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Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents

 Collection
Identifier: C65586

Scope and Content

This collection contains the call numbers Y.d.6 (1-231).

Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents, including some addressed to other recipients and forwarded to Collier. Chief correspondents include William George Spencer Cavendish (Duke of Devonshire), Peter Cunningham, Alexander Dyce, Francis Egerton (Earl of Ellesmere), Horace Howard Furness and Henry Crabb Robinson.

Letters largely concern Collier's editing and publishing activities, including works on Early Modern literature and his editions of Shakespeare, and assorted events within membership ranks of literary and antiquarian societies. Devonshire's letters include requests for advice on purchases for his collection. A number of letters refer to Collier's work as secretary for the British Museum Commission (37, 111, 114, 115, 119, 120, 189). The correspondence also includes references to Inigo Jones' sketchbooks (32, 35, 45, 71, 202), Shakespeare portraits (8, 26, 36, 113), and the Perkins folio (2, 27, 39). Also includes notes (draft essays) in Collier's hand (226, 228-230) and Collier's accounts with Whittaker & Co.

Dates

  • 1799-1884

Creator

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

231.0 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents, including some addressed to other recipients and forwarded to Collier. Letters refer to manuscript editing, editions of Collier's writing on Shakespeare and English Drama, and assorted events within membership ranks of literary and antiquarian societies.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by correspondent and chronologically under each name.

Acquisition Information

Acquired from James Tregaskis & Son, January 18, 1934.

Related Materials

Autograph autobiography of John Payne Collier, 1880 (Folger MS M.a.230)

Autograph letters signed and initialled from John Payne Collier to various people, 1818-1882 (Folger MS Y.c.1055 (1-224))

John Payne Collier collection of letters and papers, removed from An old man's diary (Folger MS Y.d.341 (1-172))

Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents, 1799-1884 (Folger MS Y.d.6 (1-231))

John Payne Collier collection of letters and papers, removed from The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare, and Annals of the stage of the restoration, 19th century (Folger MS W.b.502 (1-22)-W.b.503 (1-130))

In addition to these Collier collections, letters to and from Collier appear in many collections throughout the Folger. These may be found under the name headings "Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, recipient" and "Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883, correspondent."

Additional Access

For the collection-level record or to conduct additional research in the catalog, see https://catalog.folger.edu/record/191449

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents Folger MS Y.d.6 (1-231)
Author
Finding aid prepared by Jesse A. Lambertson and Nadia Seiler, Summer 2012
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

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