Lyall, Alfred Comyn, Sir (01/04/1835-04/11/1911), no date

File — Box: 1, Folder: 32

Content Description

From the Collection:

Collection of manuscript poems by 56 minor British poets. Includes prose and 3 photographs. Poets include: Alfred Austin, Mary Elizabeth Braden, "Alfred Crowquill," Francis Jeffrey, J. Sheridan Knowles, Lord John Russell, Charles Augustus Sala, and Martin F. Tupper.

Dates

Other: no date

Conditions Governing Access

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Biographical / Historical

Lyall, born in Surrey, was a British civil servant, literary historian, and poet. He served in the Indian Civil Service for several years, during which he founded the University of Allahabad. He earned advanced degrees from Oxford and Cambridge for his literary achievements.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.5 Cubic Feet (1 Hollinger document case.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

General

AMs (4 pages, 1,3,6, and 9, of 9) from “Siva: Mors Janua Vitae” Transcription on back of “page 9” by Allen: “MS by Sir Alfred Lyall K.C.B. / (Poem published in “Verses written in India”) / This MS was given by Sir A. Lyall to my uncle M W Benett of the I.C.S. As originally published in the nineteenth century is without one verse, which appears in the “Verses written in India.”