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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 access to this collection.
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.
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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