Clarke Olney papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Clarke Olney papers
Inclusive Dates: 1900
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 Linear Feet (7 document boxes, 2 oversize folders A)
Collection Number: ms638
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Clarke Olney was a professor in the Enligh Department of the University of Georgia.

Scope and Content

These papers consist of research notes, pictures, clippings, articles and correspondence of the late Dr. Clarke Olney of the English Department at the University of Georgia. The papers contain a wealth of research done by Dr. Olney for two books: Caroline Lamb, a Biography and Dearest Lord: Caroline Norton's Letters to Lord Melbourne. Typescripts of both books are included; neither has been published. An article, Caroline Norton to Lord Melbourne from the Caroline Norton research, was published in Victorian Studies, March 1965. Papers from the research were read at SAMLA in 1954 and 1955, Glenarvon Revisited in 1954 and Caroline Norton's Letters to Melbourne in 1955.

Dr. Olney evidently intended to write a biography of Lord Melbourne, but on the publication by Lord David Cecil of The Young Melbourne in 1939 followed in 1954 by Lord M as Parts I and II of a full study called Melbourne, Dr. Olney turned to the "Carolines" in Lord Melbourne's life. There is research here for at least two books, and/or several articles, including pictures.

Research notes for Dr. Olney's book on Benjamin Robert Haydon and those for an article on Keats are not in the collection.

Organization and Arrangement

These papers are in essentially the same order in which they were received in the Library. In general, the first boxes are Melbourne and Lady Caroline Lamb research, Boxes 5 and 6 contain the Norton research and pictures. Box 7 concerns all three.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Clarke Olney papers, ms638, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, 2010 August 16.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Melbourne and Lady Caroline Lamb Research
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1	1	Clarke Olney, re:
1	2	Lamb: Ledger of notes, 1785-1829
1	3	Lamb: Ledger of notes, 1805-1820
1	4	Lamb: Re: Memoirs of Harriet Wilson
1	5	Lamb: Caroline Lamb, a Biography (Typescript)
1	6	Lamb: Bulwer-Lytton
1	7	Lamb, 1813-1815
1	8	Lamb, 1816
1	9	Lamb, 1817-1825
1	10	Lamb, 1825-1828
1	11	Lamb: William Godwin
1	12	Lamb: Morgan, Lady
1	13	Lamb: "Remember Me"
1	14	Lamb: Chronology
1	15	Lamb: Augustus
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2	1	Lamb: Bibliography (& Jenkins)
2	2	Lamb: Chatsworth
2	3	Lamb: Copyright
2	4	Lamb: Devonshire
2	5	Lamb: Glenarvon
2	6	Lamb: Hertford, correspondence
2	7	Lamb: Historical
2	8	Lamb: Marchand
2	9	Lamb: Melbourne, Lady
2	10	Lamb: Melbourne, misc.
2	11	Lamb: Murray
2	12	Lamb: Peerage
2	13	Lamb: Novels
2	14	Lamb: Panshanger
2	15	Lamb: Parentage
2	16	Lamb: Poetry
2	17	Lamb: Personal
2	18	Lamb: Portraits, re:
2	19	Lamb: Satire & Scandal
2	20	Lamb: Sanders
2	21	Lamb: Preface & Outline
2	22	Lamb, To 1805
2	23	Lamb, 1805-1811
2	24	Lamb, 1812
2	25	Lamb: Miss S. England, correspondence with
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3	1	Lamb: Byron
3	2	Lamb: Index to Lady Caroline Lamb by Elizabeth Jenkins
3	3	Lamb: A New Canto (Xerox copy)
3	4	Lamb: Sir John Murray Microfilms-Transcripts I
3	5	Lamb: Sir John Murray Microfilms-Transcripts II
3	6	Lamb: Sir John Murray Microfilms-Print-Out I
3	7	Lamb: Sir John Murray Microfilms-Print-Out II
3	8	Lamb: Murray, carbons
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4	1	Lamb: Murray, carbons-End, 185-
4	2	Lamb: Notes re: Murray
4	3	Lamb: Panshanger Microfilm: Transcripts
4	4	Lamb: Carbons of Panshanger
4	5	Lamb: Panshanger Microfilm (print-out)
4	6	Lamb: Notes re: Panshanger
4	7	Lamb: Devonshire Microfilms: Transcript
4	8	Lamb: Devonshire Microfilms (print-out)
4	9	Lamb: Devonshire Mss. Chatsworth Correspondence
4	10	Lamb: Letter & List from Leslie Marchand
4	11	Lamb: Caroline Lamb, carbon copy

 

