Charles Lamb clippings collection, 1826-1940 and undated

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Summary

Abstract:
Collection of published clippings and journal/magazine excerpts related to the life and works of English writer Charles Lamb (1775-1834). Includes some of Lamb's writings, as well as literary criticism and biographical clippings.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11086

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of published clippings and journal/magazine excerpts related to the life and works of English writer Charles Lamb (1775-1834). Includes some of Lamb's writings, as well as literary criticism and biographical clippings.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Lamb (10 February 1775 – 27 December 1834) was an English writer and essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb (1764–1847). He also wrote a number of poems, and was part of a literary circle in England, along with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth, whom he befriended.

Acquisition information:
The Charles Lamb Clippings Collection was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a transfer from the Perkins Library Pamphlet Collection in the 1920s/1930s.
Processing information:

Processed by Meghan Lyon, Nov. 2015

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0176

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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Collection is open for research.

Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.

All or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. The library may require up to 48 hours to retrieve these materials for research use.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

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[Identification of item], Charles Lamb Clippings Collection, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.