1 manuscript letter from Gray to Walpole, 1736-03-28 or 1738-03-28
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Thomas Gray's commonplace books and diaries (1755 and 1760) as well as letters from Gray to George Ashby, George Birkett, James Brown and Horace Walpole. There is also other Gray manuscript material including school work and miscellaneous notes. The College has also collected images of Gray and research into him (GBR/1058/GRA/6 and 8).
Dates
- Creation: 1736-03-28 or 1738-03-28
Creator
- From the Fonds: Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 (poet and literary scholar) (Person)
Extent
1 item(s)
Thomas Gray Archive reference
letters.0056
Existence and Location of Copies
Published in 'The Poems of Mr. Gray. To which are prefixed Memoirs of his Life and Writings by W[illiam]. Mason'. York: printed by A. Ward; and sold by J. Dodsley, London; and J. Todd, York, 1775, letter vi, section i, 16-17. 'The Works of Thomas Gray', 2 vols. Ed. by Thomas James Mathias. London: William Bulmer, 1814, section I, letter VI, vol. i, 147-148. 'The Works of Thomas Gray', 2 vols. Ed. by John Mitford. London: J. Mawman, 1816, section I, letter VI, vol. ii, 11-13. 'The Letters of Thomas Gray', 2 vols. in one. London: J. Sharpe, 1819, letter VI, vol. i, 14-15. 'The Works of Thomas Gray', 5 vols. Ed. by John Mitford. London: W. Pickering, 1835-1843, section I, letter VI, vol. ii, 13-14. 'The Letters of Thomas Gray, including the correspondence of Gray and Mason', 3 vols. Ed. by Duncan C. Tovey. London: George Bell and Sons, 1900-12, letter no. V, vol. i, 5-6. 'The Correspondence of Gray, Walpole, West and Ashton (1734-1771)', 2 vols. Chronologically arranged and edited with introduction, notes, and index by Paget Toynbee. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1915, letter no. 28, vol. i, 65-67. 'Correspondence of Thomas Gray', 3 vols. Ed. by the late Paget Toynbee and Leonard Whibley, with corrections and additions by H. W. Starr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971 [1st ed. 1935], letter no. 52, vol. i, 83-85.
Physical Description
A small rectangle of paper has been cut out from near the top of the first pageand is no longer present.
Repository Details
Part of the Pembroke College Library and Archive Repository
Archivist
Pembroke College
Cambridge CB2 1RF United Kingdom
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