Guide to the Mortlake Collection of English Lifeand Letters, 1591-1963Accession number: 1969-0024R

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Table of Contents

1 Descriptive Summary ............................................................................ 1

2 Administrative Information ................................................................... 1

2.1 Access ................................................................................................................. 1

2.2 Preferred Citation ................................................................................................1

3 Arrangement ...........................................................................................1

4 Scope and Content ................................................................................ 1

5 Index Terms ............................................................................................2

5.1 Topical Subjects ................................................................................................. 2

5.2 Geographic Subjects .......................................................................................... 2

5.3 Form/Genre Terms ..............................................................................................2

6 Container List .........................................................................................2

6.1 Authors Series .................................................................................................... 2

6.1.1 Authors, A ................................................................................................................................. 3

6.1.2 Authors, B ................................................................................................................................. 6

6.1.3 Authors, C ............................................................................................................................... 17

6.1.4 Authors, D ............................................................................................................................... 25

6.1.5 Authors, E ............................................................................................................................... 28

6.1.6 Authors, F ................................................................................................................................31

6.1.7 Authors, G ............................................................................................................................... 33

6.1.8 Authors, H ............................................................................................................................... 40

6.1.9 Authors, I .................................................................................................................................50

6.1.10 Authors, J ..............................................................................................................................51

6.1.11 Authors, K ............................................................................................................................. 53

6.1.12 Authors, L ..............................................................................................................................54

6.1.13 Authors, M .............................................................................................................................59

6.1.14 Authors, N ............................................................................................................................. 70

6.1.15 Authors, O ............................................................................................................................. 73

6.1.16 Authors, P ............................................................................................................................. 75

6.1.17 Authors, Q ............................................................................................................................. 81

6.1.18 Authors, R ............................................................................................................................. 81

6.1.19 Authors, S ............................................................................................................................. 86

6.1.20 Authors, T ..............................................................................................................................98

6.1.21 Authors, V ........................................................................................................................... 102

6.1.22 Authors, W .......................................................................................................................... 103

6.1.23 Authors, Y ........................................................................................................................... 108

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Mortlake, Harold, collector

Title: Mortlake Collection of English Life and Letters, 1591-1963

Accession: 1969-0024R

Shelf location: Vault

Provenance: Purchased from Harold Mortlake, 1969.

Extent: 11.65 cubic feet

Repository: Pennsylvania State University, University Libraries, SpecialCollections Library

Administrative Information

Access

Unrestricted access.

Preferred Citation

Mortlake Collection of English Life and Letters, 1591-1963, Accession 1969-0024R,Rare Books and Manuscripts, Special Collections Library, University Libraries,Pennsylvania State University.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by author.

Scope and Content

A collection of over 1350 items, chiefly from the 19th century, including correspondence,documents, literary manuscripts, drawings, photographs, and other materials. Over 600English authors are represented, along with several musicians and artists, and someprominent literary and cultural figures from other countries.

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Index Terms

These materials are indexed under the following headings in the catalog of thePennsylvania State University. Researchers wishing to find related materials shouldsearch the catalog under these index terms.

Topical Subjects

Actors -- Correspondence

Artists, English -- Biography

Authors, English -- Biography

Authors, English -- Correspondence

Authors and publishers -- Correspondence

Composers, English -- Correspondence

English literature -- History and criticism

English literature -- Sources

Musicians -- Correspondence

Geographic Subjects

Great Britain -- Civilization

Form/Genre Terms

Correspondence

Drawings

Manuscripts for publication

Photographs

Container List

Authors Series

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Authors, 1591-1963.

Authors, A

Authors, ABox 1Folder 1A Beckett, Arthur William, 1844-1909ALS, 15 April 1901, to My dear Sir, willing to respond to the toast of The Institute ofJournalists; ALS, 24 January 1894, to Dear Sir, enclosing a cheque for a subscription tothe Urban Club.Box 1Folder 2A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott, 1811-1856ALS, 5 April 1852 to J.F. Poole, thanking him for an invitation which he cannot attend;clipped signature.Box 1Folder 3Abraham, Robert J.ALS, 5 March 1827, to John F. Kingston, concerning freedom of expression andpublication.Box 1Folder 4Agnew, GeorgetteAMs poem, 16 September 1949, first line: "Wher'er I go I see you there."Box 1Folder 5Aide, Hamilton, 1826-1906ALS, 2 March no year, to Mr. Phillips, thanking him for a painting of his uncle.Box 1Folder 6Aikin, Arthur, 1733-1854Autograph inscription on removed endpaper; engraved portrait, 1883.Box 1Folder 7Airey, John Alfred LumbAL third person, 2 July 1888, to Sir Richard Webster, accepting an invitation tobreakfast at the Merchant Taylor's Hall.Box 1Folder 8Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892ALS, 11 and 17 December 1862, to Professor Thompson, disputing Caesar's landingnortheast of Dover.Box 1Folder 9Albanesi, E. Maria (Effie Adelaide Maria), 1866-1936ALS, 20 June no year, to Dear Friend, sending congratulations.Box 1Folder 10

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Albani, Emma, Dame3 visiting cards, with notes, one dated 1 December 1876.Box 1Folder 11Albery, James, 1838-1889ALS, May 1874, to H. Stack, declining an invitation.Box 1Folder 12Alison, Archibald, Sir, 1792-1867AD, 7 May 1856, biographical details; ALS, 22 July no year, to My dear Sir, allowing himto use passages from his works in the recipient's journal; clipped signature, 1862; threeengraved portraits (one by Sartain, one by D.J. Pound).Box 1Folder 13Allen, Grant, 1848-1899TLS, 13 September 1892, to Dear Sir, sharing his inability to read novels but he mustwrite fiction since, while "the public will read my scientific articles...it won't pay me forwriting them"; ALS, 29 September [1892], to Payn, sending a "popular scientific" called"Big Bills" which should be published after "Pretty Poll"; TLS, 8 August 1895, to DearSir, thanking him for reviews and agreeing to sign a book if he sends it; TLS, 5September 1895, to Fred, about discussing the question of focussing with his father;ALS dictated, 18 November 1895, to Dear Sir, giving permission to publish his portrait ifhe gets consent of the photographer; TLS, 1 July 1899, to Dear Sir, he cannot lecture atthe London Institution because of his ill health and plans to spend the next winter inSicily; holograph book review of Darwinism by Alfred Russel Wallace, signed.Box 1Folder 14Allen, Thomas, 1803-1883ALS, 2 March 1824, to Dr. Nuttall, about admission to the antiquarian society, withenvelope.Box 1Folder 15Allingham, William, 1824-1889ALS, 22 July 1845, commenting on a proof.Box 1Folder 16Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, Sir, 1836-1912ANS, 27 March 1890, to Alfred, looking forward to seeing the American paintings, andthinks he's on the right track with his own work.Box 1Folder 17Amos, Sheldon, 1835-1886ALS, 4 May 1866, to My dear Sir, agreeing to write on the subject mentioned and asksfor assistance on the best sources of historical information.Box 1Folder 18Anderson, Alexander, 1845-1909ALS, 20 March 1884, to Mr. Gibbons, thanking him for a gift of Carleton's poems andwill send a copy of his own book, Songs of the Rail.

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Box 1Folder 19Anderson, James, 1739-1808ALS, 9 March 1763, to John Archer, thanking him for a fifty pound payment andawaiting the balance owed him; engraved portrait, 1809.Box 1Folder 20Annandale, Charles, 1843-1915ALS, 12 December 1892, to Herbert Penbin, citing a legal authority for addingsurnames.Box 1Folder 21AnonymousPoem, "The Beauties; To Mr. Eckard and the Painter."Box 9-10Vault shelfAnsted, AlexanderEight holograph manuscripts and drawings for: Illustrations to the Life and Opinions ofTristam Shandy (with twenty-one original blocks and copperplates), In the Acre of God,The Latin Sun (with copperplate engraving mezzotint of frontispiece of trees), TheQuestion, The Two-Horse Plough, The Pandoemoniad, Tea Table Ditties, The Bridge;and six copperplates (one with original ink drawing) and two zinc plates; instructions toprinter for some; notes about miscellaneous copperplates.Box 1Folder 22Anstey, F., 1856-1934ALS, 14 September 1892, to Mrs. Whittey, thanking her for a good review in The Lady'sPictorial.Box 1Folder 23Archer, William, 1856-1924TLS, 30 March 1891, to Mrs. Emery [Florence Farr], sorry that he cannot come out tovisit, he does not need her to make extracts, and notes that he suggested to Grein thatshe play the lead, Svava, in Bjornson's play, A Gauntlet.Box 1Folder 24Arnold, Edwin Lester Linden, d. 1935ALS, 16 January 1893, 8 July 1893, 5 July 1894, 11 July 1910, 6 January 1911, all to[William] Morris Colles, with questions, about his articles, declining an invitation,accepting a proposed payment for his story "Jones Goes A-Hunting," and suggestingother stories for the Pall Mall magazine.Box 1Folder 25Ashbee, Henry Spencer, 1824-1900ALS, 17 July 1893, to Mr. Egley, about membership in a literary society.Box 1Folder 26Ashby-Sterry, J. (Joseph), d. 1917ANS, 13 January 1890, to Boyer, declining an invitation; ANS, 23 December 1896, to

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Mrs. [Mary] Whitley, praising her Every Girl's Book.Box 1Folder 27Asprey, WilliamALS, June 1831, certifying that, at the command of His Majesty when Duke of Clarence,he made two pieces of plate as presents to Sir Gilbert Blane.Box 1Folder 28Asquith, H. H. (Herbert Henry), 1852-1928ANS, 18 July 1819, to My dear Hudson, declining an invitation; ANS, 12 September 25,to My dear Hudson, thanking him for a book; TLS, 11 December 1925, to Dear Hudson,about Liberal politics; TL mimeograph, 14 October 1926, giving his reasons for hisintended resignation as Prime Minister; TL, 14 October 1926, cover letter sending anadvance copy of resignation letter, signed initials by Asquith's secretary, novelist VioletPaget.Box 1Folder 29Asquith, Margot, 1864-1945ANS, 11 October 1928, agreeing to autograph some books.Box 1Folder 30Astley, H. J. Dukinfield (Hugh John Dukinfield), 1856-1930ALS, 7 January 1901, to Robert Hovenden, asking for his support for T. C. Hughes as amember of the F.S.A.; ALS, 21 April 1902, to Robert Hovenden, about his election tothe Royal Historical Society; color lithograph caricature, "The Mate," Vanity Fair, 17November 1877.Box 1Folder 31Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948AS postcard, 1 January 1905, to Miss Gertrude Norman, with New Year's greetings.Box 1Folder 32Austin, Alfred, 1835-1913Mss. notes with corrections, with envelope addressed "For Lamia's 'Thoughts in thegarden that I love'."Box 1Folder 33Austin, Sarah, 1793-1867ALS, undated, to Miss Macirone inviting her to tea with Austin, her daughter, and SirAlex Gordon.

Authors, B

Authors, BBox 1Folder 34Badman, S. R. (Stanley Roy), 1906-ALS, 18 February 1939, to Clifford Bax, thanking him for praise and offering him adrawing of Epping Forest "in memory of our collaboration on this book."

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Box 1Folder 35Bagnold, EnidTLS, 27 July 1931, to Margaret MacKail, about the death of Bagnold's mother; TNS, 7June 1933, about her words being read under the trees. [both signed Enid Jones]Box 1Folder 36Baillie, Joanna, 1762-1851ALS, 5 January 1805, to the editor of the Monthly Mirror, declining to have her portraitreproduced and thanking him for noticing her work.Box 1Folder 37Baillie, Marianne, 1795?-1831ALS, undated, to Dear Sir, about his dealings with Lord Byron.Box 1Folders 38-39Ball, Robert S. (Robert Stawell), Sir, 1840-1913ALS, 4 October 1896, to Miss Bacon the photographer, thanking her for offering to sendhim copies of her slides; TMs.: "Other Worlds Than Ours," bound lecture, March 1897.Box 1Folder 40Bancroft, George, 1800-1891AN third person, 15 January 1847, to Lord Willoughby, inquiring about tickets.Box 1Folder 41Banim, John, 1798-1842ALS, 25 March 1831, to R.B. Peake, about receiving forty pounds from the LiteraryFund last Christmas and now needs to ask them for more money.Box 1Folder 42Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus), Mrs., 1821-1897ALS, 4 September 1861, to Cruikshank, about a fundraiser for the Queen's Hospital.Box 1Folder 43Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine), 1834-1924ALS, 26 September 1874, to Dear Madam, about a triptych for a church; ANS, 18 June1897, to Rev. R. Gwynn, asking him to look through this [Perpetua?]; AP, 16 September1897, to Rev. R. Gwynn, from South Wales researching for a Welsh novel; magazineportrait, signed.Box 1Folder 44Barnard, Francis Pierrepont, 1854-1931ALS, 16 January 1901, to Hubert Hall, about a translation into English by John Blount ofUpton's De Studio Officio Militari that would be suitable for a volume of the Camdenseries; ALS, 22 February 1901, to R. Hovenden, thanking him for suggesting the OxfordHistorical Society for Blount's manuscript translation of Upton.Box 1Folder 45Barrett, Wilson, 1848-1904

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Autographed quotation from his novel, The Sign of the Cross.Box 1Folder 46Bashkirtseff, Marie, 1860-1884ALS, 21 September [circa 1884-1885]; ALS, December [circa 1884-1885]; ALS, [circa1884-1885] all written in French by her mother, concerning a photograph of Marie to beprinted in a journal; printed invitation to a memorial mass for Marie, 31 October 1892.Box 1Folders 47-52Bax, Clifford, 1886-1962AMs, playlet, "Aminta;" newspaper photograph of poets Watts-Dunton and Swinburne,caption by Bax; All the World's a Stage, edited and with an introduction by Clifford Bax(London: Frederick Muller Ltd., 1946); 39 ALS, 1929-1950 (17 from actors in the book);AMs.: "Pagoda Bells: (Epigrams from the Siamese)."Box 1Folder 53Bayley, F. W. N. (Frederic William Naylor), 1808-1853ANS, undated, to My dear Powell, asking to have a "little dramatic manner" favorablyattended.Box 1Folder 54Bayliss, Wyke, Sir, 1835-1906ALS, 30 September 1901, to Mr. Hovenden, about viewing the gallery pictures beforeballotting.Box 1Folder 55Bede, Cuthbert, 1827-1889AMsS, poem, "The Kingfisher," 22 June 1868; AMsS, "Bobbington Church;"carte-de-visite signed E. BradleyBox 8Folder 3Bede, Cuthbert, 1827-18898 drawings on one board for Verdant Green, circa 1853Box 1Folder 56Beeton, Samuel Orchart, 1831-1877ANS, 16 December 1875, to Dear Doctor, asking him to write the necessary lines.Box 1Folder 57Bellamy, Edward, 1850-1898ANS, 20 November no year, to Andrew Lang, asking if there is any news.Box 1Folder 58Benedict, Julius, Sir, 1804-1885Christmas card, no year, to J.W. and W.D. Davison.Box 1Folder 59Bennet, John, d. 1686ADS, circa 1680, petitioning the Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of England on behalf of

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Daniel Bayley and giving him a good character.Box 1Folder 60Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931ALS, 23 February 1922, to My dear Edward, regretting that he must go to the first nightof the "David Garrick" opera to be polite to Nigel Playfair, comments on Harry Green'sperformance, and he asked Ruby Miller to dine and dance; TNS, 2 November 1922, toDion Clayton Calthrop, he will talk about the Esmond medallion business when he seeshim.Box 1Folder 61Bennett, W. C. (William Cox), 1820-1895ALS, 12 November 1883, to Thomas Gibbons, referring to a journal he publishes whichwill contain an unpublished letter of Lord Macaulay's and hoping to have something ofCarleton's.Box 1Folder 62Bennett, William Sterndale, Sir, 1816-1875Visiting card, 10 September 1857, with note to J.W. Davison; invitation to dinner, 28July 1873, to Mr. J.W. Davison; visiting card with note to J.W. Davison, undatedBox 1Folder 63Benson, Arthur Christopher, 1862-1925ANS, 30 January 1900, to Mrs. Grantham, with inscribed copy of his hymn, "Lie Still,Beloved, Lie Still; ALS, 25 November 1905, to Mrs. Daniel, returning letters andclippings.Box 1Folder 64Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic), 1867-1940ALS, 7 March 1902, to [William Morris] Colles, concerning two stories and where theycould be published as serials; ALS, 5 May 1905, to Dear Sir, sending a one-act play,"The Friend in the Garden," and a three-act play, "Dodo."Box 1Folder 65Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871ANS, 27 May 1848, to Benjamin Webster, accepting a box at the Haymarket; ANS, 6July 1848, to Benjamin Webster, asking for admission for his friends; ALS, 6 July 1869,to G. Cruikshank, about illustrating a book; reproduction engraving of Bentley.Box 1Folder 66Beresford Hope, A. J. B. (Alexander James Beresford), 1820-1887ALS, 13 October 1854, to E[dward] Herford, about a book he has not read yet andsuggestions he made to Herford.Box 1Folder 67Bernard, William Bayle, 1807-1875ALS, 22 January no year, to Oxberry, about a payment due him; ALS, 29 February noyear, to G. Vining, Jr., congratulating him on his success and asking for box seats at thetheater.

