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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 1876

Letters and manuscripts by or about Leigh Hunt

Overview

Correspondence by and relating to British essayist and poet, Leigh Hunt, with notes and a composition.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1837-1860

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Good condition.

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

This collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.

Extent

.08 linear feet (1 volume with 4 folders)

Collection includes letters from Leigh Hunt to George L. Craik, Mary P. Craik, Georgiana M. Craik, and others; letters from his daughter, Jacintha Hunt Cheltnam, to Mary P. Craik; notes and fragments of poems by Hunt; and "Memoranda concerning Mr. Leigh Hunt" signed "T.C.".

Biographical / Historical

Leigh Hunt was an English critic, essayist and poet.

Arrangement

Arranged in four series: Leigh Hunt letters; Leigh Hunt notes and compositions; Jacintha Hunt Cheltnam letters to Mary P. Craik; and Memoranda concerning Mr. Leigh Hunt.

Physical Location

Harvard Depository

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2020M-18. Gift of Nina Rodale Houghton, 2018 December.

Processing Information

Processed by Melanie Wisner, 2019.

Creator

Title
Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859. Letters and manuscripts by or about Leigh Hunt, circa 1837-1860 (MS Eng 1876): Guide
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University
Date
2019 August 27
Description rules
dacs
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou03254

Repository Details

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