Consists of the correspondence of G. P. R. James with individuals such as William Harrison Ainsworth, William Harrison, William Jerdan, Charles Ollier, and Sir G. Hamilton Seymour, as well as others.
This series is arranged into four subseries: Alphabetical, Unidentified (chronological), Letter Fragments, and Autographs.
Aitken, John, 1832 February 10
Aitken, John, 1832 June 25
Aitken, John, 1832 August 10
Aitken, John, 1832 September 17
Bancroft, George, 1853 April 4
Bentley, Richard, 1840 April 4
Bentley, Richard, 1838 January 19
Black, Miss Mary, 1840 March 2
Bohn, H, 1850 April 9
Boyle, Miss M, 1835 April 15
Bridges, J.T., Friday, undated
Brodie, Sir Benjamin, 1839 July 5
Brooke, Miss, 1845 March 27
Burbury, Mrs, 1850 May 12
Chorley, Henry F, 1836 October 10
Cochrane, J, 1830 December 20
Cochrane, J, 1831 February 21
Colburn, Henry, 1839 March 19
Cunningham, Allan, 1837 March 21
Cunningham, Allan, 1839 December 27
Davidson, Mrs, 1838 February 23
Drysdale, Mr, undated
Dunlop, A. Graham, 1859 April 5
Emerson, George B, 1851 June 2
Foss, Edward, 1847 February 10
Foss, Edward, 1847 May 2
Foss, Maria, 1847 March 14
Graham, George R, 1851 May 8
Hall, Samuel C, 1830 December 10
Halsted, Miss, 1840 June 24
Harper Brothers, 1854 November 20
Hamilton, Colonel, 1852 December 24
Harrison, William H, 1836 July 5
Harrison, William H, 1837 May 8
Harvey, Mr, 1843 February 18
Hawes, B, 1839 May 11
Houlton, J, 1842 November 16
Howitt, William, 1842 August 16
Hutchins, Isabella, 1848 March 5
Hutchins, William, 1839 August 21
Hutchins, William, 1841 October 25
Ingram, A., 1848 March 14
Irving, Washington, 1841 January 7
James, Mr, 1843 April 2
Jerdan, William, 1828 December 2
Jerdan, William, 1836 March 5
Jerdan, William, 1838 March 16
Jerdan, William, 1838 April 19
Jerdan, William, 1838 May 3
Jerdan, William, 1845 March 9
Jerdan, William, 1847 May 16
Law, Charles Ewan, 1845 January 7
Lever, Charles, 1842 October 31
Lever, Charles (to James), undated
Literary Journal, 1832 May 18
Lord Chamberlain, 1837 December 2
Lord Chamberlain, 1838 August 2
Mackenzie, R.S., 1843 September 8
McMillan, Mr, 1832 March 24
Marryat, 1847 August 4
Milward, Mrs, 1840
Moran, Mr, 1844 May 26
Moultrie, Miss Grace, 1850 May 16
Moyes, Mr, 1837 January 26
Murray, John, 1836 July 10
Murray, John, 1837 July 13
Northumberland, Duke of, 1848 July 5
Ollier, Charles, 1828 October
Ollier, Charles, 1828 November 26
Ollier, Charles, 1829 August
Ollier, Charles, 1837 December 9
Ollier, Charles, 1838 February 7
Ollier, Charles, 1848 May 22
Ollier, Charles, 1848 October 4
Ollier, Charles, 1849 April 13
Ollier, Charles, 1849 April 22
Ollier, Charles, 1849 June 17
Ollier, Charles, 1849 June 20
Ollier, Charles, 1849 June 22
Ollier, Charles, 1849 June 26
Ollier, Charles, 1849 September 5
Ollier, Charles, 1849 September 9
Ollier, Charles, 1849 October 6
Ollier, Charles, 1849 October 20
Ollier, Charles, 1849 October 21
Ollier, Charles, 1849 December 28
Ollier, Charles, 1850 March 3
Ollier, Charles, 1850 March 10
Ollier, Charles, 1850 March 17
Ollier, Charles, 1850 March 19
Ollier, Charles, 1850 March 21
Ollier, Charles, 1850 May 5
Ollier, Charles, 1850 June 18
Ollier, Charles, 1851 April 13
Ollier, Charles, 1851 June 23
Ollier, Charles, 1851 June 30
Ollier, Charles, 1851 August 10
Ollier, Charles, 1851 August 24
Ollier, Charles, 1851 October 20
Ollier, Charles, 1852 January 4
Ollier, Charles, 1852 February 15
Ollier, Charles, 1852 July 1
Ollier, Charles, undated
Ollier, Charles, undated
Hanover Square, 1828 October 17
Kent, 1843 December 17
Near Farnham, 1849 April 27
New York, 1850 July 18
Boston, 1850 September 18
New York, 1850 October 24
New Haven, 1850 October 27
Stockbridge, 1851 July 26
Stockbridge, 1851 October 5
Stockbridge, 1852 February 9
Stockbridge, 1852 March 22
Stockbridge, 1852 May 9
Norfolk, 1853 August 30
Winchester, 1853 November 6
Norfolk, 1855 April 7
Patrick, Mrs, 1852 April 24
Pearce, Stephen, 1845
Pearce, Stephen, 1846 September 13
Prentice, G.D., 1858 June 17
Prudhoe, Lord, 1841 June 20
Redding, C, 1829 August 7
Rees, Owen, 1836 May 4
Ritchie, Mrs. Cora Mowatt, undated
Seymour, Sir G. Hamilton, 1836 May 1
Smith, Mrs, 1841 December 6
Smith, Mr, 1843 June 12
Southey, Robert, 1830 March 3
Tartt, W, 1839 July 30
Tartt, W, 1839 November 6
Tartt, W, 1849 February 5
Taylor, Bayard, 1850 July 6
Theil, Charles L, 1850 September 19
Trower, Miss, 1847 April 11
Turner, Mrs., 1850 December 2
Twining?, Mrs, 1849 October 9
Tyrconnel, Lord, 1848 October 28
Walker, Lieut. J.A., 19th no month
Watts, Alaric A, 1839 March 12
Williamson?, J, 1850 December 5
Wyndham, Mrs. [Charles], undated
Wyndham, Mrs. [Charles], undated
My Dear Madam, Marlow, 1836 June 1
Sir, Marlow, 1836 July 22
My Dear Sir, Marlow, 1836 October 31
