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Sir Walter Scott collection of papers

Title
Sir Walter Scott collection of papers, 1796-1931 bulk (1797-1837).
Author
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Barham, R. H. Dalton (Richard Harris Dalton), 1815-1886.
  • Hazlitt, Sarah Stoddart.
  • Ballantyne, John, 1774-1821.
  • Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
  • Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
  • Hamilton, Anne, Lady, 1766-1846.
  • Peel, Robert, 1723-1795.
  • Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851.
  • Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831.
  • Southey, Robert, 1774-1843.
  • Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
  • Maxwell-Scott, Walter, Sir, 1875-1954.
  • Wells, Gabriel, 1862-1946.
  • Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
Description
55 items.
Summary
This is a synthetic collection that includes manuscripts, notebooks, letters, portraits of Scott, and drawings for his books, as well as legal and financial documents.
Subject
  • Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
  • Scott, Walter, 1771-1832 > Portraits
Genre/Form
  • Commonplace books.
  • Correspondence.
  • Notebooks.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet and literary biographer.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Provenance (note)
  • This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the material is from Owen D. Young, W. T. H. Howe, Jerome Kern, William Winter, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg. Hazlitt's poetry commonplace book includes a note on the fly-leaf: "This book belonged to Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Mrs. Sarah Stoddart Hazlitt, Mr. William Hazlitt, John Payne Collier, [and] Harry B. Smith" with S. Stoddart's name label. Barham's notebooks were a gift of Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Dr. A. A. Berg.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Scott
OCLC
NYPW03-A262
Author
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832.
Title
Sir Walter Scott collection of papers, 1796-1931 bulk (1797-1837).
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Berg Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Sir Walter Scott was a Scottish novelist, poet and literary biographer.
Provenance
This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the material is from Owen D. Young, W. T. H. Howe, Jerome Kern, William Winter, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg. Hazlitt's poetry commonplace book includes a note on the fly-leaf: "This book belonged to Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Mrs. Sarah Stoddart Hazlitt, Mr. William Hazlitt, John Payne Collier, [and] Harry B. Smith" with S. Stoddart's name label. Barham's notebooks were a gift of Mr. & Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Dr. A. A. Berg.
Indexes
Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.
Local Note
Creation of collection-level record funded with the generous support of the Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.
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Finding Aid
Added Author
Barham, R. H. Dalton (Richard Harris Dalton), 1815-1886.
Hazlitt, Sarah Stoddart.
Ballantyne, John, 1774-1821.
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824.
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
Hamilton, Anne, Lady, 1766-1846.
Peel, Robert, 1723-1795.
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851.
Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831.
Southey, Robert, 1774-1843.
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
Maxwell-Scott, Walter, Sir, 1875-1954.
Wells, Gabriel, 1862-1946.
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909.
Berg, Albert Ashton, 1872-1950. Former owner
Berg, Henry W., 1858-1938. Former owner
Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner
Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Former owner
Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834. Former owner
Lamb, Mary, 1764-1847. Former owner
Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830. Former owner
Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883. Former owner
Smith, Harry Bache, 1860-1936. Former owner
Hyde, Donald, 1909-1966. Donor
Eccles, Mary Hyde Eccles, Viscountess, 1912-2003. Donor
Research Call Number
Berg Coll MSS Scott
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