Forster, John, (1812-1876), historian and biographer

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Surname:	Forster
Forenames:	John
Gender:	Male
Date:	1812-1876
Biography:	ODNB link for Forster, John (1812-1876) Historian and Biographer
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P155408 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P10390 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	corresp and papers, incl literary and historical manuscripts	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library	Forster Collection	NRA 38887 Forster
2	1831-69: corresp (64 items)	University of Iowa Libraries: Special Collections		See NUC MS 72-193
3	1828-75: corresp (198 items)	Huntington Library		See Guide to literary MSS 1979
4	1848-50: corresp	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MS.604
5	1832-66: letters (44) to Lord Brougham	UCL: University College London (UCL) Special Collections	BROUGHAM BL, HB	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
6	1849-1875: letters to John Hill Burton	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS.9407
7	1863-75: corresp with Thomas and Jane Carlyle	National Library of Scotland, Manuscript Collections	MSS 526-27, 1771, 1778, 1796-97 passim
8	1869: letters to Julian Fane	Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies	Acc2085	NRA 26283 Cowper
9	1841-68: letters to Lord Houghton	Cambridge University: Trinity College Library	Houghton 8:206-223	See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
10	1833-58: letters to Leigh Hunt	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 38109-11, 38523-24 passim
11	letters from WS Landor	University of Chicago Library: Special Collections Research Center		See NUC MS 64-59
12	1836-75: corresp with Lord Lytton (1 box)	Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies	DE/K	NRA 4598
13	1844-47: letters to Macvey Napier	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 34624-26 passim
14	1845-57: 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