Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains documents written by or regarding prominent literary and historical figures between the years 1665 and 2005. The bulk of this collection dates from 1790 to 1900, and consists of primarily of letters and lithographs. Items from a disassembled nineteenth century autograph book include letters, lithographs, biographical sketches, and autographs. Items from a survey done by bibliographer and indexer William Maccrillis Griswold include completed questionnaires and...

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Includes three sets of galley proofs and a manuscript of "Swinburne" with a note that it is for insertion in the galley.

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection documenting the career of British Catholic author Francis Thompson, through correspondence; manuscripts of essays, plays, poetry, and reviews; notebooks; works by others regarding Thompson in the form of biographies, criticism, translation, and performing and visual arts inspired by his poetry. Insight into Thompson's life is provided by his correspondence with publishers and friends, particularly the editors at The Academy and the...

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Recordings on audio cassette and phonograph disc have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on audio reel and motion picture film are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific...

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Thompson's writings are in manuscript except where otherwise noted.

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Recordings on audio cassette and phonograph disc have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on audio reel and motion picture film are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific...

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Thompson's writings are in manuscript except where otherwise noted.

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Recordings on audio cassette and phonograph disc have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on audio reel and motion picture film are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection documenting the career of British Catholic author Francis Thompson, through correspondence; manuscripts of essays, plays, poetry, and reviews; notebooks; works by others regarding Thompson in the form of biographies, criticism, translation, and performing and visual arts inspired by his poetry. Insight into Thompson's life is provided by his correspondence with publishers and friends, particularly the editors at The Academy and the...

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Recordings on audio cassette and phonograph disc have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on audio reel and motion picture film are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-subseries: Contains translations of "The Hound of Heaven" and the short poem "To W.M." The bulk appear to have been collected by Daniel O'Connor of Essex, England, probably with the intention of publishing them. It appears that additional languages were added later by Wilfrid Meynell and Terence Connolly. Many translations include a portion of the original envelope, a label made by Terence Connolly, and a photograph of the translator. A few also include correspondence to O'Connor, Meynell, and...

Restrictions on Access Collection is open for research. Recordings on audio cassette and phonograph disc have been digitally copied; all original media was retained, but may not be played due to format. Digital use copies can only be accessed in the Burns Library Reading Room. Recordings on audio reel and motion picture film are not available for playback due to format impermanence and can not be reformatted by Burns Library at this time. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific...

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Bibliographic materials, notes, and drafts for a book-length work on the fifth-century Gallo-Roman diplomat and bishop Sidonius Apollinaris.

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This collection contains materials by and about Catholic British author and artist G. K. Chesterton. Contents include correspondence, some with Hilaire Belloc, Kenelyn Foss, and John Lane as well as drawings, ephemera, novels, plays, nonfiction works, essays, and poetry by Chesterton. This includes chapters from his book Orthodoxy. Additional materials include correspondence and graphic materials about Chesterton.

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: The majority of the papers consists of correspondence to Maurice Lenihan. The papers also contain records from Lenihan's service as joint secretary of the O'Connell Testimonial Committee in Limerick. The committee records include minutes and correspondence, newspaper clippings, a history of the committee's work, expenses, and a subscriber list for the statue of Daniel O'Connell erected by the Committee. Further documenting Lenihan's life is a manuscript notebook of his memoirs, which may be...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: These papers document the scholarly work of Charles Upson Clark through correspondence, writings, and ephemera. His writings include book reviews and an unpublished memoir, "Platform Ramblings.". Also included are his notes, likely from his student years, on topics such as biology, languages, and philosophy. His ephemera includes pre-printed greetings and announcement postcards he created to promote his lecture tours, as well as collected cards from his childhood. There is also a document in...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: These papers document the scholarly work of Charles Upson Clark through correspondence, writings, and ephemera. His writings include book reviews and an unpublished memoir, "Platform Ramblings.". Also included are his notes, likely from his student years, on topics such as biology, languages, and philosophy. His ephemera includes pre-printed greetings and announcement postcards he created to promote his lecture tours, as well as collected cards from his childhood. There is also a document in...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: Scrapbooks of newspaper clippings assembled by Patrick Kane. The scrapbooks pertain mostly to Irish and Irish-American politics, as well as Catholic concerns. Although clippings include news and current affairs, many contain historical articles or cultural content, particularly verse. Kane frequently reused account ledgers or print books to house his clipping collections, which are pasted over existing content. The publications from which Kane took the clippings are rarely indicated, and...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the literary life of British Catholic authors and editors Alice and Wilfrid Meynell, as well as their sponsorship of poet Francis Thompson. It contains materials created or collected by both Alice and Wilfrid, as well as six of their children: Everard, Francis, Madeline, Monica, Sebastian, and Viola. Materials include correspondence, drawings, ephemera, manuscripts, photographs, proofs of publications, and a scrapbook. Alice Meynell’s materials mostly...

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection documents the literary life of British Catholic authors and editors Alice and Wilfrid Meynell, as well as their sponsorship of poet Francis Thompson. It contains materials created or collected by both Alice and Wilfrid, as well as six of their children: Everard, Francis, Madeline, Monica, Sebastian, and Viola. Materials include correspondence, drawings, ephemera, manuscripts, photographs, proofs of publications, and a scrapbook. Alice Meynell’s materials mostly...

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