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Manuscripts.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Correspondence and other material relating to the article 'True history of Lady Byron's life', in the 'Atlantic', by Harriet Beecher-Stowe., 1869-1870, 1909.

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Identifier: MS.43539
Scope and Contents Correspondence has been placed in alphabetical order by correspondent surname, before related manuscripts, pamphlets and other printed material. A copy of ‘True story of Lord and Lady Byron’ has been placed with original pagination at the end of the sequence.Letter of Charles Dickens to John Murray [III], 1869: folios 1-2;Letters of Louisa Anne Emily Ellis, Baroness Seaford, to John Murray [III], 1870: folios 3-6;Letters of Whitwell Elwin to John Murray...
Dates: 1869-1870, 1909.

Manuscript copies of miscellaneous papers of and concerning Alexander Pope, compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42213
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The manuscripts, proofs and notebooks here reflect the interests and writing of Whitwell Elwin. There are items relating to Alexander Pope, William and Charles Napier, James Boswall and Samuel Johnson, and William Cowper among others. Many of these items relate to the work of Whitwell for the 'Quarterly Review' and his other published works, including 'Some XVIII century men of letters'.

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Manuscript, notes concerning Alexander Pope compiled by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42212
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The manuscripts, proofs and notebooks here reflect the interests and writing of Whitwell Elwin. There are items relating to Alexander Pope, William and Charles Napier, James Boswall and Samuel Johnson, and William Cowper among others. Many of these items relate to the work of Whitwell for the 'Quarterly Review' and his other published works, including 'Some XVIII century men of letters'.

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Manuscript of an essay by Whitwell Elwin : "The first question is did [Alexander] Pope intend the character of Alossa for a satire on the Duchess of Marlborough?"., ? 1860-? 1870.

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Identifier: MS.42211
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The manuscripts, proofs and notebooks here reflect the interests and writing of Whitwell Elwin. There are items relating to Alexander Pope, William and Charles Napier, James Boswall and Samuel Johnson, and William Cowper among others. Many of these items relate to the work of Whitwell for the 'Quarterly Review' and his other published works, including 'Some XVIII century men of letters'.

Dates: ? 1860-? 1870.

Marked and revised offprint of an article from the "Quarterly Review" : "Sterne" by Whitwell Elwin., ? 1853-? 1900.

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Identifier: MS.42207
Scope and Contents Elwin`s article on Laurence Sterne was published in the "Quarterly Review", March 1854. The offprint has been bound in cloth covers and interleaved. Many of the pages have been marked with corrections and alterations. Certain passages have been re-worked on the interleaves. Included is a manuscript copy by Elwin of a letter, 1762, of Sterne to an unnamed recipient.The article was republished in Elwin`s, "Some XVIII century men of letters", under the following introduction :...
Dates: ? 1853-? 1900.

Two articles on James Boswell and Samuel Johnson by Whitwell Elwin, each extracted from the "Quarterly Review"., ? 1857-? 1900.

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Identifier: MS.42210
Scope and Contents Elwin`s articles on Boswell and Johnson were published in the "Quarterly Review" in March 1854 and January 1859. The articles have been bound together in cloth covers and interleaved. Many of the pages have been marked with corrections and alterations. Certain passages have been re-worked on the interleaves. The articles were republished in Elwin`s, "Some XVIII century men of letters", under the following introduction :"Dr. Johnson was Whitwell Elwin`s...
Dates: ? 1857-? 1900.