah. rcp
• Fontaine, Eliza. rcp
• Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871. rcp
• Galignani, Jean Antoine, 1796-1873. rcp
• Gilbert, Davies, 1767-1839. rcp
• Hayley, William, 1745-1820. rcp
• Lemaistre, Elizabeth. rcp
• Harrington, Elizabeth Still, d. 1912. rcp
• Hunter, Susanna. rcp
• Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821. rcp
• Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868. rcp
• Monckton, Frances Jane. rcp
• Montgomery, James, 1771-1854. rcp
• Morley, Frances Parker, Countess of. rcp
• Nasmyth, Mary. rcp
• Pellew, Frances, d. 1870. rcp
• Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. rcp
• Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814. rcp
• Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895. rcp
• Rickman, Edwin S. rcp
• Southey, Robert, 1774-1843. rcp
• Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876. rcp
• Wilkin, Simon, 1790-1862. rcp
• Wingham, Francis. rcp
• Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925