Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c. 1830-84 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
18 boxes; paper
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Henry Arthur Bright was born 9 February 1830 in Liverpool to Samuel and Elizabeth Anne Bright. He was educated at Rugby School and attended Trinity College, Cambridge from 1847 to 1851, and earned his degree there, but as a Unitarian was unable to… read more
Repository
Archival history
A letter from his granddaughter Elizabeth M. Lloyd dated 9 September 1973 refers to letters taken out of the collection 'some years ago' and sold.
There is an undated preliminary listing of the first seven boxes listing correspondents, letter dates, and… read more
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Gift of Elizabeth M. Lloyd, 1973.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The papers consist of over 2000 letters written to Henry Arthur Bright from friends, colleagues, and family members arranged in alphabetical order. Principal correspondents include Robert Brook Aspland, William Robert Brownlow, William Henry Channing,… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
This material is open for research unless otherwise stated.
Conditions governing reproduction
The photocopies may not be reproduced without permission of the holders of the original materials.
Allied materials area
Related units of description
Letters from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Henry Arthur Bright are housed in the Nathaniel Hawthorne Collection (YCAL MSS 204) in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Letters to Nathaniel Hawthorne from Henry Arthur Bright are in the… read more
Notes area
Note
Cite as: Trinity College Library Cambridge, Papers of Henry Arthur Bright, BRIG.
Access points
Archivist's note
Collection level description created by Diana Smith in June 2019, using the preliminary box lists.