William Jerdan manuscript material

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unitid

{"value"=>"23582", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Pforz MS", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b18151157", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1815-1867", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1815/1867"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Jerdan manuscript material"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"25 items", "unit"=>"items"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The William Jerdan manuscript material in The New York Public Library's Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include a number of short pieces that appeared in literary journals. The correspondence dates from 1815 to 1867 and includes letters to Lady Blessington, the writer and literary hostess; Henry Colburn, the publisher; Thomas Hood, the poet and humorist, and a few others."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Jerdan, William, 1782-1869", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>William Jerdan, the Scots-born journalist and antiquarian.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Includes holograph manuscripts of poems, short stories and miscellaneous writings that appeared in London literary journals (<span class=\"title\">The Keepsake</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bentley's Miscellany</span>) from the mid-1820s to the early 1840s, as well some apparantly unpublished writings. Correspondence largely reflects Jerdan's work as a literary editor and critic.</p>"}

{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Jerdan manuscript material is arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/23582#c1769610'>Series I: Writings</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/23582#c1769626'>Series II: Correspondence</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}

date_start

1815

keydate

1815

date_end

1867

date_inclusive_start

1815

date_inclusive_end

1867

extent_statement

25 items

prefercite

{"value"=>"William Jerdan manuscript material, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}

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1. Series I: Writings [15/1]
2. Series II: Correspondence [7/1]