William Watson collection of papers

id
6581
origination
Watson, William, 1858-1935
date statement
1881]-1926
key date
1881
identifier (local_mss)
19338
org unit
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
call number
Berg Coll MSS Watson, W
b-number
b15975771
total components
20
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 19:31:24 UTC
status note
(missing)
Display Aeon link
true

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physdesc
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unitid
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{"value"=>"19338", "type"=>"local_mss"}
unitdate
{"value"=>"1881]-1926", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"inferred", "normal"=>"1881/1926"}
date_inclusive_start
1881
date_inclusive_end
1926
keydate
1881
unittitle
{"value"=>"William Watson 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 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"=>"Watson, William, 1858-1935", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>William Watson was an English poet, essayist, and editor.</p>"}
custodhist
{"value"=>"<p>Previous owners include Sir Hall Caine, Florence Ellen Henniker, and Clement King Shorter.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence. The manuscripts comprise poems by the author and a tribute to him, written by Humbert Wolfe. The correspondence comprises letters from the author, dating from [1881] to 1926, to Sir Hall Caine, William Leonard Courtney, Florence Ellen Hungerford Milnes Henniker, Clement King Shorter, the literary agency T. Fisher Unwin, and others.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The William Watson collection of papers are arranged in two series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19338#c255411'>Manuscripts</a></div>\n</li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/brg/19338#c255421'>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>"}
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
143 items
date_start
1881
date_end
1926

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