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Creator:
Gimson, Sydney A. (Sydney Ansell), 1860-1938
Title:
Sydney A. Gimson Correspondence
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/np1939256
Dates:
1876-1938
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of 44 letters received by Sydney A. Gimson, elder brother of Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), the English furniture designer and architect. Many of the letters discuss lectures and meetings of the Fabian Society, a socialist group founded in 1884.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 44 letters received by Sydney A. Gimson, elder brother of Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), the furniture designer and architect. Included are letters by William Morris, his daughter May Morris, Eden Philpotts, Sydney Olivier, and Henry Bentinck. Many of the letters discuss lectures and meetings of the Fabian Society, a socialist group founded in 1884.

Arrangement

Arranged in alphabetical order.

Collection Creator Biography:

Gimson, Sydney A. (Sydney Ansell), 1860-1938

Sydney Ansell Gimson followed his father into the family engineering firm and became president of the Leicester Secular Society in 1883. He was the brother of Ernest Gimson (1864-1919), a noted English architect and furniture maker.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Purchased from David Holmes in 1994 (AM1994-97).

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder Inventory by Hilde Creager (2015) 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

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Credit this material:

Sydney A. Gimson Correspondence; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/np1939256
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1