Correspondence: Miscellaneous regarding Kimpton’s Bible, 1937 - 1938
Scope and Contents
This series primarily consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and invoices accumulated by Allan R. Brown relating to Blake. It includes correspondence between Brown and the President of Trinity College, Dr. Remsen B. Ogilby from 1939-1940, and Trinity College Librarian, Dr. Arthur Adams, from 1939-1946 regarding acquisition of the Blake collection. It also includes correspondence with experts on William Blake, namely Ruthven Todd and Geoffrey Keynes from the 1940s, as well as correspondence addressed to libraries relating to Blake engravings from 1937, and invoices and dealers descriptions with clippings on material.
Dates
- Creation: 1937 - 1938
Creator
- From the Collection: Blake, William, 1757-1827 (Person)
- From the Collection: Kirkup, Seymour Stocker, 1788-1880 (Person)
- From the Collection: Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to the public and must be used in the John M.K. Davis Reading Room of the Watkinson Library, Trinity College Library, Hartford, Connecticut. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws when using this collection.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Cubic Feet (3 flat boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Watkinson Library - Archival Collections Repository
Trinity College Library
300 Summit St.
Hartford Connecticut 06106