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