Ronald Firbank collection of papers

id
5376
origination
Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926
date statement
1896-1952 [bulk 1905-1926]
key date
1896
identifier (local_mss)
19141
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Firbank
b-number
b15847648
total components
183
total series
5
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 02:09:39 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Firbank", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19141", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1896-1952", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1896/1952"}
{"value"=>"1905-1926", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1905/1926"}
unittitle
{"value"=>"Ronald Firbank 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 typescripts, notebooks, correspondence, legal documents, pictorial works, flower cuttings, an album of photographs and autographs, and portraits."}
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"=>"Firbank, Ronald, 1886-1926", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Ronald Firbank, born Arthur Annesley Ronald Firbank, was a British novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Former owners include Carl Van Vechten.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, notebooks, correspondence by and about the author, legal documents, pictorial works, flower cuttings, an album of photographs and autographs, and portraits. The manuscripts and typescripts include typewritten drafts of stories, holograph notes and fragments of works, as well translations of the the author's works. The undated notebooks include stories, novels, and translations. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence by the author, dating from 1922 to 1925, to Carl Van Vechten,and others. The collection also includes letters about the author, dating from 1905 to 1952, between various correspondents including Heather Firbank, Lady Jane Harriette Garrett Firbank, Carl Van Vechten, Edwin James Wallace and others. There are letters to the author from Guy Chapman, members of the Firbank family, Manuel (Manolo) de Hernandez y Sevilla, Antonio de Hoyos y Vincent, Rollo St. Clair Talboys, Carl Van Vechten, H. G. Wells, and others, dating from 1897 to 1926.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Ronald Firbank collection of papers are arranged in five series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19141#c243454'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19141#c243477'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19141#c243613'>Legal Documents</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19141#c243619'>Portraits and Pictorial Works</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19141#c243634'>Miscellaneous</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
1896
date_inclusive_end
1952
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1896
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
279 items
date_start
1896
date_end
1952
date_bulk_start
1905
date_bulk_end
1926

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