William Plomer collection of papers

id
6553
origination
Plomer, William, 1903-1973
date statement
1921-1973
key date
1921
identifier (local_mss)
19257
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Plomer
b-number
b15960837
total components
45
total series
2
max depth
3
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:38 UTC
updated
2018-06-04 19:30:45 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1921-1973", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1921/1973"}
date_inclusive_start
1921
date_inclusive_end
1973
keydate
1921
unittitle
{"value"=>"William Plomer 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, and correspondence."}
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"=>"Plomer, William, 1903-1973", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>William Plomer was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, librettist, and songwriter.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, and correspondence. The manuscripts and typescripts consist of librettos, essays, interviews, lectures, and poems by the author. The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1921 to 1973, to Graham Ackroyd, Susan Hill, Simon Nowell-Smith, William Sansom, Leonard Woolf, Virginia Woolf, and others. There is also a letter to Plomer from W. S. Maugham, dated Sept. 30, 1934.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Plomer collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19257#c254944'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19257#c254968'>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. Plomer's essay on Virginia Woolf was a gift of Simon Nowell-Smith.</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>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources. Plomer's essay on Virginia Woolf was a gift of Simon Nowell-Smith.</p>"}
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
257 items
date_start
1921
date_end
1973

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