William Gilmore Simms collection of papers

id
6495
origination
Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870
date statement
1839]-[1869?
key date
1839
identifier (local_mss)
19328
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Simms
b-number
b15974104
total components
15
total series
1
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:37 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 19:29:28 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Simms", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19328", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1839]-[1869?", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"questionable", "normal"=>"1839/1869"}
date_inclusive_start
1839
date_inclusive_end
1869
keydate
1839
unittitle
{"value"=>"William Gilmore Simms 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 correspondence written by the author."}
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"=>"Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>William Gilmore Simms was an American writer of biographies, essays, historical romances, lyric poetry, poetic drama, literary criticism, and short stories.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the material was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of correspondence written by the author. The letters, dating from [1839] to [1869?], are addressed to E. L. Carey, T. Apoleon Cheney, Josh Esten Cooke, Caroline Howard Gilman, Rufus Wilmot Griswold, Sarah Margaret Fuller, Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, and others.</p>"}
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>"}
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
14 items
date_start
1839
date_end
1869

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  1. Correspondence [14/1]