Ainsworth, William Harrison, (1805-1882), novelist

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Surname:	Ainsworth
Forenames:	William Harrison
Gender:	Male
Date:	1805-1882
Biography:	ODNB link for Ainsworth, William Harrison (1805-1882), novelist
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P152775 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P260 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Harrison Ainsworth

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and literary MSS	Princeton University Library	CO171	See Hamer, Archives and MSS in USA 1961
2	1829-80: corresp (58 items)	University of Iowa Libraries: Special Collections		See NUC MS 72-169
3	1822-34: corresp and papers	Manchester Archives and Local Studies	BR 928.23 A6	NRA 13262 Manchester
4	1828-1912: corresp, journals, literary MSS and papers	Huntington Library		See Guide to literary MSS 1979
5	1834-68: agreements with and letters to R Bentley etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 46612-18, 46649-52
6	letters to James Crossley etc	Manchester Archives and Local Studies		NRA 18685 Manchester Cent L
7	1846-73: letters, as sponsor, to the Royal Literary Fund	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Loan no.96	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
8	1843: letters to William Scott	Science and Industry Museum	YA1996.10/12	NRA 13215
9	1825-1878: papers from the Joseph Hunt collection	Manchester University: University of Manchester Library	2007/028	See Annual Return 2007
10	1836: (copy) letters to John Macrone and others	British Library, Manuscript Collections	RP 1138 1