Thomas Carlyle collection, circa 1750-1951.

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Thomas Carlyle collection, circa 1750-1951.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702198543

The Thomas Carlyle Collection consists of of material by and about Thomas Carlyle. Material includes writings, notes, maps, and correspondence that document Carlyle's research on German history and literature and on Oliver Cromwell, among other topics.The bulk of the papers relate to Carlyle's History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great and include maps, research notes, correspondence, drafts, and corrected proofs. Notes by Carlyle's assistant Joseph Neuberg (d. 1867) reveal the extent and character of Neuberg's contributions to the work. There is also a substantial amount of material related to Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches, including an annotated three-volume set of the printed work that was used to prepare a revised edition, and several folders of contributions by various correspondents. Other papers include drafts of essays and a book-length work on the history of German literature, letters to and from Carlyle about diverse aspects of his life and work, and photographs of Carlyle and his wife Jane Welsh Carlyle. Of particular interest are holograph drafts of Past and Present and fragments of Chartism (a pamphlet published in 1839).

7.17 linear feet (21 boxes) + 3 art storage items, 1 broadside folder.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786

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Neuberg, Joseph, 1806-1867

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Cromwell, Oliver

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Epithet: KB, of Hinchinbrook Huntingdonshire al Williams British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000185 Epithet: of Add MS 12098 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000756.0x00033f Epithet: biographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x000302 ...

Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866

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Wife of Thomas Carlyle. From the description of Jane Welsh Carlyle - Henrietta Stanley letters, 1852-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 82947960 Henry Larkin was Thomas Carlyle's secretary. From the description of Letter : Edinburgh, to [Henry] Larkin [London? 14 Sept. 1859] (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 35855849 Jane Welsh Carlyle, wife of Scottish writer Thomas Carlyle. From the description of Jane We...

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881

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Scottish historian and social critic considered the most important philosophical moralist of the early Victorian age. From the description of Letter, 1841. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122461042 Scottish essayist and historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Gt. Malvern, to Robert Browning, 1851 Aug. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270133400 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to William Tait, 1834 S...