Robert Halsband papers, 1708-1976

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0540
Bib ID:
4078854 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Halsband, Robert, 1914-1989; Andrews, Stephen
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
46 linear feet (95 document boxes; 3 record storage cartons; 5 flat boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Additional Description:
https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/cu/libraries/inside/projects/findingaids/scans/pdfs/20_GRE-HAL_25.pdf
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 4-97. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Description

Summary

Personal and professional papers including correspondence, manuscripts, documents, diaries, journals, photographs, and printed materials relating to his teaching at various universities, his literary studies and writings, and his professional activities in such organizations as the Moder Language Association and P.E.N. His correspondents include contemporary authors such as Edmund Blunden, Christopher Hassall, Louis Kronenberger; scholars such as James P. Clifford, Leon Edel, and A.L. Rowse. There are also some letters collected by Halsband, including those by Mrs Piozzi, John Wilkes (1727-1797) and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-1792). Among the manuscripts are notes, drafts, typescripts, and proofs of his LIFE OF LADY WORTLEY MONTAGU (Oxford, 1956) and COMPLETE LETTERS OF LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU (Oxford, 1965-1967). Also, manuscripts and typescripts of Halsband's diaries, journals, lectures, articles, book reviews, and essays. The printed materials include ephemera, books, and offprints by Halsband and books by other authors inscribed to him. There is a watercolor portrait of Halsband by Stephen Andrews, London, ca. 1966.

Arrangement

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged by topic.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

The following boxes are located off-site: Boxes 4-97. You will need to request this material from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Box 64 Microfilms: "Extracts from Harrowby Manuscript" and Box 65 Microfilms: "Harrowby": are for reference use only. No printouts are allowed. No ILL possible.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Robert Halsband papers, Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Archival Materials

Collections related by provenance: Ruth Alice Halsband Papers.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Alternate Form Available

Lady Mary's letters, 1716-1719: are available on microfilm [# 97-2034].

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Halsband, Robert. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1966. Accession number--M-66.

Collier poem re. Mrs Piozzi: Source of acquisition--6365B(Halsband). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--11/12/1998. Accession number--M-98-11-12.

Mrs Piozzi letter to the ladies of Llangollen: Source of acquisition--AQZ8738(Roy Davids Ltd). Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--10/13/2000. Accession number--M-00-10-13.

Publications About Described Materials

Halsband, Robert. Life of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1956.

Halsband, Robert. Complete Letters of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1965-67.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/1989.

Collier poem re. Mrs Piozzi Cataloged HR 11/20/1998.

Mrs Piozzi letter to the ladies of Llangollen Cataloged HR 10/17/2000.

Biographical / Historical

Robert Halsband (1914-1989), scholar, author, authority on 18th century literary studies. Halsband was adjunct professor of English at Columbia University, 1963-1967 (Columbia University A.M., 1936). Professor Halsband died in 1989.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Card files CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Diaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fiction (general genre) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Illustrations CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Journals CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lectures CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notebooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Paintings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Passports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Proofs (printed matter) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wills CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
diplomas CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
watercolors (painting) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Acton, Harold, 1904-1994 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Barzun, Jacques, 1907-2012 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Blitzstein, Marc CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Blunden, Edmund, 1896-1974 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bolitho, Hector, 1897-1974 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Burnshaw, Stanley, 1906-2005 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Butler, Eleanor, Lady, 1739-1829 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cheever, John CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Clifford, James P. CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Collier, Arthur, 1707-1777 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Columbia University -- : Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Cowley, Malcolm, 1898-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Echlin, Elizabeth, Lady, 1704?-1782? CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Edel, Leon, 1907-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Elliott, Charlotte, 1789-1871 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Fierstein, Harvey, 1954- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gill, Brendan, 1914-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Gold, Herbert, 1924- CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hassall, Christopher, 1912-1963 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hervey, John Hervey, Baron, 1696-1743 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Horgan, Paul, 1903-1995 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Hyde, H. Montgomery (Harford Montgomery), 1907-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Jeans, James, 1877-1946 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Kronenberger, Louis, 1904-1980 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Leslie, Shane, 1885-1971 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Loveman, Amy CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
McCarthy, Mary, 1912-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Modern Language Association of America CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Naughton, Bill CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
PEN (Organization) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Plumb, J. H (John Harold), 1911-2001 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ponsonby, Sarah, 1755-1831 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Redman, Ben Ray, 1896-1961 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Richardson, Samuel, 1689-1761 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rowse, A. L (Alfred Leslie), 1903-1997 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Starkie, Enid CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Stout, Rex, 1886-1975 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Suard, J. B. A (Jean Baptiste Antoine), 1734-1817 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Tourel, Jennie CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Vidal, Gore, 1925-2012 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Waugh, Alec, 1898-1981 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Authors CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
College teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English language -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
English literature -- 18th century CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Letter writing CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Literature CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scholarly publishing CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Scrapbooks CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID