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Creator
Broughton, John Cam Hobhouse, Baron, 1786-1869
Call number
Pforz MS
Physical description
49 items
Language
English
Preferred Citation
John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material, Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library
Repository
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Access to materials
Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.

The John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: a holograph inscription in his copy of the works of Pope, attesting that the book was previously owned by Byron; a holograph English translation from the original Greek of Thomas Love Peacock's poem, "A White-Bait Dinner"; and a notebook of holograph notes in Italian and English on Berni, Montaigne, Bayle, Roscoe, and others. The correspondence is dated chiefly between 1823 and 1850, and discusses publishing matters, his political career, and various matters relating to Lord Byron and his legacy. Correspondents include: Thomas Love Peacock; the politician and writer Sir John Bowring; the philanthropist Angela Burdett-Coutts; the portrait painter John Jackson, and over a dozen others.

Biographical/historical information

John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton, English politician and friend of Lord Byron.

Scope and arrangement

The John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material is arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

This guide lists and describes the manuscript materials held by the Pforzheimer Collection that were created by John Cam Hobhouse, first Baron Broughton, whether in his own hand, or in that of an amanuensis. These items have been acquired throughout much of the history of the Collection, and are kept at the New York Public Library. The first Hobhouse manuscripts added to the Collection were part of a trove of materials relating to Thomas Love Peacock, acquired through auction in 1949. Only a few Hobhouse manuscripts were accessioned over the next two decades, but in the 1970s over a dozen were purchased, through various auctions and book dealers. Since the Pforzheimer Collection's 1986 move to the New York Public Library, six Hobhouse manuscripts have been acquired. Because the Pforzheimer Collection collects actively, its holdings in John Cam Hobhouse manuscript material may grow in the future as items become available for acquisition.

Processing information

Processed by Charles Cuykendall Carter in 2024.

Related Material

In addition to manuscripts by Hobhouse, the Pforzheimer Collection also holds copies, in first or early editions, of most of Hobhouse's works published during his lifetime. Included among the Hobhouse printed materials is a presentation copy to the politician Edward Ellice of the 1820 parliamentary proceedings relating to Hobhouse's anonymous pamphlet, A Trifling Mistake. Also held are a small handful of portraits of Hobhouse, including a large mezzotint, engraved by Charles Turner after James Lonsdale; and a smaller stipple-engraved portrait by James Hopwood after Abraham Wivell. Among the Collection's Hobhhouse-related secondary sources are Michael Joyce's biography My Friend H(1948); and Byron's Bulldog(1984), a selection of Hobhouse letters to Byron, edited by Peter W. Graham. Across the hall from the Pforzheimer Collection, the Library's Berg Collection holds four holograph diaries of Hobhouse's, dating from 1814 to 1816, and containing material related to Lord Byron.

Using the collection

Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319

Access to materials

Restricted access. Request an in-person research appointment.