Title

John Keats collection of papers, 1816-1948 bulk (1816-1924).

Author

Keats, John, 1795-1821.

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Additional Authors

• Brawne, Fanny, 1800-1865.
• Causley, Charles, 1917-2003.
• Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.
• Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927.
• Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917.
• Forman, Maurice Buxton.
• Gordan, John D., 1907-1968.
• Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859.
• Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965.
• Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-
• Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895.
• Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925.
• Lynd, Helen Merrell, 1896-
• Sharp, William, 1855-1905.
• Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917.
• Whitall, William Van R.
• Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937.
• Woodhouse, Henrietta F.

Description

54 items.

Subjects

• Keats, John, 1795-1821
• Notebooks
• Correspondence

Genre/Form

• Correspondence.
• Notebooks.

Biography (note)

• John Keats was an English poet and literary critic.

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. Previous owners include Leonard Clark, Amelia B. Edwards, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Jerome Kern, W. T. H. Howe, and Owen D. Young.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Keats

Author

Keats, John, 1795-1821.

Title

John Keats collection of papers, 1816-1948 bulk (1816-1924).

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts by and about the poet, correspondence, and an undated notebook. The manuscripts include poems and portions of poems, some of which are copied in the hand of Frederick Locker-Lampson and Helen (Merrell) Lynd. The manuscripts also include poems, essays, and notes relating to Keats by Charles Causley, Randall Jarrell, Elizabeth Jennings, and Edward Thomas. The correspondence consists of letters from the poet, dating from 1816 to [1820], to Fanny Brawne, Charles Cowden Clarke, Leigh Hunt, and others, as well as letters relating to Keats, dating from [1883] to 1948, between various correspondents, including Sir Sidney Colvin, H. Buxton Forman, Maurice Buxton Forman, John D. Gordan, Leigh Hunt, Amy Lowell, William Sharp, W. Van R. Whitall, Thomas J. Wise, Henrietta Woodhouse, and others.

Biography

John Keats was an English poet and literary critic.

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

Brawne, Fanny, 1800-1865.

Causley, Charles, 1917-2003.

Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877.

Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927.

Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917.

Forman, Maurice Buxton.

Gordan, John D., 1907-1968.

Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859.

Jarrell, Randall, 1914-1965.

Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-

Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895.

Lowell, Amy, 1874-1925.

Lynd, Helen Merrell, 1896-

Sharp, William, 1855-1905.

Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917.

Whitall, William Van R.

Wise, Thomas James, 1859-1937.

Woodhouse, Henrietta F.

Clark, Leonard. Former owner

Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford, 1831-1892. Former owner

Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner

Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Former owner

Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953. Former owner

Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner

Research Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Keats