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Claire Clairmont manuscript material
- Title
- Claire Clairmont manuscript material, 1814-1879
- Author
- Clairmont, Claire, 1798-1879.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz MS | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
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- Additional Authors
- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
- Cini, Bartolomeo
- Cini, Tommaso
- Clairmont, Antonia Ghi(s)lain d'Hembyze, 1800-1868
- Clairmont, Pauline, 1825-1891
- Clairmont, Wilhelm, 1831-1895
- Farina, Margherita Cini
- French, Charlotte Emma Georgina, 1818-1896
- Silsbee, Edward Augustus, 1826-1900
- Taylor, Emma, 1841 or 1842-
- Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881
- Description
- 63 items
- Summary
- The manuscript material by Claire Clairmont in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings include: two holograph journals kept during her travels with the Shelleys; holograph notes and essays prepared for E. J. Trelawny, relating to Shelley and Byron; and an effusive book inscription to Captain Edward Silsbee, the Shelley enthusiast. The bulk of the correspondence is from 1847-1856, and includes reflections on her experiences with Byron and the Shelleys, and various matters of family interest. Correspondents include: Lord Byron, English poet; Antonia Clairmont, her sister-in-law; Edward John Trelawny, the writer and adventurer; and over half a dozen others.
- Subject
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, commonly known as "Claire," step-sister of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and member of the Shelley circle. A writer of significant journals and letters, she spent many years as a governess, and was the mother of Allegra by George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron.
- Call Number
- Pforz MS
- OCLC
- 123896948
- Author
- Clairmont, Claire, 1798-1879.
- Title
- Claire Clairmont manuscript material, 1814-1879
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Biography
- Clara Mary Jane Clairmont, commonly known as "Claire," step-sister of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and member of the Shelley circle. A writer of significant journals and letters, she spent many years as a governess, and was the mother of Allegra by George Gordon Byron, Lord Byron.
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- Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824, addressee.Cini, Bartolomeo, addressee.Cini, Tommaso, addressee.Clairmont, Antonia Ghi(s)lain d'Hembyze, 1800-1868, addressee.Clairmont, Pauline, 1825-1891, addressee.Clairmont, Wilhelm, 1831-1895, addressee.Farina, Margherita Cini, addressee.French, Charlotte Emma Georgina, 1818-1896, addressee.Silsbee, Edward Augustus, 1826-1900, addressee.Taylor, Emma, 1841 or 1842- addressee.Trelawny, Edward John, 1792-1881, addressee.
- Research Call Number
- Pforz MS