Justin McCarthy correspondence
Overview
This collection consists of a single letter from Justin McCarthy, editor of the Morning Star, to William Hepworth Dixon apologizing for an "unhandsome allusion" in the newspaper about Dixon made while McCarthy was away in Europe.
Dates
- Creation: October 4, 1867
Creator
- McCarthy, Justin, 1830-1912 (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biographies of Justin McCarthy and William Hepworth Dixon
The Morning Star was a radical London-based newspaper that ran from 1856 to 1869. Irishman Justin McCarthy (1830-1912) served on the staff of the Morning Star beginning in 1860, first as a reporter writing on the House of Commons, then as foreign editor, and lastly as editor from 1864/1865 to 1868. He would later become a writer for the Daily News, author novels and histories, and serve as a Member of Parliament advocating for Irish Home Rule.
William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879) was an English historian and author who also contributed to the Daily News. Dixon served as editor for the Athenaeum from 1853 to 1869.
[Information retrieved from Gwynn, S.L. and Alan O'Day, "McCarthy, Justin," Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2009; O'Day, Alan, "McCarthy, Justin," Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009; and "William Hepworth Dixon," found at https://theodora.com/encyclopedia/d/william_hepworth_dixon.html.]
Extent
1 folder ; Folder measures 22x37 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P754
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Bolerium Books, 2020.
Subject
- Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Justin McCarthy Collection
- Subtitle
- Justin McCarthy correspondence
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by cmp. Finding aid encoded by cmp.
- Date
- 2021-03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3447099009
- Preferred citation
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Justin McCarthy correspondence, MS P754, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository