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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Bright, John, 1811-1889
- Title:
- John Bright Letters
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qv33rw69k
- Dates:
- 1845-1908
- Size:
- 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of over forty letters by John Bright written while he was a member of Parliament and addressed to various individuals.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of over forty letters by Bright written while he was a member of Parliament and addressed to various individuals. Among the topics discussed in these letters are the Poor Laws, the question of Irish independence, the American Civil War and the issue of slavery, and the Corn Laws.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Bright, John, 1811-1889
John Bright was a British liberal statesman, associated with Richard Cobden in the formation of the Anti-Corn Law League. He was a strong critic of British foreign policy and is considered one of the greatest orators of his generation.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Various AM. Letter from Bright to Henry Vincent is a gift of William E. Heitzman.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
John Bright Letters; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/qv33rw69k
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1