Research Catalog
William Cowper letters
- Title
- William Cowper letters, 1769-1777.
- Author
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
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Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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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 | Request in advance | MssCol 4256 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ford collection.
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- William Cowper (1731-1800) was an English poet and writer of hymns whose works, often celebrating the mundane or pastoral, are considered forerunners of Romantic poetry. The collection consists of letters from Cowper, one undated and to an illegible recipient declining an invitation, and one dated May 27, 1777, to lawyer Joseph Hill relating to financial matters.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Items were originally part of the Ford and Lenox collections.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4256
- OCLC
- 839920674
- Author
- Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
- Title
- William Cowper letters, 1769-1777.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Items were originally part of the Ford and Lenox collections.
- Occupation
- Poets.
- Added Author
- Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4256