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Thomas Moore papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 015
Finding aid note: Boxes 1-3 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586. Box 4 located onsite at Woodson Research Center in the small manuscript section.

Scope and Contents

The papers, 1804-1847, of Thomas Moore consist of letters, photographs and engravings, newspaper articles and clippings, poems and correspondence.

The letters are arranged chronologically and divided into numbered and unnumbered originals and copies. The numbered letters, originals and copies are those included in the two volume edition, The Letters of Thomas Moore, edited by Wilfred S. Dowden (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1964.) Of the 1,323 numbered letters contained in the book, this collection has 223; 156 originals and 67 copies. The numbering on this list corresponds to the numbering system devised by Dr. Dowden. The unnumbered letters are those not included in The Letters of Thomas Moore, but which span the same time period and include both original letters and copies.

The letters are arranged in the following manner: I. Numbered Originals, II. Unnumbered Originals, III. Numbered Copies, and IV. Unnumbered Copies. Numbered originals consist of those original letters contained in Dowden's work. Unnumbered originals include letters written by Moore, letter fragments and miscellaneous envelopes addressed or signed by Moore, some printed material about Moore and letters to Moore. Numbered copies consists of photocopies of letters written by Moore and included in the published edition. Among a variety of items found in the unnumbered copies are copies of letters letters written by Moore, copies of letters written to Moore, correspondence written concerning Moore and his works, and correspondence concerning the purchase of Moore material and excerpts from catalogues advertising Moore material. In addition to the numbered and unnumbered catagories mentioned above, there is a Commonplace Book contained in a black notebook filled with photocopies of pages in Moore's handwriting.

Box 1 contains only numbered originals; box 2 contains numbered originals and unnumbered originals, numbered and unnumbered copies, microfilm, and the Commonplace Book.

Dates

  • 1804-1847

Creator

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-3 stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586. Box 4 located onsite at Woodson Research Center in the small manuscript section.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Thomas Moore letters must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

The Irish poet Thomas Moore was born in Dublin on May 28, 1779. His earliest poetic compositions appeared in Anthologia Hibernica during the years 1792-1795. He briefly studied law in London, and other than a brief foray into parliamentary politics, the primary focuses of his life were poetry and the cultivation of aristocratic society. Irish Melodies is his most lasting claim to fame, and this work has been credited with both preserving and popularising the numerous ancient Irish airs which form its core.

Extent

4 Linear Feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

Chiefly letters of Moore; together with correspondence, poems, engravings, clippings, and photos. Includes material relating to Wilfred S. Dowden, editor of Moore's letters. Correspondents include William Lisle Bowles, Lord and Lady Holland, Thomas Longman, Ellen Moore, James Power, Lord John Russell, Sir Walter Scott, and Mary Shelley.

Processing Information note

The following abbreviations may appear in the collection indicating specific types of original documents:

A.D.=Autograph Document (i.e., any handwritten manuscript that is not a letter, memorandum, or diary)

A.L.S.=Autograph Letter Signed

D.S.=Document Signed (the body of the document is written or printed by someone other than the signer)

L.S.=Letter Signed

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Thomas Moore papers, 1804-1847
Status
Completed
Author
Daphne Dean
Date
1975
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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