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William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers

Title: William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, [1823]-1889.
Author: Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882.
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Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Mixed material	Permit needed	Berg Coll MSS Ainsworth	Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Description

131 items.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Correspondence.
Notebooks.

Biography (note)

William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist.

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 W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. The notebooks were a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Dr. A. A. Berg.

Call Number

Berg Coll MSS Ainsworth

Author

Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882.

Title

William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers, [1823]-1889.

Summary

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, notebooks dating from 1843 to 1845, and pictorial works. The manuscripts include poems and portions and drafts of novels. The pictorial works include drawings by George Cruikshank for Ainsworth's novels. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from [1836] to 1889, to Richard Harris Barham, George Cruikshank, his cousin Dr. James Bower Harrison, William Charles Mark Kent, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from [1839] to 1841, between Richard Harris Barham and Richard Bentley. Also present are letters to the author from Richard Harris Barham, George Cruikshank, W. M. Thackeray and others dating from 1823 through 1857.

Biography

William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist.

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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Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871.

Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878.

Harrison, James Bower.

Ingoldsby, Thomas, 1788-1845.

Kent, Charles, 1823-1902.

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

Young, Owen D., 1874- Former owner

Eccles, Mary Hyde Eccles, Viscountess, 1912-2003. Donor

Hyde, Donald, 1909-1966. Donor

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