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Forster, John, (1812-1876), historian and biographer

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Surname: Forster
Forenames: John
Gender: Male
Date: 1812-1876
Biography: ODNB link for Forster, John (1812-1876) Historian and Biographer
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P155408 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P10390 )
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
corresp and papers, incl literary and historical manuscripts
Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library
NRA 38887 Forster
2
1831-69: corresp (64 items)
University of Iowa Libraries: Special Collections
See NUC MS 72-193
3
1828-75: corresp (198 items)
Huntington Library
See Guide to literary MSS 1979
4
1848-50: corresp
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
5
1832-66: letters (44) to Lord Brougham
UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
6
1849-1875: letters to John Hill Burton
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
7
1863-75: corresp with Thomas and Jane Carlyle
National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections
8
1869: letters to Julian Fane
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
NRA 26283 Cowper
9
1841-68: letters to Lord Houghton
Cambridge University: Trinity College Library
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
10
1833-58: letters to Leigh Hunt
British Library, Manuscript Collections
11
letters from WS Landor
University of Chicago Library: Special Collections Research Center
See NUC MS 64-59
12
1836-75: corresp with Lord Lytton (1 box)
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
NRA 4598
13
1844-47: letters to Macvey Napier
British Library, Manuscript Collections
14
1845-57: letters, as sponsor, to the Royal Literary Fund
British Library, Manuscript Collections
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995