Henry Rider Haggard collection of papers

id
2699
origination
Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925
date statement
1879-1920 [bulk 1885-1915]
key date
1879
identifier (local_mss)
19284
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Haggard
b-number
b15969217
total components
52
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:33 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:54:08 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"=>"1879-1920", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1879/1920"}
{"value"=>"1885-1915", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1885/1915"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Henry Rider Haggard 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 mansucripts, a typescript, correspondence, financial and 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"=>"Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Henry Rider Haggard was an English novelist of adventure, fantasy, and historical fiction.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p> Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and the literary agency A. P. Watt and Son.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of mansucripts, a typescript, correspondence, financial and legal documents, and a portrait photograph. The manuscripts consist of a story by the author and an article by Andrew Lang about him. The typescript is the preface to his \"Nada the Lily.\" The correspondence consists of letters by the author, dating from 1885 to 1920, to Peter Fenelon Collier, William Hooker Gillette, Harold Massingham, Richard C. White, William Arthur Wills, the publishing firm of Cassell & Co., the literary agency A. P. Watt and Son, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from 1884 to 1914, between various correspondents, including Spencer C. Blackett, William Hooker Gillette, Charles James Longman, A. P. Watt and Son, and others. There are letters written to the author from James F. Burrill, Cassell & Co., Ltd., Harper & Bros., John Cordy Jeaffreson, the Redpath Lyceum Bureau, Robert Pearsall Smith, A. P. Watt & Son, William Arthur Wills, and others dating from 1879-1895.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Henry Rider Haggard collection of papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19284#c226009'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19284#c226049'>Financial and Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19284#c226054'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19284#c226059'>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>"}
date_inclusive_start
1879
date_inclusive_end
1920
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1879
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
204 items
date_start
1879
date_end
1920
date_bulk_start
1885
date_bulk_end
1915

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