- unitid
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{"value"=>"2275", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 2275", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1862/1922", "value"=>"1862-1922"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1862
- date_inclusive_end
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1922
- keydate
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1862
- date_start
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1862
- date_end
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1922
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Frank P. O'Brien papers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Frank P. O'Brien, a dentist in New York City, was a collector of Beadle and Adams dime novels and half-dime novels. These novels were published from 1859 to 1905 (Orville J. Victor was the editor). Dr. O'Brien was known as \"the living authority on the affairs of the House of Beadle\". Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, copyrights, certificates of deposit, miscellaneous accounts and notes, and printed matter. Personal correspondence includes letters, 1865-1921, from authors of the dime novels mostly to Dr. O'Brien. Manuscripts are of short stories by Beadle authors and various manuscripts for a prize contest. Also, copyrights, 1867-1869, issued by the Library of Congress; certificates of deposit, 1862-1869, of title pages for copyright; Beadle related letters, accounts and notes, 1865-1897; and newsclippings concerning dime novels."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"<p>Frank P. O'Brien papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"O'Brien, Frank P", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Dr. Frank P. O'Brien, a dentist in the city of New York, was a collector of Beadle and Adams dime novels and half-dime novels. These books were published from 1859 to 1905 and Mr. Orville J. Victor was the editor. Dr. O'Brien became a personal friend of most of the writers and was known as \"the living authority on the affairs 6f the House of Beadle\".</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection contains personal correspondence from authors of the dime novels, 1865 - 1921, most of which is to Dr. Frank P. O'Brien; there are short story manuscripts by Beadle authors (it is unknown whether they were published); various manuscripts for a prize contest; certificates of deposit of title pages for copyright, 1862 - 1869; copyrights issued by the library of congress, 1867 - 1869; miscellaneous Beadle related letters, accounts and notes, 1865 - 1897 and copies of dime novel related newspaper clippings.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>1922; 1923; 1951, Received from Dr. O'Brien</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by LB, 10-30-86</p>"}
- extent_statement
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1 linear foot (1 box)