Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection, 1745-1890

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Summary

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.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection, Collection no. 6081 [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

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.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from John Drury Rare Books and Howard Rotenberg, April-May, 2014.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Advance notice required for access.

Terms of 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.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Victorian broadsides, manuscripts and pamphlets collection, Collection no. 6081 [Repository], Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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