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Creator:
Tinsley, William, 1831-1902
Title:
William Tinsley Publishing Correspondence
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5m60qr933
Dates:
1866-1889
Size:
1 box, 2 items, and 0.4 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

The Tinsley brothers, Edward (1833-1866) and William (1831-1902), set up in the book trade business around 1854. They focused mainly on publishing fiction for the popular lending libraries, and specialized in luxuriously bound three-volume novels. Consists of 77 letters, 1866-1889, received by the Tinsley Brothers publishing firm of London, England.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 90 letters, 1866-1889, received by the Tinsley Brothers publishing firm of London, England. Included in this collection are letters by such writers, journalists, and novelists as Charles Dickens, Jr., Percy Fitzgerald, B. L. Farjeon, G. A. Henty, Florence Marryat, Mrs. Oliphant, Mrs. J. H. Riddell, James Rice, George Augustus Sala, Annie Thomas (Mrs. Pender Cudlip), W. H. Wills, and Edmund Yates.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically.

Collection Creator Biography:

Tinsley, William, 1831-1902

The Tinsley brothers, Edward (1833-1866) and William (1831-1902), set up in the book trade business around 1854. They focused mainly on publishing fiction for the popular lending libraries, and specialized in luxuriously bound three-volume novels. In 1866, at the sudden death of Edward, William took over the management of the firm, which went bankrupt in 1878, although he continued to publish books under the supervision of trustees. William also founded Tinsley's Magazine, which ran in various formats from 1867 to 1892.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchased from David Holmes in 1996. 19 Letters from Thomas to Tinsley Publishing purchased in 1996. Letter from Pollock to Tinsley, other letters were purchased from David Holmes in 1997-2010. Purchase, David Holmes 2013 (AM 2013-37).

Appraisal

No appraisal action was taken in 2013.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2001. Finding aid written in 2001.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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Credit this material:

William Tinsley Publishing Correspondence; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/5m60qr933
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1