Charlotte Yonge letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"186078", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS 186078", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b22754278", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1880s-1900", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1880/1900"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charlotte Yonge letters"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.21 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charlotte Yonge (1823-1901) was a prolific 19th century English writer, best known for her romantic novel, <span class=\"title\">The Heir of Redclyffe</span> (1853). The Charlotte Yonge letters, dating from the 1880s to 1900, document her correspondence with various acquaintances in the later years of her life."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Yonge, Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary), 1823-1901", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charlotte Mary Yonge (born 1823 in Otterbourne, England) was a profuse 19th century English novelist. She was best known for her romantic novel, <span class=\"title\">The Heir of Redclyffe</span> (1853). Yonge was educated at home by her father, William Yonge, and spent more than a decade leading a writing group for her younger girl cousins. She also taught at the local Sunday School in Otterbourne, England.</p> <p>Yonge died in 1901 in Otterbourne, England.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Charlotte Yonge letters, dating from the 1880s to 1900, feature envelopes and letters from Yonge to acquaintances in the later years of her life. The collection contains two envelopes, four complete and two fragmented handwritten and signed letters, and six clipped signatures.</p> <p>In one of the complete letters, dated 1889, Yonge introduces a school girl's writing to a possible patron. Two of the letters, dated 1889 and 1900, are addressed to a son and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Leathes. Yonge writes about exchanging novels and poetry with the recipients and praises <span class=\"title\">The Autobiography of Mrs. Gilbert</span> (1874) by Ann Taylor. The two envelopes in the collection pair with the letters written to the mother and son. In the last complete letter, Yonge accepts an invitation from \"my dear Mrs. Shipley.\"</p> <p>The two longer fragmented letters impart Yonge's exhibition recommendations at the British Museum and her attempts to fetch books from her collection and the library. The rest of the fragmented letters consist of the end of a sentence, the complimentary close, and Yonge's signature.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>The collection is arranged chronologically.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Whitmore Rare Books in 2021.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Amy Lau</span> in <span class=\"date\">2022</span>.</p>"}

relatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Charlotte Mary Yonge manuscript material, 1865-1871</p>"}

date_start

1880

keydate

1880

date_end

1900

date_inclusive_start

1880

date_inclusive_end

1900

extent_statement

0.21 linear feet (1 box)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Charlotte Yonge letters, Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library"}

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