Max Beerbohm collection of papers

id
4214
origination
Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956
date statement
1878-1964 [bulk 1909-1957]
key date
1878
identifier (local_mss)
19114
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Beerbohm
b-number
b15822451
total components
149
total series
4
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:58 UTC
updated
2026-08-15 02:11:16 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
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{"value"=>"1909-1957", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1909/1957"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Max Beerbohm 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, typescripts, correspondence, a diary for 1911-1933, an undated notebook, 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"=>"Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Sir Max Beerbohm was a British essayist, drama critic, and caricaturist.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Former owners include W. T. H. Howe, Owen D. Young, Frank Fletcher, and Rupert Brooke.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p> This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence, a diary for 1911-1933, an undated notebook, legal documents, portraits and pictorial works. The manuscripts include holographs from \"A Christmas Garland,\" \"The Dreadful Dragon of Hay Hill,\" and other essays; notes toward works, and short stories. The typescripts include essays, stories, and contributions to a collection of tributes to the author for his 80th birthday. The legal documents include agreements and royalty statements for the author and the author's will. The correspondence includes letters, from 1885 to 1955, from the author to Edmund Gosse, Selwyn Jepson, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author and his 80th birthday tribute album, dating from 1903 to 1964, between various correspondents including Clive Bell, Robert W. Fenn, William Heinemann, Ltd., Selwyn Jepson, and others. There are letters to Beerbohm from Selwyn Jepson, W. S. Maugham, Bernard Shaw, and others, dating from 1898 to 1956.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Max Beerbohm collection of papers are arranged in four series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19114#c238631'>Manuscripts & Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19114#c238678'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19114#c238762'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19114#c238766'>Portraits and Pictorial Works</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
1878
date_inclusive_end
1964
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1878
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
546 items
date_start
1878
date_end
1964
date_bulk_start
1909
date_bulk_end
1957

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