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To the Queen; a poem

 Collection — Folder: 1
Call Number: MS P717

Overview

This is a copy by an unidentified copyist of a poem, "To the Queen", by Lord Alfred Tennyson. The paper and handwriting appear to date the writing to the nineteenth century but it is not in Tennyson's own hand. This poem was added as a dedicatory epilogue to the collected Idylls of the King in Strahan's library edition of Tennyson's works in 1872.

Dates

  • Creation: between 1871 and 1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

Extent

1 folder (1 leaf )

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

MS P717

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966

Related Materials

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892 The works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate. Available at University of Kansas Libraries at call number PR5550.F72 v.6 1872. "To the Queen" appears at the end of volume 6 on the unnumbered pages [297-300].

Processing Information

Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:96

Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.

Title
Guide to the Alfred Lord Tennyson Poem
Subtitle
To the Queen; a poem
Author
Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
Date
2008
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Finding aid written in English.
Finding aid permalink
http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3447099004
Preferred citation
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892. To the Queen. Department of Special Collections, MS P717, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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