Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron (afterwards Noel, poet)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1788–1824. - 1824
Found in 236 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence between Lord Byron and correspondents with surnames from Mulock-Murray, G., 1814-1820.
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Identifier: MS.43486
Scope and Contents
Letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.
Letters of Thomas Samuel Mulock to Lord Byron, 1820: ff.1-6;
Letter of Miss G. Murray to Lord Byron, 1814: ff.7-8.
Dates:
1814-1820.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and correspondents with surnames from Nathan-Rowley., 1807-1823, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43504
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation, the letters of Rocca had been placed before those of Ridgeway. These have now been changed so that they adhere to the alphabetical arrangement and the folio numbers updated accordingly.Further correspondence has been added to the end of the sequence.
Unpublished poem ‘On reading Lord Byron’s Bride of Abydos’, by A Baldry, beginning 'The tale is...
Dates:
1807-1823, undated.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and correspondents with surnames from Salvo-Shee., 1810-1823.
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Identifier: MS.43505
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation, the letters of Sanders had been placed before those of Salvo. These have now been changed so that they adhere to the alphabetical arrangement and the folio numbers updated accordingly. The letters of Alexander Scott at folios 4-22 have been transcribed and published in the article ''Come back to Venice, My Lord': Alexander Scott's Letters to Lord Byron', by...
Dates:
1810-1823.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and correspondents with surnames from Ussieres-Watson., 1808-1819, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43510
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent surname. When first made available for consultation, before foliation, the letters of Elizabeth Warton were housed in Ms.43512. These were moved to their current location during cataloguing.Letter of Lord Byron to Henrietta D'Ussieres, 1814: folios 1-2;Letters of Susan Vaughan to Lord Byron, 1812: folios 3-19;Letter of Batista Villani to John Cam Hobhouse, 1819: folios 20-21;...
Dates:
1808-1819, undated.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and Douglas Kinnaird., 1814-1824.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43452-43456
Scope and Contents
Douglas James William Kinnaird (1788-1830) and Lord Byron were close friends and wrote to each other regularly. The level of correspondence increased after Lord Byron left England to live on the Continent following the breakdown of his marriage. Kinnaird acted as agent and power of attorney for his friend, which necessitated him becoming very involved in the business and private affairs of the poet. As such, their correspondence forms a significant and important source for information...
Dates:
1814-1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Douglas James William Kinnaird.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse., 1808-1824.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43438-43443
Scope and Contents
John Cam Hobhouse was the closest friend of Lord Byron. Having met at Cambridge, they remained in close contact until the poet died in 1824. The letters of Byron to Hobhouse provide important insights into their friendship, lives and works, as well as information relating to the wider Byron circle.
Dates:
1808-1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to John Cam Hobhouse, Baron Broughton.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and John Murray II; with letters of and to John Murray, publishers, relating to Lord Byron., 1811-1965, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43487-43503
Scope and Contents
The publishing house of John Murray was closely connected with the poet, Lord Byron. This relationship started when John Murray [II] published the first canto of 'Childe Harold's Pilgrimage' in 1812. The poem catapulted Lord Byron to fame and Murray continued to publish the poetry of Byron until they parted over disagreements relating to 'Don Juan'. The correspondence reflects a close personal relationship between the men, as well as including great detail about the publishing process of...
Dates:
1811-1965, undated.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and Sir James and Lady Frances Webster-Wedderburn., 1809-1854.
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Identifier: MS.43511
Scope and Contents
Letters of Lady Frances have been placed before the correspondence of Sir James. When first made available for consultation, before foliation, the letters of Lady Frances Webster-Wedderburn were housed in Ms.43512. These were moved to their current location during cataloguing. Among them was a letter date 29 August ?1813. This has since been identified as being of Frances Parkyns, so has been moved to Ms.43504 ff.106-108.Letters of Lady Frances Webster-Wedderburn to Lord...
Dates:
1809-1854.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and Thomas Moore., 1811-1822, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43485
Scope and Contents
The letters of Byron to Moore have been placed before the letters of Moore to Byron. The letters have been further arranged into chronological order within each section.Wrapper with note by John Cam Hobhouse, not dated: folio 1;Copies, in the hand of Lord Byron, of letters of Lord Byron to Thomas Moore, 1811: folios 2-7;Letters of Thomas Moore to Lord Byron dated 1811: folios 8-27;Letters of Thomas Moore to Lord Byron dated 1812: folios...
Dates:
1811-1822, undated.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and various correspondents associated with Harrow School., 1805-1832, 1994.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43514-43515
Scope and Contents
Lord Byron attended Harrow School from 1801-1805. The majority of letters in this sequence are to Byron from the friends he made at school. The main correspondents include Sir John Thomas Claridge, Edward Noel Long, John Edward Tattersall and John Wingfield. Copies of letters of Byron to Edward Noel Long are also contained within this sequence. There are also some 20th century biographical notes about the Harrow friends of Lord Byron, written by Chris Fletcher.Also included in...
