Collection of Sir Richard Birnie letters and related materials

id
11265
origination
Birnie, Richard, 1758 or 1759-1832
date statement
1791-1837
key date
1791
identifier (local_mss)
184401
org unit
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
call number
Pforz MS
b-number
b21729438
total components
41
total series
6
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Berg Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2020-11-05 17:23:12 UTC
updated
2022-09-26 15:10:58 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitid
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{"value"=>"Pforzheimer Manuscripts (MISC 4500-4534)", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b21729438", "type"=>"local_b"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1791-1837", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1791/1837"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Collection of Sir Richard Birnie letters and related materials"}
physdesc
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle</span>"}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"English"}
origination
{"value"=>"Birnie, Richard, 1758 or 1759-1832", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Sir Richard Birnie, Scots-born police magistrate in London.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>Includes 18 Richard Birnie letters, most to his wife, Louisa; 4 letters to Birnie (correspondents including John Beckett, Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, and T. B. Mash of the Lord Chamberlain's Office); 4 letters from Louisa Birnie to her children; and one letter to Louisa from her father, James Birrell. Also including: an 1806 Captain's Commission document to Birnie; an 1812 official document to Birnie on behalf of the King; an 1822 Banff Literary Society diploma to Birnie; a manuscript list of police officers stationed under Birnie; and various documents on Birnie family history and the Birnie coat of arms.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Collection of Sir Richard Birnie letters and related materials are arranged in six series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599155'>1790s</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599159'>1800s</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599163'>1810s</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599176'>1820s</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599185'>1830s</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/cps/184401#c1599191'>Papers re: Birnie family history, etc</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
date_start
1791
keydate
1791
date_end
1837
date_inclusive_start
1791
date_inclusive_end
1837
prefercite
{"value"=>"Collection of Sir Richard Birnie letters and related materials, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library"}
abstract
{"value"=>"Sir Richard Birnie, Scots-born police magistrate in London. Includes 18 Richard Birnie letters, most to his wife, Louisa; 4 letters to Birnie (correspondents including John Beckett, Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, and T. B. Mash of the Lord Chamberlain's Office); 4 letters from Louisa Birnie to her children; and one letter to Louisa from her father, James Birrell. Also including: an 1806 Captain's Commission document to Birnie; an 1812 official document to Birnie on behalf of the King; an 1822 Banff Literary Society diploma to Birnie; a manuscript list of police officers stationed under Birnie; and various documents on Birnie family history and the Birnie coat of arms.", "generated"=>true}
extent_statement
1 box, 35 items : .25 linear feet

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