MS 656 02 01

Reference code

MS 656 02 01

Title

Lady Susan Young and Sir George Young collection: Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1802–1839): Writings and correspondence

Level

Series

Date

1808-1837

Extent & medium

26 files

Content description

This collection contains correspondence and writings that were sent to Lady Susan Young by her brother, or which she collected. It covers Praed’s life from when he was at school through to his political career. It was this collection that Sir George Young had access to, and used, when preparing Praed’s poems for publication

Arrangement

In the absence of any further original order, this sub-series has been divided into three sub-sub-series to reflect the nature of the material:

01 – Correspondence
02 – Manuscript writing
03 – Printed material

The original order of the material at file level has been maintained