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Dorothy O. Helly Research Files for Livingstone's Legacy: Horace Waller and Victorian Mythmaking

Call Number

TAM.161

Date

circa 1850s-1985, inclusive

Creator

Helly, Dorothy O.
Helly, Dorothy O. (Role: Donor)

Extent

12 Linear Feet (12 boxes)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English

Historical/Biographical Note

Dorothy O. Helly (1931-) is a distinguished historian and (as of 2010) is Professor of History and Women's Studies at Hunter College and The Graduate School at the City University of New York (CUNY). She also has been involved with various academic women's organizations, such as Women Writing Women's Lives. Helly's best known work is Livingstone's Legacy: Horace Waller and Victorian Mythmaking (1987), which analyzes Horace Waller's editing of Livingstone's journals.

Arrangement

This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. Materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of photocopied documents and notes that Helly accumulated during her research for Livingstone's Legacy. Most of the documents are from archives in the United Kingdom, as well as some from archives in Southern Africa. The collection also contains copies of related scholarly works.

Conditions Governing Access

Materials are open without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Any rights (including copyright and related rights to publicity and privacy) held by Dorothy O. Helly were transferred to New York University in in 2004 by Dorothy O. Helly. Permission to publish or reproduce materials in this collection must be secured from the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date; Dorothy O. Helly Research Files for Livingstone's Legacy: Horace Waller and Victorian Mythmaking; TAM 161; box number; folder number; Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, New York University.

Location of Materials

Materials stored offsite and advance notice is required for use. Please contact tamiment.wagner@nyu.edu at least two business days prior to research visit.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dorothy O. Helly in 2004. The accession number associated with this gift is 2004.022.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Boxes 3 and 4 contain microfilm.

Collection processed by

Michael V. D'Ambrosio and Daniel Michelson, Jun 2011

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Repository

Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
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New York, NY 10012