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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

 Collection
Identifier: C65437

Scope and Contents

This collection contains the call numbers W.b.502 (1-22) and W.b.503 (1-130).

Items collected by John Payne Collier. Includes letters and information from T.E. Tomlins, Thomas Richards, Frederick Devon, M.J. Thorpe, J. Harland, P. Bliss, Sir Frederick Madden, W.H. Black and N.H. Nicolas, and several other copies of documents, W.b.502. W.b.502 (3) bears the impression of a seal stated to be Donne's. W.b.502 (107) refers to Blackfriars.

Dates

  • 19th century

Creator

Availability

Collection is open for research.

Extent

152.0 items (W.b.502 (22 items); W.b.503 (130 items))

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Loose material removed from Collier's annotated copy of The history of English dramatic poetry ... (W.a.212-214). Includes letters and information from T.E. Tomlins, Thomas Richards, Frederick Devon, M.J. Thorpe, J. Harland, P. Bliss, Sir Frederick Madden, W.H. Black and N.H. Nicolas, and several other copies of documents, W.b.502. W.b.502 (18) and W.b.502 (19) cataloged separately. W.b.502 (3) bears the impression of a seal stated to be Donne's. W.b.502 (107) refers to Blackfriars.

Arrangement

The arrangement of the collection preserves the original order in which the manuscripts were inserted into the printed text.

Provenance

Removed from Collier's own annotated copy, cataloged as W.a.212-214.

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))

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, and / or to conduct additional research in the catalog, see https://catalog.folger.edu/record/191307

Poems listed in the Union first line index.

Title
Guide to the 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 Folger MS W.b.502-503
Status
Unverified Full Draft
Author
Finding aid prepared by Miranda Marraccini
Date
August 2011
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository

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