Robert Southey collection of papers

id
5344
origination
Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
date statement
1793-1959 [bulk 1798-1839]
key date
1793
identifier (local_mss)
19181
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Southey
b-number
b15922507
total components
141
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:18 UTC
updated
2026-08-16 02:10:26 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1793-1959", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1793/1959"}
{"value"=>"1798-1839", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1798/1839"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Robert Southey 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 that includes manuscripts, correspondence, an undated commonplace book, and an undated notebook."}
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"=>"Southey, Robert, 1774-1843", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Robert Southey was the poet laureate of England from 1813-1843, an essayist, and an early leader of the \"Lake School\" of radical poets.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the materials was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. Former owners also include Roderick Terry, Frank Fletcher, Katharine Southey, and Caroline Bowles.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection that includes manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, an undated commonplace book, and an undated notebook. The manuscripts consist of holograph poems and portions of novels. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from [1794] to 1839, to Joseph Cottle, John Abraham Heraud, Edward Moxon, Edith Fricker Southey, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, dating from ca. 1816 to 1959, between various correspondents including Richard Brudenell Exton, Charles Southey, W. H. Somerton, Caroline Southey, Lord Ashley, earl of Shaftesbury, and others. There are letters to Southey from Joanna Baillie, George Howland Beaumont, George Canning, A. Anderson Feldborg, Samuel Carter Hall, Benjamin Robert Haydon, William Hayley, Robert Sheldon MacKenzie, Lord Ashley, earl of Shaftesbury, Caroline Bowles Southey, Charles Lamb, Walter Savage Landor, Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth, and others, dating from [1798] to 1839.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Robert Southey collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19181#c243313'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19181#c243350'>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.</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-10373 [Microfilm]", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}
date_inclusive_start
1793
date_inclusive_end
1959
altformavail
{"value"=>"<p>74 A.L.S. to various correspondents, chiefly to Joseph Cottle, his brother Henry Herbert Southey and to literary friends : 1797-1839. Available on microfilm as part of Robert Southey collection of papers; service copy classmark: *Z-10373</p>"}
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1793
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
106 items
date_start
1793
date_end
1959
date_bulk_start
1798
date_bulk_end
1839

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