Frank Swinnerton collection of papers

id
2114
origination
Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-
date statement
1912-1978
key date
1912
identifier (local_mss)
19309
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Swinnerton
b-number
b15970385
total components
32
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:23 UTC
updated
2019-05-24 17:18:50 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1912-1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1912/1978"}
date_inclusive_start
1912
date_inclusive_end
1978
keydate
1912
unittitle
{"value"=>"Frank Swinnerton 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 a typescript, correspondence, legal documents, and a portrait photograph."}
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"=>"Swinnerton, Frank, 1884-", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Frank Swinnerton was an English novelist, short-story writer, and literary critic.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Martin Secker.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of a typescript, correspondence by and about the author, legal documents, and a portrait photograph. The typescript is a contribution to a collection of tributes to Max Beerbohm. The bulk of the collection consists of letters from the author, dating from 1912 to 1978, to St. John Greer Ervine, Henry James Forman, Clayton Hoagland, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, Reginald Pound, Siegfried Sassoon, Martin Secker, Sylvia Hope Gibsone Secker, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1924 to 1940, between various correspondents, including Carl Van Vechten, Hugh Walpole, and the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son. There are letters to Swinnerton from Herbert Mitgang, dating from 1967 to 1975.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Frank Swinnerton collection of papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19309#c223861'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19309#c223863'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19309#c223889'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19309#c223891'>Portraits</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>"}
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
524 items
date_start
1912
date_end
1978

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