E. M. Forster collection of papers

id
1643
origination
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
date statement
1904-1969
key date
1904
identifier (local_mss)
19134
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Forster
b-number
b15847221
total components
49
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:15 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:44:46 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1904-1969", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1904/1969"}
date_inclusive_start
1904
date_inclusive_end
1969
keydate
1904
unittitle
{"value"=>"E. M. Forster 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 and correspondence."}
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"=>"Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>E. M. Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence. The manuscripts include a holograph poem, an essay on Virginia Woolf, and drafts of essays. There are manuscripts by Joe Randolph Ackerley, William Plomer, and others relating to the author. The correspondence includes letters by the author, dating from [1904] to 1969, to Edward Arnold & Co., publishers; Arnold Bennett, Ford Madox Ford, Elizabeth Hart, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Edward Sackville-West, the Society of Authors, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from 1904-1960, between various correspondents including Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, and others.There are letters written to the author from Robin Mayor, Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols, and Virginia Woolf, dating from 1922 to 1942.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The E. M. Forster collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19134#c220440'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19134#c220453'>Correspondence</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. Donors include Wendell Stacy Johnson and the estate of Elizabeth (Dillingham) Hart Edge.</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>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Donors include Wendell Stacy Johnson and the estate of Elizabeth (Dillingham) Hart Edge.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
656 items
date_start
1904
date_end
1969

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