Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sams, William, 1820-1872
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to William Sams, 19th century British publisher and book seller.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. William Sams papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of letters addressed to William Sams from artists, writers, actors, playwrights, composers, and singers; some of the letters include short poems and envelopes. The letters are written by, among others, John B. Buckstone, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, John Pritt Harley, Charles Kean, Ellen Kean, Mary Keeley, Robert Keeley, Dame Madge Kendal, Thomas Landseer, Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron, Charles Mathews, Sarah Jane Mellon, John Everett Millais, James Robinson Planché, and William Makepeace Thackeray.
- Biographical / historical:
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William Raymond Sams (1820-1872) was a printer, librarian, book and print seller, in London, England, during the latter half of the 19th century.
- Acquisition information:
- Provenance unknown. In library as of approximately 1935.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library Staff in approximately 1940; in December 2024, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Authors and publishers -- Great Britain
Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Letters (correspondence)
Poems - Names:
- Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858
Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Keeley, Mary Ann, 1806-1899
Keeley, Robert, 1793-1869
Kendal, Madge, 1849-1935
Landseer, Thomas, 1795-1880
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859
Mathews, Charles, 1803-1878
Mellon, Sarah Jane, 1824-1909
Millais, John Everett, 1829-1896
Planché, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
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]. William Sams papers, 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