Besant, Sir Walter, (1836-1901), Knight, novelist and historian

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Surname:	Besant
Pretitle:	Sir
Forenames:	Walter
Gender:	Male
Date:	1836-1901
Title:	Knight
Biography:	ODNB link for Besant, Sir Walter (1836-1901), Knight novelist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P131170 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P2408 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for Sir Walter Besant

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1876-1901: corresp and misc papers, mainly with Chatto & Windus	Princeton University Library	CO708
2	1868-86: papers as Secretary of Palestine Exploration Fund	Palestine Exploration Fund		NRA 16370 Palestine Fund
3	1878-95: letters (49) from Charles Godfrey Leland	Princeton University Library	CO204
4	1879-92: letters received	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	MS Add.7649	NRA 44366
5	MS of The Orange Girl	The King's School, Canterbury	WALPOLE	NRA 15260
6	1871-84: letters (23) to Henry Allon	Dr Williams's Library	24.110	NRA 13168 Dr Williams's Lib
7	1887-c1901: letters (25) to James Baker	Bristol University Information Services: Special Collections	DM 384	See Location register of 20th century literary MSS 1988
8	1877-96: corresp with Blackwoods	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 4354-4641 passim
9	1890-1900: letters (14) to Edward Clodd	Leeds University Library, Special Collections		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
10	1888-92: letters to Society of Authors	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 56863
11	1874-1901: letters (49); literary MSS (11)	Huntington Library		See Guide to literary MSS 1979
12	1882-1901: letters (21) as sponsor	Royal Literary Fund		See Location register of 20th century English literary MSS 1988
13	1754-1912: literary ms, corresp	University of Texas at Austin: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Library	Manuscript Collection MS-0364
14	19th cent: incomplete novel, Katie	Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives	MS Add.10219	See Annual Return 2018