Wilkie Collins collection of papers, 1849-1890.

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Creator

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 325 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, a diary for 1867 and 1868, and legal documents. The manuscripts include holographs of stories,bibliographies, and notes for various works, as well as a manuscript copy in the hand of an amanuensis with holograph sections of "The Lighthouse." The correspondenceincludes letters, dating from 1849 to 1888, from the author to George Bentley, Richard Bentley, Peter Cunningham, George Smith, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from 1862 to 1898, between various correspondents including Harriet ElizabethBartley, Sir Walter Besant, Sir Hall Caine, Samuel Lucas, Harriet Martineau, the literary agency A. P. Watt & son, and others. There are letters to Collins from George Bentley, Charles Dickens, A.P. Watt and Son, and others, dating from 1859-1891.

Biographical/Historical Note

Wilkie Collins was an English writer of short stories, biographies, and novels.

Controlled Access Terms

• Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
• Correspondence.
• Diaries.

Additional Creator Names

• Bartley, Harriet Elizabeth.
• Bentley, George, 1828-1895.
• Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871.
• Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901.
• Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931.
• Cunningham, Peter, 1816-1869.
• Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
• Lucas, Samuel, 1818-1868.
• Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876.
• Smith, George, 1824-1901.
• A. P. Watt and Son.
• Barrett, Oliver R. (Oliver Roger), 1873-1950. fmo
• Berg, Albert Ashton, 1872-1950. fmo
• Berg, Henry W., 1858-1938. fmo
• Field, Eugene, 1850-1895. fmo
• Forgues, E. D. (Emile Daurand), 1813-1883. fmo
• Forgues, Leon. fmo
• Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) fmo
• Underwood, Frederic Douglass. fmo
• A. P. Watt and Son. fmo