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- unitid
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{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Richardson, S", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19259", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1746-1761", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1746/1761"}
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1746
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1761
- keydate
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1746
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Samuel Richardson collection of papers"}
- repository
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{"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
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{"value"=>"This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence, as well as a pencil portrait of the author."}
- prefercite
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{"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
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{"value"=>"Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Samuel Richardson was an English novelist.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence, as well as a pencil portrait of the author. The manuscripts consist of essays and poems about the author by William Cowper, Lady Eliza Echlin, and Sir Walter Scott. The correspondence consists of letters, dating from 1746 to 1761, from the author to Elizabeth Carter and Lady Eliza Echlin. There are letters to Richardson from Elizabeth Carter, Colley Cibber, Edward Young and others, dating from 1749 to 1760.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Samuel Richardson collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19259#c244280'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19259#c244287'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19259#c244304'>Portraits</a></div>\n</li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.</p>"}
- userestrict
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{"value"=>"<p>For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.</p>"}
- note
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{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
- extent_statement
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20 items
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1746
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1761