W. S. Gilbert manuscript material

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unitid

{"value"=>"23454", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), 1836-1911", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"W. S. Gilbert manuscript material"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1895-1899", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1895/1899"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 items"}], "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>· To Miss Laura Smith : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 May 1899 : (MISC 1480) : begins, \"I shall be pleased to show you my gardens, if you think it is likely that they are worth describing.\" With a clipping of a letter to the editor by Gilbert in The Daily Telegraph describing a correspondence with Comtesse de Brémont.</p><p>· To Miss Schlesinger, at Hillfield, Aldenham, Kent : 1 autograph letter signed : 18 Nov 1895 : (MISC 1738) : begins, \"I suppose one ought to be very proud & happy to be fifty-nine.\" With stamped envelope.</p>"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>W. S. Gilbert, English playwright best known for the comic operas he wrote in partnership with composer Arthur Sullivan.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

date_start

1895

keydate

1895

date_end

1899

date_inclusive_start

1895

date_inclusive_end

1899

extent_statement

2 items

prefercite

{"value"=>"W. S. Gilbert manuscript material : 2 items, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"W. S. Gilbert, English playwright best known for the comic operas he wrote in partnership with composer Arthur Sullivan. &#xB7; To Miss Laura Smith : 1 autograph letter signed : 20 May 1899 : (MISC 1480) : begins, \"I shall be pleased to show you my gardens, if you think it is likely that they are worth describing.\" With a clipping of a letter to the editor by Gilbert in The Daily Telegraph describing a correspondence with Comtesse de Br&#xE9;mont.", "generated"=>true}

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