Fonds BRIG - Papers of Henry Arthur Bright

Identity area

Reference code

BRIG

Title

Papers of Henry Arthur Bright

Date(s)

  • c. 1830-84 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

18 boxes; paper

Context area

Name of creator

(1830-1884)

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 toread more

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, andread 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 theread 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.