My Dear Sir, 1837 April 30
Dear Madam, Hastings, 1840 March 8
My Dear Sir, Hastings, 1840 March 8
Dear Madam, Hastings, 1840 May 12
My Dear Sir, Watermarked, 1841
My Dear Sir, Walmer, 1841 November 4
My Dear Sir, 1842
Gentlemen, Walmer, 1842 December 2
Dear Madam, Walmer, 1843 February 25
Sir, Walmer, 1843 July 16
Sir, near Walmer, 1844 March 22
My Dear Sir, [Walmer], 1845 March 9
Dear Sir, Walmer, 1845 March 16
My Dear Sir, Walmer, 1845 June 3
My Dear Sir, Walmer, 1847 January 5
Sir, Walmer, 1847 January 8
My Dear Madam, 1847 April 11
Gentlemen, Walmer, 1847 July 6
Dear Sir, Farnham, 1848 March 5
My Dear Sir, Farnham, 1848 April 26
My Dear Sir, Farnham, 1848 May 16
Mary, Farnham, 1848 August 10
My Dear Sir, Farnham, 1849 March 26
My Dear Sir, Farnham, 1849 May 22
Dear Sirs, Farnham, 1849 June 28
My Dear Sir, Farnham, 1849 August 3
Dear Madam, Farnham, 1850 February 7
Dear Sir, Boston, 1850 September 22
Dear Sir, Boston, 1850 November 12
Dear Sir, Boston, 1850 November 13
Dear Sir, Buffalo, 1851 February 25
My Dear Sir, New York, 1851 March 22
Mary, Stockbridge, 1851 November 20
My Dear Sir, New York, 1852 May 1
My Dear Sir, Norfolk, 1853 July 11
Gentlemen, Norfolk, 1853 December 5
Dear Sir, Norfolk, 1854 January 3
Dear Sir, Richmond, 1855 December 9
My Dear Sir, Norfolk, 1856 April 4
Sir, Richmond, 1857 March 7
Dear Sirs, Richmond, 1858 August 25
6 items, dates not examined
11 items, dates not examined
Consists of the works of G. P. R. James, including prose and verse.
This series is arranged into two subseries: Prose, and Verse.
Consists of a receipt, a memo related to copyrights, and a list of James's writings, as well as other miscellaneous papers.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
"Memorandum As To the Property of Copyrights of Mr. James's Works," undated, dates not examined
Two quoted passages from James' The Stepmother (1851), in an unidentified hand, dates not examined
Consists of 10 engraved and other portraits (some duplicates) of James.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Consists of a printed advertisement for Fair Oak Lodge and newspaper clippings either written by or about James.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
Advertisement (printed) - Fair Oak Lodge, 1838 August 17Goodner, Printer, Midhurst, 1838 August 17
Consists of extracts of related materials.
Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of correspondence of James. Included in the collection is a large file of letters, 1828-1852, to Charles Ollier, publisher of Keats and Shelley. Other correspondents include John Aitken, William Jerdan, editor of "The Literary Gazette," Sir J. H. Seymour, William H. Harrison, John Murray, Charles Lever, William Harrison Ainsworth, and Alaric A. Watts. Also present are some miscellaneous prose and poetry, incomplete letters, and autographs of James, as well "The History of Chivarly" (1832) a lengthy, anonymous review of James's book, written to coincide with the publication of its American edition.
- Arrangement
The collection is organized into the following series:
- Collection Creator Biography:
James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860
English novelist and historian G. P. R. James wrote nearly a hundred novels, such as Richelieu (1825), The Gypsy (1835), Attila (1837), and The Mysterious Chevalier (1843), as well as many popular historical works, including The Life and Times of Louis XIV (1838), and some poetry and plays. Later in life he was appointed British consul for Massachusetts (1850) and Norfolk, Virginia (1852-1855), then became consul-general at Venice (1856-1860).
- Acquisition:
Gift of Alexander D. Wainwright, with additional gifts from Christine Wainwright. The letter from James to Harpers Brothers was purchased in 1999; the letter to Charles Sumner was purchased in 2006; the "The History of Chivalry" manuscript was purchased in 2012 with support of the Richard M. Ludwig Endowment established by Michael Spence, Class of 1966.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
The collection was processed initially by Barbara Volz.
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- Credit this material:
G. P. R. James Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/47429914v
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
- Subject Terms:
- Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
Editors -- England -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
English literature -- 19th century.
Novelists, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence.
Publishers and publishing -- England -- 19th century -- Correspondence. - Genre Terms:
- Autographs.
Correspondence - Names:
- Ollier, Charles, 1788-1859