Frederick Rolfe collection of papers

id
2158
origination
Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-1913
date statement
1891-1954 [bulk 1891-1910]
key date
1891
identifier (local_mss)
19331
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Rolfe
b-number
b15974107
total components
53
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:24 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:50:59 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1891-1954", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1891/1954"}
{"value"=>"1891-1910", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1891/1910"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Frederick Rolfe 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, a typescript, 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"=>"Rolfe, Frederick, 1860-1913", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Frederick Rolfe was an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. He wrote under the pseudonym Baron Corvo.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe. The typescript was purchased with the John Shaw Billings Memorial Collection fund.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, a typescript, and correspondence by and about the author. The manuscripts include a poem and lists of books and characters; the typescript is a carbon of \"Unpublished Letters of Baron Corvo.\" The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1891 to 1911, to W. W. Astor, Charles Philip Kains-Jackson, G. T. Maquay, and Lonsdale Ragg, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from [1891?] to 1954, between various correspondents, including R. H. Benson, Winifred E. Deighton, Leonard H. Green, Charles Philip Kains-Jackson, John Gambril Nicholson, Laura Ragg, Lonsdale Ragg, Nancy Gleeson White, and others. There is also an August 1909 letter to Rolfe from Lonsdale Ragg.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Frederick Rolfe collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19331#c223971'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19331#c223976'>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
1891
date_inclusive_end
1954
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1891
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
48 items
date_start
1891
date_end
1954
date_bulk_start
1891
date_bulk_end
1910

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