Correspondence of librarians and keepers, 1800-1925.

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Correspondence of librarians and keepers, 1800-1925.

Letters to and from keepers of printed books and others in the Museum, including comments (mostly incidental) on paintings and drawings, Oriental works of art and antiquities, natural history, and Greek and Roman antiquities. Correspondents include Richard Garnett, Samuel P. Woodward (the naturalist), A. W. Pollard, and Samuel Birch.

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Garnett, Richard, 1789-1850

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Richard Garnett (1835–1906) worked at the British Museum for 50 years, and became Keeper of Printed Books; he was the author of many biographies, histories of Italian and English literature, verse translations of European poetry, and a poet in his own right. His son, Edward (1868–1937), was a publisher's editor for over 50 years. He recognized the literary talents of such authors as Stephen Crane, Robert Frost, Sinclair Lewis and Ernest Hemingway, and was able to get the...

Woodward, S. P. 1821-1865.

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Birch, Samuel, 1757-1841

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British Museum.

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Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts. The British Library, established in 1973, is now responsible for manuscript collections previously held by the library of the British Museum. From the guide to the Microfilms of British Museum class catalogues of manuscripts, 20th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) ...

Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944

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Epithet: bibliographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000146 ...