IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 MS 428
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Orton, James
Date(s): 1843
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 1 volume containing 143 leaves
Name of creator(s): Orton | James | fl 1843-1859 | poet | pseudonym 'Alastor'
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
James Orton was a poet who often published under the name of 'Alastor'. His published works include The enthusiast; or, the straying angel (London, 1852), Excelsior; or, the realms of poesy (London, 1851), and The three palaces and other poems (London, 1859). It appears that 'Reuben Manasseh' was never published.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Manuscript copy of 'Reuben Manasseh. A tragedy', in five acts (and in verse), by 'Alastor', dated December 1843. A letter concerning the identity of the author has been inserted in the volume, which asserts that he may have been James Orton, who published books under that pseudonym.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Uncatalogued material may not be seen. Please contact the University Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
Physical characteristics:
Manuscript octavo. Bound in calf.
Finding aids:
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bought from Weymouth Bookshop in 1955.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.
Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions: Aug 2001