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Creator
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882
Call number
Berg Coll MSS Ainsworth
Physical description
131 linear feet (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, correspondence by and about the author, notebooks dating from 1843 to 1845, and pictorial works.

Biographical/historical information

William Harrison Ainsworth was an English novelist.

Scope and arrangement

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, notebooks dating from 1843 to 1845, and pictorial works. The manuscripts include poems and portions and drafts of novels. The pictorial works include drawings by George Cruikshank for Ainsworth's novels. The correspondence includes letters from the author, dating from [1836] to 1889, to Richard Harris Barham, George Cruikshank, his cousin Dr. James Bower Harrison, William Charles Mark Kent, and others, as well as letters relating to the author, dating from [1839] to 1841, between Richard Harris Barham and Richard Bentley.

The William Harrison Ainsworth collection of papers are arranged in three series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

Previous owners include W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. The notebooks were a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Donald F. Hyde in honor of Dr. A. A. Berg.

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

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