Trollope (Anthony) Letters, 1835-1882

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Summary

Title:
Anthony Trollope Letters,
Dates:
1835-1882
Creators:
Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882
Abstract:
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was a novelist known for his Barsetshire and Palliser series of novels. Individual novels include Barchester Towers (1857), Can you forgive her? (1865), and The way we live now (1875). The collection consists of photostat copies of 932 extant letters by Anthony Trollope used for the publication, The letters of Anthony Trollope, edited by Bradford Allen Booth.
Extent:
6 boxes (3 linear ft.)
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anthony Trollope Letters (Collection 422). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of photostat copies of 932 extant letters by Anthony Trollope. They were used for the 1951 Oxford University Press publication, The letters of Anthony Trollope, edited by Bradford Allen Booth.

Biographical / historical:

Trollope was born on April 24, 1815 in London, England; attended Winchester and Harrow; worked as a junior clerk in the General Post Office and was then transferred as a postal surveyor to Ireland; in 1859 he moved back to London, resigning from the civil service in 1867; stood unsuccessfully as a Liberal candidate for Parliament in 1868; became a novelist, known for his Barsetshire and Palliser series of novels, among others; individual novels include: Barchester Towers (1857), Can you forgive her? (1865), The Eustace diamonds (1873), and The way we live now (1875); he died in London on December 6, 1882.

Acquisition information:

Gift of B.A. Booth, 1954.

Original letters are housed in Princeton University Library.

Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Letters are arranged chronologically.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:
© 2003
Date Encoded:
Text rekeyed by Caroline Cubé from in-house paper finding aid, October 2003 . Machine-readable finding aid derived from rekeyed finding aid, encoding added via Notetab Pro. Online finding aid edited by Josh Fiala. Date of source: unknown .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

Collection is restricted from copying.

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Anthony Trollope Letters (Collection 422). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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