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- Creator
- Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853
- Call number
- Pforz MS
- Physical description
- 205 items
- Preferred Citation
- Amelia Opie manuscript material : 205 items, 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.
Amelia Opie, née Alderson, English novelist and poet. The Amelia Opie manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and artwork. The writings include: a holograph story, "The Brithday," and a number of holograph poems. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1828-1845. Correspondents include: Elizabeth Inchbald, the writer and actress; James Montgomery, the hymn writer and poet; Jane Porter, the novelist; Robert Southey, the poet, and over thirty others. The artwork consists of over one hundred thirty pencil portraits of friends and relatives, most of whom remain unidentified.
Key terms
Names
- Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853
- Bidwell, John, d. 1873 (Recipient)
- Bury, Charlotte Campbell, Lady, 1775-1861 (Recipient)
- Chisholme, William (Recipient)
- Constable, Archibald, 1774-1827 (Recipient)
- Dyer, George, 1755-1841 (Recipient)
- Erskine, Henrietta E (Recipient)
- Fletcher, Josiah (Recipient)
- Fontaine, Eliza (Recipient)
- Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871 (Recipient)
- Galignani, Jean Antoine, 1796-1873 (Recipient)
- Gilbert, Davies, 1767-1839 (Recipient)
- Harrington, Elizabeth Still, -1912 (Recipient)
- Hayley, William, 1745-1820 (Recipient)
- Hunter, Susanna (Recipient)
- Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821 (Recipient)
- Lemaistre, Elizabeth (Recipient)
- Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868 (Recipient)
- Monckton, Frances Jane (Recipient)
- Montgomery, James, 1771-1854 (Recipient)
- Morley, Frances Parker, Countess of (Recipient)
- Nasmyth, Mary (Recipient)
- Pellew, Frances, d. 1870 (Recipient)
- Porter, Jane, 1776-1850 (Recipient)
- Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814 (Recipient)
- Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895 (Recipient)
- Rickman, Edwin S (Recipient)
- Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 (Recipient)
- Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876 (Recipient)
- Wilkin, Simon, 1790-1862 (Recipient)
- Wingham, Francis (Recipient)
Subjects
- English poetry -- 18th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
- English poetry -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
- Novelists, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence
- Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Poets, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence
- Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- Short stories, English -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
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Location
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His CircleStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Third Floor, Room 319