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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830).

Title: George Gordon Byron Collection, 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830).

The George Gordon Byron papers consist of manuscripts, letters, an account book, engravings, handwritten musical scores, wills and other documents, and clippings, all ranging in date from 1642 to 1968, with the majority dating from 1798-1830. While most of the manuscripts in the Works series are in Byron's hand, some are copies in the hand of his wife, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, and other persons. Typescript copies are also present. Among Byron's manuscripts are Cain, A Mystery; Canto VIII and Canto IX of Don Juan; The Island: Or, Christian and His Comrades; Ode to Napoléon Buonaparte; Sardanapolus; and The Siege of Corinth. English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers is represented by a handwritten fragment by Byron, as well as a bound copy in an unidentified hand; an 1817 bound copy in an unidentified hand of the fourth edition; and a printed book interleaved with pasted-in autographs, manuscript notes, portraits of well-known authors, and copies of poems about Byron dating from 1812-1819. Many of Byron's short poems are present, including "Childish Recollections," "I Saw Thee Weep," "To a Knot of Ungenerous Critics," and "To E.N. Long." Also included are an account book dating from 1819 to 1820, with additional entries by Teresa Guiccioli, and a draft and final copy of Byron's 1811 will. The Correspondence series is divided into two subseries: A. Letters, 1806-1831, undated; and B. Bound Letters, 1798-1832, 1859, undated. Most of the correspondence consists of outgoing letters from Byron. Series III., Third Party Correspondence and Manuscripts, includes letters and manuscript poems by Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron; correspondence by Catherine Gordon Byron; musical manuscripts by Thomas Hastings, including the opera he composed based on Byron's Manfred; and a manuscript by Elizabeth Bridget Pigot of "The Wonderful History of Lord Byron & His Dog," as well as correspondence by other individuals. Within numbered miscellaneous groups, there are letters from Augusta Leigh to Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Francis Hodgson, and other persons; letters regarding Byron's birth; letters from Teresa Guiccioli regarding Byron; a bound collection of poems, articles, and other materials relating to Byron;, and letters from Anne Isabella Milbanke Bryon, primarily to her friend Harriet Siddons. A complete Index of Correspondents in the Byron archive is located at the end of the finding aid. All works by Byron and others are listed in an Index of Works.

ArchivalResource: 8 document boxes, 1 bound v., 7 oversize boxes, 3 oversize folders (6.3 linear feet)

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Autograph letter signed with initial : "Volage Frigate At Sea," to Francis Hodgson, 1811 June 29.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initial : "Volage Frigate At Sea," to Francis Hodgson, 1811 June 29.

Professing himself "sick, and sorry" to be returning to England, outlining his dim prospects, and mentioning mutual friends.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

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George Gordon, Lord Byron Collection, 1812-1948

Title: George Gordon, Lord Byron Collection 1812-1948

Variety of material associated with Lord Byron (letters, autograph, portraits, etc), and John S. Mayfield correspondence relating to a translation by Byron of Petrarch's "Death of Margo."

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear ft.

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Manuscript material from The Briggs Collection of Educational Literature, 1744-1974, 1744-1974

Title: Manuscript material from The Briggs Collection of Educational Literature, 1744-1974 1744-1974

The collection relates to school education in Great Britain, particularly in Derbyshire. The material includes examples of school work, itemised school bills, printed prospectuses for schools, prints of engravings and papers relating to the gift of the Briggs printed book collection to The University of Nottingham.

ArchivalResource: 1 box

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Lord Byron manuscript material : 184 items, 1807-1824

Title: Lord Byron manuscript material : 184 items 1807-1824

George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron, English Romantic poet known equally for his scandalous life as for his poetical genius. One of the most popular living poets of his day, his celebrity began with Childe Harold's Pilgrimage and rose to its apogee with Don Juan. The Lord Byron manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and various documents. The writings include: a holograph fair copy of Marino Faliero ; a draft of Don Juan, Canto XVI ; and a holograph manuscript of "Fare Thee Well," his poem to Lady Byron upon their separation. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1818 and 1823 and discusses publishing matters, family arrangements, and his involvement in the Greek war for independence. Correspondents include: Teresa Guiccioli, his last mistress; Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic; Thomas Moore, Irish poet and songwriter; Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet; and over seventy-five others. The documents include checks, a letter of credit, and a codicil to his last will and testament.

ArchivalResource: 184 items

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George Gordon Byron Collection TXRC07-A0., 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830)

Title: George Gordon Byron Collection 1642-1968 (bulk 1798-1830)

The George Gordon Byron papersconsist of manuscripts, letters, an account book, engravings, handwritten musicalscores, wills and other documents, and clippings, all ranging in date from 1642 to1968, with the majority dating from 1798 to 1830.

ArchivalResource: 8 document boxes, 1 bound volume, 7 oversize boxes, 3 oversize folders (6.3linear feet)

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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824. Lord Byron manuscript material : 173 items, 1807-1824

Title: Lord Byron manuscript material : 173 items, 1807-1824

The Lord Byron manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, and various documents. The writings include: a holograph fair copy of Marino Faliero ; a draft of Don Juan, Canto XVI ; and a holograph manuscript of "Fare Thee Well," his poem to Lady Byron upon their separation. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1818 and 1823 and discusses publishing matters, family arrangements, and his involvement in the Greek war for independence. Correspondents include: Teresa Guiccioli, his mistress ; Leigh Hunt, poet, journalist, and literary critic ; Thomas Moore, Irish poet and songwriter ; Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet ; and over seventy-five others. The documents include checks, a letter of credit, and a codicil to his last will and testament.

ArchivalResource: 173 items

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