Hannah More collection, 1783-1833

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Summary

Creators:
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
Abstract:
A collection of letters and manuscripts related to the English writer and philanthropist, Hannah More.
Extent:
1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Hannah More collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of correspondence, manuscripts, and ephemera related to Hannah More. The correspondence includes letters to and from Charles James Hoare and his wife, Jane Isabella Hoare; letters to More's publishers Cadell & Davies; Rev. Renn Dickson Hampden; Selina Macaulay; Thomas Burgess, Bishop of Salisbury; Ann Kennicott; Sophia Matilda, Princess of Gloucester; Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay; and James Stephen. The letters discuss the political and religious issues of the day, including the death of Charlotte, Princess of Great Britain and the trial of her mother, Caroline, Queen consort of King George IV; the Catholic Question; abolitionists; spiritual life and religion. The collection also contains two poems by Thomas Macaulay and a black and white print of More's home Barley Wood, with an autograph note by More.

Biographical / historical:

Hannah More (1745-1833) was an English religious writer, philanthropist, educator, poet, and playwright.

Acquisition information:
Purchased through Maggs Bros., from Sotheby's, lot 541, July 1967 (mssHM 30580-30627); purchased from Sotheby's, lot 504, December 1967 (mssHM 30636-30650); purchased from Sotheby's, lots 472 and 474, April 1968 (mssHM 31107-31111, mssHM 32039-32046).
Processing information:

Processed by Jean Preston in approximately 1970; in May 2025, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid. This collection includes multiple acquisitions acquired and assembled by Huntington Library staff over many years.

Arrangement:

Each separate acquisition is arranged either chronologically or alphabetically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

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:

[Identification of item]. Hannah More collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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