Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Maria Edgeworth collection
- Dates:
- 1782-1837
- Creators:
- Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to the 19th century Anglo-Irish author Maria Edgeworth.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item]. Maria Edgeworth collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of correspondence related to Maria Edgeworth, her family and friends. The collection includes letters by Maria Edgeworth to Frances Dorothea Hoare, Mary Leadbeater, and Sir Francis Beaufort. The collection also includes letters from Maria Edgeworth's father, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, to Sir Francis Beaufort and letters from Beaufort to his wife, Alicia Magdalena Beaufort.
- Biographical / historical:
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Maria Edgeworth (1768-1849) was an Angle-Irish writer of works for adults and children. She was an extremely popular writer during her lifetime and a contemporary of Sir Walter Scott and Jane Austen.
- Acquisition information:
- mssHM 28586-28592, purchased from Sotheby's Phillipps sale, lot 84, June 1965; mssHM 28593-28618, purchased from Beaufort-Palmer, London, 1965.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1970; in May 2026, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Authors, English
Authors, Irish
Female friendship -- England -- History
Male friendship -- England -- History
Women -- Social networks -- England -- History
Letters (correspondence) - Names:
- Beaufort, Alicia Magdalena, -1834
Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857
Edgeworth, Richard Lovell, 1744-1817
Hoare, Frances Dorothea, 1768-1853
Leadbeater, Mary, 1758-1826
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-05-01 14:27:25 -0700 .
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:
-
[Identification of item]. Maria Edgeworth collection, 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