Arthur Symons collection of papers

id
508
origination
Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945
date statement
1888-1933
key date
1888
identifier (local_mss)
19269
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Symons, A
b-number
b15965702
total components
44
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 14:58:56 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 18:38:58 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitdate
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date_inclusive_start
1888
date_inclusive_end
1933
keydate
1888
unittitle
{"value"=>"Arthur Symons 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, and correspondence."}
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"=>"Symons, Arthur, 1865-1945", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Arthur Symons was a Welsh poet, playwright, art and literary critic, essayist, translator, and biographer.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Frank Fletcher, Lady Gregory, W. T. H. Howe, John Quinn, and W. Van R. Whitall.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence by and about the author. The manuscripts and typescripts consist of poems, essays, plays, and lists of works by the author, as well as translations of Arthur Rimbaud in Symons's hand, and a reader's report on Symons by Edward Garnett. The correspondence consists of letters by the author, dating from [1890] to 1933, to Mackenzie Bell, Lady Isabella Augusta Persse Gregory, Elkin Mathews, Clement King Shorter, Algernon Charles Swinburne, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from [1908] to 1924, between various correspondents including Rhoda Symons, William Butler Yeats, the literary agency J. B. Pinker and Son, and others.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Arthur Symons collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19269#c217077'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19269#c217096'>Correspondence</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. Some materials are from a bequest by John D. Gordan.</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>"}
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
159 items
date_start
1888
date_end
1933

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