Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding, 1855/1863

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16142, Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding(box number, folder number), Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.5 Cubic Feet 1 legal sized document box
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16142, Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding(box number, folder number), Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding (1855-1863; cubic feet) consists of a contemporary half calf, rebacked volume. Cloth case with leather and gilt label. Author Frederick Lawrence's copy of The Life of Henry Fielding, interleaved with his annotations throughout on some 120 pages. Annotations include both handwritten notes and corrections as well as the occasional newspaper clipping.

Collection also contains four loose pages of notes by Lawrence, five letters from various correspondents responding to Lawrence's inquiries about Fielding, and a newspaper clipping.

Biographical / historical:

Frederick Lawrence was a London barrister and author practicing in the 1850s. Henry Fielding was a celebrated 18th-century British author considered a founder of the English novel.

Source: Materials within collection and Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

Acquisition information:
Purchased 28 December 2015.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
letters (correspondence)
Names:
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754