Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865

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English novelist.

From the description of Autograph letters signed (15) and autograph documents signed (3) : to Edward Chapman, [ca. 1848] Mar. 21-1859 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269589125

From the description of Letter, n.y. August 31, [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122625403

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Manchester, to [the Rev. John Pierpont], 1841 June 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269573768

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Lea Hurst, to Mrs. William Shaen, 1854 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270878485

Victorian author Elizabeth Gaskell was celebrated for her well-written novels and stories of the English Industrial Revolution. Infused with humor, social commentary, and keen observations, the stories feature strong female characters and believable plots. Her reputation as a writer continues to evolve.

From the description of Elizabeth Gaskell letter to Mrs. James, [1851] Sept. 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734414

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, English novelist and short-story writer. She is perhaps best known for her biography of Charlotte Brontë.

From the description of Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell manuscript material : 2 items, 1849-1860 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 232476974

English author.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Silverdale, to Miss [Mary] Taylor, a friend of Charlotte Brontë, "till Sept. 4" [1855]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870855

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Knutsford, to Mrs. [Maria] James, [1855] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870854
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referencedIn Payne, George A. Letter, 1922, September 19, Heath View, England, to Philip D. Sherman, Oberlin, Ohio. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860. Anna Brownell Murphy Jameson letters, 1827-1859. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, L, 1641-1976. Houghton Library
referencedIn Miscellaneous correspondence of John Ruskin, ca. 1860 GB 206 Leeds University Library
referencedIn Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876. Women, emancipation and literature: the papers of Harriet Martineau, 1802-1876 (inclusive), [microform]. Yale University Library
referencedIn Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982 Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry Adams autograph album, 1833-1939. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letters signed (2) : Plymouth Grove and London, to unidentified recipients, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Knutsford, to Mrs. [Maria] James, [1855] Dec. 3. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Charles Dickens collection of papers, 1833]-[1975, 1833-1909 The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.
referencedIn James Thomas Fields collection of autographs and portraits of distinguished women, 1814-1907. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dyer, E. Porter (Ebenezer Porter), 1813-1882,. Women authors collection, Ga-Go, 1844-1958. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Correspondence and literary manuscripts of, or relating to, members of the Bronté family, 1812-1925 GB 206 Leeds University Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Mr. Reiss, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter, 1856, September 8, [Manchester, England], to Mrs. [Anna Brownell] Jameson. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letters signed (2) : to Charles Dickens, [1850] Jan. 8-12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Irvine, Alexander, 1863-1941. Autograph Collection of Alexander Irvine. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter : Manchester, England, to Sarah Higgins, Manchester, England, 1852 Dec. 10. University of Chicago Library
referencedIn Warner, Sylvia Townsend, 1893-1978. Elizabeth Gaskell : manuscript, 19-- Houghton Library
creatorOf Parrish, Morris Longstreth, 1867-1944,. Morris L. Parrish collection of Victorian novelists, 1806-1958 (bulk 1830s-1930s). Princeton University Library
referencedIn Virginia Woolf Monk's House photograph album (MH-6), ca. 1850-1900and undated. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Copy of an autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to John Ruskin, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell manuscript material : 2 items, 1849-1860 New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Hale family. Papers, 1787-1988 (bulk 1810-1963). Smith College, Neilson Library
creatorOf Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Autograph letter signed : Haworth, to Mrs. Gaskell, 1850 Sept. 26. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Hale Family Papers MS 71., 1787-1988 Sophia Smith Collection
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Plymouth Grove, Manchester, to an unidentified recipient, 1857 Sept. 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Princes Terrace, to Mrs. [Anna] Jameson, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Dickinson Family. Dickinson family library. 1810-1943. Houghton Library
creatorOf Brontë family. Correspondence and literary manuscripts of, or relating to members of the Brontë family. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
referencedIn James Thomas Fields autograph album, 1750-1941. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. A (not) imaginary conversation between a 'lady of quality' and Mrs Gaskell : autograph manuscript signed : [n.p.], 1856. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter : Manchester, England, to Sarah Higgins, Manchester, England, 1852 Dec. 10. Texas Christian University
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Mrs. Wilmot, 1864. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Plymouth Grove, Manchester, to "Tottie" [Eliza Fox], 1853 Feb. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter to Mrs Mason. [s.l.]. [18--] University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Lea Hurst, to Mrs. William Shaen, 1854 Oct. 27. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter : Plymouth Grove, Manchester, to Miss [Harriet] Martineau, 1861 Sept. 13. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Elizabeth Gaskell letter to Mrs. James, [1851] Sept. 1. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Brontë,. Correspondence, literary manuscripts, and printed works relating to the Brontë family. Brotherton Library, University of Leeds
referencedIn Story family papers, 1843-1907. Houghton Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
creatorOf Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Charles Dickens collection of papers, [1833]-[1975] bulk ([1833]-1909). New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Plymouth Grove, Manchester, to Mrs. Coltman, 1853 May 2. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Amy Lowell autograph collection, 1523-1930. Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859. Autograph manuscript letter (signed) to [Mary] Berry; Bourges, 1843 September 1. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Lois the witch : manuscript, [before 1860] Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Mr. Harcourt, 1864. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letters, nd. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Ford, S. Gertrude. Sitting on a Gate [manuscript], n.d.. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Kenyon, John, 1784-1856. John Kenyon Autograph Album 1806-1903. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Ford, S. Gertrude. Sitting on a Gate [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Pierpont, John, 1785-1866. John Pierpont papers, 1674-1966 (bulk 1820-1866). Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Harvard University. Autograph File, G. 1641-2009. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter in the third person : London, to Valentine Bartholomew, [no year] Jan. 23. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Portion of an autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, [n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Silverdale, to Miss [Mary] Taylor, a friend of Charlotte Brontë, "till Sept. 4" [1855]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Morris L. Parrish Collection of Victorian Novelists. Ephemera of or relating to the Parrish Collection. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter : Plymouth Grove, Manchester, to Lady Bell, [no year] Nov. 29. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letters signed (15) and autograph documents signed (3) : to Edward Chapman, [ca. 1848] Mar. 21-1859 Apr. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Autograph letter signed : Manchester, to [the Rev. John Pierpont], 1841 June 12. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter to Miss Tottie Fox (Mrs Eliza Bridewell-Fox). [s.l.]. [1950?]. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Henry Adams autograph album, 1833-1939. Houghton Library
creatorOf Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910. Correspondence of Frederick James Furnivall, 1843-1910 (bulk 1848-1895). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Autograph letter signed : Haworth, to Jim Stores Smith, 1850 July 25. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Wives and daughters : [novel] / by Elizabeth Gaskell.
creatorOf Forster, John, 1812-1876. Papers of John Forster, 1828-1894. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter to unknown recipient : manuscript, [18--]. Houghton Library
referencedIn John Malcolm Forbes Ludlow: Papers, 18th century - early 20th century Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Sylvia's lovers : [1 page of the novel] / by Elizabeth Gaskell.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Sylvia's lovers : portion of an autograph manuscript : [n.p., n.d.]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Grimstone, Mary Leman. Mary Leman Grimstone manuscript material : 1 item [after 1835] New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Hill, Marjorie. Working class housing and sanitation in Manchester in Mrs. Gaskell's day / Marjorie Hill. Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Letter, n.y. August 31, [manuscript]. University of Virginia. Library
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associatedWith Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 person
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associatedWith Coltman, Mrs, person
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associatedWith Shuteleworth, James Kay. person
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associatedWith Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941 person
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Death 1865-11-12

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