Dates:
1805-1832, 1994.
Correspondence between Lord Byron and various friends from Harrow School with surnames from Bathe-Merivale., 1805-1819.
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Identifier: MS.43514
Scope and Contents
The letters have been arranged largely in alphabetical order by correspondent surname.Letters of John Thomas Claridge to Lord Byron, 1808-1811, ff.1-28;Letter of James De Bathe to Lord Byron, 1808, ff.29-30;Letters of Charles Drummond to Lord Byron, 1805, ff.31-50;Letters of Charles David Gordon to Lord Byron, 1805-1806 and 1808, ff.51-64;Letters of William Harness to Lord Byron, 1808-1809, 1811, 1814 and undated, ff.65-89;...
Dates:
1805-1819.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence between Lord Byron and various correspondents associated with Harrow School.
Correspondence concerning the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin., 1822-1824.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.42469-42470
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The papers include correspondence, proofs of pamphlets written by John Cam Hobhouse and John Murray in response to Medwin`s publication, and miscellaneous papers concerning Medwin.
Dates:
1822-1824.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers concerning the controversy over the publication of "Conversations of Lord Byron" by Thomas Medwin.
Correspondence concerning the separation of Lord and Lady Byron., 1816-1870.
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Identifier: MS.43520
Scope and Contents
The correspondence and other items in this folder relate to the separation of Lord Byron and his wife, Anne Isabella Noel Byron (Lady Byron), in early 1816. Some of these letters appeared in 'Contemporary account of the separation of Lord and Lady Byron; also of the destruction of Lord Byron's memoirs' (London; privately printed, 1870). The letters have been arranged chronologically.Some of the letters are housed with their exhibition labels from the 1974 'Byron: an exhibition...
Dates:
1816-1870.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and manuscripts relating to the separation of Lord and Lady Byron.
Correspondence, notes, proofs and press cuttings concerning 'Letters and Journals of Lord Byron', by Thomas Moore and to the events surrounding the destruction of the memoirs of Lord Byron, 1821-1835, 1938, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43538
Scope and Contents
The letters here have been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname. Notes relating to Lord Byron have then been placed, with printed material ordered chronologically at the end of the sequence.When first made available for consultation, before foliation, this folder contained notes relating to a meeting regarding the placement of a statue of Lord Byron. These were identified during cataloguing as relating to notes in Ms.43533, so have been moved to that folder at...
Dates:
1821-1835, 1938, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Correspondence and other material concerning publications relating to Lord Byron after his death.
Correspondence of and to John Hanson and his family., 1799-1849, 2005.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43431-43436
Scope and Contents
London solicitor John Hanson (1755-1841) was a friend, agent and adviser to Lord Byron. He acted as a guardian to a young Byron and continued to be a key figure in the life of the poet. Their close relationship is reflected in the correspondence here between them. Also included here are letters of Byron to other members of the Hanson family, and from John Hanson to various members of the circle of Lord Byron, including Catherine Gordon Byron, John Cam Hobhouse and Augusta Leigh. There are...
Dates:
1799-1849, 2005.
Correspondence of Elizabeth Lamb with Lord Byron and John Cam Hobhouse., 1812-1816, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43469-43472
Scope and Contents
Elizabeth Lamb, known as Lady Melbourne, was a close confidant of Lord Byron. The poet wrote frequently and covered many topics in his letters. As mother-in-law to Caroline Lamb (with whom Byron had an affair in 1812) and aunt to Anne Isabella Milbanke (who would become the wife of the poet), Lady Melbourne was well-connected to Byron and his circle. This subseries contains a significant run of over 150 lively and frank letters of Byron to Lady Melbourne and some of her replies, which...
Dates:
1812-1816, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle.
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Letters and copies of letters of and to Elizabeth Lamb, Viscountess Melbourne.
Correspondence of, to and concerning Lord Byron and his circle., 1765-2005, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.43406-43546
Scope and Contents
The letters of Byron to his family, friends, publishers and others give a detailed account of his life, thoughts and relationships. Major friendships and relationships can be traced through the correspondence, and his attitude towards his poetry is evident in many of the letters. Many of of these letters have been published in “Byron’s Letters and Journals”, edited by Leslie A Marchand.In addition to Byron’s own letters, there are thousands of letters to the poet. The significant...
Dates:
1765-2005, undated.
Correspondence relating to the death of Lord Byron, his funeral, will and estate, and the burning of his memoirs., 1824-1869, 1924.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43531-43534
Scope and Contents
The death of Lord Byron in Greece at the age of 36 came as a shock to his many friends and admirers. The letters in this series include those relating to the death of the poet; letters of the doctors that had attended him; letters concerning his funeral and memorial; letters relating to his estate and will; and letters and other material relating to the notorious burning of the memoirs of Byron in the drawing room fireplace of John Murray. The writers and recipients include some of those...
