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 Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS Hughes, TGuide to the Thomas Hughes collection of papers, 1856-1899 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Staff 2006 Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

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 Descriptive Summary Thomas Hughes collection of papers, 1856-1899 Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896. Berg Coll MSS Hughes, T185 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
New York, New York
 This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence. Subjects Personal Names Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888. Bowen, Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, Baron, 1835-1894. Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883. Kingsley, Frances Eliza Grenfell, 1814-1891. Macmillan, Daniel. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), former owner. Young, Owen, D.,d1874- former owner. Organizations Macmillan & Co. Subjects Hughes, Thomas, 1822-1896. Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

 Custodial History

Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young.

 Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

 Biography

Thomas Hughes was an English novelist and biographer.

 Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence. The manuscripts include an incomplete lecture and an article. The correspondence includes letters, dating from 1856 to 1899, from the author to Frances Eliza (Grenfell) Kingsley, Daniel Macmillan, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1857 to 1864, between various correspondents, including Matthew Arnold, Charles Synge Bowen, Richard Doyle, Macmillan and Co., and others. There is also an undated letter from Richard Doyle to Hughes.

 Series Descriptions/Container List Manuscripts Manuscript box Autograph material, miscellaneous: 1 signature 1887 Oct. 28 ms. 1 item

H.

Cased Beating the bounds. Holograph. Not the ms. of the article by Hughes which appeared under the same title in the St. Nicholas magazine for April, 1879 n.d. ms. 22 p.

With the concluding lines on a separate slip in another hand. H.

Manuscript box Work and wealth. Holograph text of lecture delivered in the United States. Incomplete. Wanting p. 8-9, 11-12, 16 n.d. ms. 20 p. Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box Brassey, Lord. 3 ALS and 1 ANS to. One undated 1873 Apr. 2 - 1879 Mar. 5 corr. out 4 letters

H.

In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Carpenter,Mrs. ALS to 1887 Mar. 24 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Crosby, C. F. ALS to 1876 Dec. 15 corr. out 1 letter Manuscript box Eden, Miss. ALS to 1864 June 13 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Fraser, Mrs. ALS to 1884 Oct. 22 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [Gale], [Wm.]. ALS to 1878 Oct. 31 corr. out 1 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Hales. ALS to 1868 Feb. 11 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Hobart. ALS to 1862 Oct. 14 corr. out 1 letter Manuscript box Kingsley, Frances Eliza (Grenfell). ALS to 1875 Sept. 15 corr. out 1 letter Manuscript box Kingsley, Frances Eliza (Grenfell). ALS to 1875 Dec. 1 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Kingsley, Frances Eliza (Grenfell). ALS to 1877 Dec. 6 corr. out 1 letter Manuscript box Kingsley, Frances Eliza (Grenfell). ALS to 1883 May 12 corr. out 1 letter In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Lewes, G. H. ALS to 1865 May 15 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [Ludlow?], John. ALS to 1874 Jan. 13 corr. out 1 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Ludlow, J. M. ALS to [n.d.] corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Macmillan, Daniel. 90 ALS to 1856 Oct. 11 - 1863 May 30 corr. out 90 letters in 9 folders

On verso of [March 4, 1858] letter: Doyle, Richard. ALS to Thomas Hughes. [n.d.] 1 p.

In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 Smith. ALS to 1874 Mar. 30 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Sully. ALS to 1863 Feb. 7 corr. out 1 letter Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1865 May 9 corr. out 2 p. Inserted in album 15 ALS to various correspondents 1866 - 1877 corr. out 15 letters

Viscount Birkenhead; Frank Fletcher; W. T. H. Howe bookplate

In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1866 June 18 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1867 June 17 corr. out 1 letter In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1868 Oct. 28 corr. out 1 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1876 Jan. 4 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1876 Aug. 20 corr. out 1 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1877 Jan. 12 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1877 Oct. 17 corr. out 2 p. In: Hughes, Thomas. 15 ALS to various correspondents. 1866-1877 [--?]. ALS to 1885 Oct. 21 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1893 Aug. 3 corr. out 2 p.

H.

Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1895 Nov. 3 corr. out 2 p.

Y.

Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1899 Aug. 28 corr. out 1 letter Inserted in his: Tom Brown's school days. Cambridge [Eng.] 1857 [--?]. ALS to [n.d.] corr. out 3 p. Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box. On verso of: Hughes, Thomas. 90 ALS to Daniel Macmillan. Oct. 11, 1856-May 30, 1863, letter of Mar. 4, 1858 Doyle, Richard. ALS to Thomas Hughes [n.d.] in. corr. 1 p. Related Correspondence Manuscript box Arnold, Matthew. ALS to Alexander Macmillan. Mentions Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's school days 1857 Oct. 12 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Bowen, Charles Synge Christopher, baron. 7 ALS to Macmillan and co. Mentions Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's school days [1859 Oct. - 1862 Mar.] related corr. 15 p. Manuscript box Dansey, Edward. ALS to Macmillan and co. Mentions Thomas Hughes and Charles Kingsley 1860 Dec. 24 related corr. 1 letter Manuscript box Dobell, Clarence M. 6 ALS to Macmillan and co. Relates to illustrations for Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's school days 1860 Feb. 9 - [1861? Mar. 14] related corr. 6 letters Manuscript box Dobell, Sydney. 3 ALS to Macmillan and co. Comments on Coventry Patmore and Thomas Hughes [1860] Aug. 5 - [1861] Dec. 11 related corr. 3 letters

With additional letter by John Dobell for his son, Dec. 10, 1862

Manuscript box Doyle, Richard. 23 ALS to Macmillan and co. Relates to Thomas Hughes' The scouring of the white horse [1857 Dec. - 1858 Dec.] related corr. 23 letters Manuscript box Seymour, Ernest Richard. ALS to Macmillan and co. Mentions Thomas Hughes 1858 Mar. 10 related corr. 1 letter

With: Spottiswoode, George Andrew. 3 ALS to Macmillan and co. [March 1861]

Manuscript box (Hughes) Shymper, J. W. & E. 4 letters to Macmillan and co. Relates to Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's school days and Charles Kingsley's The heroes 1858 July 20 - 1858 Oct. 11 related corr. 4 letters Manuscript box Williams and Norgate, booksellers. London. 3 letters to Macmillan and co. Mentions Thomas Hughes' Tom Brown's school days 1858 Feb. 11 - 1864 Sept. 26 related corr. 3 letters