Research Catalog
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
- Finding Aid
Available Online
Details
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- Connect to:
- 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 ownerBerg, Henry W., 1858-1938. Former ownerYoung, Owen D., 1874- Former ownerHowe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former ownerKern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Former ownerLamb, Charles, 1775-1834. Former ownerLamb, Mary, 1764-1847. Former ownerHazlitt, William, 1778-1830. Former ownerCollier, John Payne, 1789-1883. Former ownerSmith, Harry Bache, 1860-1936. Former ownerHyde, Donald, 1909-1966. DonorEccles, Mary Hyde Eccles, Viscountess, 1912-2003. Donor
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll MSS Scott