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Additional authors

1. Waterlow, Sydney, 1878-1944.
2. Bentley, George, 1828-1895.
3. Gissing, Algernon, 1860-1937.
4. Gissing, Ellen, 1867-
5. Gissing, Margaret.
6. Gissing, William.
7. Pinker, James B., 1863-1922.
8. Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942.
9. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.
10. James, Henry, 1843-1916.
11. Moore, George, 1852-1933.
12. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
13. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup)
14. Pforzheimer, Arthur.
15. Glemby, Harry.
16. Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928.
17. Pemberton, T. Edgar (Thomas Edgar), 1849-1905.
18. Young, Owen D., 1874-
19. Lawrence & Bullen.

Description

1. 1,108 items.

Summary

1. This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, diaries kept from 1879 to 1913, a commonplace book, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works.

Subject

1. Gissing, George, 1857-1903
2. Gissing, George, 1857-1903 > Portraits
3. Commonplace books
4. Correspondence
5. Diaries

Genre/Form

1. Commonplace books.
2. Correspondence.
3. Diaries.

Call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Gissing

Biography (note)

1. George Gissing was a British novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and literary critic.

Language (note)

1. Some materials in French.

Indexes/finding aids (note)

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Provenance (note)

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Arthur Pforzheimer. Other former owners include John Ford, Algernon Gissing, Harry Glemby, Herschel V. Jones, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Clement Shorter, and Owen D. Young.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged
2. Will microfilm;

Author

1. Gissing, George, 1857-1903.

Title

1. George Gissing collection of papers, 1871-1954 bulk (1878-1929).

Biography

1. George Gissing was a British novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and literary critic.

Language

1. Some materials in French.

Provenance

1. This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Arthur Pforzheimer. Other former owners include John Ford, Algernon Gissing, Harry Glemby, Herschel V. Jones, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Clement Shorter, and Owen D. Young.

Indexes

1. Inventory list and card catalog available in repository.

Processing action

1. Will microfilm; 20080603

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Waterlow, Sydney, 1878-1944.
2. Bentley, George, 1828-1895.
3. Gissing, Algernon, 1860-1937.
4. Gissing, Ellen, 1867-
5. Gissing, Margaret.
6. Gissing, William.
7. Pinker, James B., 1863-1922.
8. Roberts, Morley, 1857-1942.
9. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926.
10. James, Henry, 1843-1916.
11. Moore, George, 1852-1933.
12. Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.
13. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup) Former owner
14. Pforzheimer, Arthur. Former owner
15. Gissing, Algernon, 1860-1937. Former owner
16. Glemby, Harry. Former owner
17. Jones, Herschel V. (Herschel Vespasian), 1861-1928. Former owner
18. Pemberton, T. Edgar (Thomas Edgar), 1849-1905. Former owner
19. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926. Former owner
20. Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner
21. Lawrence & Bullen.

Research call number

1. Berg Coll MSS Gissing [Text]
2. *Z-10346 [Microfilm]