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Additional authors

1. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
2. Cini, Bartolomeo
3. Cini, Tommaso
4. Clairmont, Antonia Ghi(s)lain d'Hembyze, 1800-1868
5. Clairmont, Pauline, 1825-1891
6. Clairmont, Wilhelm, 1831-1895
7. Farina, Margherita Cini
8. French, Charlotte Emma Georgina, 1818-1896
9. Silsbee, Edward Augustus, 1826-1900
10. Taylor, Emma, 1841 or 1842-
11. Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881

Description

1. 63 items

Summary

1. The manuscript material by Claire Clairmont in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: two holograph journals kept during her travels with the Shelleys; holograph notes and essays prepared for E. J. Trelawny, relating to Shelley and Byron; and an effusive book inscription to Captain Edward Silsbee, the Shelley enthusiast. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1847-1856, and includes reflections on her experiences with Byron and the Shelleys, and various matters of family interest. Correspondents include: Lord Byron, English poet; Antonia Clairmont, her sister-in-law; Edward John Trelawny, the writer and adventurer; and over half a dozen others.

Subject

1. Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 > Friends and associates
2. Clairmont, Claire, 1798-1879 > Correspondence
3. Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 > Friends and associates
4. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824 > Relations with women

Call number

1. Pforz MS

Access (note)

1. Restricted access;

Biography (note)

1. Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, commonly known as "Claire," step-sister of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and member of the Shelley circle. A writer of significant journals and letters, she spent many years as a governess, and was the mother of Allegra by George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron.

Author

1. Clairmont, Claire, 1798-1879.

Title

1. Claire Clairmont manuscript material, 1814-1879

Restricted access

1. Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

1. Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, commonly known as "Claire," step-sister of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and member of the Shelley circle. A writer of significant journals and letters, she spent many years as a governess, and was the mother of Allegra by George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron.

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1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Request Access to the Pforzheimer Collection
3. Finding Aid

Added author

1. Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, addressee.
2. Cini, Bartolomeo, addressee.
3. Cini, Tommaso, addressee.
4. Clairmont, Antonia Ghi(s)lain d'Hembyze, 1800-1868, addressee.
5. Clairmont, Pauline, 1825-1891, addressee.
6. Clairmont, Wilhelm, 1831-1895, addressee.
7. Farina, Margherita Cini, addressee.
8. French, Charlotte Emma Georgina, 1818-1896, addressee.
9. Silsbee, Edward Augustus, 1826-1900, addressee.
10. Taylor, Emma, 1841 or 1842- addressee.
11. Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881, addressee.

Research call number

1. Pforz MS