Edmund Yates Collection, 1865-1926 (mostly 1876-1894)

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Yates, Edmund (1831-1894)

Collector:

Princeton University. Library. Special Collections

Title:

Edmund Yates Collection

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/k0698754p

Dates:

1865-1926 (mostly 1876-1894)

Size:

3 boxes and 1.1 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3

Language:

English

Abstract: Consists of Edmund Yates's correspondence, photographs, and memoranda, as well as papers of others, relating to his founding and editorship of the London newspaper The World.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Yates's correspondence, photographs, and memoranda, as well as papers of others, relating to his founding and editorship of the London newspaper The World. Much of the correspondence is addressed to Charles Thomas, another World editor, and to the newspaper in general, including letters to the editors, cover letters for works submitted for publication, and letters by contributors to the paper's "Acrostics" column, but there are letters by Yates as well. In addition, the collection contains a photograph of Wilkie Collins and newspaper clippings, including some describing Yates's imprisonment for libel in 1885.

Among the papers of others are some letters by a group of minor Victorian novelists, W. B. Maxwell, Mrs. F. Cashel Hoey, Charlotte Riddle, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. In addition, there are reminiscences of Yates by Braddon, Sir Francis Burnand, Joseph Ashby-Sterry, and "Nemo."

Collection Creator Biography:

Yates

Edmund Yates was an English novelist, and he founded The World, a weekly society newspaper in 1874.

Collection History

Acquisition:: Purchased from David Holmes in 1987-1994 and George Robert Minkoff, Inc. in 1993. Additions are a gift of David Holmes in 1955 (AM 88-2, AM 90-110).
Custodial History: The collection was formed as a result of a departmental practice of combining into one collection manuscript material of various accessions relating to a particular author.
Appraisal: No appraisal information is available.
Processing Information: Folder inventory added by Feng Zhu '2014 in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

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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.

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