William Robert Langfeld papers

id
6557
origination
Langfeld, William R. (William Robert), 1882-1941
date statement
1925-1941 [bulk 1930-1936]
key date
1925
identifier (local_mss)
1690
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 1690
b-number
b11848375
total components
3
total series
0
max depth
1
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:05:38 UTC
updated
2018-01-18 20:08:19 UTC
status note
(missing)
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true

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unitid
{"value"=>"1690", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 1690", "type"=>"local_call"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1925-1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1925/1941"}
{"value"=>"1930-1936", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1930/1936"}
date_inclusive_start
1925
date_inclusive_end
1941
keydate
1925
date_start
1925
date_end
1941
unittitle
{"value"=>"William Robert Langfeld papers"}
physdesc
{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear foot (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}
repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"William Robert Langfeld (1882-1941) was an American bibliographer and poet. His published bibliographies were devoted to Washington Irving. He contributed poems to the anthology Pennsylvania Poets (1936). Collection consists of correspondence, handwritten notes, dealers' catalogs, and printed materials about Washington Irving. Bulk of collection is letters received by Langfeld from book dealers, librarians and bibliographers concerning his work on Irving."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>William Robert Langfeld papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"Langfeld, William R. (William Robert), 1882-1941", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>William Robert Langfeld (b. 1882-) was a Philadelphia bibliographer and poet. His published work in bibliography is devoted to Washington Irving: a compilation of Irving's poetry (NYPL Bulletin vol. 34) and a bibliography of Irving's work (NYPL Bulletin vol. 36), later published as a monograph by the Library in 1934. He also contributed a set of poems entitled \"Modernity\" to the anthology <em render=\"underline\">Pennsylvania Poets</em>, Henry Harrison, Publ., New York, 1936.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of this collection is comprised of correspondence received by Langfeld between the years 1927 and 1941, with most of the letters dating from the period 1930-1936. For the most part these letters are from book dealers, librarians and fellow bibliographers and related to Langfeld's work on Washington Irving. The collection also contains handwritten notes, dealers' catalogs and printed material all relating to Washington Irving.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>1943, Gift from Mrs. William Langfeld</p>"}
extent_statement
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)
date_bulk_start
1930
date_bulk_end
1936

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