Collection 2.40A - Letters of Lord Byron, and related papers

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Identity area

Reference code

R./2.40A

Title

Letters of Lord Byron, and related papers

Date(s)

  • 1798–1970 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

19 items

Context area

Archival history

The archival history of this small collection is complicated. Its core is a series of six letters written Lord Byron to Henry Drury, his former housemaster at Harrow, between 1808 and 1815 (2–7), which were bequeathed to Trinity by the recipient’s son,read more

Content and structure area

Scope and content

This is a small collection of items relating to Lord Byron, comprising six letters from him to Henry Drury, one to Edward Trelawny, and a bill of lading for the shipping of his property in Italy, together with various papers relating to their deposit at Trinity.

System of arrangement

Owing to the confused nature of the previous numbering (see the Archival History) the items have been individually numbered afresh from 1 to 19.

Access points

Rules and/or conventions used

The series of Byron’s Letters and Journals edited by Leslie A. Marchand (1973–82, 1994) has been referred to as ‘Letters and Journals, ed. Marchand’.

Dates of creation revision deletion

This description was created by A. C. Green in 2024.