- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Calvert, Frances Pery (1767-1859)
- Title:
- Frances Pery Calvert Diaries
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv38k
- Dates:
- 1804-1847
- Size:
- 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of forty-three diaries by Frances Pery Calvert, a well-connected British lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of forty-three diaries by Calvert, a well-connected lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament. Collectively entitled Mes Souvenirs, the diaries date from September 30, 1804, through August 11, 1847. (Volumes covering the periods from June 17, 1806, to February 14, 1807, and from July 22, 1840 to August 8, 1845, have been omitted.) Calvert comments in her diaries on domestic matters, politics, and visits to London and abroad.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Calvert
Frances Pery Calvert was a well-connected lady of the Regency period who was married to a member of Parliament.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from Alfred A. Myeers. AM 84-31.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder list written by Lisa Yankowitz ('13) in 2012.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- 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:
Frances Pery Calvert Diaries; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/gm80hv38k
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Politicians' spouses -- England -- 19th century -- Diaries.
Upper classes -- England -- Social life and customs. -- 19th century - Genre Terms:
- Diaries -- 19th century
- Places:
- England -- Social life and customs. -- 19th century
Great Britain -- History -- George IV, 1820-1830. -- Sources
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1800-1837.