- physdesc
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- unitid
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{"value"=>"Berg Coll MSS Ainsworth", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"19294", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1823]-1889", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"inferred", "normal"=>"1823/1889"}
- date_inclusive_start
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1823
- date_inclusive_end
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1889
- keydate
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1823
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"William Harrison Ainsworth 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, correspondence by and about the author, notebooks dating from 1843 to 1845, and pictorial works."}
- 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"=>"Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist.</p>"}
- custodhist
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{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. The notebooks were a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Dr. A. A. Berg.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, notebooks dating from 1843 to 1845, and pictorial works. The manuscripts include poems and portions and drafts of novels. The pictorial works include drawings by George Cruikshank for Ainsworth's novels. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from [1836] to 1889, to Richard Harris Barham, George Cruikshank, his cousin Dr. James Bower Harrison, William Charles Mark Kent, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from [1839] to 1841, between Richard Harris Barham and Richard Bentley.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers are arranged in three series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19294#c254114'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19294#c254124'>Correspondence</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19294#c254186'>Pictorial Works</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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131 linear feet (items)
- date_start
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1823
- date_end
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1889