Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Papers belonging to 19th century Irish critic, biographer, and poet, Edward Dowden.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Edward Dowden correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains letters from Edward Dowden to Robert Perceval Graves. There are also a few poems by Dowden and letters from Mary Clerke Dowden and John Ramsden Tutin.
- Biographical / historical:
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Edward Dowden was an Irish critic, biographer, and poet. Educated at Queen's College, Cork, and Trinity College, Dublin, Dowden became professor of English literature at Trinity College in 1867 and lectured at the University of Oxford, from 1890 to 1893, and Cambridge, from 1893 to 1896. His publications include Shakspere : a critical study of his mind and art, 1875, Shakespeare scenes and characters, 1876, Shakspere, 1877, and Life of Shelley, 1886.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Sotheby's, December 1972.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff. In May 2024, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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]. Edward Dowden correspondence, 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