GB 0103 MS ADD 130 - Keen (Alan) Collection

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0103 MS ADD 130

Title

Keen (Alan) Collection

Date(s)

  • 1853-1958 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

3 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Keen was a dealer in rare books and manuscripts.

Archival history

GB 0103 MS ADD 130 1853-1958 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes Keen , Alan , fl 1951-1958

Keen was a dealer in rare books and manuscripts.

Purchased in December 1968 from Mrs Frances Keen (widow of Alan Keen).

Papers of Dr William Martin, Captain William Jaggard and Keen himself, concerning William Shakespeare. Includes papers on Jaggard's case against Hunter Charles Rogers over forged Shakespeare documents.

Open.

Normal copyright restrictions apply.
English

A detailed list is available on the online catalogue.

  1999  Jaggard , William , fl 1925-1928 , Captain , bookseller Keen , Alan , fl 1951-1958 , dealer in rare books Literary history Literature Martin , William , fl 1899-1923 Rogers , Hunter Charles , fl 1925-1927 Shakespeare , William , 1564-1616 , dramatist, poet and actor

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased in December 1968 from Mrs Frances Keen (widow of Alan Keen).

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Dr William Martin, Captain William Jaggard and Keen himself, concerning William Shakespeare. Includes papers on Jaggard's case against Hunter Charles Rogers over forged Shakespeare documents.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

A detailed list is available on the online catalogue.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

University College London

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Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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