GB 0096 MS 994 - Bright, Benjamin Heywood

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0096 MS 994

Title

Bright, Benjamin Heywood

Date(s)

  • 1820-c1840 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

3 leaves

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Name of creator

Biographical history

No information available at present.

Archival history

GB 0096 MS 994 1820-c1840 Collection (fonds) 3 leaves Bright , Benjamin Heywood , 1787-1843 , antiquary
No information available at present.

Taken from Volume IV of The plays of William Shakespeare (1803, ed. Johnson and Stevens).

Letter from Benjamin Heywood Bright to Philip Bliss, [1820-1840?], relating to Shakespeare and Ben Johnson.

Single item.

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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English

Collection level description.

A number of letters between Bright and Bliss are held at the British Library, London.

Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Feb 2002 Bliss , Philip , 1787-1857 , antiquary and editor Bright , Benjamin Heywood , 1787-1843 , antiquary Drama Jonson , Ben , 1572-1637 , dramatist Literary forms and genres Literature Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 , dramatist, poet and actor

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Taken from Volume IV of The plays of William Shakespeare (1803, ed. Johnson and Stevens).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Letter from Benjamin Heywood Bright to Philip Bliss, [1820-1840?], relating to Shakespeare and Ben Johnson.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Single item.

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Conditions governing access

Access to the items in the collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the controlled environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Access to archive collections may be restricted under the Freedom of Information Act. Please contact the University Archivist for details.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Collection level description.

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Related units of description

A number of letters between Bright and Bliss are held at the British Library, London.

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Institution identifier

Senate House Library, University of London

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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