James Fenimore Cooper collection of papers

id
3043
origination
Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851
date statement
1825-1904 [bulk 1825-1849]
key date
1825
identifier (local_mss)
19163
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Cooper
b-number
b15889882
total components
43
total series
3
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Berg Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:39 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:12:10 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitdate
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{"value"=>"1825-1849", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1825/1849"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"James Fenimore Cooper 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, and financial documents."}
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"=>"Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist, essayist, and writer of historical works.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include the publisher Richard Bentley, Edward Walker Harden, W. T. H. Howe, the Rev. Paul E. McAlenney, and Owen D. Young. The letters from Joseph Conrad to David Garnett were a bequest of John D. Gordan.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence, and financial documents. The manuscripts comprise portions of his novels and stories including \"Afloat and Ashore,\" \"The Headsman,\" \"Homeward Bound,\" \"The Oak Openings, or, The Bee-Hunter,\" \"The Prairie,\" \"The Water Witch,\" and \"Wyandotte\"; as well as drafts of the essays \"Old Ironsides\" and \"The History of the Navy of the United States.\" The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1825 to [1850], to John Fagan, Thomas W. Field, James S. Mead, J. D. P. Ogden, J. K. Paulding, Henry Philips, Lady William Russell, Charles Wilkes, the publishers Carey and Lea, and others; as well as letters, dating from [1842] to 1904, between various correspondents, including Richard Harris Barham, Richard Bentley, Joseph Conrad, Susan Fenimore Cooper, Charles Henry Hart, and others. There is also a letter addressed to Cooper from Sir Walter Scott, dated 1826.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The James Fenimore Cooper collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19163#c231055'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19163#c231067'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19163#c231096'>Financial Documents</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
1825
date_inclusive_end
1904
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1825
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
45 items
date_start
1825
date_end
1904
date_bulk_start
1825
date_bulk_end
1849

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