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Creator
L. E. L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), 1802-1838
Call number
Pforz MS
Physical description
16 items
Language
English
Preferred Citation
Letitia Elizabeth Landon 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
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The Letitia Elizabeth Landon manuscript material in The New York Public Library's Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include poems, brief critical remarks, and an essay fragment on Sir Walter Scott's female characters. Correspondents include the writers Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall, the journalist William Jerdan, the essayist Abraham Hayward, and others.

Biographical/historical information

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (married name Maclean), the English poet and writer who published as L.E.L.

Scope and arrangement

The Letitia Elizabeth Landon manuscript material is arranged in two series:

Administrative information

Custodial history

Eight of the Pforzheimer Collection's L.E.L. manuscripts were acquired in 2018 as part of a small collection of William Jerdan's papers. The others were acquired earlier, most before the 1986 arrival of the Pforzheimer Collection to The New York Public Library.

Related Material

A small collection of L.E.L. manuscripts is held by the Library's Berg Collection of English and American Literature. Consult the Berg Collection separately for inquiries and access.

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.