Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873
- Abstract:
- A collection related to Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, and Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton, English novelists.
- Extent:
- 6.05 Linear Feet (5 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of letters and the manuscript of "Godolphin." The letters are mainly written by and addressed to Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, and his wife, Rosina Bulwer-Lytton, Baroness Lytton. The collection also includes three letters by their son, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of Lytton, to Fleetwood Wilson (mssHM 41961, 41964-41965).
- Biographical / historical:
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Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron of Lytton (1803-1873) was an English statesman, novelist and poet. His wife, Rosina Doyle Wheeler Bulwer-Lytton, Baroness Lytton, (1802-1882), was an English novelist.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Anderson sale (lot 447), 1916; Bixby sale (lots 2502-2503), 1918; Harry A. Levinson, April 1953; Sotheby's sale (lot 491), April 1959; W. P. Wreden, 1961; Sotheby's sale (lot 311), June 1975; gift of Lee Harlan, July 1969.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff, 1920-1975; in November 2023, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid. The Edward Bulwer-Lytton letters and manuscript were assembled at the Library as the Bulwer-Lytton File from various purchases and gifts from 1916 to 1975.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Baron Lytton, letters, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191