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Collector:
Troxell, Janet Camp
Title:
Janet Camp Troxell Collection of Rossetti Manuscripts
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/hq37vn609
Dates:
1832-1965 (mostly 1860-1900)
Size:
38 boxes and 17.1 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-38
Language:
English

Abstract

Contains over 3000 manuscripts relating to the Rossetti's and their friends. While Dante Gabriel is the central figure, his brother and sisters (William Michael, Christina Georgina, Maria Francesca) are also represented, as are several other members of the Polidori/Rossetti families. The material in the collection was acquired by Janet (Camp) Troxell between 1930 and 1965.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The Troxell Collection contains over 3000 manuscripts relating to the Rossettis and their friends. While Dante Gabriel is the central figure, his brother and sisters (William Michael, Christina Georgina, Maria Francesca) are also represented, as are several other members of the Polidori/Rossetti families. Other research interests amply supported by the collection include the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Victorian art, poetry, and literature.

A general summary of the Rossetti material follows: I. Christina-many AMss of her poems, the AMs of Commonplace and Other Stories, over 60 letters, a lock of hair, and various photographs, portraits, and newspaper clippings. II. Dante-numerous AMss of poems, including "Eden Bower," The House of Life, other sonnets and lyrics; proofs to stages of Poems, before and after the exhumation of his manuscript from his wife's grave; over 250 letters; memorabilia, newspaper clippings, photographs, portraits, and supplementary material. III. Maria-11 letters and supplementary material. IV. William-AMss, including his introduction to the P.R.B. Journal; over 200 letters, 3 documents, and 1 photograph.

Papers of other persons in the Rossetti "circle," or family friends, include correspondence of manuscripts from Mackenzie Bell, including the AMs and printer's galleys for his biography of Christina; Ford Madox Brown; Robert Browning; Edward Burne-Jones, including drawings and sketches; Hall Caine, including the AMs of Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti; William Holman Hunt; William Morris, William Bell Scott (sizable correspondence); Algernon Charles Swinburne; and Theodore Watts-Dunton. In addition, there are 5 boxes of Janet Troxell material, primarily notes, correspondence, and articles about the collection. Information about the book portion of the troxell Collection can be obtained from the Rare Books Department.

Collection Creator Biography:

Troxell, Janet Camp

Janet Camp Troxell was a scholar who conducted and published studies of the Rossetti family, featuring Dante Gabriel Rosetti, a British author and painter, but also focusing on other members of the Polidori/Rossetti clan.

Collection History

Acquisition:

The material in the collection was acquired by Janet (Camp) Troxell between 1930 and 1965. Sizable portions of it are due to her acquisition of the Mackenzie Bell archive of material relating to Christina Rossetti and much of the William Bell Scott archive sold at Sotheby's (London) on March 10-11, 1952.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 1996. Finding aid written in 1996.

Biography written by Jessica Marati, '08.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Janet Camp Troxell Collection of Rossetti Manuscripts; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/hq37vn609
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-38

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Separated Materials

A run of The Torch (1891-96) was removed from the collection and transfered to Rare Books. It is available in the catalog .

Bibliography

The following sources were consulted during preparation of biographical note: WilsonWeb: Biography from British Authors of the 19th Century (1936).

Subject Terms:
Artists -- England. -- 19th century
English poetry. -- 19th century
Poets, English. -- 19th century
Pre-Raphaelitism.
Genre Terms:
Biographies.
Commonplace books -- 19th century
Diaries -- 19th century
Drawings -- 19th century
Letters. -- 19th century
Poems -- 19th century.
Names:
Rossetti family.
Bell, Mackenzie (1856-1930)
Rossetti, Christina Georgina (1830-1894)
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (1828-1882)
Rossetti, William Michael (1829-1919)