Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Charlotte Turner Smith collection
- Dates:
- 1784-1806
- Creators:
- Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to the English novelist and poet Charlotte Turner Smith.
- Extent:
- 1.2 Linear Feet (1 box)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Charlotte Turner Smith collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of letters written by Charlotte Turner Smith, which focus mainly on business matters and book publishing and selling. The letters are written to James Dodsley, Thomas Cadell, and William Davies of the firm Cadell & Davies, Robert Southey, and Joseph Cooper Walker.
- Biographical / historical:
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Charlotte Turner Smith (1749-1806) was an English poet and novelist; her novels contributed to the development of Gothic fiction and the novel of sensibility.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from D. F. Bogardus, October 1925.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Huntington Library staff in 1930; in May 2026, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-29 14:29:38 -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]. Charlotte Turner Smith 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