George Gissing collection of papers

id
2276
origination
Gissing, George, 1857-1903
date statement
1871-1954 [bulk 1878-1929]
key date
1871
identifier (local_mss)
19211
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Gissing [Text]
b-number
b15934716
total components
563
total series
5
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:26 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:13:05 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"=>"1871-1954", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1871/1954"}
{"value"=>"1878-1929", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1878/1929"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"George Gissing 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, correspondence, diaries kept from 1879 to 1913, a commonplace book, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works."}
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"=>"Gissing, George, 1857-1903", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>George Gissing was a British novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and literary critic.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Arthur Pforzheimer. Other former owners include John Ford, Algernon Gissing, Harry Glemby, Herschel V. Jones, Thomas Edgar Pemberton, Clement Shorter, and Owen D. Young.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, diaries kept from 1879 to 1913, a commonplace book, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works. The manuscripts include novels, stories, and essays by the author, including the holograph of the novels \"Demos\" and \"New Grub Street.\" The diaries include two volumes kept by Sir Sydney Philip Perigal Waterlow from 1907 to 1913. The bulk of the collection includes correspondence, written by the author, dating from 1876 to 1904, to George Bentley, Arthur Henry Bullen, Joseph Conrad, his brother Algernon Gissing, his sister Ellen, his sister Margaret, James B. Pinker, Morley Roberts, Clement Shorter, and others. The correspondence also includes letters relating to the author, dating from 1897 to 1954, between various individuals including Henry James, George Moore, Morley Roberts, H. G. Wells, and others. There are letters to the author from his brothers, Algernon and William Gissing, from the publishers Lawrence and Bullen, and from James B. Pinker, dating from 1875 through 1900.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The George Gissing collection of papers are arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19211#c224100'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19211#c224129'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19211#c224648'>Financial and Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19211#c224656'>Portraits and Pictorial Works</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19211#c224661'>Flora</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>"}
physloc
{"value"=>"*Z-10346 [Microfilm]", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}
date_inclusive_start
1871
date_inclusive_end
1954
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
langmaterial_code
fre
eng
keydate
1871
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Some materials in French"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
1,108 items
date_start
1871
date_end
1954
date_bulk_start
1878
date_bulk_end
1929

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