Identity area
Reference code
Add. MS c/62
Title
Photocopies of Byroniana
Date(s)
- [1970] (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
c 150 ff.
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
The original material, with some Byron relics, was deposited at Trinity College Library from 1960 to 1970 by Richard Gatty. Richard Gatty took possession of the collection again in October 1970 and sold it to the City of Nottingham, which administers Newstead Abbey, in 1971.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Photocopies of letters by and relating to Lord Byron, particularly his relationship with Elizabeth Pigot, and her later contact with John Murray and others, with copies of Byron's will, poem fragments, and some printed material.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may not be made without permission of the owner of the originals.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
The originals are owned by the City of Nottingham.
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Publication note
Published in Leslie Marchand's edition of Byron's letters and journals (John Murray: 1973-1981).