Amelia Opie papers, 1798-1855

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Summary

Creator:
Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853, Baskin, Lisa Unger, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library), and Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
Abstract:
Amelia Opie (1769-1853) was an English novelist and poet. Collection comprises 14 letters, 5 engraved portraits of Opie, a copy made by her father of two of her songs as well as four lines of poetry she wrote in French, and a draft for twenty guineas.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet (22 items (1 folder))
Language:
Materials in English and French.
Collection ID:
RL.13016

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises 14 letters, 5 engraved portraits of Opie, a copy made by her father of two of her songs as well as four lines of poetry she wrote in French, and a draft for twenty guineas. Several of the letters are written to unidentified recipients, but other addressees include two friends, Susan Reeve and Anne Pryse, along with Charles Stokes Dudley; L.T. Ventouillac; Thomas Richardson, Jr.; Joseph Watson; Lord Cholmondeley; and a "Mrs. Lee." Topics include invitations to visit or dine, requesting the loan of lectures or return of her manuscripts, editorial alterations for her poetry, her travel plans or those of others, her support of applicants for the London Orphan Asylum, her appreciation for a contribution to a bazzar, and the biography of Lord Eldon. Following her conversion to Quakerism in 1825, she followed their dating convention rejecting the names of the months. All dates in the collection guide have been converted to Gregorian style. Each of the engravings is unique; one of them was published following Opie's death.

Biographical / historical:

Amelia Opie (1769-1853) was an English novelist and poet. She married portrait painter John Opie in 1798.

Acquisition information:

The Amelia Opie papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2015 and 2023.

Portions acquired in 2015 as part of the Lisa Unger Baskin Collection. Additions acquired in 2023 from Stuart Bennett Rare Books.

Processing information:

Processed by Alice Poffinberger, August, 2023

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2015-0050-LUBMSS366, 2015-0050-LUBMSS367, 2023-0056.

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