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- Creator
- Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864
- Call number
- Pforz Ms
- Physical description
- 208 items
- Preferred Citation
- Walter Savage Landor manuscript material : 208 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.
Walter Savage Landor, English poet and author. The Walter Savage Landor manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and documents. The writings include: holograph dialogs from his Imaginary Conversations; holograph poems and epigrams compiled for his Last Fruit off an Old Tree; and holograph poems in Latin and Italian. The bulk of the correspondence dates from between 1833 and 1843. Correspondents include: William Allingham, Irish poet; Lady Blessington, Irish-born writer and literary hostess; and Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military and political leader. The documents consist of account sheets of Landor's dealings with his bankers, J. and P. Jones of Abergavenny.
Key terms
Names
- Allingham, William, 1824-1889 (recipient)
- Blakesley, Joseph Williams, 1808-1885 (recipient)
- Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, 1789-1849 (recipient)
- Bolívar, Simón, 1783-1830 (recipient)
- Cumberland, George, 1754-1848 (recipient)
- Dalby, John Watson b. 1799 (recipient)
- Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881 (recipient)
- Hare, Julius Charles, 1795-1855 (recipient)
- Hogg, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1862 (addressee)
- Howitt, William, 1792-1879 (recipient)
- Hunter, Susanna (recipient)
- Kerslake, T. (Thomas), 1812-1891 (recipient)
- Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864
- Langford, John Alfred, 1823-1903 (recipient)
- J. and P. Jones, (bankers)
- William Blackwood and Sons (recipient)
Subjects
- Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
- English poetry -- 19th century -- Manuscripts -- Specimens
- Poets, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
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Using the collection
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