Description
Jane Porter (1776-1850) wrote two historical romances,
Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and
The Scottish Chiefs (1810) as well as plays and novels. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, receipts, account books, personal
notes, memos, ephemera, a landscape painting by Sir Robert Ker Porter, and a copy by Jane Porter of a manuscript by General
Sir Richard Church.
Background
Porter was born in 1776; travelled with her widowed mother from Durham, England to Edinburgh, and was educated there; Sir
Walter Scott became a friend of the family, and Jane wrote two historical romances, Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810); wrote plays which were less successful; other novels include Duke Christian of Luneburg (1824) and The Pastor's Fire-Side (1832); she died in 1850.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Restrictions
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Availability
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.