2. Norton Research
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5	1	Lamb: Glenarvon Revisited
5	2	Lamb: Notes re: Glenarvon
5	3	Norton: Norton letters, Microfilm (1 reel)
5	4	Norton: Norton Notes
5	5	Norton: Norton letters, Xerox copies
5	6	Norton: Norton letters, Xerox copies
5	7	Norton: Norton letters, Xerox copies
5	8	Norton: Norton Text and Outline
5	9	Norton: Article
5	10	Norton: Correspondence, re: (England)
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6	1	Norton: Letters, fragments
6	2	Norton: Correspondence re: (United States)
6	3	Norton: Carbons: Dearest Lord, Introduction-Footnotes
6	4	Norton: Carbons: Dearest Lord, Early relationship
6	5	Norton: Carbons: Dearest Lord, Pre-trial
6	6	Norton: Carbons: Dearest Lord, Post-trial
6	7	Norton: Carbons: Dearest Lord, Late
6	8	Norton: Manuscript materials
6	9	Norton: Dearest Lord: Caroline Norton's letters to Lord Melbourne (Typescript in binder)

 

3. Pictures
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6	10	Benjamin Robert Haydon
6	11	Leigh Hunt
6	12	Emily Mary, Countess Cowper
6	13	Robert Burns
6	14	Charles Lamb
6	15	Jane Shore
6	16	J. Byron (Admiral)
6	17	George Gordon, Lord Byron
6	18	Hartley Coleridge
6	19	Fanny Keats de Llanos
6	20	W. Gifford
6	21	Caroline Norton
6	22	Rowlandson-"A Gaming Table at Devonshire House"
6	23	Lady Caroline Lamb
6	24	William Wordsworth
6	25	Pictures unidentified
6	1	Dearest Lord, Bound

 

4. Course Materials and Notes
		In front of box is one small roll of microfilm, labelled "Devonshire-Caro Lamb", and a small sheaf of notes and part of a calendar
Box labelled "Course Materials" contains notes on slips of paper (3x5), some arranged chronologically, some alphabetically by subject.
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7	1	1819-1828
7	2	Bibliography
7	3	Periodicals
7	4	Notes: A-Z
7	5	1780+ 1758-1818
7	6	Appendix
7	7	Augustus
7	8	Bessborough
7	9	Brothers
7	10	Bulwer
7	11	Character
7	12	Children
7	13	Childhood
7	14	Devonshire
7	15	Devonshire House
7	16	Drawings
7	17	Education
7	18	Glenarvon
7	19	Heathcote Ball
7	20	Hollands
7	21	Holland House
7	22	Illustrations
7	23	Lamb, Emily
7	24	Lamb, William
7	25	Melbourne, Lord & Lady
7	26	Melbourne House
7	27	Melbourne
7	28	Murray
7	29	Nicknames
7	30	Novels
7	31	Pages
7	32	Poetry
7	33	Ponsonby
7	34	Portraits
7	35	Pages
7	36	Religion
7	37	Society
7	38	Seats
7	39	Spencer
7	40	Susan
7	41	Webster
7	42	Women Friends
7	43	Melbourne
7	44	Ancestry
7	45	Father
7	46	Mother
7	47	Peniston, 1770-
7	48	Frederic, 1782-
7	49	George, 1784-
7	50	Emily, 1787-
7	51	Harriet (d.)
7	52	Susan
7	53	Egremont, Lord
7	54	Milbank
7	55	1779-1848
7	56	Portraits
7	57	Persons
7	58	Brandon (E)
7	59	Eden, Hon. Emily, (1797-1869)
7	60	Caroline Lamb
7	61	Hastings, Lady Flora
7	62	Norton, Caroline
7	63	A-Z
7	64	Appearance, manner
7	65	Character
7	66	Childhood
7	67	Intellectual Qualities
7	68	King of Clubs
7	69	Women
7	70	Literature
7	71	Queen's Advisor
7	72	Religion
7	73	Writing
7	74	Fictional Portraits
7	75	Social
7	76	Family, etc.
7	77	Augustus
7	78	Background
7	79	Cabinets, (1812-1870)
7	80	Bed-Chamber Affair
7	81	Reform Bill
7	82	Ireland
7	83	Capter Outline
7	84	Education
7	85	Canada
7	86	Catholic Emancipation
7	87	Corn Laws
7	88	Economics
7	89	Irony-Humor
7	90	Middle Class
7	91	Religion
7	92	France
7	93	Whigs
7	94	Peerage
7	95	Melbourne-Bibliography
7	96	A-Z
7	97	Periodical
7	98	Mss.
7	99	Periodicals
7	100	Chronology

 

5. Oversized Pictures
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1		Henry Fuseli, Esqr. R.A., John Jackson, R. A., Thomas Noon Talfourd-Mounted on same sheet
1		William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
1		The Earl of Egremont
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2		Lady Melbourne, wife of 1st Viscount Melbourne
2		Queen Victoria's First Council, 21 June, 1837
2		Leigh Hunt, Benj. R. Haydon-Mounted on same sheet
2		Panshanger Park (colored)
2		William Wordsworth
2		Christ Entering Jerusalem, by Haydon (2)
2		B. R. Haydon Asleep-by Sir David Wilkie
2		John Charles Felix Ross, R. A.
2		Mary Russell Mitford
2		Mrs. George Darling, Dr. George Darling-Mounted on same sheet