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Creator:
Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942
Title:
John Keats Memorial Volume Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/z029p4787
Dates:
1920-1921
Size:
2 boxes
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of the original articles, essays, and poems written by prominent literary figures as contributions to the John Keats Memorial Volume (1921), edited by G. C. Williamson.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of the original articles, essays, and poems written by prominent literary figures as contributions to the John Keats Memorial Volume, edited by G.C. Williamson, which was issued on February 23, 1921, by the Keats House Committee to mark the centenary anniversary of Keats's death. A signed note by Thomas Hardy accompanies his poem "At a House in Hampstead." Among the other literary persons who contributed are Henry van Dyke, General Sir Iain Hamilton, George Bernard Shaw, and Hugh Walpole. Included is a copy of the published volume extra-illustrated with clippings, photographs, portraits, and signed authograph letters and notes by various literary persons regarding their willingness to contribute to the volume, such as Arnold Bennett, John Galsworthy, H.G. Wells, A.E. Housman, Walter de la Mare, George Bernard Shaw, Osbert Sitwell, and John Drinkwater.

Arrangement

Box 1: Contributions arranged in the order they appear in the published volume, beginning with the Warton Lecture on John Keats by Ernest de Selincourt and then alphabetically by origin of contributor: English and American, Foreign (Europe, Eastern Europe & Russia, Scandinavia), and Eastern (India). Box 2: A copy of the printed volume extra-illustrated with clippings, photographs, portraits, and signed authograph letters and notes from various literary persons.

Collection Creator Biography:

Williamson, George Charles, 1858-1942

Johns Keats (1795-1821) is one of the most celebrated English poets, perhaps best known for his poem "Ode to a Grecian Urn." The The John Keats Memorial Volume was issued by the Keats House Committee on the centenary of the poet's death as a fund-raising vehicle to restore his house. George Charles Williamson, a British author, edited the volume.

Collection History

Acquisition:

Gift; Archibald S. Alexander, Princeton Class of 1928.

Custodial History

From the library of George Charles Williamson, Mount Manor House, Guildford, England.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

The contents list for this collection was created by Jerome Jackson in June 2010.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research/

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

John Keats Memorial Volume Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/z029p4787
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2

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Existence and Location of Copies

Published as: John Keats Memorial Volume. London: John Lane, The Bodley Head ; New York: John Lane Company, February 23, 1921.

Genre Terms:
Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance)
Letters
Photographs, Original.
Names:
Keats, John, 1795-1821.