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George Gissing collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 286

Scope and Contents

This finding aid encompasses accessions of single manuscripts and small groups of manuscripts and other papers, by or pertaining to George Gissing, acquired by the library from a variety of sources. Materials incorporated into the collection prior to January 1997 have been organized into three series, Correspondence, Writings, and Other. Materials added to the collection since that time are located in Series IV, Additions since January 1997, listed in the order in which they were added.

Dates

  • 1868-1957

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Box 9: Restricted fragile material. Reference surrogates have been substituted in the main files. For further information consult the appropriate curator.

Conditions Governing Use

The George Gissing Collection is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Ongoing collection of documents acquired by gift and purchase from various sources. Source information is recorded on the folders. Many items in this collection were the gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of Harriet Breese Adams. Two cases with his mark have been retained as samples (Box 6, folder 105a, and Box 7, folder 148a). For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Extent

4.2 Linear Feet ((10 boxes) + 1 portfolio)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.gissing

Additional Description

Overview

Contains letters from George Gissing to various people, including Eduard Bertz, Edward Clodd, Algernon Gissing, Ellen Gissing, Catherine Gissing, Margaret Bedford Gissing, Thomas Waller Gissing, and Walter L. Gissing; third party letters, including those between Gabrielle Fleury and Eduard Bertz; manuscripts and notes of writings by Gissing and others; agreements between Gissing and publishers; certificates that Gissing earned in school; a few photographs of Gissing; and material collected by Percival M. Stone about Gissing's time in Waltham, Mass.

Processing Information

This finding aid is updated periodically to account for new materials that have been added to the collection. The date of the most recent update is noted on the title page. For information on material that may have been acquired for the collection since the last update, please consult the Public Service Desk.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the George Gissing Collection
Status
Under Revision
Author
by Beinecke Staff
Date
July 1997
Description rules
Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

The Beinecke Library is open to all Yale University students and faculty, and visiting researchers whose work requires use of its special collections. You will need to bring appropriate photo ID the first time you register. Beinecke is a non-circulating, closed stack library. Paging is done by library staff during business hours. You can request collection material online at least two business days in advance of your visit, using the request links in Archives at Yale. For more information, please see Planning Your Research Visit and consult the Reading Room Policies prior to visiting the library.

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