Dates:
1824-1869, 1924.
Fair copy in the hand of Mary Shelley of 'Don Juan', cantos 6, 7 and 8, by Lord Byron, with manuscript annotations and notes by Lord Byron., 1822.
Item
Identifier: MS.43333
Scope and Contents
Title page, folio 1.
Preface in Byron's hand dated 1822, folios 2-4.
Fair copy of 'Don Juan' canto 6 in the hand on Mary Shelley with corrections by Byron, dated 1822, folios 5-21.
Fair copy of 'Don Juan' canto 7 in the hand on Mary Shelley with corrections by Byron, dated 1822, folios 22-32.
Fair copy of 'Don Juan' canto 8 in the hand on Mary Shelley with corrections by Byron, undated, folios 33-48.
Dates:
1822.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Papers of and relating to George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron Byron, poet.
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Manuscripts of poems, plays and prose of or relating to Lord Byron and his circle.
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Manuscripts and fair copies mainly of the narrative poetry of Lord Byron.
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Manuscripts of 'Don Juan', a poem by Lord Byron; with a fair copy of cantos VI, VII and VIII in the hand of Mary Shelley.
Family, legal and financial papers relating to Lord Byron., 1643-2000.
Series
Identifier: MSS.43547-43560
Scope and Contents
This series contains many official, legal and financial documents that relate to Lord Byron and his family. Contained within the series are genealogies and papers relating to the ancestors of Lord Byron; papers concerning births, marriages and deaths within the Byron family; legal documents such as wills and leases; records relating to the estates of Newstead Abbey and Southwell; passports and travel documents; accounts, statements and bills; and official documents relating to Lord Byron...
Dates:
1643-2000.
Financial papers relating to Lord Byron., 1798-1840, 1997.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.43552-43556
Scope and Contents
This series concerns the financial affairs of Lord Byron and contains bills, receipts, expenses and accounts, letters of credit, and correspondence. Included are the bills and accounts of expenses for the European tour that Lord Byron conducted with John Cam Hobhouse. Some documents also relate to Byron’s mother, Catherine Gordon Byron, and his half-sister, Augusta Leigh.
The financial records cover beyond the death of Byron; for example, the expenses for Byron’s funeral, as well as...
Dates:
1798-1840, 1997.
Forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron; with correspondence and notes relating to the forgeries and to George Gordon Du Luna Byron., 1841-2004, undated.
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Identifier: MS.43542
Scope and Contents
The forged letters and manuscripts of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes, have been placed at the start of the sequence. Correspondence relating to the forgeries has then been ordered chronologically, with two copies of transcriptions of the forgeries placed at the end of the sequence.Forged letters and manuscripts and copies of the same of Lord Byron, with accompanying notes and memos of John Murray [V] and Virginia Murray placed after their corresponding letters, undated and...
Dates:
1841-2004, undated.
Galley proof of 'The Vision of Judgment', by Lord Byron under the pseudonym 'Quevedo Redivivus'., ? 1822.
File
Identifier: MS.43397
Scope and Contents
‘Vision of Judgment’ by Byron was published by John Hunt in 1822. Byron had written the poem in 1821 and previously offered the poem to John Murray [II], who refused to publish it.
There are here two folios of galley proofs of 'Vision of Judgment' and give the author as the pseudonym 'Quevedo Redivivus'.
Stanzas 1-44: folio 1;
Stanzas 45-92: folio 2.
Dates:
? 1822.
Galley proofs for the published work ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron, with annotations., ? 1816.
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Identifier: MS.43403
Scope and Contents
Corrected galley proofs of three poems featured in ‘Poems’ by Lord Byron published by John Murray in 1816.The poems here begin ‘When we two parted’, ‘Bright be the place of thy soul’, and ‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’.‘When we two parted’ was first published as a song sheet with music by Isaac Nthan in 1815.‘Bright be the place of thy soul’ first appeared in ‘The Examiner’, 11th June 1815.‘Must thou go, my glorious chief’ is also known as...
Dates:
? 1816.
Galley proofs of 'Don Juan: Canto III' and 'Don Juan: Canto IV' (to stanza 105), by Lord Byron., 1820.
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Identifier: MS.43395
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Corrected proofs of ‘Don Juan’ by Lord Byron consisting of:Canto III, stanzas numbered 1-23: folio 1;Canto III, stanzas numbered 47-70 and 21-46: folio 2;Canto III, stanzas numbered 71-85, 104-110, including ‘Isles of Greece’ stanzas numbered 1-9, and Canto IV: folio 3;‘Isles of Greece’ stanzas numbered 10-16, Canto III stanzas numbered 86-103, Canto IV stanzas numbered 1-14: folio 4;Canto IV, stanzas numbered 15-34, 55-58 and...
Dates:
1820.
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