Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897

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Scottish novelist and historial writer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Grove, 1877 Mar. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611471

Margaret Oliphant was born in Scotland, and published her first novel at age twenty-one. After the death of her husband, she took to writing to support her young family, and showed remarkable industry, ultimately publishing more than one hundred books and more than two hundred articles, chiefly in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. Her work was enormously popular, and she was reported to have been Queen Victoria's favorite author.

From the description of Margaret Oliphant letter to Mr. Payn, 1880? Mar. 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54667705

Scottish novelist and historical writer.

From the description of Margaret Oliphant letter to Houghton Mifflin [manuscript], 1888 Nov 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 182830168

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to "Gentlemen", [no year] Sept. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611474

From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Windsor, to W.A. Knight, 1888 Apr. 27-1888 Nov. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611567
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referencedIn George MacDonald Collection, (1822-1946) Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn A.P. Watt (Firm). A.P. Watt records, 1888-1982 (major authors N-S). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Smith, "Saturday" [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Hale, "Sunday" [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897,. Autograph letter signed from M.O.W. Oliphant, Windsor, to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 19th century January 5. Folger Shakespeare Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to Mr. Hall, [1858] May 17. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Churchill, Randolph Henry Spencer, Sir, 1849-1895. Letter, 1892 Mar. 8 : London, to "Dear Mrs. Oliphant." Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mr. Grove, 1877 Mar. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : St. Andrews, to Mr. Craik, [no year] May 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to "Gentlemen", [no year] Sept. 20. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877. Letters of Albert Taylor Bledsoe [manuscript] 1858-1875. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Mr. Thackeray and his novels : autograph manuscript : [n.p., 1855 Jan.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897,. Autograph letter signed from M.O.W. Oliphant, Edinburgh, to Mr. Blackwood [manuscript], 1860s? Wednesday. Folger Shakespeare Library
referencedIn James, Henry, 1843-1916. Papers of Henry James [manuscript], 1876-1915, 1930-1939. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Alexander William Kinglake: Letters and Papers, 1819-1891 Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Jewsbury, Geraldine Endsor, 1812-1880. Correspondence, 1857-1865. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn A. P. Watt & Son, 1883-1917. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn James Thomas Fields collection of autographs and portraits of distinguished women, 1814-1907. Houghton Library
referencedIn Holland Collection of Literary Letters (MS 168), 1850-1880, 1872-1878 University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Margaret Oliphant letter to Mr. Payn, 1880? Mar. 1. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Sarah Orne Jewett correspondence, 1861-1930. Houghton Library
creatorOf Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge), 1825-1900. Correspondence of R.D. Blackmore, 1858 - 1899 University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : 7 Webster Pl., to Mr. King, "Friday" [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letters signed (5) : Windsor, to W.A. Knight, 1888 Apr. 27-1888 Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Margaret Oliphant letter to Houghton Mifflin [manuscript], 1888 Nov 16. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn A.P. Watt (Firm). A.P. Watt & Son correspondence, 1883-1917. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Autograph letter signed : Windsor, to Mrs. Trollope, 1877 Jan. 1. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Thomas Bailey Aldrich papers, 1837-1926. Houghton Library
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. [Selections]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881. Letters, [1829-1877?]. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
referencedIn Susan Groag Bell's, An Annotated bibliography of British Women's autobiographies, 1790-1950 :, research and reference materials, 1986-1998 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. A rose in June : manuscript, [ca. 1874] Houghton Library
referencedIn The Robert Cushman Butler Collection of Theatrical Illustrations Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
creatorOf Lever, Charles James, 1806-1872,. Letters from celebrated authors and other eminent men, 1847-1887. Houghton Library
referencedIn J.M. Dent & Sons. J.M. Dent & Sons records, 1834-1986 (author files N-R). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Hemenway, Amy. Collection of autographs, 1791-1873 Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, O, 1706-1966. Houghton Library
referencedIn Bennoch, Francis, 1812-1890. Papers, 1839-1890. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Smith, Roswell, 1829-1892. Autograph letter signed : New York, N.Y., to Joseph W. Harper, Jr., 1878 Mar. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897. Letter to Mr Strahan. London, Eng. [18--] Sept. 27. University of Iowa Libraries
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Death 1897-06-25

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