Matthew Arnold collection of papers

id
4199
origination
Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
date statement
1857-1888
key date
1857
identifier (local_mss)
19227
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Arnold [Text]
b-number
b15934732
total components
17
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:58 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:13:09 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1857-1888", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1857/1888"}
date_inclusive_start
1857
date_inclusive_end
1888
keydate
1857
unittitle
{"value"=>"Matthew Arnold 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 and correspondence to and from the author."}
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"=>"Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Matthew Arnold was an English literary critic, poet, and essayist.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and Bliss Perry.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence by the author. The manuscripts include poems, essays, and notes about the author by Louise De la Ramee, Randall Jarrell, and Louis MacNeice. The correspondence, dating from 1857 to 1888, includes letters from the author to John Duke Coleridge, Edmund Gosse, William D. O'Connor, Stanhope Sprigg, and others, as well a letter from William Douglas O'Connor to the author relating to Walt Whitman.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Matthew Arnold collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19227#c238119'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19227#c238132'>Manuscripts</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-10340 [Microfilm]", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}
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
15 items
date_start
1857
date_end
1888

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