Charles Lutwidge Dodgson collection of papers

id
1041
origination
Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898
date statement
1851?]-1932 [bulk 1864-1897]
key date
1851
identifier (local_mss)
19160
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Dodgson
b-number
b15887349
total components
96
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:04 UTC
updated
2026-08-14 02:11:16 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
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unittitle
{"value"=>"Charles Lutwidge Dodgson collection of papers"}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library.</span> <span class=\"subarea\">The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span> <div class=\"address\"><span class=\"addressline\">New York, New York</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, and pictorial works."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge, 1832-1898", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Charles Dodgson was an English novelist, essayist, writer of children's literature, and mathematician. He wrote literary works under the pen name Lewis Carroll.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the collection was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. Previous owners also include Frank Fletcher and Sir Edward Howard Marsh.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, and pictorial works. The manuscripts include poems, stories, and mathematical studies. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence by the author, dating from 1864 to 1897, to Florence Balfour Foster, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, Beatrice Hatch, Edith Morley, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1870 to 1932, between various correspondents including George Lillie Craik, Florence Balfour Foster, John Galsworthy, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, W. T. Spencer, and others. There are letters from Dante Gabriel Rossetti and from Christina Rossetti to Dodgson, dating from 1864 and 1865. The pictorial works consist primarily of illustrations by Harry Furniss, E. W. Kemble, and Sir John Tenniel for publication of the author's works, including \"Sylvie and Bruno,\" \"Alice in Wonderland,\" and \"Through the Looking-Glass.\"</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Charles Lutwidge Dodgson collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19160#c219299'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19160#c219311'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19160#c219382'>Pictorial Works</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</p>"}
date_inclusive_start
1851
date_inclusive_end
1932
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1851
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
167 items
date_start
1851
date_end
1932
date_bulk_start
1864
date_bulk_end
1897

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