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Finding aid for the Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection 6081
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection
Identifier/Call Number: 6081
Physical Description:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 box
Date (inclusive): 1745-1890
Abstract: A collection of broadsides, pamphlets and manuscripts that collectively provide a picture of life in England for both rich
and poor during the long 19th century.
Container: 1
The collection consists of a broadside advertising prices for exotic fruits and nuts sold by Daniel Melia & Co., Clements
St., Leamington; a pamphlet cataloging the Indian condiments sold by Charles Stembridge & Co., The Oriental Depot, 33 Leicester
Square, London; an anti-French political broadside; a page from the St. James' Chronicle reprinting a letter discussing anti-Catholic
sentiments and the Reform of 1832; aned a broadside presenting an appeal for the unemployed, with a manuscript "Proposal for
a Society for Improving the Condition of the Working Classes by the Publication of Essays to be Written Exclusively by Working
Men and Labourers". The proposal was written by Charles Tomlinson.
Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian.
Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection, Collection no. 6081 [Repository],
Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John Drury Rare Books and Howard Rotenberg, April-May, 2014.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Advertising -- Great Britain -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Archival resources
Broadsides (notices)
Manuscripts
Pamphlets