Edward Thomas collection of papers

id
1739
origination
Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917
date statement
1892]-1939
key date
1892
identifier (local_mss)
19111
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Thomas, E
b-number
b15822447
total components
89
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:16 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:10:56 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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unitdate
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unittitle
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repository
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abstract
{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, notebooks, 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"=>"Thomas, Edward, 1878-1917", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Edward Thomas was a British poet, critic, and essayist.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, notebooks, and correspondence. The manuscripts include holograph essays, short stories, and notes toward works, some of which were published, including his essay on Algernon Charles Swinburne, a study on Walter Pater, \"Horae Solitariae,\" and \"Cloud Castle and Other Papers.\" Also included is a holograph genealogical chart of the poet's family on his mother's side, typescripts for essays and short stories, criticism, and poems. The notebooks include holographs of his autobiography, notes towards his essays and short stories, field notes, and lecture notes, and an anthology of favorite poems. The manuscripts also include notes by Dylan Thomas, related to the author, used by Thomas for various radio broadcasts. The correspondence, dating from [1892] to [1917], includes letters from the author to John Freeman, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, and others. There are also letters relating to the author, dating from 1900 to 1939, from Gordon Bottomley to Helen Noble Thomas, from Eleanor Farjeon to John Cecil Moore, and from Helen Thomas to John Cecil Moore, and others. There are letters to Thomas from Emily Bottomley, Joseph Conrad, George H. Dyer, Robert Frost, Henry C. Notrutt, and George H. Perris, dating from 1894 to 1916.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Edward Thomas collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19111#c221917'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19111#c221976'>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.</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
1892
date_inclusive_end
1939
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1892
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
326 items
date_start
1892
date_end
1939

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