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| Title | Finding aid for Papers of Jane Porter, 1760-1850. |
| Creator | Porter, Jane, 1776-1850. |
| Extent | 2,662 items. |
| Biographical Note | Jane Porter (1776-1850) was a best selling British historical novelist and the author of Thaddeus of Warsaw (1804) and The Scottish chiefs (1810). |
| Scope and Content | Collection strengths include the family correspondence of Jane Porter, Robert Ker Porter, and Anna Maria Porter spanning the years 1795-1841.The letters describe the social customs of the Regency and early Victorian eras, as well as the family's struggle to maintain an expected place in society despite great financial difficulties. The letters also mention, over the years, various novels, plays, and travel narratives the Porters are writing and publishing. The main weakness of the collection is the lack of manuscript material for Jane, Robert Ker, and Anna Maria Porter. |
| Notes | All inquiries about this collection should be directed to the Curator, Literary Manuscripts. |
| Date | 1760-1850. |
| Provenance | Purchased from Hamill & Barker, February 24, 1976, Sotheby's, "Thule" sale, June 27-28, 1977, H. P. Kraus, May 8 and June 20, 1979, and from Sotheby's, lot 616, March 24, 1981. |
| Subject |
Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833. Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854. Porter, Anna Maria, 1780-1832. Porter, Jane, 1776-1850 -- Archives. Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842. Smith, W. Sidney (William Sidney), Sir, 1764-1840. Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867. British Museum. Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia. Privateering -- West Indies. Theater -- Great Britain -- 19th century. Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815. Women authors, British -- Archives. Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century. Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. |
| Form/Genre |
Commonplace books Great Britain. (aat) Ephemera Great Britain. (aat) Letters (correspondence) Great Britain. (aat) Manuscripts for publication Great Britain. (aat) Poems Great Britain. (aat) |
| Contributors |
Porter, Anna Maria, 1780-1832. Porter, Robert Ker, Sir, 1777-1842. |
| Department | Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Manuscripts Department. |
| Call Number | mssPOR 1-2662 |
| Accession Number | mss 00281, mss 00463, mss 00464, mss 00465, mss 00664, mss 00665, and mss 00856. |
| Physical Collection | Jane Porter Papers. |
| Digital Collection | Finding Aids, Huntington Digital Library |
| Physical Description | 83 p. |
| Digitization Specifications | Original finding aid converted into PDF document by B. Black, 2011-12-23. |
| Date Digital | 2011-12-23. |
| DCMI Type | text |
| Digital Format | |
| Original Finding Aid | Finding aid prepared by Gayle M. Richardson and Sara "Sue" Hodson, 2001. |
| Citation Information | Finding aid for Jane Porter Papers, Huntington Digital Library, San Marino, California. |
| Restrictions | Images in this collection are for scholarly research; please review the Huntington Library's copyright information: http://cdm16003.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about. For purchasing images for publication please review our permission to publish policy: http://www.huntington.org/huntingtonlibrary.aspx?id=590. |
| Cataloging Notes | Arranged in the following manner: Manuscripts and documents (Boxes 1-4), Correspondence (Boxes 5-52), Ephemera (Box 53), Oversize manuscripts, documents, and correspondence (Boxes 54-59). |