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Box 1Folder 68Bernard-Beere, Fanny Mary, 1856-1915ANS, undated, to Mr. Abbey the designer concerning the costumes she is to wear in"Toscirca"Box 1Folder 69Bernhardt, Sarah, 1844-1923Signed visiting card, 1879.Box 1Folders 70-72Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901ALS, 22 July 1871, to Dear Sir, sending some publications by the Palestine ExplorationFund; ALS, 6 October 1888, to his publisher Chatto [and Windus], about additing apreface to Herr Paulus, and about Mesmerism; ALS, 2 November 1889, to Chatto [andWindus], about their publishing schedule and suggesting legal action; ALS, 19September 1891, to Chatto [and Windus], about The Rebel Queen and the problems ofthe survey of Palestine; photo of Besant reproduced in McClure's Magazine; ALS, 29August 1892, to Chatto and Windus, concerning The Ivory Gate. Includes proofs for titlepage, half-title page, dedication, and advertising block; ALS, 5 September 1892, toChatto and Windus, concerning The Ivory Gate; ALS, May 1893, to Chatto [andWindus], concerning The Rebel Queen; ALS, 22 July 1899, to Chatto [and Windus],concerning "The Orange Girl"; ALS, 29 March 1901, declining an invitation; engravingby G. Kruell.Box 1Folder 73Betham-Edwards, Matilda, 1836-1919ALS, 11 February 1883, to Sir, refusing to publish anything without payment; ANS, 6April 1883, K. Barry requests a copy of "Classical Notions of Heaven and Hell" for MissBetham-Edwards; APS, 1 July 1883, to Westminster Review, asking for a copy of theWestminster Review containing "Classic Notices of Heaven and Hell"; ANS, 12 May noyear, to Sir, thanking him for sending the Shakespeare and will pay for it next week.Box 1Folder 74Betjeman, John, Sir, 1906-Holograph mss. of his poem, "A Bay in Anglesey," signed and dated "first draft.published in1963."Box 1Folder 75Bibesco, Elizabeth, 1897-1945ALS, 13 December 1916, to John Drinkwater, thanking him for his help with the Italianmatinee at the Savoy Theatre.Box 1Folder 76Birkbeck, Morris, 1764-1825Signature and envelope, postmarked 17 November 1814, addressed to William Phillips.Box 1Folder 77Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933

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ALS, 18 April 1909, to James Hamilton Wylie, congratulating him on his retirement.Box 1Folder 78Birkett, Norman Birkett, Baron, 1883-1962ALS, 19 August 1937, 7 January 1949, 11 May 1949, all to Clifford Bax, thanking himfor his book on cricket, the wireless for the blind, and inviting him to dinner.Box 1Folder 79Bismarck, Otto, Furst von, 1815-1898ANS, [7 May 1866], to Princess Orloff, thanking her. [in French]Box 1Folder 80Black, William, 1841-1898ANS, 8 January no year, to Dear Sir, agreeing to comply with his request; engraving byJ. J. Cade; Woodbury process photograph.Box 1Folder 81Blackie, John Stuart, 1809-1895ALS, 28 April no year, to Sir J.E. Alexander, thanking him for sympathizing with hiswork; ALS, 20 October no year, to Professor Rogers, sending a scrap to publish but notbefore sending a proof; ALS third person, 11 December 1880, regrets that he will beteaching in London and cannot see Miss Heerwart; color lithograph.Box 1Folder 82Blacklock, Thomas, 1721-1791Holograph mss. of poem, "To the Revd. Mr. Jameson," a fair copy made by RichardJameson, with an ALS from Jameson to the Revd. Mr. Spence; engraved portrait ofBlacklock.Box 1Folder 83Blackwood, John, 1818-1879ALS, 10 August 1869, to Edward Herbert, about a story in The Revue de Deux Mondesthat resembles the legend of Pygmalion.Box 1Folder 84Blaikie, William Garden, 1820-1899ALS, 30 October, 1868, to Dear Sir, declining extra lecturing duties because he will beteaching two classes in the winter.Box 1Folder 85Blatchford, Robert, 1851-1943ANS, 23 November 1928, to Mr. Waring, agreeing to a visit.Box 1Folder 86Blatchford, WinnieALS, 20 November 1903, on National Cinderella Society letterhead, to Willie Gallagher,about starting the club again and looking forward to hearing good accounts of theCinderella Fund concert.Box 1

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Folder 87Bligh, Richard, 1780-1838?ALS, 18 August 1831, to Dawson Turner, sending an autograph of the LteratorHistoricus and of Lord Nugent; engraved portrait.Box 1Folder 88Blind, Mathilde, 1841-1896APS, 3 December 1885, to W. M. Rossetti, asking him to send proofs; printedphotograph.Box 1Folder 89Bliss, Arthur, Sir, 1891-1975ALS, 14 July 1953, to Clifford Bax, thanking him and Meum Stewart for sending theanthology.Box 1Folder 90Boas, Frederick S. (Frederick Samuel), 1862-1957ALS, 18 March [circa 1885?], to Dear Sir, soliciting a lecture engagement; ALS, 30November 1929, to Dear Sir, with the chorus of his poem, "The Balliol Rooks"; obituaryand photo clipping.Box 1Folder 91Bodley, J. E. C. (John Edward Courtenay), 1853-1925ALS, 23 January no year, to W.M. Egley, noting that Sir Charles Dilke does not mindwhat metal the setting is made of providing it won't get dirty; 31 March no year, to W.M.Egley, with regrets that he could not visit his studio.Box 1Folder 92Bosworth, Joseph, 1789-1876ALS, 14 May 1821, to the editor of the Literary Gazette, sending a book he has justprinted and asks for a review.Box 1Folder 93Botfield, Beriah, 1807-1863ANS, undated, referring to the completion of King Edward's diary.Box 1Folders 94-95Bottomley, Gordon, 1874-1948AL, 3 February 1936, to Penelope [Wheeler], about her request for a prologue;holograph prologue to his play, "Culbin Sands," 4 November 1936, initialed; prologue to"Culbin Sands" printed in Falkirk High School Jubilee Magazine; Lyric Plays 1st ed.(London: Constable, 1932) , inscribed presentation copy to Penelope and ChristopherWheeler, 14 December 1932.Box 1Folder 96Bourchier, Arthur, 1863-1927ANS, [March 1922], to comedian Harry Green, with regrets for not coming to visit.Box 1Folder 97

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Bourne, William Sturges, 1769-1845Franked address signed, 18 April 1830, to C.B. Wollaster.Box 1Folder 98Bowdler, Thomas, 1754-1825ANS, 1 September 1848, to Sir, asking if a house is furnished; engraved portrait of JohnBowdler (1746-1823).Box 1Folder 99Bowles, William Lisle, 1762-1850ALS, 11 June 1830, to My dear Sir, noting that the butterfly has arrived; engravedportrait.Box 1Folder 100Boyce, Rubert W. (Rubert William), Sir, 1864-1911ALS, 6 August 1896, to Mr. Thompson Yates,inviting him to the Lister banquet;caricature of Boyce as a Gargoyle clutching a cat for the corner of the Thompson-YatesLaboratories.Box 1Folder 101Brabourne, Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, Baron, 1829-1893AMsS, untitled poem (first line: "Believe me, my Gladys") with envelope addressed toMiss Longbridge, undated [envelope postmarked 29 April].Box 1Folder 102Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1837-1915ALS, 24 April 1877, to Mr. Ralston, concerning death of Miss Green's brother; ANS,undated, fragment concerning upcoming vacation [both signed Mary Maxwell];engraving of Miss Braddon.Box 1Folder 103Bray, Charles, 1811-1884ALS, 19 April 1850, to Edwin Hertford, asking if he received the books he sent; ALS, 23October 1854, to My dear Sir, thanking him for a pamphlet and referring to anotherabout money and mortgages.Box 1Folder 104Bray, Mrs. (Anna Eliza), 1790-1883ALS, 2 November 1828, to Seth Stevenson; ALS, 25 November 1828, to SethStevenson; ALS, 6 January 1829, to Seth W. Stevenson, all concerning her book, TheProtestant, or a Tale of the Reign of Queen Mary.Box 1Folder 105Brereton, Austin, 1862-19225 ALS, 17 February 1883, 15 August, 2 and 14 October, and 12 December 1884, to W.Beatty-Kingston, concerning theatrical publications.Box 1Folder 106Brieux, Eugene, 1858-1932

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ANS, 18 September 1915, to Mon cher ami, concerning plans for the carpenter for workin his studio [in French]Box 1Folder 107Bristow, Amelia, b. 1783Receipt, signed, 8 January 1830, from publisher Charles Tilt for copyright on her book,Emma de Lisseau.Box 1Folder 108Britton, John, 1771-1857ALS, 24 December 1810, to James Northcote, sending Ridson's Survey of Devon andasking him to write a memoir of Sir Joshua for a future issue; 20 February 1851, toWilliam Parke, acknowledging a subscription to his testimonial; ALS, 16 February 1852,to W. Park, referring to drawings of Park's church.Box 1Folder 109Brodrick, George C. (George Charles), 1831-1903ALS, 27 November 1902, to Mr. Hall, Mr. Knaus wishes to pay direct but he hopesKnaus will communicate with Mr. Hovenden; color lithograph caricature of Brodrick fromVanity Fair, 30 August 1884.Box 1Folders 110-116Brooks, Shirley, 1815-187437 ALS, 1850-1874, to W. Hardman; menu; ALS, 17 July 1869, to Mark L.; ALS, 14 July1872, to W.I. Thorne; ALS, undated, to Kate H. Fergussen; 13 August 1869, birthdaywishes; APS, 3 November 1873, poem, "A Birthday Acrostic"; two clippings.Box 1Folder 117Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-18682 ALS, undated [includes a fair copy of both letters], to My dear L., sending his article toMuller to copy; ALS third person, to Mr. Bevan, thanking him for a lecture; two engravedportraits of Brougham.Box 1Folder 118Broughton, Rhoda, 1840-1920ALS, Tuesday, 3 September no year, to Madam, thanking her for her praise of her story,"Cometh Up; ALS fragment, 5 September no year, answering questions about her story.Box 1Folder 119Brown, Arthur Henry, 1830-1926ALS, 4 September 1879, to Dear Sir, allowing him to use his carol for a lecture andasking for a copy of any review, and asking if a notice of his part song, "This is theBirthday of My Love," has appeared in the Morning Post.Box 1Folder 120Brown, Ford Madox, 1821-18935 ALS, 1886-1887, to Buxton Forman, about sending the cast of the Rossetti effigy tothe Manchester Academy exhibition and asking him to pay R.W. Wallace for thewild-duck for the top of the drinking fountain, sending Wallace an extra two guineas,

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acknowledging receipt of three pounds for the Rossetti memorial, casting the memorial,and the list of subscribers on the bronze tablet.Box 1Folder 121Brown, Ivor John Carnegie, 1891-TLS, 10 September 1942, to A.W. McLeod, acknowledging a mistake he will correct inthe event of reprinting, with stamped envelope.Box 1Folder 122Bruce, John, 1802-1869ALS, 26 May 1868, to architect William Tite, sending a note from a manuscript in theBritish Museum showing the in former times the Hospital was not regarded as a privateinstitution.Box 1Folder 123Bryant, Jacob, 1715-1804ALS, undated, to Miss Burnes, apologizing for the delay and inviting her to dinner;engraved portrait from European Magazine, 1803.Box 1Folder 124Buchanan, Robert Williams, 1841-1901ALS, 7 March 1874, to Frederick Chapman [Chapman and Hall publishers], aboutreprinting The Land of Lorne, with integral reply, 9 March 1874; ALS, 25 June [after1875], to Miss Caldwell, about a part in The Queen of Connaught; ALS, 27 September1900, to publisher Grant Richards, about three books, Latterday Letters, Recollections,and The Coming Terror.Box 1Folder 125Buckingham, James Silk, 1786-1855ALS, 22 December 1824, to Messrs. Lackington, Hughes and Co., describing the aims,policy, and other details of his journal, The Oriental Herald; printed, "Improved Plan ofPublishing The Oriental Herald, to Meet the Daily Increasing Demand for East IndianInformation"; signature on a frank to Lord John Russell; engraved portrait.Box 1Folder 126Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879ANS, 7 January 1879, to Mr. Legge, acknowledging receipt of the balance owed him;ANS, Sat., 26 June, no year, to Morris, sending money; AN, undated, in third person,asks for a paragraph to be inserted; color caricature by Faustin.Box 1Folder 127Bugeaud, Thomas Robert, duc d'Isly, 1784-1849ALS, 13 January 1840, to M. Marechal, about the Legion of Honor [with typescript] [inFrench].Box 1Folder 128Bullen, Edward, 1813-1868AL, 5 February 1925, to Mr. Payne, asking if Cowper wrote "The Elegy on a Mad Dog."Box 1

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Folders 129-131Bullen, Frank Thomas, 1857-1915ALS, 30 April 1897, to the Editor, The Spectator, enclosing a manuscript; 3 ALS, 1897,to Roger Ingpen, editor of Cornhill Magazine, about his book, article on the Antarcticexpedition, death of his son; ALS, 5 August 1897, to Editor, requesting information heneeds to finish the article for Cornhill Magazine; 5 ALS, 1898-1899, to Roger Ingpen; 2ALS, 1907, undated, to Roger Ingpen; TL mimeograph, 28 April 1897, to Frank T.Bullen praising article about a whale published in Cornhill Magazine.Box 1Folder 132Bunsen, Ernst von, 1819-1903ALS, 15 February 1865, to the author of an article in the Edinburgh Review, inviting himto dine and about Bunsen's synthesis of the Gospels.Box 1Folder 133Burgoyne, John F. (John Fox), Sir, 1782-1871Carte-de-visite, signed.Box 1Folder 134Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir, 1836-19178 ALS, 1890-1913, to Harry Furniss, L.B. Walford, and others; two photographs.Box 1Folder 135Burnand, John ThomasALS, 25 November 1865, to Dear Sir, submitting and describing his play, "Virtus."Box 1Folder 136Burnham, Edward Levy-Lawson, 1833-1916ANS (third person), 25 March 1901, declining an invitation to the Sheffield Press Club;colored caricature lithograph portrait from Vanity Fair, 22 March 1873.Box 1Folder 137Burroughs, John, 1837-1921ALS, 4 November 1893, to Herbert Gilchrist, noting the bad time he had at the ChicagoWorld's Fair.Box 1Folder 138Butler, Josephine Elizabeth Grey, 1828-1906ALS, 1 June 1879, to Dr. Chapman, apologizing that she will not have the promisedarticle on the police ready for the next issue of the Westminster Review because shehas been busy with the appointment of s Select Committee of Parliament to inquire intothe Contagious Diseases Act.Box 1Folder 139Buxton, JohnALS, 4 March 1946, to Clifford Bax, sorry that Bax has incited the critics and regrets thatBax's brother did not find Buxton's poem suitable for his cantata.Box 1Folder 140

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Byron, Henry J. (Henry James), 1835-1884ALS, Saturday, undated, to Clement Scott, referring to a letter not posted; ALS, 23August 1878, to Reece, advising him that the contribution will go in the October issue;photograph clipped from a journal.

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Authors, CBox 1Folder 141Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931TLS, 17 April 1896, to Mr. Gwynne, asking for the Ecclesiastical position of his churchwhen it was in danger of being turned into a music hall; photograph; photograph clippedfrom a journal; caricature, "The Manxman," from Vanity Fair, 2 July 1896.Box 1Folder 142Campbell, Malcolm, Sir, 1885-1949TLS, 4 March 1938, to Harry Green, regretting that he and his wife could not attendGreen's play and sending copies of two of his books.Box 1Folder 143Campbell, Patrick, Mrs., 1865-1940ALS, undated, to [Clifford Bax], complaining about his imitations of her, Hinkley'stelegram promises 400 pounds so she must go.Box 1Folder 144Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844ALS, 21 July 1813, to Dear Sir, sending part of the money because the post officecannot be trusted; ALS, 16 November 1841, to Mrs. Burge, arranging a meeting;fifteen-page manuscript article on Greece, Greek art, and philosophy; four engravedportraits.Box 1Folder 145Capell, Richard, 1885-1954ALS, 14 February 1924, to Barnes, referring to a concert and Barnes' lecture.Box 1Folder 146Capern, Edward, 1819-1894ALS, 1 December 1883, to Mr. Gibbons, referring to some of his poems published inThe Herald, sent four copies, will send two cabinet photographs, and thanks for postalorders and stamps.Box 1Folder 147Carey, Rosa Nouchette, 1840-1909Autographed signature.Box 1Folder 148Carlyle, E. I. (Edward Irving), b. 1871ALS, 19 January 1902, to Dear Sir, enclosing his subscription payment to the Royal

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Historical Society.Box 1Folder 149Carman, Bliss, 1861-1929AMsS, poem, "In Apple Time."Box 1Folder 150Carpenter, Edward, 1844-1929AMs, play, "St. George and the Dragon," amid astronomy notebook; four photographs,one captioned on back, "George Hukin took it, April 1915"; portrait from a photographtaken in 1900; two postal cards to Russell Green, 19 September 1913 and 23 June1915.Box 1Folder 151Carpenter, J. Estlin (Joseph Estlin), 1844-1927ALS, 26 May 1883, to Mr. Gibbons, sending a copy of the title page of "What are thewild waves saying?"; engraved portrait clipped from magazine.Box 1Folder 152Carruthers, RobertALS, 10 October 1868, to W. D. Adams, declining an invitation.Box 1Folder 153Casserly, GordonALS, 10 January 1921, to Whitney Starr, inviting him to lunch for an interview andthanking him for his nice review of The Elephant God.Box 1Folder 154Caulfield, James, 1764-1826Clipped signature mounted with engraved portrait, with biographical notes.Box 1Folder 155Cesnola, Alessandro Palma di, 1837-1914APS, postmarked 26 July 1882, to Cecil Breat, advising him that his book, Salaminiahas been published and asks if it should be sent to the address Cesnola has on his listof subscribers.Box 1Folder 156Chalmers, Alexander, 1759-1834ANS, 21 August 1810, to Dear Sir, arranging to visit.Box 1Folder 157Chalmers, Patrick R. (Patrick Reginald), 1872-1942AMsS, poems: "Guns of Verdun," "The Grey Men," "Hay Harvest," "Infantry," "TheVisitor;" untitled poem, first line, "My love lived in a Northern land."Box 1Folder 158Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871ANS, 1 June 1829, to Mr. Ireland, asking to remain anonymous if he publishes his

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manuscript; clipped signature; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from a photograph byMayall.Box 1Folder 159Champfleury, 1821-1889ALS, undated, to M. Bouzin, noting he has seen Mr. Morris who has a number ofEnglish and French sketches to show him, and asks him to hurry up the designers,engravers, and music printers to be ready by March. [in French]Box 1Folder 160Champion de Crespigny, Philip, Mrs.ALS, 18 March no year, to Mr. Starr, noting an alteration she made in her article andasking him to let her know when it will appear.Box 1Folder 161Charlotte Elizabeth, 1790-1846ALS, 13 September 1834, to Rev. T.J. Judkin, requesting permission to publish ananecdote about his experience with Irish hospitality, and her project to etablish an Irishprofessorship in the Irish university.Box 1Folder 162-163Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith), 1874-1936AmsS, on vellum, bound in vellum, in 1930 boxcase of The Turkey and the Turk, withoriginal ink drawings by Thomas Derrick; AMs, unpublished story, "The Dog, a canineorgan, for the dog days," illustrated in colored pencil and ink by Chesterton.Box 1Folder 164Chisholm, Caroline, 1808-1877ALS, 11 September 1842, to [Messrs. Smith Elder and Co.] offering the copyright on herworks; franked envelope in her hand to Messrs. Smith Elder and Co., stamped"ship-letter" postmarked 13 December 1842 and 4 March 1843; AD, extract of theGovernor's speech in Council and F.L. Merewether's Report on Immigration in whichher assistance is noted.Box 8Folder 5Chisholm, Caroline, 1808-1877Lithographic print, 1852; newspaper clippings from The Colonial Observer, 25 August1842.Box 1Folder 165Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872ALS, 13 June 1859, to W.H. Calcott, about Calcott's Handel work.Box 1Folder 166Chorley, Robert Samuel Theodore Chorley, Baron, 1895-ALS, undated, to D. Campbell Lee concerning the National Trust.Box 1Folder 167Churchill, T. O.

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ALS, 18 January 1819, to Messrs. Cadell and Davies offering to edit a revised versionof Walker's Rhyming Dictionary.Box 1Folder 168Clarke, Charles Cowden, 1787-1877ALS, 29 September 1835, to Robert B. Peake, sending a sketch by his brother-in-lawEdward Novello.Box 1Folder 169Clarke, Mary Cowden, 18098-1898ANS, undated, invitation to her birthday tea and dinner.Box 1Folder 170Clifford, MargaretALS, 25 December 1926, to Mrs. Watts-Dunton, advising her to take a long rest and sellthe house, with stamped envelope.Box 1Folder 171Clinton, George, 1739-1812ALS, 28 March 1780, to Lieut. Col. Marinus Willett, sorry that Willett's letter did notarrive before the legislature adjourned.Box 1Folder 172Clodd, Edward, 1840-1930ANS plus envelope, 31 May 1918, to Thomas R. Waring giving the location of GrantAllen's house.Box 1Folder 173Cobham, Alan J. (Alan John), Sir, 1894-1973TLS, 26 March 1928, To Harry Green, expressing how much he enjoyed the brief timethey spent together in Joannesburg.Box 1Folder 174Cokayne, George E. (George Edward), 1825-1911ALS, 20 January 1880, to R. Hovenden, thanking him for sending one of the twenty-fivecopies of the parish regiment extracts from Erith.Box 1Folder 175Coleridge, Hartley, 1796-1849AMsS, untitled poem, first line: "I have lived, and I have loved."Box 1Folder 176Coleridge, Sarah Coleridge, 1802-1852ALS, undated, to Mr. Moore, about a visit she intends to make.Box 1Folder 177Collier, John Payne, 1789-1883ALS, 3 August 1837, to Dear Sir, about his role at the Chronicle; ALS, 24 July 1861, toMy dear Sir, about his daughter's still-born child; ANS, 20 September 1862, to My dear

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Sir, declining an invitation; half-tone portraitBox 1Folder 178Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom), 1854-1932ALS, 8 October 1908, to Albany F. Major, about the Viking Club financing his book,Edda.Box 1Folder 179Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889ALS, undated, referring to a feud with Antrobus; signature clipped from letter.Box 1Folder 180Colum, Patraic, 1881-1972AMsS, poem, "The Charm."Box 1Folder 181Colvin, Sidney, 1845-1927ANS, 19 January 1905, to Mr. Reeves, declining his Saint Chappelet.Box 1Folder 182Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907APS, 23 May 1879, to William Rossetti, instructing him how Harper and Brothers wantshis manuscript sent.Box 1Folder 183Conway, William Martin, Sir, 1856-1937APS, postmarked 29 April 1898, to W[illiam] Morris Colles, just returned from a cyclingtour; photograph.Box 1Folder 184Cook, Eliza, 1818-1889ALS, 11 November 1864, to W.C.M. [Charles] Kent, sending her book; engraved portraitby D.J. Pound; full-length engraved portrait, 1 September 1849, inscribed to Mr. G. H.Davidson.Box 1Folder 185Coolidge, W. A. B. (William Augustus Brevoort), 1850-1926ALS, 11 April no year, about the difficulty of reprinting the Alpine Guide; 25 May, noyear, seeking vol. 3 of the Alpine Guide.Box 1Folder 186Cooper, Duff, Viscount Norwich, 1890-1954ALS, 30 March 1931, to Mrs. Webb, thanking her for her volunteer help [in electing himto St. George's Westminster].Box 1Folder 187Cooper, GeorgeALS, 20 June 1880, to William Alexander Barrett, declining an invitation.Box 1

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Folder 188Cooper, Maria SusanahALS, 30 October 1762, to Mr. Dodsley, completed and sending her novel [ Lettersbetween Emilia and Harriet].Box 1Folder 189Corelli, Marie, 1864-1904ANS, 19 June 1910, to Mrs. Bailres, accepting a luncheon invitation; ALS, 26 June1910, to Mrs. Bailres, declining the invitation; portrait plate.Box 2Folder 1Corney, Bolton, 1784-1870ALS, 10 July 1847, to J. P[ayne] Collier, congratulating him on a new appointment.Box 2Folder 2Cornford, Frances Darwin, 1886-1960ADS, undated, two poems, "Youth" and "In the Backs."Box 2Folder 3Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874ALS, 12 July 1843, to Dear Sir, requesting a proof for an enclosed manuscript as hiscopyist transposed chapters; ALS, [1842], to Frederick Montagu, asking hisbrother-in-law to accompany his wife and children to the Drury Lane theater to see Acisand Galatea in his place, with envelope.Box 2Folder 4Coward, Noel, 1899-1973TLS, undated, to Harry [Green], thaning him for remembering him on the first night of"After the Ball."Box 2Folder 5Cowen, Frederick H. (Frederick Hymen), Sir, 1852-1935ALS, 21 June 1880, to William Alexander Barrett, asking for publicity for a concert.Box 2Folder 6Cox, David, 1783-1859AN, undated, "Mr. Cox stays one hour for seven shillings if he takes away the drawinghe makes during the session..."Box 2Folder 7Coxe, H. O. (Henry Octavius), 1811-1881ALS, 27 March 1862, to Sir George Lewis, commenting on Bodleian manuscript 266.Box 2Folder 8Craig, Isa, 1831-1906ANS fragment, undated, clipped from the foot of a letter.Box 2Folder 9Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock, 1826-1887

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ANS, Thursday [1855], to My dear Cousin, an invitation to attend the concert at St.George's Hall.Box 2Folder 10Craik, George L. (George Lillie), 1798-1866ALS, Thursday [1848], to E.C. Chapman, asking for an appointment.Box 2Folder 11Crane, Walter, 1845-1915ANS, 17 March 1888, to William Reeves, enclosing check for books received.Box 2Folder 12Cranmer, Elsie PatersonALS, 15 January 1921, to Dear Sir, asking for a review of her book of poems, To theLiving Dead.Box 2Folder 13Crawford, Alexander Crawford Lindsay, Earl of, 1812-1880ANS third person, undated, to Dr. Townsend, sending some volumes, and thanking himfor compliments on his book, Progress by Antagonism ; color caricature lithographportrait from Vanity Fair, 11 May 1878.Box 2Folder 14Creighton, BasilALS, 15 January, no year, to Dear Sir, referring to his essay, "The Future of the Novel"(AMsS).Box 2Folder 15Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford), 1860-1914TLS fragment, [1893], about three of his works, and travel plans.Box 2Folder 16Croker, John Wilson, 1780-1857ALS, 24 January 1824, to Mr. Capon, expressing willingness to receive a writtencommunication on a subject of national importance; ALS, 30 September 1830, to G.Macdonald, about Prince [Jules Auguste Armand Marie] Polignac; ALS, Tuesday,undated, to [Frederick Locker-Lampson], about Lord Walpole's possible illegitimatebaby; engraved portrait, 1832; caricature portrait of him as "the editor of 'Boswell'sJohnson';" newspaper clipping about Croker.Box 2Folder 17Croker, Thomas Crofton, 1798-1854ALS, 25 February 1854, to My dear sir, congratulating him on his election to theAntiquaries, and Croker's plans to write a ballad on London for him to print; signature onfrank addressed to J. Gough Nichols; caricature portrait of him as "author of 'the Irishfairy legends'."Box 2Folder 18Croly, George, 1780-1860

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ALS, 20 February 1837, to S. [Reynolds] Hole, thanking him for a book and commentingon his favorable reviews; ALS, 19 November 1857, suggesting a title for a book about ageneral sketch of literature; ALS, 22 March 1869, in third person he informs ArchdeaconAllen of the death of Dr. Milsom on 15 April 1784.Box 2Folder 19Cross, Elizabeth D.ALS, 21 October 1868, to Dear Sir, thanking him for including her lines in his classbook.Box 2Folder 20Crowquill, Alfred Henry, 1804-1872ANS, 6 January 1848, to M[ark] Lemon, requesting a job for his friend PercyCruikshank, with a drawing of a lemon on a plate; AN, undated, in third personrequesting a note, with a drawing of a clown on a toadstool inscribed with his name, anda drawing of a clown's stick bearing the name Harley and a clown's head and bells(addressed to A. Forrester inside); ANS, undated, to Rodin, Esq., asking for a notice forhis Christmas carols and songs.Box 2Folder 21Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878Letters sent and financial records, 1841-1863 (11 items): AL, [1871], to Mr. Tweedie,replying on the integral leaf of a dunning letter from Tho. Mills and Co. to Tweedieconcerning a check returned for non-payment; account of Messrs. Tilt and Bogue withC. Brain, 1841, showing a balance in favor of Cruikshank, endorsed by Cruikshankinstructing them to pay the account; two checks, 30 and 31 March 1842, drawn onFinsbury Bank, signed by Cruikshank; AN draft, crosswritten on note to Cruikshank, 10March 1865, referring to an unpaid subscription; two envelopes, 1855 and 1857,addressed to Mrs. George Cruikshank, countersigned by him; two drafts of a letter, 10March 1858, to Frankeem about Mr. Elliston's reactions to the Falstaff drawings; ALS,24 September 1862, to Louden, about the disposition of plates, blocks, and printedstock from the late Mr. Bogue's estate to his new publisher, Mr. Arnold; ANS, January1863, expressing thanks to the press for a second edition of a catalogue.Box 2Folder 22Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878Letters received, 1848-1878 (52 items). Correspondents include Joseph Cundall,George Routledge, C.W.H. Wyman, James, Lowe, Job Caudwell, James Wilson, LockerLampson, L. Lace Cayley, J. Whitaker, and other publishers and printers dealing withart and printing matters, particularly teetotalitarianism.Box 2Folder 23Cumberland, Richard, 1732-1811ALS, Saturday morning [ undated], to T. J. Horsley Curties, thanking him for a letter anda gift of some books.Box 2Folder 24Cundall, Joseph, 1818-1895ALS, 1 October 1881, to W. Cosmo Monkhouse, concerning Monkhouse's criticism ofhis book on earthenware and requests that he read the proofs on his book on porcelain.

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Box 2Folder 25Cunningham, Allan, 1784-1842ALS, 1 September 1826, to Thomas Gaspy, accepting a dinner invitation; two engravedportraits.Box 2Folder 26Cunninghame Graham, R.B. (Robert Bontine), 1852-19362 ALS, 15 July 1915 and 14 February 1929, to Grant Watson, referring to Watson'sstories.Box 2Folder 27Cusins, W. G. (William George), 1833-18932 ALS, 22 October and 21 November 1875, to George Grove, concerning G. F.Handel's music.

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Authors, DBox 2Folder 28Dallas, E. S. (Eneas Sweetland), 1828-1879Signature and four lines clipped from the foot of a letter.Box 2Folder 29Darwin, Bernard, 1876-1961ALS, 8 November no year, referring to statements made in his book, probably TheEnglish Public School (1929), about private schoolmasters.Box 2Folder 30Darwin, Francis, Sir, 1848-1925ALS, 20 May 1906, to Mrs. Humphry, recommending that she publish all of her father'sletters.Box 2Folder 31Daryl, Sidney, 1844-1914APS, 27 March no year, to Dear Sir, declining a dinner invitation.Box 2Folder 32Davenport, Cyril, 1848-19412 ALS, Wed., 16 February no year, and 29 December, to Mrs. Egley, regretting notbeing able to call on her because of a boil on his neck, and a book she requests fromthe British Museum has not yet been cataloged.Box 2Folder 33Davidson, John, 1857-1909ALS, 24 October 1895, thanks for a copy of Punch and Judy but it is not his personalcopy which he regrets lending.Box 2

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Folder 34Davies, John StanleyALS, 1 May 1929, to Mr. Porter, returning a copy of The Tempest and offers to loan himany other volume of the Arden Shakespeare.Box 2Folder 35Davitt, Michael, 1846-1906ALS, 27 May 1884, to Mr. Reeves, requesting that he purchase the most modern copyof A Slang Dictionary.Box 2Folder 36De Chair, Somerset Struben, 1911-ALS, 20 April 1959, to C. Kennedy, referring to a limited edition of his story, The Story ofa Lifetime, published by the Golden Cockerel Press and illustrated by Clifford Webb.With envelope.Box 2Folder 37Delacour, F.ALS, undated, to William Alexander Barrett, announcing the date of a musicale. InFrench.Box 2Folder 38Delane, John Thaddeus, 1817-1879ALS, Wednesday night, notifying recipient that all will be ready and that the fight will beanother Waterloo.Box 2Folder 39Dent, Edward Joseph, 1876-1957ALS, 4 January 1949, to Mrs. Taylor Whitehead, praising her essay on James Agateand noting that he has to write a similar piece for The Leader magazine.Box 2Folder 40Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1752-18346 ALS, 1839-1850, to George Ure Skinner and others, concerning ornithologicalsubjects.Box 2Folder 41De Vere, Aubrey, 1814-1902ALS, 19 December 1896, to Macneile Dixon, praising his artist friend G.W. Watts.Box 2Folder 42De Watteville, H. (Herman Gaston), b. 1875ANS, 1 January 1917, to Dear Dion, enclosing a fragment of the outer cover of the L20zeppelin that was wrecked in Norway on 3 May.Box 2Folder 43De Wohl, Louis, 1903-1961ALS, 1 May 1944, to Linhar (?) Ling, about a prospective publisher. In German. Withtwo typed pages of corrected text, one-page precis, and proof sheets of pp. 1-32 of his

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novel, Julian; typed sheet of proposed financial agreements for Julian and Problems ofLabour Government; typed title page and contents page for his, The Method in theMadness; one typed page, "Was der Deutsche unter Hitler nicht lesen konnte."Box 2Folder 44Dibdin, Thomas Frognall, 1776-1847ALS, 30 November 1824, accepting an invitation to be a guest of His Royal Highness;signature and address on visiting card.Box 2Folders 45-46Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870Signature (initials) clipped from foot of letter; envelope, postmarked 5 August 1861, inDickens' hand; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall. Also,Dickensiana: a collection of manuscripts and other material relating to Charles Dickensand his work, particularly, The Pickwick Papers, and letters by Percy HetheringtonFitzgerald, Charles Plumptre Johnson, F.G. Kitton, and John F. Dexter.Box 2Folder 47Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Sir, 1853-19284 ALS, 1925-126, to Mrs. Watts-Dunton, concerning an exhibition at the Royal Academyof Arts; two envelopes addressed to Mrs. Watts-Dunton in his hand; signature clippedfrom foot of letter.Box 2Folder 48Dilke, Charles Wentworth, Sir, 1810-1869AL, 4 March 1858, third person invitation to dinner to meet members of the council ofthe society.Box 2Folder 49Doran, Dr. (John), 1807-1878ALS, 6 June 1860, to William Parke, thanking him for sending a book; signature anddate, 1864, on a clipped piece of paper; colored caricature of Doran from Vanity Fair, 6December 1873.Box 2Folder 50Doudney, Sarah, 1843-1926ALS, 10 December [1883], to Mr. Gibbons, about her address changes and poor health.Box 2Folder 51Douglas, Alfred Bruce, Lord, 1870-194525 ALS, 1906-1921, to his godfather, Monseigneur Drew, containing vituperative insults,accusations, and friendly emotions dealing with his unsuccessful litigations,imprisonments, and court cases.Box 2Folder 52Douglas, Norman, 1868-195211 ALS, 1935-1947, to Dr. G.B. Roatta, to Henry Savage, and to Irving Davies, abouthis travels in Italy, and his manuscripts for sale; black-and-white photograph of NormanDouglas and G. Orioli, circa 1930.

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Box 2Folder 53Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930ANS, undated, declining an invitation because he is taking the chair at the IrishSociety's dinner on the 13th; photograph clipped from magazine.Box 2Folder 54Duff Gordon, Alexander Cornewall, Sir, 1811-1872ALS, 2 July [1847], to the manager of the [theater], requesting a change in seats for theopera, "The Merry Wives of Windsor."Box 2Folder 55Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady, 1821-1869ALS, 26 June 1847, third person request for a good private box for the opera, "TheMerry Wives of Windsor."Box 2Folder 56Dunsterville, L. C. (Lionel Charles), 1865-1946ANS, 13 August 1931, notifying the recipient he has signed the book sent him by[Joseph] Mausbach, U.S.A. and returned it.Box 2Folder 57Dwarris, Fortunatus, Sir, 1786-1860ALS, 14 April 1845, to B. Webster, inquiring if Webster has received his manuscript fora five-act comedy.Box 2Folder 58Dyce, Alexander, 1798-1869ALS, undated, to W.N. Lettsom, concerning an omission in Love's Labors Lost; ALS, 18December 1843, to Mr. Turnbull, about his proposed remarks on Collier's Shakespeare;black-and-white portrait of Dyce as a boy reproduced in magazine.Box 2Folder 59Dykes, J. Oswald (James Oswald), 1835-1912ALS, Tuesday the 27th, sending an autograph of Dr. Cavendish [not extant].

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Authors, EBox 2Folder 60Edgeworth, Francis Ysidro, 1845-1926ALS, 18 February [circa 1890], to Sir Rawson [William] Rawson, thanking him forsending his Analysis of the [Maritime] Trade [of the United Kingdom] which Edgeworthreviewed for The Economic Journal.Box 2Folder 61Edgeworth, Maria, 1767-18493 ALS: 18 November 1820, to Madame La Duchess de Broglie, accepting a dinner

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invitation and looking forward to discussing with Mr. de Broglie her article on France inthe Edinburgh Review; 23 April 1847, signature and address, "in her 81st year;" ALS, 20May 1847, to Mrs. Murray, forwarding some letters for Mrs. Lawrence; ALS, 1December 1847, to Mr. Millar, sending a book for children with his name in it.Box 2Folder 62Edwards, JosephAMs, undated, "Edwin Halford (Secretary of the Bradford Labour Church and Editor ofthe Bradford Labour Echo)" [the journal was published in West Yorkshire, England,1894-1899?]; pull-proof of a half-tone portrait of Halford.Box 2Folder 63Edwards, JosephBiographical entries received from British socialists for Edwards' Labour Annual,1894-1899, including William Dunkirk Baster, John Battolla, L.H. Berens, Thomas St. J.Conway, J. Derfel, Arthur Field, Michael Flurscheim, George William Foote, HenryGeorge, J. Bruce Glasier, Jean Grave, Joseph Frederick Green, Eugene Guerard,Edward Harford, B.T. Hall, Leonard Hall, Fred Hammill, Augustin Hamon, WilliamHeaford, John A. Hobson, S.G. Hobson, Dan Irving, Ebenezer Job, William Johnson,James Taylor Kay, J.C. Kenworthy, Paul Lafargue, James Leakey, BoleslawLimanowski, T.J. Macnamara, Henry William Macrosly, Richard McGhee, MargaretMcMillan, Robert T. Manson, Louise Michel, J. Mole, Charles Eccles Muse, DavidNicoll, William Oakley, Richard Marsden Pankhurst, W.G. Pearson, George HerbertPerris, Evacustes A. Phipson, William Pickles, Henry M. Reade, W.F. Rean, B. Riley,Howard C. Rowe, Charles Rowley, Henry Stephens Salt, George Archer HillearySamuel, H.B. Samuels, James Samuelson, Sidney Dillon Shallard, H. Russell Smart, H.Bodell Smith, Harry Snell, Percy Harold Snelling, George H.V. Snow, Enid Stacy, W.T.Stead, Sergius Stepniak, William Augustus Steward, Alexander W. Thompson, H.O.Thompson, W.W. Thompson, Leo Tolstoy, Gertrude Tuckwell, Frederick Verinder,Limehouse Vestry, Emile Vinck, Felix Volkhovsky, Graham Walles, and AlexanderWebster.Box 2Folder 64Edwards, JosephLetters received from British socialists, 1892-1918.Box 2Folder 65Edwards, JosephLetters received from and handbills by W.T. Stead, 1890-1891.Box 2Folder 66Edwards, JosephSocialist pamphlets, leaflets, and handbills received from British socialists.Box 2Folders 67-68Egan, Beresford, b. circa 1906AMsS, incomplete (66 p. of 312 p. novel), Pollen, a Novel in Black and White [published1933]; typescript, "Exotic Perfume," and "And I Will Come to Thee" with proofillustration, 1929; wrapper proofs for Aphrodite (April 1929) and Cyprian Masques (May

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1929) by Pierre Louys; TL (mimeographed retained copy), 2 June 1929, to R.A. Caton,The Fortune Press, complaining about the writings of author Pierre Louys which Egan isillustrating and inquiring about the production quality for his drawings in Louy's TheAdventures of King Pausole [1933].Box 2Folder 69Egerton-Warburton, R. E. (Rowland Eyles), 1804-1891ALS, 22 January 1861, to My dear Sir, declining to subscribe to a church paper;albumen candid photograph of Warburton with Sir G.M. Grant, W.M. Severne, and LordCrichton.Box 2Folder 70Elgin, Thomas Bruce, Earl of, 1766-1841AMsS, Memorandum of Lord Elgin's imprisonment at Lourdes, December 1803, andNarrative of Lord Elgin's Public Life, Broomhall, 1830.Box 2Folder 71Eliot, George, 1819-1880ALS, 4 April 1878, to Mr. Ralston, commiserating with him about his illness; two portraitsof her clipped from magazines.Box 2Folder 72Ella, John, 1802-18883 ALS, to William Alexander Barrett, 31 March, 13 May and 30 June 1880, noting theMusical Union is in trouble, listing the upcoming performances, praising [Hans von]Bulow's performance of B's trio, and receiving a silver salver as a token of friendship.Box 2Folder 73Elliott, Ebenezer, 1781-18492 ADS, 12 April 1821 and 15 December 1829, banker's drafts, to Duckett and Morlands,bankers, London; woodcut portrait and photograph of a bust of Elliott.Box 2Folder 74Ellis, Havelock, 1859-19396 ALS, 1917-1937, to Grant Watson thanking him for books, to Clifford Bax sending folksongs; photograph of ancient Chinese painting from Royal Academy exhibit 1935-36.Box 2Folder 75Ellis, Henry, Sir, 1777-1869ALS, 12 January 1820, to H[enry] Card, noting that he cannot find a particular passageof Cicero, enclosing an extract of a letter from Bishop Latimer to Lord Cromwell.Box 2Folder 76Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer), b. 1883ALS, 18 August 1938, regretting he will not be able to go to the production as he will notbe in London for some weeks.Box 2Folder 77Ertz, Susan

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3 ALS, 1932-1935, to Mr. Heppner, declining an interview.Box 2Folder 78Espin, Thomas Espinelle, 1824-1912ALS, 26 May 1887, to Edward Herford, concerning Herford's draft of a bill on churchmatters.

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Authors, FBox 2Folder 79Fane, Violet, 1843-1905ALS, 3 May [1865?], to Mrs. Geary, about a portrait of Fane by Francis Grant.Box 2Folder 80Faning, Eaton, 1850-1927ALS, 17 September 1880, to Dear Sir, concerning a musical arrangement for eighteenboys, and the cost of his lectures that should be "more amusing than scientific" for 200boys.Box 2Folder 81Farragut, David Glasgow, 1801-1870Signature and five lines clipped from the foot of a letter.Box 2Folder 82Fawkes, Francis, 1721-1777ALS, 14 June 1777, to Rev. Mr. Meen, about correcting and transcribing his translationof the fourth book of A Poetical Translation of Appollonius Rhodius from the Greek, withNotes; a printed receipt, 1771, signed by Fawkes agreeing to deliver the manuscript; aprinted subscription notice, 13 October 1777, for the posthumous book.Box 2Folder 83Fenn, George Manville, 1831-19092 ALS, 2 April 1901 and 3 December 1902, to R. Hovenden, about Hovenden's illhealth, and rejecting a contribution to a memoir he is working on.Box 2Folder 84Field, JulianALS, 11 September 1894, to P. Bowles [his agent?], asking for news of his bookPowders of Merchant from Lippincott, asks that Methuen insert a blurb for his new bookin the Literary Gossip in the Athenaeum.Box 2Folder 85Fielding, H. (Harold), 1859-1917APS, 6 January 1916, to The Authors' Syndicate, requesting acknowledgement ofreceipt of manuscript.Box 2Folder 86

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Fitzball, Edward, 1792-1873ALS, 22 May 1857, to Compte a Madame, with thanks for the gift of a sovereign, andnotes that the first edition of his poem is nearly sold.Box 2Folder 87Fitzgibbon, Edward, 1803-1857ALS, undated, to Benjamin Webster, with news of his activities, reminds him when theyonce met, and suggests that he request the publisher of [Maria Edgeworth's] Leonora tosend a copy to B.M.'s library.Box 2Folder 88Fleury, Andre Hercule de, 1653-1743ADS, 7 December 1737, to Tres Illustre et Magnifique Seigneur Abdulla Grand Vizir del'Empire Ottoman, congratulating him on his appointment as Grand Vizir and hopes for ahappy success in his peace talks with the Roman emperor and Czarina of Russia. InFrench.Box 2Folder 89Fonblanque, Albany, 1793-1872ALS, 25 January 1841, to Mr. [Benjamin] Webster, complaining that his wife wasrefused dress circle seats at the Haymarket Theater.Box 2Folder 90Forbes, Archibald, 1838-1900ALS, 19 February 1896, to Dear Sir, refusing an invitation from the Sheffield Press Clubbecause of illness; color caricature of Forbes, Vanity Fair, 5 January 1878.Box 2Folder 91Forbes, Henry N.ANS, 14 July 1942, to [Lady Margaret Sackville], sending his book of verse [ The NewGods Rising] in hopes she will like it and recommend it to her friends.Box 2Folder 92Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, Sir, 1853-19375 ALS, 1894-1926: 19 October 1894, to Mrs. Gowon, accepting a dinner invitation; 28March, 6 April, 21 May 1925 and 9 December 1926, to Mrs. Watts-Dunton, thanking herfor sending her new book, accepting invitation to dinner, and declining an invitation.Box 2Folder 93Forman, H. Buxton (Harry Buxton), 1842-1917ALS, 14 October 1891, to Rev. C. Henry Daniel, asking for prices of books andrequesting him to send two more copies of Love's Graduate; ALS, 26 February 1898, to[William Michael?] Rossetti, returning a letter of [John] Hookham Frere of which he hasmade a copy unless Rossetti does not want a copy to exist.Box 2Folder 94Forster, John, 1812-18762 ALS, 26 May and 20 June 1853, to My dear Reeve, allowing him to attach his name tothe paper, and enclosing contribution for the Marochetti statue.

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Box 2Folder 95Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft, 1860-1929ALS, 20 March 1900, to Mrs. Bayse, enclosing money for her organ fund; ALS, 21February 1901, to Miss Bacon, enclosing a photograph of herself at age four, requestingits return, and the number of the Strand when the article appears.Box 2Folder 96Frankau, Gilbert, 1884-1952TPS, 10 January 1921, to Mr. Meredith Starr, agreeing to an interview.Box 2Folder 97Freeman, Edward Augustus, 1823-1892ALS, 20 December 1875, to Dearest Eleanor, telling her he bought the Shepton horseand will have to write an extra article; signature and a few words clipped from thebottom of a letter.Box 2Folder 98Freeman, John, 1880-1929ANS, 20 January no year, to [John Collings] Squire, glad that Squire has all of his booksand enclosing the latest.Box 2Folder 99Froude, James Anthony, 1818-189421 ALS, 1864-1869, to Hayward, about his writings, politics, and reviews.Box 2Folder 100Fry, Charles Burgess, 1872-19568 ALS, 1934-1953, to Clifford Bax, seeking a poem, "The Goat" by Heredia, opinionsabout World War II, and personal news; AMs poem, "India Jai Hai" (published May 1947in The Times).Box 2Folder 101Fry, Roger Eliot, 1866-1934ALS, 20 June 1928, to Dear Sir, thanking him for a Fry family genealogical pamphlet.Box 2Folders 102-104Furniss, Harry, 1854-192557 ALS and pen-and-ink drawings, 1885-1901, to Sir Robert Hunter and Lady Hunter:intimate letters containing humorous sketches.Box 2Folder 105Furnivall, Frederick James, 1825-1910ALS, 30 November 1864 and 22 January 1892, to Rossetti, about not altering Rossetti'swork, the Early English Text Society, and asking him to tea.

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Box 2Folder 106Gabell, Henry, 1764-1831ALS, 24 July 1816, to Mrs. Hawkes, noting her grandson's proficiency in literature, withWinchester College School account for Messrs. Wades; ALS, 22 December 1816, to F.Burrows, requesting payment of fees for Messrs. Wades as instructed by Mrs. Hawkes,with Winchester College School account for them.Box 2Folder 107Gairdner, James, 1828-19122 ALS, 3 May 1900 and 7 January 1903, to Mr. Hovenden, enclosing the CamdenSociety's annual subscription to the Royal Historical Society.Box 2Folder 108Gallon, Tom, 1866-19142 ALS, 23 April and 10 May 1901, to Gordon Browne, about Browne illustrating Gallon'sbook, The Man Who Knew Better; ALS, 18 April 1907, requesting tickets for FieldingDinner and to sit with their friends Mr. and Mrs. G.B. Burgin.Box 2Folder 109Galsworthy, John, 1867-1933ALS, 9 June 1923, to [Elliot L.] Grant Watson, thanking him for the gift of his book andcriticizing it.Box 2Folder 110Galt, John, 1779-1839ALS, Friday, to J. M___, agreeing to send a copy of his book to be reviewed; AMs,"Chapter 13," single page; caricature portrait published by James Fraser; engravedportrait, engraved by G.B. Shaw.Box 2Folder 111Ganz, Wm. (Wilhelm)ALS, 7 April 1880, to William Alexander Barrett, enclosing a program; ALS, 17 May1880, to William Alexander Barrett, enclosing a biography written by the singer; ALS, 4June 1880, to William Alexander Barrett, about a concert and lists the schedule.Box 2Folder 112Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George), 1865-19466 ALS, 1907-1915, to My dear Helen, containing personal news, condolences on thedeath of her mother, returning a manuscript, expressing his loneliness, thanks her for aninscription to him for their friendship, and mentioning his work.Box 2Folder 113Gardiner, H. Balfour (Henry Balfour), 1877-1950ALS, 9 October 1925, to Clifford Bax, praising Inland Far and planning to re-read it.Box 2Folder 114Gardiner, Samuel Rawson, 1829-1902ALS, 28 February 1901, to My dear Hall, forwarding Bowman's first year's subscription.

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Box 2Folder 115Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807-1882ANS, 12 October 1864, sending his autograph to a young lady who asked for it. InItalian. Also, carte-de-visite photograph of Garibaldi.Box 2Folder 116Garnett, Edward, 1868-1937ALS, 30 September 1913, to [Elliot L.] Grant Watson, congratulating him on his story butfears that Duckworth and Co. will not publish it despite his recommendation because itis too strong for most people and would not be popular.Box 2Folder 117Garnett, Richard, 1835-19063 ALS: 26 December [1871], to Rossetti, informing him of the author of two poems, andasking him to tell Miss [Christina Georgina] Rossetti that he received the book by Ceccod'Ascoli; 26 January 1889, to Mrs. Graham T___, regretting that he cannot identifyanything derived from the Greek anthology in the edition of Herrick; 26 February 1890,to Messrs. Meehan, returning their invoices for a fair copy with a list of the book titles.Also, three photographic reproductions (two from magazines) and one color caricatureof Garnett in Vanity Fair, 11 April 1895.Box 2Folder 118Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865ALS fragment, [paper watermarked 1826], noting that it is impossible to write off one'smind in a 1d letter; reproduction sketch portrait.Box 2Folder 119Gasquet, Francis Aidan, 1846-19292 ALS: 31 December 1901 and 3 January 1903, to R[obert] Hovenden, enclosing acheck for the Royal Historical Society.Box 2Folder 120Gawsworth, John, 1912-19702 ALS: 20 September 1938, to Miss Watt, returning her letters that he copied, andmentioning that his Fifty Years of Modern Verse is getting strikingly unsympatheticreviews and does not sell; 4 June 1947, to Mr. Waring, asking for the loan of M.P.Shiel's letters to him and transcriptions of any inscriptions by Shiel in his books.Box 2Folder 121George, Walter Lionel, 1882-1926ANS, 1915, "being interned in the Ministry of Munitions I cannot see my friends. So Isend you a Christmas card." On page torn from a book.Box 2Folder 122George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936ALS, 10 March 1906, to My dear [C.] Grove, asking him to arrange for the appointmentof young Lord Vivian to the 17th Lancers.Box 2

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Folder 123Gibbon, Charles, 1843-1890ALS, 27 October 1884, to Thomas Gibbons, sending anniversary greetings, andcommenting that his story, "Heart's Delight," will appear in several named newspapers.Box 2Folder 124Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson, 1878-1962ALS, 29 April 1928, to Mr. Waring, thanking him for writing about his poem, and notingthat he is new to Letchworth, has not met Mr. Westill but Mr. Dudley is his neighbor;corrected galley proofs of his poem, "The Oven," to be published in English Review(stamped 8 June 1912).Box 2Folder 125Gifford, William, 1756-1826ALS, undated, quoting a motto from Ovid, and inviting the recipient to come and look atthe variety of works by Bacchus and Psyche; signature clipped from the bottom of aletter, November 1821; engraved portrait, 1827, from Gentleman's Magazine; engravedportrait by E. Finden printed by W.H. Watts; engraved portrait by S. Freeman from apainting by J. Hoppner.Box 2Folder 126Gigout, Eugene, 1844-1925ANS, 6 July 1920, to A.M. Henderson, on visiting card, referring to a concert andenclosing a program on which he has made several notes, with envelope. In French.Box 2Folder 127Gilbert, Alfred, 1854-1934ALS (dictated, but signed with a quill), 12 November 1895, to the VenerableArchdeacon Watkin, asking him to lend ecclesiastical objects for an art exhibition at theRoyal Academy; ALS fragment (dictated, but signed with a quill), undated, expressinghis distaste for undue publicity given to trifles in art and offering to design an initial letterfor the first word of the recipient's article.Box 2Folder 128Gilbert, John, Sir, 1817-1897ANS, Sunday 14th, no year, to Edward Goodall, asking him to meet himself and Mr.A.D. Fripp at the gallery to discuss arrangements for Tuesday evening; signatureclipped from letter agreeing to attend the next meeting of the 'Gilbert' Sketching Club atSt. Martin School of Art.Box 2Folder 129Gilchrist, Murray, 1868-1917ANS, stamped 18 December 1907, "with R. Murray Gilchrist's compliments."Box 2Folder 130Gill, Eric, 1882-1940TMsS, "Canon Gray," 4 p., with corrections, unpublished appreciation of poet JohnGray; sketch, 18 March 1940, of lettering for a memorial stone for Dorothy Rutherford(ink over pencil); lower-case alphabet and numbers, 10 June 1929, with artist's

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instructions.Box 2Folder 131Gleig, G. R. (George Robert), 1796-1888ALS, 22 August 1829, to Sir Egerton Brydges, encouraging him to write and publish,and with news of mutual friends; ALS, 28 November 1855, to Lady Clanwilliam, asking ifshe will be at Deal on Monday the 3rd and if she will put up with him for a day or two;caricature portrait published by James Fraser.Box 2Folder 132Godwin, William, 1756-1836ANS, 19 October 1809, to James Northcote, inviting him to dinner; promissory note, 28January 1811, to Mr. J.S. Fisher (endorsed on verso); signature, 13 May 1823,"Campbell. Lives of the Admirals. Volume containing Blake;" caricature published byJames Fraser (2 copies); engraved portrait by Ridley from a drawing by Lawrence,published by Vernor and Hood, 31 January 1803.Box 2Folder 133Goldring, Douglas, 1887-ALS, 30 September 1927, agreeing to autograph the recipient's copy of The Fortune,noting that it is his favorite and, being out of print, now rare, and mentions theforthcoming publication of his new novel, The Facade.Box 2Folder 134Gordon, Charles George, 1833-1885Signature clipped from a letter, with his seal (damaged); intact impression of seal withexplanatory note in the hand of A.P. Watt.Box 2Folder 135Gordon Cumming, C. F. (Constance Frederica), 1837-1924ALS, 18 October 1900, to Miss Smart, thanking her for a monetary gift for the School forthe Blind at Peking, and describes the duplicity of the Chinese authorities in themassacre of blind men during the siege of Peking.Box 2Folder 136Gore, Mrs. (Catherine Grace Frances), 1799-18612 ALS, [postmarked 13 December 1843] and undated, to George Cruikshank, thankinghim for executing her commission, complaining about how poorly Mr. Mortimer hastreated her, and that Mr. Ainsworth never answered her letters; noting there was acostume of a Bighyn in the Illustrated News at the time of the Queen's visit, and offersalternative subjects for him.Box 2Folder 137Gosse, Edmund, 1845-192810 ALS, 1876-1929, to Rossetti, Parry, Rogers, Birrell, and Ralston, about his and theirwriting; five photographs of him at various stages of his life.Box 2Folder 138Gounod, Charles, 1818-1893

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ALS, 16 July 1869, regretting that a recent visit turned out to be a sad and painful onefor his guest; ALS, 8 October 1877, to General Lebrun, interceding for a young cadetofficer who wishes to be posted to his regiment. Both in French.Box 2Folder 139Graeme, Bruce, 1900-TLS, 22 October 1955, providing the list of the [character Theodore I.] Terhune titles inorder of publication, most of which are out-of-print.Box 2Folder 140Grand, Sarah8 ALS, 1890-1921: She writes five letters to Meredith Starr (who interviewed her for hisbook, The Future of the Novel, Famous Authors on Their Methods; Series of Interviewswith Renowned Authors), January-March 1921, concerning his coming to interview her,notes on The Future of the Novel, returning her interview unaltered, commenting on andreturning his essays on mysticism, and her difficulties in planning a trip to Germany.She writes to Mr. [Edward John] Goodman, 9 April 1890, praising his book, TooCurious, and arranging for him to visit her; to Mrs. Royce, 17 June 1894, declining aninvitation; to Louis N. Parker, 9 April 1908, sending him the American edition of Babsthe Impossible.Box 2Folder 141Grant, James, 1822-1887ALS, 12 January 1836, to the Editor of Tait's Magazine, advising him that he is theauthor of Random Recollections of the House of Commons and asking him to insert aletter in the correspondence column to correct some misconceptions by the reviewer.Box 2Folder 142Grant Duff, Mountstuart E. (Mountstuart Elphinstone), Sir, 1829-1906ANS, 19 November 1897, to Mr. [Robert] Hovenden, thanking him for an introductorynote to a bank; signature clipped from the foot of a letter; color caricature of Grant Duff,Vanity Fair, 2 October 1869.Box 2Folder 143Granville, Granville Leveson Gower, Earl, 1773-1846ANS, 10 March, 1790, to Sir, requesting Leigh's juvenile poems from their catalogue.Box 2Folder 144Granville-Barker, Harley, 1877-1946ALS, 20 January 1908, to Miss Crowdace, offering to rent a summer cottage.Box 2Folder 145Grattan, H. P. (Henry Plunkett), 1808-1889ALS, 18 December 1840, to Dear Sir, about finances; cover, 11 June 1815, clipped fromletter, to banker Thomas Coutts; cover, 16 June 1837, to Clement T. Smythe, TownClerk, Maidstone.Box 2Folder 146Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820

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2 engraved portraits: 1 December 1810, engraved by J. Godby from an original drawingby A. Pope, published by T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London; 3 May 1823engraved by R. J. West, published by J. Robins and Co., London.Box 2Folder 147Grattan, Thomas Colley, 1792-1864ALS, 6 April 1838, to publisher John Murray, introducing Dr. Hartwig as a talentedGerman scholar wanting to publish one of Goethe's plays; two engraved portraits, 1831and 1853.Box 2Folder 148Gray, Maxwell, d. 1923ALS, 16 November 1889, to Dear Sir, concerning her terms for submitting themanuscript of her next long story to Mr. Gosse. Signed M.G. Tuttiett.Box 2Folder 149Greenaway, Kate, 1846-19012 pencil sketches, one young woman, two children [matted and framed].Box 2Folder 150Gregory, Barnard, 1796-1852ALS, 28 August 1846, to Benjamin Webster, extending an agreement with the lessee ofthe Theatre Royal Haymarket.Box 2Folder 151Gregory, Lady, 1859-1932Printed I.P.A. receipt postal card, signed, 12 January 1931.Box 2Folder 152Grenville, Thomas, 1755-184611 ALS, 1795-1831, undated: 6 ALS, 1795-1801, undated, to Major General Ross,about military affairs; 2 ALS, 1831, undated, to Lady Dover, about the health of herfamily; two engraved portraits, 1808 and 1840.Box 2Folder 153Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834ALS, 13 September 1787, to Dear Sir, about the ship Africa; ALS, 19 October 1806, toMr. Jarvis, about a request Jarvis had of Grenville; engraved portrait by F. A. Dean.Box 2Folder 154Greville, Violet, Lady, 1842-1932ALS, 19 March no year, to Dear Sir, complaining that Josie, A Tale is being advertisedevery day in the papers and her novel is not; ALS, 19 December no year, to Dear Sir,agreeing to let him publish Scattered Souls under her name if it is likely to improve thesale.Box 2Folder 155Grey, Maria Georgina ShirreffALS, Tuesday, April 13, no year, to Lady Bell, soliciting aid on behalf of a poor old lady.

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Box 2Folder 156Gribble, Francis Henry, 1862-1946ALS, 17 March 1899, to [William Morris] Colles, concerning publisher Putnam sellingand remaindering simultaneously and not crediting him with remaindered books' sales;with a penciled note by Colles noting that Putnam has not replied to his queries.Box 2Folder 157Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907ANS, 15 May 1906, to the violinist Wolff. In German.Box 2Folder 158Griffin, William HallALS, 3 November 1891, to Dear Sir, thanking him for a sketch and Brainey's letter, andpromising to find a photograph of a medallion in Italy.Box 2Folder 159Griffith, AnneALS, 31 August 1821, to her brother, with news of mutual friends.Box 2Folder 160Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791ALS, 3 April 1790, to Isaac Reed, requesting that he return one of Grose's books; threepages of his diary, December 1776; line drawing full portrait by F. Bartolezzi, 1787.Box 2Folder 161Grote, George, 1794-1871ALS, 27 May no year, to Geo. Lee, acknowledging that he is not again offering himselfas a candidate to represent the city; with separate addressed fragment.Box 2Folder 162Grover, Jos.ALS, 14 September 1814, to Mr. Bawtry, inquiring if he has been successful in locatinghis brother Thomas Grover in Kentucky who has inherited a legacy.Box 2Folder 163Grundy, Sydney, 1848-1914ALS, 31 December 1897, to [Louis Napoleon] Parker, about [Lionel] Brough being inIndia with "Costello" in his repertory, and Brough's concerns with unauthorizedperformances.Box 2Folder 164Gubsky, M.ALS, undated [pre-1953], suggesting authors and the titles of their books that he mightwant to translate from Russian.

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Box 2Folder 165Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925ALS, 24 August 1891, to Dear Sir, declining an invitation to subscribe to the Marlowememorial; TLS, 8 April 1901, to W.R.M. Thwaites, declining an invitation to a banquetbecause of his travels; signature clipped from the foot of a letter, with a few lines; toArchdeacon T. Stevens, signature clipped from the foot of a letter; color caricature,Vanity Fair, 21 May 1887; photo by E.O. Hoppe clipped from magazine.Box 2Folder 166Hale, John W. (John Wesley), 1836-1914AN [third person], 31 December 1901, to Historical Society, sending a subscription for1902.Box 2Folder 167Halevy, Ludovic, 1834-1908One line, in French, written on his visiting card, initialed.Box 2Folder 168Haliburton, Thomas Chandler, 1796-1865ALS, 17 October 1859, to My dear sir, accepting an invitation to a lecture by Mr. Owen;ALS, 22 August 1861, to [his son] Arthur Haliburton, with family news, with envelope;holograph memorandum on House of Commons notepaper asking if members ofParliament who lose their seats become cherubim; ALS fragment, undated, notifyingrecipient that he has moved into town; 10 April 1860, signature clipped from foot ofletter; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall; line drawingclipped from magazine.Box 2Folder 169Hall, S. C., Mrs., 1800-1881ALS, 1 January 1862, to Mrs. Heath, with news of weddings and balls, and suggeststhey get together for something amusing.Box 2Folder 170Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889ALS, 27 May no year, to E. Moran, Globe Office, requesting that he slip in an extractabout Mrs. Hall's purpose in writing; ALS, 30 June no year, to My dear sir, regretting hewill not be able to review a book since he will be retiring soon from the Art Journal afterforty-two years; ALS, 1 July no year [between 1880 and 1883], remarking on hisimminent retirement, having published his last book in 1880 and his first in 1820, butplanning a work, the "Recollections of a Long Life" [published as Retrospect of a LongLife: From 1815 to 1883]; 10 October no year, to Dear Sir, agreeing to accept art newsfrom his friend in Rome but regrets he cannot pay much.Box 2Folder 171Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859ALS fragment, undated, mentioning his return from a visit to Bowood; ink drawn printportrait captioned, "unpublished and not identified."Box 2

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Folder 172Hallam, Henry Fitzmaurice, 1824-1850AMsS [initials] poem, "To a Lady who detain'd the Author's watch as a pledge for someverses in her Album..."; AMsS [initials] poem, "sweet vales and mountain streams,adieu!...," beneath a wash drawing of a mountain boating scene mounted on the page.Box 2Folder 173Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889ALS, 14 August 1859, to Dear Sir, thanking him for sending a copy of Wanderings inNorth Wales and asking if he has Miss [Louisa Stuart] Costello's work, [ Falls, Lakes,and Mountains of North Wales].Box 2Folder 174Hamilton, H. B. Hans (Henry Best Hans), 1850-1935AN third person, 15 April 1901, accepting an invitation from the Sheffield and DistrictPress Club.Box 2Folder 175Hankin, St. John Emile Clavering, 1869-1909APS, 2 August 1904, to Bernard Watkin, noting that he has the manuscripts of TheColon and Linda, and asks Watkin not to send back the copy of Come le Foglie sincethe whole council has not considered it yet; ALS, 1 December 1904, to Bernard Watkin,asking for the opinion of the whole council on Le Trois Filles, Street's play, and GeorgeEgerton's; APS, 9 March 1905, to Bernard Watkin, asking that he send The InspectorGeneral to the council for rapid consideration; ALS, 8 November no year, to JohnDrinkwater, noting that he just finished reading his play and, while he likes it, he offerscriticism of a particular incident on p. 15.Box 2Folder 176Hannay, James, 1827-1873ALS, 30 September 1852, to [John Chapman], inquiring about reviewing for theWestminster and Foreign Quarterly Review; receipt, September 1852, for payment foran article in Westminster and Foreign Quarterly Review; receipt, 8 July 1853, forpayment for an article in Westminster Review; ALS, 4 July 1866, to Dr. John Chapman,asking permission to reprint his articles from Westminster Review in a volume ofmiscellanies.Box 3Folder 1Hardy, William John, 1857-1919ALS, 27 February 1901, to [Robert] Hovenden, hoping to see him at Hardy's lecture.Box 3Folder 2Hargrove, Alfred E.ALS, 25 March 1882, to Dear Sir, enclosing nine sheets of Thomas Gent's own works;ALS, 10 April 1882, to H[enry] B[enjamin] Wheatley, enclosing a seventeen-pagemanuscript about printer Thomas Gent.Box 3Folder 2Hargrove, William, 1788-1862

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ALS, 8 September 1846, to Charles Roach Smith, asking for the return of some of hismuseum pieces, comments on some relics, and requests credit for a drawing, if used, tohis son William Wallace Hargrove; ALS, 15 October 1846, to E[dmund] T[yrell] Artis,notifying him that the Yorkshire Philosophical Society will take a portion of his museumat an agreed upon value as suggested by valuers chosen by him and the society, andasking him if he will serve; ALS, 17 October 1846, to E[dmund] T[yrell] Artis, thankinghim for agreeing to be a valuer and notifying him that once the society selects a valuerthen the two valuers must choose an umpire, with envelope and seal.Box 3Folder 4Harland, Henry, 1861-1905ALS, 2 August 1894, to Gilchrist, agreeing to send a copy of the Yellow Book [whichHarland edited], and his plans to leave for the Lake Country.Box 3Folder 5Harraden, Beatrice, 1864-19362 ALS and 1 APS, 1 and 11 June no year, and Monday, to Miss Bacon, about herhousing needs, health, and plans for meeting.Box 3Folder 6Harris, William Henry, 1883-1973ALS, 13 November 1934, to Mrs. Henderson, mentioning his visit with her and herhusband in Glasgow and promising to send her husband the [Henry] Purcell"Chaconne" and some other anthems he has done lately.Box 3Folder 7Harrison, Clifford3 ALS, 27 June, 24 September, 19 October 1902, to Clifford [Bax], about a lecturer'ssing-song delivery, that he doesn't read poetry but concentrates on his music and art,socialism's impatience at the slow work of evolution, acting is as complex an art asdrawing or music, encourages Bax to write his epic and notes that many writers andcomposers create much more than they publish.Box 3Folder 8Harvey, Elizabeth, b. 1760ALS, 1 M__ 1710, to Jean De la Rue, hoping that Mr. Morando would send her silver toher, she is living in the country but will spend the next winter in Paris. In French. Smallengraved portrait.Box 3Folder 9Hawker, Robert Stephen, 1803?-1875ALS, 7 June 1855, to William Brimacombe, requesting parish financial information;stamped envelope addressed to J.H. Blight, cancelled 24 November 1857, with sealand franked with Hawker's initials.Box 3Folder 10Hawtrey, Edward Craven, 1789-1862ALS, 2 June 1853, to Henry Ruve, sending regrets for not being able to attend to anaffair in Willis's rooms on 7 June.

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Box 3Folder 11Hayley, William, 1745-1820Holograph poem on ALS, 15 February no year, from M. Ashton requesting a epitaph forher late husband; initialed signature clipped from foot of letter; engraved portrait.Box 3Folder 12Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830ALS, 24 January, 1843, to Editor of the Sunderland and Durham County Herald,enclosing a note [not extant] to be inserted in the next publication and proposing to writean article about the safety lamp; reproduction portrait from a crayon drawing by W.Bewick.Box 3Folder 13Hazlitt, William Carew, 1834-1913ALS, 4 March 1853, to Edward Herford, promising to submit a suitable article to theConstitutional when a subject occurs to him; ALS, 29 March 1867, to John Brent,requesting assistance in locating the manuscript for a book, The Black Book ofCanterbury.Box 3Folder 14Heathcote, Ralph, 1721-1795ALS, 20 May 1812, to Mr. Cameron, inquiring if they shipped the goods to his brother inMarch; integral reply that she sent the box to Major Heathcote via the Ralph Nicholson(Ship) for Montreal and Quebec and requests that he pay the bill of lading.Box 3Folder 15Heber, Reginald, 1783-1826ADS, 7 December 1796, attesting that three relatives were alive on 10 October 1796;AMsS, 1804, poem "Palestine" [won Oxford prize, 1803, published 1809]; engravedportrait by T. Woolnoth from a painting by T. Philips.Box 3Folder 16Hedin, Sven Anders, 1750-1821Cabinet photograph, signed, April 1891. Photographer Selma Jacobsson, Stockholm.Box 3Folder 17Helps, Arthur, Sir, 1813-1875ALS, 11 January 1838, to N[icholas] Carlisle, at the direction of the Chancellor of theExchequer he thanks Carlisle for a memoir of Mr. Wyon; ALS, 24 February 1869, to[William Ralston Shedden Ralston], thanking him for sending his translation of [IvanAndreevich] Krylov's Fables; ANS initials, undated, to Lady Augusta Stanley, acceptinga dinner invitation; color caricature portrait, Vanity Fair, 15 August 1874.Box 3Folder 18Henschel, George, Sir, 1850-193418 ALS and 3 APS, 1907-1933, to A.M. [Archibald Martin] Henderson, on musical andpersonal topics.Box 3

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Folders 19-22Heron-Allen, Edward, 1861-19435 ALS, 1919, to J. Gilmer, Author's Syndicate, about the success of his stories, the formof his name for publication, and the use of the pseudonym Florian; AMsS, "Into theMiddle of Next Week and Further" (short story); carbon TMs, "A Conflict of Elements, AComedietta in One Act," 1888; TMs, "Ashes of the Future (A Study of Mere HumanNature): The Suicide of Sylvester Gray," 1888; published version, Chicago and NewYork: Belford, Clarke and Company,1888; AMs, "A Perfect Plot," 1889; AMsS, "BlazeeBallades," 1889 (bound in ALS from George Moore to Augustus Moore recommendingthe book for publishing); ALS, 10 September 1889, from J[ohn] T[rivett] Nettleshipthanking Heron-Allen for the delightful ballade; ALS, 14 November 1889, from HerbertReeve, about a ballade in the Friar's News; ALS, Sunday undated, from Alfred Ward,appreciating his little joke; TLS, 22 November 1889, commenting on a ballade anddeclining an invitation to dinner.Box 3Folder 23Hewlett, Maurice Henry, 1861-1923ALS, 2 December 1911, to [William Morris] Colles, authorizing a typewritten copy of his"Ariadne," indicating cuts, and comments on Miss Olive.Box 3Folder 24Hey, Richard, 1745-1835AMsS, 9 December 1808, introduction to a volume, and commenting on his two printedDialogues; engraved portrait.Box 3Folder 25Hichens, Robert Smythe, 1864-1950Autographed quotation from his novel, The Garden of Allah.Box 3Folder 26Hiles, Henry, 1826-1904ALS, 4 February no year, to William Alexander Barrett, asking if he is acquainted withDr. Crotch's charts and can he ascribe four bars of music to him.Box 3Folder 27Hill, George Birkbeck Norman, 1835-1903ALS, 23 November 1895, to [William Michael] Rossetti, looking forward to seeingAllingham's letters from Rossetti's brother [Dante Gabriel Rossetti]. Annotated byRossetti, 30 November, that he sent nineteen letters, 1854-1870.Box 3Folder 28Hill, PeterAPS, 25 May 1940, to Clifford Bax, going back to France and worried that if anythinghappens he'll try to get through to Bax and M[eum Stewart] using only things that hiswife and he know as tests, and asks Bax to help his wife spiritually if anything happensto him. With envelope inscribed by Bax, "letter from Peter Hill, 27-5-40, not to beopened until after his death."Box 3Folder 29

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Hiller, Ferdinand, 1811-188516 ALS, 1853-1882, to [Salvatore] Marchesi, [cavaliere di Castrone], on musicalmatters. In French, German, and Italian.Box 3Folder 30Hine, Muriel2 ALS, 6 January and 31 December 1920, to Mr. Starr, looking forward to seeing him,comments on his verses published last night, and inviting him to tea.Box 11-12Hipkins, Alfred J. (Alfred James), 1826-19037 volumes of collected photographs, clippings from journals, manuscripts, manuscriptnotes, memoranda, diaries, and exercise books compiled by his daughter, Edith J.Hipkins, 1867-1896.Box 3Folder 31Hoare, Richard Colt, Sir, 1758-1838ALS, 1 January 1810, to Reverend Richard Warner, about the death of WilliamCunnington, his dedication to him in the first volume of Hoare's book, and with aproposed wording for a memorial to Cunnington in the church.Box 3Folders 32-34Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906AMs, "From Kalliste in Exile," 7 pp. edited; partial AMs, The Sinner's Comedy (published1892); 6 letters, 1898-1906, about her writings, recommendation for an acquaintance,length of her new book, and the value of South London property.Box 3Folder 35Hodgson, William Hope, 1875-1915ALS, 30 May 1912, to Mr. Tinney, sending a copy of his novel, The Night Land.Box 3Folder 36Hofland, Mrs. (Barbara), 1770-1844ALS, January 1830, to John Smith of Gray's Inn, thanking him for sending his book, AMonth in France and Switzerland, During the Autumn of 1824.Box 3Folder 37Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894ALS, 1 January 1865, to Dr. Lombard, inviting him to meet with Dr. Ellis at Holmes'house.Box 3Folder 38Holmes, Richard R. (Richard Rivington), Sir, 1835-1911ALS, 21 February 1884, to bookseller [Charles] Hutt, asking for four books from hiscatalogue on approval.Box 3Folder 39Holst, Gustav, 1874-19347 ALS, circa 1922-1929, undated, to Clifford Bax, concerning his travels to Perugia,anticipating meeting Helen Waddell, an idea to make a chamber opera from The

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Wandering Scholar [libretto by Bax, music by Holst, founded on incident in HelenWaddell's The Wandering Scholars]; with two staffs of mss. music mentioned in the 24December letter.Box 3Folder 40Home, John, 1722-1808ALS, 13 January no year, to My dear John, about finances; three engraved portraits,1799-1804.Box 3Folder 41Hood, Tom, 1835-1874ALS, 22 June 1865, to S.C. Hall, noting that he would like to use the lines but Punchalready used them, and comments on the improvement of the weekly periodical, Fun,which Hood edits; ALS, undated, to [W. Teignmouth] Shore apologizing for not seeinghim, he will be attending William Harvey's funeral, and bringing his autograph requestedby Miss Josephine Owen; ALS, undated, to Mr. Lacy, asking him to give the bearer acopy of Charles the Bold, a play produced at Covent Garden in 1815 for Miss Kelly.Box 3Folder 42Hook, Theodore Edward, 1788-1841ALS, Monday, undated [circa 1817-1841], to William Jerdan [editor of the LiteraryGazette] enclosing the paper on "Dry Rot;" ALS, Thursday, undated [circa 1833/34], toMy dear sir, praising his "Scotch Chambermaid" and noting that he based one of thechapters in his novel Jack Brag on the same incident; engraved portrait, 1842.Box 3Folder 43Hogg, James, 1830-1910ALS, 12 November 1895, to William Morris Colles, Secretary of the Society of Authors,wishing to republish a story by Eden Phillpotts, possibly in The Christian World, anddiscusses copyright ownership.Box 3Folder 44Hooton, Charles, 1813?-1847ALS, 6 January 1846, to his uncle W.C. Ellis, apologizing for keeping his publicationsbut ill health prevented him from returning them, and mentions that Mr. Ainsworth isanxious for a ballad from him for next month.Box 3Folder 45Hope, Anthony, 1863-1933ANS, undated, to the Hon. Secretary of the Sheffield and District Press Club, decliningan invitation; color caricature portrait from Vanity Fair, 26 December 1895.Box 3Folder 46Hopkins, Robert Thurston, 1884-ALS, 11 December 1929, to Dear Sir, thanking him for a letter and sending him one ofHopkins' books that deals with sheep bells.Box 3Folder 47Horne, R. H. (Richard H.), 1802-1884

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ALS, 2 March 1870, to Mr. Scott, printer, with instructions for sending copies of hisDeath of Marlowe to Australia, with copies to Mr. Gray for Mr. Robertson, and onehundred to himself; engraved portrait from a daguerreotype by Paine of Islington.Box 3Folder 48Horne, Thomas Hartwell, 1780-1862ALS, postmarked 6 February 1824, to his publisher [Thomas] Cadell, about reprintingtwo sections from one of his books at the request of Mr. Lloyd; with integral note byCadell that he informed Lloyd he had no objections.Box 3Folder 49Horthy, Miklos, nagybanyai, 1868-1957ALS, 30 May no year, to Dear Friend, thanking him for liking his memoirs and sharingnews of his family; 3 ACS, undated, thanking Dear Friend for remembrance, sympathy,and holiday greetings; CS, undated, sympathy card signed Magda Horthy; ANS,undated, thanks for kind remembrance; photograph of Horthy clipped from magazine.Box 3Folder 50Hosack, John, 1809-1887ALS, 22 July 1872, to My dear sir, requesting the correct address for the MissesSandemans to call on them.Box 3Folder 51Hosea, M.ALS, December [circa 1780-1789], to Mr. Wingate at Mr. [Charles] Nourse, bookseller,on the Strand, sending two books to be bound.Box 3Folder 52Hoskyns, Chandos Wren, 1812-1876ALS, 16 April 1853, to Edward Herford, agreeing to see a copy of the Constitutional andto know the objects of the periodical; ALS, 25 December, no year, to Dr. Holmes,making an appointment for treating his left vocal cord.Box 3Folder 53Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron, 1809-1885ALS, 4 November [1865], to My dear Sir, thanking him for his proposition to dedicate hisnew poem to him.Box 3Folder 54Housman, Laurence, 1865-1959ALS, undated, to his French translator [Henry-D.] Davray, explaining the meaning ofcertain words and phrases; ANS, 3 January 1949, to Dear Sir, answering his request foran autograph but declining to send any letters from Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, orGeorge Meredith.Box 3Folder 55Howard, Joseph Jackson, 1827-1902ALS, 20 May 1861, to John Gough Nicholas, providing genealogical information on theRobert Chester line; ALS, 19 June 1861, to My dear sir, providing information about the

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Lovett shield; ALS, Wednesday, undated, to My dear sir, requesting genealogicalinformation about the White family of London.Box 3Folder 56Howitt, Mary Botham, 1799-1888ALS, 7 July 1852, copy of a public letter to be published advertising The Dial of Love, anew periodical for children which she is editing; ALS, 10 December no year, topublishers Bohn and Griffiin, requesting a copy of a juvenile volume which they arepublishing that contains stories by her; ALS, Tuesday undated, to Madam, having noobjection to her publishing Howitt's words but reminding her that the poem has alreadybeen set to music two or three times; engraved portrait.Box 3Folder 57Howitt, William, 1792-1879ALS, 29 April 1851, to T[homas] K[ibble] Hervey, thanking him for an announcement.Box 3Folder 58Hoyle, Charles, 1772 or 3-1848AMsS, 4 October 1832, to Gentlemen, Hoyle's poem, "Carmen Seculare" from anunpublished poem called "Ameurin in Cambria," submitted to their magazine.Box 3Folder 59Hughes, DonaldALS, 17 March 1953, to Lady Margaret Sackville, praising her booklet of flower poems,and noting that he will be giving half-hour recitals of home-made verse at schools.Box 3Folder 60Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885Brief inscription, signed with his initials, V.H.Box 3Folder 61Hullah, John, 1812-1884ALS, 7 May 1872, to William Alexander Barrett, only the training schools are to beexamined this year and the only assistance will be needed for inspecting paperwork forwhich help he will be grateful; ALS, 17 February 1880, to William Alexander Barrett,thanking him for the stalls, he has not yet heard the opera, and inviting him to dine andchat.Box 3Folder 62Hunt, Leigh, 1784-1859ALS, 23 June 1835, to R.B. Peake, requesting that the English Opera Company stagehis farce, "The Family Friend," and asking for a fee; ALS, to My dear sir, 28 June [1856],discussing the use of the word "sensuous;" pen-and-ink print full-length portrait of Huntby A. Croquis.Box 13Hunt, Violet, 1862-19429 notebooks and account books, notes, signed pencil drawing of Margaret SackvilleWest, 1910-1931.Box 3

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Folder 63Husk, William Henry, 1814-1887ALS, 10 November 1875, to [George] Grove, referring to the orthography of P.Humphrey, and sends corrected proofs and an article on The Beggar's Opera.Box 3Folder 64Hutton, Catherine, 1756-1846ALS, 19 January 1829, to Thomas Thompson, discussing autographs she has collected;engraved portrait by William Read, 1824.Box 3Folder 65Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963ALS, 4 November 1930, to Mr. [Ralph David] Blumenfeld, discussing how science canbecome a religion, commenting on a Russian film, Earth, and critiquing one ofBlumenfeld's stories.Box 3Folder 66Huxley, Thomas Henry, 1825-1895ANS (initials), 31 December 1920, New Year's greetings on notecard.Box 3Folder 67Hyde, DouglasALS, 12 April 1894, to Fred Kirk, concerning the interest in Irish literature among theEnglish at Leicester.Box 3Folder 68Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright, 1866-1944APS, 15 October 1904, to [William Morris] Colles, "I am still open to writing a continuousnovel at a lesser rate. But short stories take much more doing." ALS, 20 September1942, to Dear Carter, with an unflattering description of George Augustus Sala.

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Authors, IBox 3Folder 69Ingram, John Henry, 1842-19162 ALS, 19 and 21 January 1904, to J.H. Slater, requesting information on the death ofMarlowe's killer, Archer.Box 3Folder 70Ireland, Alexander, 1810-1894ALS, 9 December 1883, to Mrs. Herford, inquiring about the health of her husband[Edward] and family; ALS, 15 December 1887, to Edward Herford, detailing his literarypublications since leaving The Examiner.Box 3Folder 71Ireland, John, 1879-1962ALS, 19 October 1953, to Clifford Bax, with sympathy on the death of [his brother]

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composer Arnold Bax.Box 3Folder 72Ireland, ThomasAD, proposal for a history of all times, 24 April 1837.Box 3Folder 73Irving, Henry Brodribb, 1870-1919ALS, 1 July 1902, on Lyceum Theatre letterhead, to Miss Ferguson (?), acknowledgingher proposed visit.

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Authors, JBox 3Folder 74Jackson, Holbrook, 1874-1948Autograph inscription to A.J.A. Symons, 26 November, on removed endpaper fromWilliam Morris, 1926; clipped signature from typed letter.Box 3Folder 75Jacobi, Hermann, 1850-1937ALS, 14 December 1890, to Dear Sir, referring to his correspondent's Sanskrit studiesand some of his own translations.Box 3Folder 76James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-18603 September 1856, to My Dear Vincent, from the British Consulate, Richmond, Virginia,about his ill health, the yellow fever epidemic at Norfolk, detailed news about a mutualfriend Walter who was attacked by Indians under the influence of alcohol, andmentioning the impending disunion between the North and South.Box 3Folder 77James, Henry, 1843-1916ALS, 5 January 1880, to Mr. Osgood, sending the proofs of his novel, Confidence,offering sympathy for the fire that destroyed the publisher's building and hopes that theplates were not damaged; ALS, 18 April [1880], to My dear Grove [editor ofMacmillan's], asking to postpone publishing his serial, Washington Square, because heis publishing Daisy Miller in the Cornhill as he is "accused of crowding my productionstoo much."Box 3Folder 78Jameson, Mrs. (Anna), 1794-1860ALS, undated, to Mrs. [S.C.] Hall, arranging a visit; ALS, Tuesday [1840], to My dearLee, asking if her book of catalogues would be more useful if she added the name ofthe engraver to each picture.Box 3Folder 79Jane, Fred T. (Frederick Thomas), 1865-1916

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ALS, [23/24 October 1901], to Dear Metcalfe, mentioning finishing a new serious andtragic naval book.Box 3Folder 90Janson, Henry U.2 ALS, 4 and 7 February 1867, to George Potter, dealing with animals and naturalists'subjects, chiefly on the Indian bat; ANS, 27 January 1867, C. M. Topping to Mr. Potter,about the rarity of the bat.Box 3Folder 81Jarvis, C. S. (Claude Scudamore), 1879-1953TLS, 19 March 1943, to [Louis] Golding, complaining about dealings with publisherWalter Hutchinson concerning his book, Arab Command, and briefly praises Golding'sWorld I Knew.Box 3Folder 82Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, 1841-1905ALS, 22 September 1895, to [Thomas Hay Sweet] Escott, looking forward to reading hisnew book and he will look into the rules about discounts with the University Press; ALS,26 January 1905, to Mrs. Humphrey, noting it is an honor to have his lines used in abiographical sketch [of an unnamed colleague in the House of Commons, 1892].Box 3Folder 83Jerrold, Blanchard, 1826-1884ALS, 15 April 1871, to Dear Sir, about a quick printing; ALS fragment, about expensesand petitions.Box 3Folder 84Jerrold, Clare, b. 18612 ALS, 14 March and 27 April 1914, to Mr. Broadley, thanking him for sending letters forher research on her book [ The Story of Dorothy Jordan] and she is happy he likes thebook.Box 3Folder 85Jerrold, Douglas William, 1803-1857ALS initials, 27 November no year, to Mr. Morris, requesting that he send futurecheques on Mondays to the newspaper office; ANS, undated, to Dear Miller, asking himto delay sending the Manifesto to Vestris.Box 3Folder 86Jewsbury, Geraldine Endsor, 1812-1880ALS, 31 January 1872, to Miss Josephine, apologizing for Josephine not receiving anote with a ticket for a private view at the Kensington soiree and looking forward toseeing her the next time Jewsbury is in town.Box 3Folder 87Jowett, Benjamin, 1817-1893ALS, 20 January no year, to Mrs. Bell, returning a proof with pleasant recollections of anevening spent in the Glasgow town hall; ALS, 20 February no year, to My dear Sir,

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about a book on Thucydides; ALS, 30 November no year, to Dear Sir, acknowledgingreceipt of Canon Pinder's testimonial and will inquire about the University Press; colorcaricature lithograph portrait from Vanity Fair, 26 February 1876.Box 3Folder 88Joyce, James Wayland, 1812-1887ALS, 10 September 1885, to My dear Sir, about the Reviser's attack on the policy of theChurches of England; ALS, 12 July 1887, to E[dward] Herford, about publishing avolume showing up the lawyers' bad law and worse history, and noting a forthcomingbook, Handbook of the Convocation.

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Authors, KBox 3Folder 89Keene, Charles, 1823-1891Pen-and-ink drawing, depicting an elderly couple seated in their drawing room, with asmall boy in "fauntleroy" collar having just entered.Box 3Folder 90Kennedy, Bart, 1861-19303 ALS, 5, 9, and 10 January 1921, to Meredith Starr, sending a copy of his book, a bookreview, delaying an 800-word article until Tuesday, and enclosing an 800-word articlefor which his name should be displayed on the bill or placard of the Pall Mall Gazette;AMsS, article, "Keep the Novel Clean," heavily corrected.Box 3Folder 91King, Thomas William, 1801-1872ALS, 29 July 1862, to the Reverend Lambert B. Larking, answering his query about thearms annexed to the pedigree of Tomlynson of Whitby.Box 3Folder 92Kingslake, Alexander William, 1809-1891ALS, 15 February 1864, to Dear Sirs, declining to have his name appear as one of thevice-presidents but thanks them for the honor.Box 3Folder 93Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875ALS, 16 April 1866, to My dear Sir, agreeing to send a carte-de-visite; ALS, 16 April1867, to [Edward Dowden], agreeing to publish his article in Fraser's, and suggestingimprovements with quotes from Robert Browning's Sordello.Box 3Folder 94Kitto, John F. (John Fenwick), b. 1837ALS, 28 December 1897, to Mr. Rogers [secretary of the Marlowe Society], offering toget him the information he requires.Box 3Folder 95

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Knox, E. V. (Edmund Valpy), 1881-1971ALS, 1 June 1952, to Stella Gibbons, thanking her for donating a copy of her CollectedPoems to the Starfield House Library.Box 3Folder 96Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kn'i'az`, 1842-1921ALS, 21 March 1903, to [William Morris] Colles, sending the signed agreement with Mr.Thomas and concerning the proposals of Felix Alcan and possible better terms.

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Authors, LBox 3Folder 97L., P. L.Pen-and-ink drawings,"After Dinner Adventures of Smith and Jones," initialed by P.L.L.and P.E., inscribed to "Miss Jepson from P.L.L., October 1865," captioned drawings of abrief and amusing adventure on House of Lords embossed notepaper bound in greencloth.Box 3Folder 98Labouchere, Henry Du Pre, 1831-1912ALS, 26 January [1827], to George Cruikshank, thanking him for sending a copy of hisIllustrations of Phrenology.Box 3Folder 99Lackington, James, 1746-1815ALS, 19 June 1813, to the editor of the York Herald, requesting that he insert anadvertisement in the next issue. The advertisement is addressed "To Ministers" seekinga pious-zealous minister for a new chapel in Devon; engraved portrait cut fromWonderful Magazine; engraved portrait printed after his death.Box 3Folder 100Laidlaw, William, 1780-1845AMsS initials, 15 May 1791, poem, "Newstead," in praise of Byron.Box 3Folder 101Laing, David, 1793-1878ALS, 26 July 1872, to Dear Sir William, concerning the Waverly manuscripts and theproposed Sir Walter Scott catalogue.Box 3Folder 102Lamb, Caroline, Lady, 1785-1828ALS, 24 January 1809, to Mr. Baker, about clothes she's ordered made; engravedportrait from a painting in the possession of Sir A. Vere Foster; pencil sketch portrait.Box 3Folder 103Landor, Walter Savage, 1755-1864ALS fragment, Saturday morning, to Mrs. Gollop; signature clipped from a letter;

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pen-and-ink full-length drawing of Landor in 1840 after a sketch by W. Fisher; portraitfrom the picture by William Fisher in the National Portrait Gallery.Box 3Folder 104Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912AL third person, [10 August 1901], to the Secretary of the London Library, apologizingfor asking for the wrong book; ALS, 7 April no year, to My dear Sir, commenting that heis just about to read the recipient's Beaumont paper; ALS, 1 July no year, to Dear Sir,complaining about criticism and that he is represented as a literary Iago in a Chicagopaper; ANS, undated, to Dear Sir, says he cannot be at the meeting and suggests awindow, brass, or bust.Box 3Folder 105Langford, John Alfred, 1823-1903ADS, undated, from Weekly Post, No. 2, no. 1208, referring to Dr. Johnson and some ofhis own school days.Box 3Folder 106Lathom, DianaAMsS, poem about her dead infant son Henry (first line: Ah simple flow'r, the sight ofthee revives); AMs, four verses from the manuscript copy of Gray's Elegy but altered oromitted when sent to the press (first line: The thoughtless world to majesty may bow);AMs, to Mrs. Blofeld, Hoveton, "On Dr. Lettsome by Erskine."Box 3Folder 107Lathrop, John, 1740-1816ALS, 23 November 1796, to Justin Ely, apologizing for giving him the wrong note andmortgage.Box 3Folder 108Laurence, Richard, 1760-1838AMsS initials, poem on Matthew Boulton and James Watt (first line: Hail! classic spot,y'cleped th' abode of Rooks).Box 3Folder 109Lavery, John, 1856-1941ALS, 26 May 1906 [postmarked 1905], to Mrs. Vulliamy, arranging to paint the portrait ofher husband, with envelope.Box 3Folder 110Lawson, Wilfrid, Sir, 1829-1906ALS, 29 July 1888, to My dear Sir, declining to become involved with the Westminster[Review]since "these literary enterprises are not exactly in my line."Box 3Folder 111Le Gallienne, Richard, 1866-1947ANS, 19 June 1894, to Frederick Rogers, sending thanks to him and the ElizabethanSociety for their sympathy; photogravure portrait by W. and D. Downey; medallionportrait by Irma Le Gallienne clipped from periodical.

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Box 3Folder 112Leadham, I. S. (Isaac Saunders), 1848-19132 ALS, 23 May and 3 July 1902, to R[obert] Hovenden, thanking him for help withgenealogical information on the Osmond family for his paper, and enclosing hissubscription to the Royal Historical Society .Box 3Folder 113Lee, Elizabeth2 ALS, 10 and 13 September 1891, to Mr. Rogers, asking for the names of other ladiesgoing to Canterbury for the mayor's party since neither her brother Sidney nor her usualcompanion Mrs. Bram Stoker will attend, and then declining to go because she does notknow any of the ladies he mentioned.Box 3Folder 114Lee, Sidney, Sir, 1859-1926ALS, 17 March 1889, to Dear Rogers, sending some addressed envelopes for circularsto be inserted and sent and mentioning amounts paid by named individuals; ALS, 10March 1890, to Dear Rogers, concerning his difficulty talking with Coleridge about theMarlowe memorial; ALS, 19 July 1891, to Dear Rogers, noting that Lord Coleridgecannot attend in September but can go to Canterbury on 3 October; 2 ALS, 19 and 20June 1902, to Dear Sir, on the advice of Mr. S.C. Hall, requests a refund of two guineaspaid twice for his subscription to the Royal Historical Society; APS, 11 January 1911, toJohn S. Arthur, thanking him for suggested names for inclusion in the Dictionary ofNational Biography but declining the headmaster of Merchant Taylors' School as lackingpermanent interest.Box 3Folder 115Lee, Vernon, 1856-1935ALS, 26 February no year, to Allan Monkhouse, thanking him for a good review of ThePrince and commenting on a John Singer Sargent sketch; ALS fragment, undated, toAllan Monkhouse, reviewing a book.Box 3Folder 116Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870ALS, 22 December 1848, to John Clow, apologizing for not getting the autographs forClow's book until now; carte-de-visite of Lemon.Box 3Folder 117Lever, Charles James, 1806-1872Pencil drawing, 1847, by Phiz [Hablot Knight Browne]; two portraits clipped fromperiodical.Box 3Folder 118Lewes, George Henry, 1817-1878ALS, Tuesday [20? May 1873], to Mr. Ralston, noting that Mrs. Lewes [George Eliot] isgratified by Mr. Ruskin's opinion and they look forward to seeing Ruskin any Sunday.Box 3Folder 119

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Lewis, George Cornewall, Sir, 1806-1863ALS Monday, 30 June [between 1823 and 1862], to [Edmund] Head, inquiring about anindecipherable word in a manuscript of Michael Scot in the Bodleian containing someLatin translation from a lost work of Aristotle on astronomy; clipped franked address toSir Edmund Head; ANS, 2 February no year, an application slip for the London Libraryfor a book; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from a photograph by John Watkins.Box 3Folder 120Lewis, John Delaware, 1828-1884ALS, 13 November 1875, to Dr. [John] Chapman, complaining that Alfred W. Bennettidentified Lewis as the writer of an article in the Westminster Review and wrote to himdirectly rather than through Chapman, inquires if he's seen the new Church of EnglandQuarterly Review with an article that is "the last gasp of orthodoxy," and comments thatit's been so long since he's been in Paris that he doesn't know anyone there.Box 3Folder 121Ley, Henry G. (Henry George), 1887-1962ALS, 29 January 1931, to Dear Henderson, regretting that their [school] terms clash butthat he may be in Scotland after Easter.Box 3Folder 122Lietch, David, d. 1881ALS, 8 July 1852, to [John] Chapman, requesting a decision on publishing his article onScottish ballad poetry in the Westminster Review since the editors of the EclecticReview have expressed interest, and describes a few chapters of a novel for which hewould like advice on pursuing publication.Box 3Folder 123Lindsay, Jack, 1900-ALS, 8 October 1930, to Alan Odle, thanking him for the extended time to publish aproposed illustrated edition of Balzac's Contes Drollatiques.Box 3Folder 124Lindsay, M., MissALS, 7 March no year, to Mrs. Clare Royse, sending her last published song, "The Landof Dreams."Box 3Folder 125Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn), 1822-1898APS, 19 September 1882, to Messrs. Chatto and Windus, notifying them of her changeof address after 23 September.Box 3Folder 126Lipscomb, M. C.ALS, 11 February 1853, to Dear Sir, discussing Jane Eyre.Box 3Folder 127Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886ALS, 8 November 1868, to My Lady. In French. Carte-de-visite, signed; color caricature

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lithograph portrait from Vanity Fair, 15 May 1886.Box 3Folder 128Liveing, Edward G. D. (Edward George Downing), 1895-19632 ALS, 27 January and 22 July 1905, to Mrs. Humphry, trying to get something writtenwhile working, and sending what he's written so far about Sir George Stokes.Box 3Folder 129Locke, William John, 1863-1930ALS, 5 November 1904, to the Secretary, the Stage Society, submitting his play, TheOpen Window, for the Stage Society to consider producing.Box 3Folder 130Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895ALS initials, undated, to Dear Milman, asking him what he thinks of a Cingalese packethe just received which confirms his belief that Sir A. Johnstone is a charlatan.Box 3Folder 131Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1793-1854ALS, 17 July 1836, to My dear Sir, mentioning that he forgot to bring homeChataubriand's new book, and suggesting how Mr. Murray can address packets toreach him; ANS, undated, to My dear Sir, returning a manuscript about Buonaparte'sconnections that is useless to his work; ANS initials, Sunday undated, to Dear Sir,thanking him for sending the Edinburgh Literary Journal; initialed, franked address toJohn Munghy clipped from letter; portrait clipped from periodical.Box 3Folder 132Lockwood, Frank, Sir, 1846-1897Pen-and-ink profile sketch of a balding man wearing a monocle, drawn on governmentblind-stamped notepaper.Box 3Folder 133Loewe, Louis, 1809-1888ALS, 14 August 5632 [1872], to Michael Henry, sending Sir Moses Montefiore's thanksfor the kind letter, and notes that Montefiore will send a copy of the report detailing hisjourney to Petersburg.Box 3Folder 134Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882Carte-de-visite by Elliott and Fry, London, signed by Longfellow on verso; engravedportrait clipped from book.Box 3Folder 135Lucas, E. V. (Edward Verrall), 1868-19383 APS, 10 September 1916, 25 December 1923, undated, to Mrs. P.L. Agnew, shortgreetings on picture postcards; unaddressed postcard, [1917], with best wishes for ahappier 1917; message card inscribed "with love to Phil, EVL;" proof of his foreword tothe catalogue of the work of the French painter Gaboriaud; photograph of Lucas byWalter Benington.

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Box 3Folder 136Ludovici, Anthony Mario, 1882-ALS, 14 June 1933, to Meredith Starr, regrets that Starr gave up reviewing, andcompliments Starr's writing.Box 3Folder 137Luttrell, Henry, 1765-1851ALS fragment, undated, to [Lady Holland], plans to visit her at H[olland] H[ouse] or theSouth Med[iterranean] when he is well.Box 3Folder 138Lyall, Edna, 1857-1903ALS, 23 August 1895, to [William Morris] Colles, concerning the American rights to hernext book and wishing to remain with Messrs. Longman but seeking serial rights withMessrs. Appleton; TLS, 1 July 1897, to Sir, seeking space in his column to protest theremoval of a statue of her ancestor, Captain Burges, from St. Paul's.Box 3Folder 139Lyons, Richard Bickerton Pemell Lyons, Earl, 1817-1887ALS, 2 November 1869, to J.E. Alexander, regretting that as Ambassador to Paris hecannot recommend the heat machine invention to the Emperor.Box 3Folder 140Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873Clipped, signed, franked address, 3 August 1832, to Mr. Godwin; ALS, 28 October1839, to Sir, concerning the dishonesty of I. Ratford; ALS fragment, 3 April 1848,planning to take legal measures against an infringement of the rights of property; ALS,undated, to Lady Murray, asking about M. Paboracine Francesco; 5 portraits (threeengraved, one line drawing, one colored lithograph).Box 3Folder 141Lytton, Edward Robert Bulwer Lytton, Earl of, 1831-1891ALS, 28 October 1913, to Mrs. [Katherine Tynan] Hinkson, noting that he enjoyed herdescription of George Russell, hopes she will visit him, and will send a photograph ofthe Watts portrait of his father.Box 3Folder 142Lytton, Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness, 1802-1882AN third person, 29 January 1831, to Mr. Egley, wishing to know the price of theSiamese twins book; AN third person, [1839], to Mr. Egley, asking if he has finished anymore of the miniature pictures.

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ANS, undated, to Rev. E[dward] Bradley, regretting he will not be at home to push theAugust part and hopes the reviewers and newspaper writers will appreciate Bradley'spapers [written as Cuthbert Bede].Box 3Folder 144Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron, 1800-1859ALS, 3 July 1849, to Lady Morley, thanking her for a prescription and regreting that hewill not be able to thank her in person at Kent House; ANS, 30 April 1851, to DearMacleod, inviting him to breakfast; clipped signature; engraved portrait by G. Cook froma photograph by Matill and Polybank [Maull and Polyblank]; engraved portrait by D.J.Pound from a photograph by Maull and Polyblank.Box 3Folder 145Maccoll, Norman, 1843-1904ANS, 21 August [1891], to F. Rogers, declining an invitation to visit Canterbury on 16September [for the unveiling of the Marlowe Memorial].Box 3Folder 146Macdiarmid, John, 1779-1808ADS, 17 August 1785, assigning copyright of William Perry's Royal Standard EnglishDictionary to Mr. John Murray, bookseller, London.Box 3Folders 147-148Machen, Arthur, 1863-194713 ALS, 1922-1923, to Henry Danielson, bookseller and publisher, referring toDanielson's bibliography of Machen's works, including a corrected proof of the printedprospectus, plus notes, with envelopes; 17 ALS, 1921-1925, to Henry Savage, referringto Savage's despair over the failure of his book, Richard Middleton, and discussing hisown books and the difficulty in getting payments from his publishers; photogravureportrait used as frontispiece to the bibliography.Box 3Folder 149MacCarthy, Desmond, 1877-1952TLS, 4 June 1928, to Dear Sir, acknowledging his unawareness of some books whichhe omitted from a bibliography and agrees to look at them and possibly include them inthe next bibliography.Box 3Folder 150MacDonald, James Ramsay, 1866-1937TLS, 11 February 1914, to Mr. T.R. Waring, thanking him for a letter with enclosuresand notes the debate on South Africa will be held tomorrow.Box 3Folder 151Macfall, Haldane, 1860-192828 ALS, 1894-1924, to [William Morris] Colles, concerned with his books and those ofhis mother, Sarah Grand, plus mentions of H.G. Wells and artist Claude Lovat Fraser.Box 3Folder 152Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889

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ALS, 11 November no year, to S.C. Hall, regretting that he never received his letters butwill lend whatever aid he needs to his project.Box 3Folder 153Mackenzie, Alexander Campbell, Sir, 1847-19359 ALS, 1882-1886, to Franz [Francis] Hueffer, about his music and the Royal Carl RosaOpera Company; 11 ALS, 1921-1925, to Philip L. Agnew, about his music, the RoyalAcademy of Music, and the king's tiredness; 1 APS, 13 August 1933, to Mr. and Mrs.Henderson, about his declining health and that he keeps their daughter busy with hiscorrespondence.Box 3Folder 154Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832ALS, 3 January 1804, to Dear Sir, regretting he will be out tomorrow morning but athome after three for a visit; clipped signed frank, 20 October 1822, to Edmund Barker;engraved portrait, 1847, by J. Cochran from a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence.Box 3Folder 155Maclaren, Archibald, 1755-1826ANS, undated, "If you condescend to purchase my little Production (on the sale of whichdepends the present support of myself and family) I shall ever retain a grateful sense ofyour goodness."Box 3Folder 156Macleod, J. D. (John Dunning)AMsS, "Tir Nan Og," fifty-two pages of poems bound in cloth. Most of these verses werewritten before 1923. Some of them appeared in Country Life, The Cambridge Review,The Chapbook, The Granta, The New Cambridge, The Pioneer (Allahabad), and TheWestminster Gazette.Box 3Folder 157Maginn, Ellen CullenALS, Thursday undated, to Dear Sir, requesting a reply to a previous note; ALS,Monday morning undated, to [Charles Molloy] Westmacott, inquiring about thewhereabouts of the doctor [her husband, William Maginn], that she is alarmed at therumors of war, and that the English are leaving Boulogne as fast as they can.Box 3Folder 158Maginn, J.ALS, 18 January 1833, to C[harles] M[olloy] Westmacott, introducing his friend thereverend Mr. Welland, a member of a group of starving parsons awaiting an audiencewith the king to air their grievances.Box 3Folder 159Maginn, William, 1793-18423 ALS initials, undated, to C[harles] M[olloy] Westmacott, inquiring about orders for anytheatre, doesn't know what to say on general politics so is sending a quiz by hisbrother-in-law, directs him to print the king's speech and wants him to ask Lord G. if he'sheard anything of Earl Grey; ANS, undated, requesting Pemberton's Voyages and

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Travels volume containing Spain; financial sheet, "Expenses of a monthly magazineselling two thousand copies of 8 sheets." All referring to Fraser's Magazine; caricatureportrait.Box 3Folder 160Manners, Thomas, SirALS, 12 March 1591, to My vere good Lorde, about his daughter's marriage. With typedtranscript.Box 3Folder 161Manning, Henry Edward, 1808-1892Signature clipped from a note addressed to his publisher, 1881.Box 3Folder 162Marie Louise, Princess, granddaughter of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1872-19562 ALS, 7 November 1899 and 7 April 1902, to Mrs. [Florence Farr] Emery, worriedabout her brother [Christian Victor] in the Transvaal [where he died in 1900 during theBoer War], suggests meeting at Buckingham Palace, and mentions her plans to spendfour months in Egypt, with envelope; thanks her for sending a copy of her plays, isunsure if she will be able to come see her play, notes that she continues her interest inEgyptian studies, and has taken up enameling on metals; with envelope.Box 3Folder 163Marryat, Florence, 1837-1899APS, 3 April 1897, to The Authors' Syndicate, thanking them for a royalty check; AMsS,January 1890, poem (first line: There is no death, What seems so is transition).Box 3Folder 164Marston, Philip Bourke, 1850-1887TL, Saturday 27 November [between 1875 and 1886], to Mrs. Rossetti, declining aninvitation but planning on visiting her next week with his father [Westland Marston].Box 3Folder 165Marston, Westland, 1819-1890ALS, 5 January 1881, to Mrs. Rosetti, accepting an invitation to dinner for himself andhis son Philip and looking forward to the reading of Miss Blind's poem; ALS, 17September 1888, to Edith Heraud, thanking her for the gift of her book and noting thathe has not heard from Mr. Church, with addressed and stamped face of envelope;signed inscription to Mrs. Adams on removed half-title page of Marston's The Patrician'sDaughter; signed inscription to Theodore Martin on removed flyleaf of a book.Box 3Folder 166Martin, George, Sir, 1764-1847ADS, 12 August 1810, to Thomas Dench, commander of H.M. Sloop The Nautilus,orders to deliver dispatches to Algiers, obtain intelligence of the movements of theenemy's ships, and forwarding the information to Palermo.Box 3Folder 167Martin, Theodore, Sir, 1816-1909

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ALS, 26 April 1877, to My dear Bill, regrets not being able to help him as he no longerhas a set of Abbotsford Charles books, notes that he worked eight hours a day in Walesas the royal biographer, and comments about the mess in the East thanks to Gladstone;signature clipped from a letter; color caricature portrait from Vanity Fair, 7 July 1877;photograph clipped from periodical.Box 3Folder 168Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876ANS, Saturday undated, to Dear Susan, inviting her to tea.Box 3Folder 169Martineau, James, 1805-1900ALS, 12 January 1869, to Miss Alice M. Whitworth, declining to send his autograph andinstead enclosing a contribution to her charity.Box 3Folder 170Martineau, JosephALS, 16 June [1853], to My dear Reeve, sending a contribution to a fund for the erectionof Marochetti's equestrian statue of Richard Couer de Lion.Box 3Folder 171Martineau, Maria, d. 1864ALS, 22 March no year, to Miss Hennell, about the medicinal properties of carrots,relating a story about her father's [Richard Martineau] past illness cured by carrot tea,using it to cure her aunt's [Harriet Martineau] tic, including the recipe, and includingnews of Miss Julia Smith.Box 3Folder 172Masefield, John, 1878-1967APS, 15 January 1913, to Miss M. Watt, thanking her for her letter and her poem; ALS,undated, to Mrs. Cram, asking her to choose a day and time to visit him; ALS, [circa1920], to Miss [Lena] Ashwell, assuring her that he will let the committee know of hercompany [Lena Ashwell Players, formed to entertain the troops during World War I].Box 3Folder 173Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley), 1865-19484 ALS, 1896-1913, to [William Morris] Colles, about a photo for his book, declining morework, seeking copies of his publishing agreements, and inquiring about an arrangementwith [J.W.] Arrowsmith and Newnes' contract for Mason's novel, The Watchers.Box 3Folder 174Mason, William, 1725-1797ANS fragment, 7 March 1794, mentioning leaving and returning this place and asks fornews while he is gone; engraved portrait, 1771; engraved portrait by McNell; engravedportrait from European Magazine, 1 October 1783.Box 3Folder 175Masse, Victor, 1822-1884ALS, 1 January 1872, to Ma cheri Eleve, giving her instruction and advice on musical

