Guide to the Papers of William James Linton, 1835-1897

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Summary

Collection number:
MS 1698
Creator:
W. J. Linton
Extent:
0.18 metres and (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of William James Linton, National Library of Australia, MS 1698, [series and/or file number]'.
Availability:
Available
Access conditions:
Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

The correspondence includes letters written to William James Linton by members of his family and friends and letters to his eldest son William Wade Linton, written by him or other members of the family.

See the Name Index of Correspondence, (under Related Documentation) for a correspondence index.

Some of the booklets and pamphlets were written and/or printed by W.J. Linton, while others were concerned with subjects (mainly politics and poetry) in which he was interested. His notes are rough drafts of some of his poetry. There is also a report of the Peoples International League (Nov 15th 1847) of which W.J. Linton was the secretary.

Biographical Note:

A wood-engraver and poet, William James Linton (1812-96?) was also involved in advocating republican principles in the English Republic, a monthly magazine, and the Leader, a London weekly newspaper, both of which he started. About 1867 he went to America where he later set up his private press in a farm-house called 'Appledore' in the township of Hamden just outside New Haven, Connecticut. On this press he printed Windfalls, a collection of some 200 extracts from imaginery plays, a memoir of his friend James Watson in 1879; a small collection of translations in verse from Victor Hugo and Beranger in 1881; Golden Apples of Hesperus: Poems not in the collections in 1882; In Dispraise of a Woman; Catullus with variations in 1886; Love-Lore in 1887; and The Masters of Wood-Engraving. The Plaint of Freedom, anonymously issued in 1852, was also written by him.

For a list of family life dates, see item 336 (folder 9)

Arrangement:

The papers of William James Linton were originally at two Manuscript numbers, MS 1698 and MS 1776. In 2000 all items were amalgamated at MS 1698.

Indexed terms

Names:
W. J. Linton

Access and use

Conditions Governing Access:
Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn1462971).
Conditions Governing Use:
Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.
Preferred citation:
Items from this collection should be cited as '[Title or description of manuscript item], Papers of William James Linton, National Library of Australia, MS 1698, [series and/or file number]'.
Location of this collection:
Parkes Place
Canberra ACT 2600, Australia
Contact:
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