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Austin Dobson collection

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 930
Scope and Contents

The Austin Dobson Collection contains letters by and to Dobson; autograph manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of works by Dobson, including poems, essays, and biographical sketches; notes and notebooks; and manuscript and printed material related to Dobson's research concerning William Hogarth.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Austin Dobson 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

Series I, Herman W. Liebert Collection of Austin Dobson, is the gift and bequest of Herman W. Liebert, 1963-1994. Series II, Other Austin Dobson Papers, contains discrete items acquired by the library by purchase and gift from various sources, 1960-1995. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Arrangement

Series I. Herman W. Liebert Collection of Austin Dobson, 1866-1930. Series II. Other Austin Dobson Papers, 1875-1920.

Dates
1866 - 1930
Majority of material found within 1880 - 1910
Extent
9.88 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Related Names
Dobson, Austin, 1840-1921
Language of Materials
English