Robert Southey papers

Collection

Identifier: A.S727

Staff Only

Biographical / Historical note

Robert Southey was a poet and man of letters.

Scope and Contents note

The papers consist of letters, manuscript poems and prose pieces, pictures, and printed material. Major groups of correspondence include: Letters written by Southey to Anna Eliza (Kempe) Stothard Bray (1790-1883) between 1831 and 1839 in which he discusses literature, politics, local history, and antiquities; letters to Humphrey Fleming Senhouse (1781-1841) dated from 1805 to 1838; seventeen "Autobiographical Epistles" written by Southey to John May between July 26, 1820 and January 8, 1826, and correspondence with the poet William Wordsworth. The collection also contains letters written by Southey's second wife Caroline Anne (Bowles) Southey (1786-1854) to Mrs. Bray and others. Many of these letters concern Southey's failing health. Letters written by Southey's son, Charles Cuthbert Southey (1819-1888), are also in the collection, as well as original handwritten fragments by Richard Duppa (1770-1831) and Southey.

Creator

Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 (Person)
Southey, Caroline Bowles, 1786-1854 (Person)
Southey, Charles Cuthbert, 1818 or 1819- (Person)
Senhouse, Humphrey Fleming, 1781-1841 (Recipient, Person)
Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 (Recipient, Person)
Duppa, Richard, 1770-1831 (Person)

Dates

Creation: 1799-1884

Language of Materials

English

Extent

5 box(es)

Access

The Robert Southey Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.

Use

In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection has been acquired through various gifts of Robert F. Metzdorf and purchases.

Preferred Citation

[Item title, item date], Robert Southey Papers, A.S727, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester