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Creator
Chesson, W. H. (Wilfrid Hugh)
Call number
Berg Coll MSS Chesson
Physical description
99 items
Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Repository
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
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This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence.

Biographical/historical information

Wilfrid Hugh Chesson was an English literary critic.

Scope and arrangement

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and correspondence by, as well as to, the author. The bulk of the collection includes undated reader's reports sent to the publishing firm of T. Fisher Unwin about various authors, as well as memoranda and notes. The correspondence includes letters from Chesson, dating from 1893 to 1906, to Seosamh MacCathmhaoil (ie. Joseph Campbell) and to the publishing firm of T. Fisher Unwin, as well as letters to Chesson from Matthew P. Shiel, dating from 1906-1946.

The Wilfrid Hugh Chesson collection of papers are arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Source of acquisition

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Processing information

Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Using the collection

Location

Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 320

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature