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Barnes, William, (1801-1886), Dorset poet

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Surname: Barnes
Forenames: William
Gender: Male
Date: 1801-1886
Biography: ODNB link for Barnes, William (1801-1886) Dorset Poet
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P162005 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P1594 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for William Barnes
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
autobiography, drawings, letters and misc papers
Dorset County Museum
See Foster & Sheppard, British Archives, 1989
2
c1882: autobiographical notes
Cambridge University: St John's College Library
MS W.22 (571)
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
3
1863-76: letters (9)
Huntington Library
See Guide to literary MSS 1979
4
1866-77: letters to Messrs Macmillan & Co
British Library, Manuscript Collections
Add.MSS.55253-55255
See Location Register of English Literary MSS 18-19th cent 1995
5
1879-1884: letters (5) to Richard Shepherd (Mayo family)
Dorset History Centre
D/MAY
See Annual Return 2014
6
c1840-1880: short memoranda (2) written in Barnes' handwriting; appear to be notes for sermons from earlier years recycled for further use
Dorset History Centre
11854
See Annual Return 2022