Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans papers
- Dates:
- 1819-1893
- Creators:
- Hemans, Mrs., 1793-1835
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to 19th century English poet Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans.
- Extent:
- 1.20 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of manuscripts by Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans and also letters both to and from her. The materials in the collection mostly concern literary subjects, though several offer observations on the political situation in Ireland and the tensions between the Catholics and Protestants. A substantial amount of material in the collection is written both by and to Robert Perceval Graves and other Graves family members.
- Biographical / historical:
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Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (1793-1835) was a British poet born in Liverpool. Her first poems, dedicated to the Prince of Wales, were published in 1808. In 1812 she married Captain Alfred Hemans, an Irish army officer; they had five sons and later separated. One of her most well-known poems "Casabianca," was published in 1826. She moved to Ireland in 1831 where she died of dropsy in 1835.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Sotheby's, 1975.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in March 1976. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged alphabetically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-10-18 09:57:29 -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:
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[Identification of item]. Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans 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