William Parsons collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 19 irregular sized pages of corrections and additions to the text of English author William Parsons's Poetical Tour in the Years 1784, 1785 and 1786. The pages are hand-written and were tipped into the book by the author.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1787
Creator
- Parsons, William, active 1785-1807 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Collection is open for use.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Special Collections department. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Biographical / Historical
William Parsons (died 1828) was an English poet, one of the Della Cruscans.
Biographical information adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Parsons_(poet), accessed 2017 July 27.
Extent
0.167 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of 19 irregular sized pages of corrections and additions to the text of English author William Parsons's Poetical Tour in the Years 1784, 1785 and 1786. The pages are hand-written and were tipped into the book by the author.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was included in a volume that was donated by Hopkins professor Raymond Dexter Havens sometime during the 1950s.
Processing Information
Processed in January, 2004 by Holly Callahan.
Source
- Havens, Raymond Dexter, 1880-1954 (Collector, Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
The Sheridan Libraries
Special Collections
3400 N Charles St
Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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