William Sharp collection of papers

id
6568
origination
Sharp, William, 1855-1905
date statement
1883?]-1909 [bulk 1890-1909]
key date
1883
identifier (local_mss)
19182
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Sharp
b-number
b15922508
total components
111
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 19:31:12 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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unitdate
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unittitle
{"value"=>"William Sharp 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, 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"=>"Sharp, William, 1855-1905", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>William Sharp was a Scottish poet, novelist, short story writer, biographer, essayist, and dramatist who also wrote under the pseudonym Fiona Macleod.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>The bulk of the collection was previously owned by W. T. H. Howe.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, typescripts, and correspondence. The manuscripts include essays, poems, and miscellaneous manuscript material. The typescripts include drafts of stories, essays, a contents list, and instructions for the printer. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence by the author, dating from 1894 to 1905, to Harry Buxon Forman, Lady Gregory, John Lane, Thomas B. Mosher, Herbert Stuart Stone, T. Fisher Unwin, W. B. Yeats, and others. Also present are letters relating to the author, dating from 1892 to 1909, between various correspondents, including Lawrence Gilman, C. A. Janvier, Thomas B. Mosher, Arthur C. Stedman, Walt Whitman, Duffield & Company, and others. There are letters to Sharp from H. Buxton Forman and Thomas Bird Mosher, dating from [1883?] to 1901.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Sharp collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19182#c255187'>Manuscripts and Typescripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19182#c255202'>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.</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>"}
date_inclusive_start
1883
date_inclusive_end
1909
note
{"value"=>"<p>Card catalog available.</p>", "encodinganalog"=>"555"}
keydate
1883
processinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.</p>"}
extent_statement
115 items
date_start
1883
date_end
1909
date_bulk_start
1890
date_bulk_end
1909

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