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composition. In French.Box 3Folder 176Massenet, Jules, 1842-1912ALS, 5 November 1899, to Grand ami, noting that he is thinking of dedicating his nextwork [opera?] to a societe de chant if there is a reputable one at Dijon. In French.Box 3Folder 177Matz, B. W. (Bertram Waldrom), 1865-1925ALS, 21 August 1902, to I.F. Dexter, asking to borrow back a copy of a steel engravingof Charles Dickens which was used in the book, The Dickens Bazaar. With stampedenvelope.Box 3Folder 178May, FlorenceALS, 12 November no year, to Dear Madam, thanking her for encouraging her writingand noting the difficulty in getting published.Box 3Folder 179May, Phil, 1864-1903Original caricature drawings, 1901, on the back of the "Ye Sette of Odd Volumes Menu,17 December 1901, Ye Artistic Ghymkana." With original drawing by Rene Bull, andHassall, and autographs by artists Claude Shepperson, Alfred Eartz, George Frampton,Arthur Diosy, and Ernest Clarke. With printed "Inaugural Chant of the Odd Volumes," 24November 1936 (No. 6 of 100).Box 3Folder 180Mayhew, Henry, 1812-1887AMs fragment, first page of preface to The Story of the Peasant-Boy Philosopher,heavily corrected.Box 3Folder 181Mayo, Isabella Fyvie, 1843-1914ALS, 31 October 1877, to Mr. [S.C.] Hall, thanking him for a poem and sendingcondolences on the death of his friend Durham, the painter.Box 3Folder 182McCarthy, Justin, 1830-1912ANS, 3 November 1877, to Messrs. Chatto and Windus, thanking them for a cheque forhis contribution to the Gentleman's Magazine.Box 3Folder 183McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly), 1860-1936ALS, 17 September 1885, to W.M. Rossetti, asking about the status of his photographs;ANS, 20 August [1891], to Dear Sir, accepting an invitation to be present at the MarloweMemorial unveiling in Canterbury on 16 September.Box 3Folder 184McGill, Donald Fraser Gould, 1875-1962

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4 original ink and watercolor comic postcards, signed.Box 3Folder 185McKie, William, Sir, 1901-ALS, 19 January 1949, to Mr. Henderson, grateful for his choral arrangements, forsending his book, and that he is interested in McKie's organ piece.Box 3Folder 186Meade, L. T., 1854-1914ALS, 25 June 1901, to R[obert] Hovenden, Treasurer, Royal Historical Society, sendingthe subscription due from Manchester College Library; ALS, 22 April 1903, to [WilliamMorris] Colles, noting that she has a splendid plot for no. 5 of her cake maker series.Box 3Folder 187Meakin, BudgettALS, 24 December 1898, to [Robert Hovenden?], thanking him for suggested works,hoping to meet him again at the next Historical Society meeting, and mentioning avisitor named Haffenden who considers his ancestry to have been Dutch.Box 3Folder 188Medtner, Nikolay Karlovich, 1880-1951ALS [written by his wife Anna], 22 February 1931, to Mr. and Mrs. A.M. Henderson, withnews of his successful recital, with postscript by Medtner in German; ALS [written by hiswife Anna], 27 March 1931, to Mrs. and Mrs. A.M. Henderson, apologizing for notwriting more because of her poor English, with note by Medtner in German saying howmuch they enjoyed their visit and promising not to steal the matches the next time. Withtwo envelopes.Box 3Folder 189Menzies, Robert Gordon, Sir, 1894-1978TLS, 1 November 1948, to Harry Green, thanking him for his hospitality; TLS, 22January 1951, to Harry Green, regretting declining an invitation because of ill health.Box 3Folder 190Merivale, CarolineALS, 15 May no year, to My dear Sir, inviting him to a party.Box 4Folder 1Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson, 1847-19224 ALS, 25 August [1917], 29 May-11 September [1921], to Mrs. George Cran, thankingher for a book, letter, visit, photographs; two black-and-white photos, 1921, one ofMeynell with her son Everard and one of Everard outside their house.Box 4Folder 2Meynell, EverardALS, 24 June 1916, to Mrs. Cran, about some photographs he has taken [on pictorialletterhead of mounted soldiers, "Action Front!!,' 1915, for the Red Cross], with cachetenvelope designed by John Singer Sargent for the Red Cross.Box 4

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Folder 3Meynell, Gerard T. (Gerard Tuke), b. 1877ALS, 12 June 1917, to [Edward] Johnston, asking for details of Johnston's childrens'book, and commenting on the fallout of the partners in William Morris's firm, and EdwardBurne-Jones and Rossetti's stands.Box 4Folder 4Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-19485 ALS, 1915-1922, to Mrs. Cran, about Alice Meynell, photographs, an impending visit,and a printed memoriam to Alice Meynell, with poem, "The Young Neophyte," on theverso.Box 4Folder 5Meynell family (Alice's daughters Olivia Sowerby and Madeline Lucas)ALS, 4 August 1921, to Mrs. Cran, Madeline thanks her for the bulbs and photographs;ALS, 3 December 1929, to Mrs. Cran, Olivia thanks her for the photographs and herfather sends thanks for the kind note and proofs.Box 4Folder 6Miles, Eustace, 1868-1948ALS, 4 November 1901, to [William Morris] Colles, about advertisements in a booklet hewrote; ALS, 29 November 1901, to [William Morris] Colles, about his articles and ideas.Box 4Folder 7Miles, William Augustus, 1753?-1817AL, [docketed 13 December1792], describing a conversation with Dr. Parr in which Parrasserts a plot to attack the King; ALS copy, 12 December 1792, to Dr. Parr, relating thesteps he has taken and his reasons.Box 4Folder 8Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1829-1896ALS, 3 May 1872, to [Ralph Nicholson] Wornum, asking for the bearer of this note to beadmitted to the National Gallery; signature clipped from the bottom of a letter.Box 4Folder 9Miller, H.ALS, 7 July 1856, to Dear Sir, giving permission to strike off a few photographs from thepicture of the "Fairy Ring" and that he is quite satisfied with the painting, and sawseveral satisfactory criticisms of it.Box 4Folder 10Milman, Henry Hart, 1791-1868ANS, 9 May 1901, to R[obert] Hovenden, enclosing the Sion College subscription to theRoyal Historical Society; ANS, 26 May no year, to Mr. Reeve, supporting BaronMarochetti's statue; ANS, undated, to My dear Fisher, expressing pleasure at hisupcoming visit.Box 4Folder 11Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855

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2 clipped signatures; caricature portrait line drawing by W.R. with facsimile signature,published by James Fraser.Box 4Folder 12Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798-1851ALS initials, undated, to Dr. John M. Brown, asking him to see his patient and a Mr.Fairgrieve, and thanking him for condolences on the death of his wife.Box 4Folder 13Molesworth, Coote, b. 1698ALS, 12 January 1779, to William Hayley, thanking him for a poem and enclosing one inreply to his ode; AMs poem, 18 December 1778, "Impromptu," about Hayley.Box 4Folder 14Molesworth, Mrs., 1839-1921ALS, 4 July no year, to Gladys, Rosamond, and Violet [written by her daughter, Juliet,for Louise Molesworth], thanking them for their letters, and noting that some parts of allher stories are true; also signed by Mrs. Molesworth.Box 4Folder 15Molesworth, William Nassau, 1816-1890ALS, 19 March 1885, to Edward Herford, about his poor health; subscribers copy, 2May 1838, pencil sketch caricature of Molesworth titled "A Leading Article of theWestminster Review."Box 4Folder 16Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762Engraved portrait.Box 14Montagu, Robert, Lord, 1825-1902Galley proofs: Topicorum Liber: A Roberti de Monte Aucto 1866 (London: printed byHarrison and Sons, 1868) [apparently unpublished], with extra galleys, manuscriptmaterials, scraps intended for a revised and enlarged corrected edition; color caricature,Vanity Fair, 1 October 1870.Box 4Folder 17Montalba, Clara, 1842-1929ALS, undated, to Dear Miss Halse, unable to find the drawing of Gericault, she sentanother one she found during her search.Box 4Folder 18Montgomery, James, 1771-1854AMsS, July 1807, poem, "Bolehill Trees," endorsed to the Rev. Edward Goodwin, 1March 1808.Box 4Folder 19Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885ALS, 16 October no year, to the Editor of the Ladies Museum, asking for a favorablereview of a forthcoming three tales for children written by her two sisters and herself.

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Box 4Folder 20Moore, Bernard, b. 1873ANS, 11 May 1948, to Miss Margaret Sackville, thanking her for her cousin's addressand returning his book, sends her a copy of A Cornish Gleaning.Box 4Folder 21Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852ALS, 1 July 1835, to Rev. Lee Torre, thanking him for a letter and a gift; ALS, 2 March1838, to Mrs. Douglas, asking her to forward an enclosed letter to Villamil; ALS,Saturday, to My dear sir, declining an invitation because of poor health; AN, undated,requesting the enclosed letter be posted immediately; signature clipped from letter;Moore's visiting card, signed by him, with envelope addressed to Owen Rees; 9portraits: 7 engravings, 1824-1831, one embossed profile, one caricature.Box 4Folder 22More, Hannah, 1745-1833ALS, 25 April [1823], to J. Hatchard and Son, asking them to send three copies of BibleRhymes to Charles Grant with instructions for inscriptions to three other people and alist of other recipients; clipped signature; engraved portrait, 1831.Box 4Folder 23Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859ALS, 3 July 1858, to My dear and reverend Sir, looking forward to seeing him; ALS,undated, to [Dr. Cubitt] for his present of a grape vine; engraved portrait.Box 4Folder 24Morley, Henry, 1822-1894ALS, 26 May 1883, to F. Rogers, apologizing for not answering his questions about hislectures on Carlyle; ALS, 13 April 1886, to Mrs. George Denman, apologizing for notretrieving two portraits which she was to loan the University College Society for anexhibition; ALS, Tuesday evening, to A.W. Bennett, notifying him that he asked Mr.Myers to send three or four tickets for the meeting at the Mansion House but that hisname should get him in if the tickets do not arrive in time.Box 4Folder 25Morley, John, 1838-1923ALS, 10 November 1881, to My dear Sir, asking him to write a little article about CharlesKingsley for the Pall Mall; ALS, 4 November 1887, to My dear Thompson, advising himthat he has already been in touch with the Liverpool folk and has promised themassistance; ANS, 30 July 1898, declining to write a letter; color caricature, Vanity Fair,30 November 1878.Box 4Folder 26Morris, Lewis, Sir, 1833-1907ALS, 2 November 1882, to Mr. Benser, regretting that he is not joining the Reform Club;ALS, 3 September 1891, to F. Rogers, noting he is not a subscriber and does not intendto become one but if he is in Canterbury on 16 September he might like to witness theceremony honoring Marlowe; clipped signature; portrait photograph.

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Box 4Folder 27Morrison, Arthur, 1863-1945ALS, 8 December 1929, to Mr. Wilson, responding to a request for suggested titles ofhis for 18- to 25-year-old men to read; ALS, 5 August 1930, to Mr. Wilson, suggestinghe telephone him at home; ALS, 29 December 1933, to Mr. Wilson, thanking him for aninvitation to his children's parties which began ten minutes before he received the letter.Box 4Folder 28Morrison, Herbert, 1863-1945Menu for complimentary dinner for Herbert Morrison, 31 January 1949, signed byattending dignitaries; APS, 11 September 1949, to Harry Green, sorry to hear he wastaken ill at the theater; ALS, 21 September 1949, to Harry Green, thanking him for theshow and dinner; TLS, 22 November 1949, to Harry Green, thanking him for a recordingof Winston Churchill; ALS, 22 December 1949, to Harry Green, thanks and Christmaswishes; TLS, 21 March 1951, to Harry Green, thanks for congratulations.Box 4Folder 29Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826ALS, 24 June 1822, to W[illiam] W[allis] Woodward, having fifty sets of Geography andAtlas sent, the eight volume geography is not yet done, and mentions his otherpublications.Box 4Folder 30Mortimer, Favell Lee, 1802-1878ALS, Saturday, to Mrs. Crosbie, inviting her to lunch.Box 4Folder 31Morton, W. Scott (William Scott)AMsS, 7 November 1866, poem, "To My Pipe," with printed version, "Sonnet to MyPipe," Judy, 5 June 1867.Box 4Folder 32Moschelles, Ignaz, 1794-1870ALS, 15 December 1844, to Joseph Dessauer; ALS, 27 May 1852, to Bookhaus, aboutcomposer-conductor Julius Benedict; ALS, 19 January 1857, to Joseph Dessauer. Allon musical matters, in Czech.Box 4Folder 33Moulton, Louise Chandler, 1835-1908ALS, Saturday, to Mrs. Hemming, inviting her to visit before Moulton leaves London.Box 4Folder 34Muddock, J. E. (Joyce Emmerson), 1843-1934ALS, 28 March 1893, to W[illiam] Morris Colles, referring to the Messrs. Hutchinson andCo. agreement concerning his publishing rights; ALS, 5 May 1893, to W[illiam] MorrisColles, returning an initialed agreement and appending a list of titles for the new serieswith hopes that he can place them to better advantage than the last series.Box 4

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Folder 35Muirhead, James F. (James Fullarton), 1853-1934ALS, 18 February 1900, to R. Hovenden, accepting an invitation to dine at theFreemasons' Tavern to share what little biographical information he can about Gwynne;ALS, 19 February 1900, to R. Hovenden, suggesting setting up an interview to discussGwynne.

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Authors, NBox 4Folder 36Napier, Macvey, 1776-1847ALS, Monday, to John Pinkerton, asking for the return of a copy of the encyclopedia thatanother friend wants to borrow.Box 4Folder 37Naubert, AugustALS, 8 April 1789, to Adam Theophil Gebhard, suggesting that he read The History ofthe Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon, An Enquiry into theNature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith, and other books. InGerman.Box 4Folder 38Naylor, JohnALS, 24 August 1900, to Thomas R. Waring, with news of his recently completedvacation, and comments on James Geikie's The Great Ice Age and a review of Stout'sPsychology; with envelope.Box 4Folder 39Nelson, Carlotta Le ClercqALS, 29 October 1883, to Gilbert Farquahar, referring to opera rehearsals.Box 4Folder 40Neubauer, Adolf, 1832-1907ALS, 20 January 1879, to Dear Sir, suggesting that he send a modern document to theTurkish Embassy and that he could help him with an old one; ALS, 22 January 1879, toDear Sir, regretting that he cannot help him with the Turkish document since he cannotread modern diplomatic documents.Box 4Folder 41Neville, Henry, 1837-1910ALS, 19 May 1875, to Sir William Fergusson, thanking him for his advice to send hischild to the hospital.Box 4Folder 42Neville, Richard Cornwallis, 4th Baron Braybrooke, 1820-1861ALS, 26 January no year, to Henry Colburn, about amending manuscript sheets but thatthey must not be altered, and that Sir Isaac "Newton's letter is not worth insertion there

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being already 3 on the same subject."Box 4Folder 43Nevinson, Henry Woodd, 1856-1941ALS, 15 February no year, to Mr. Rogers, returning a petition with a few signatures fromhis classmates at Watford.Box 4Folder 44Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890ALS, 10 July 1869, to My dear Madam, declining to send his writing to a bazaar.Box 4Folder 45Nichols, Beverley, 1899-1983ALS, undated, to Dear Pat, inviting a former employee for supper.Box 4Folder 46Nichols, John, 1743-1826ADS, 24 February 1778, receipt for the purchase from John Murray of shares ofcopyright in Grainger's Biography, signed by William Chapman and John Nichols;engraved portrait, 1782.Box 4Folder 47Nichols, John Gough, 1806-1873ALS, Thursday, to Edward F. Rimbault, requesting two copies of the report of the PercySociety to write it up for the Gentleman's Magazine.Box 4Folder 48Nichols, RobertALS, 8 June 1936, to Clifford Bax, congratulating him on his play, Socrates; ALS, 5December 1936, to Clifford Bax, about his reaction to Alec Waugh.Box 4Folder 49Nicolini, Ernest, 1834-1898Two visiting cards, Ernesto Nicolini, inscribed in French.Box 4Folder 50Nicoll, W. Robertson (William Robertson), Sir, 1851-1923ALS, 15 February 1892, to Dear Sir, returning the plate of Robert Browning which heused in The Bookman.Box 4Folder 51Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910ALS, 23 June 1891, to Colonel Hutchins, suggesting several places where he canobtain a good nurse.Box 4Folder 52Nilsson, Christine, 1843-1921Two visiting cards, Christine Nilsson; two visiting cards, between 1872-1887, MadameChristine Nilsson Rouzaud, three inscribed in French, one in English.

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Box 4Folder 53Nisbet, Hume, 1849-1921?ALS, 24 April 1901, to My dear Curtis, sending his agent his new book on painting andpleased with his watercolors.Box 4Folder 54Noble, Mark, 1754-1827AD, the King granted Elizabeth Anne Hunt the right to reassume and take her familysurname of Andrews [written by Noble after 1822]; clipped signature, 2 November 1797,affixed to engraved portrait by J.K. Sherwin.Box 4Folder 55Noel, Roden Bereley Wriothesley, 1834-1894ALS, 5 May 1894, to Dear Sir, inviting him to a lecture on Sir J. Ferguson's poetrybefore the Irish Literary Society.Box 4Folder 56Noel, R. R. (Robert Ralph)ALS, 9 February 1866, to My dear Chapman, agreeing to write an article on thesituation in Austria which he has almost completed; ANS, Thursday, to Herr V.Falkenstein, accepting an invitation; ALS, 4 September no year, to Herr Weinhold,introducing Mrs. Jameson and asking him to show her his drawings from his Spanishjourney [in German].Box 4Folder 57Normandy, LadyALS, 8 August no year, sends her compliments and will call to see a bust on Saturday.Box 4Folder 58Norris, W. E. (William Edward), 1847-1925ALS, 13 December 1897, to [William Morris] Colles, returning the proofs of the secondinstallment of The Widower and inquires about the American serial and book rights;ALS, 23 May 1907, to Dear Sir, while noting that he has forgotten most of the shortstories he wrote, his favorite is "Poor Harry" published by Methuen but that it may be toolong for the recipient's reprint length; ALS, 23 July 1907, to Dear Sir, agreeing to let himreprint "Mysterious Mrs. Wilkinson" with a suggested prefatory remark.Box 4Folder 59Norton, Caroline Sheridan, 1808-1877ALS, undated, to F.O. Ward, returning a book with "a wee book of my publishing"; twoengraved portraits.Box 4Folder 60Novello, Sabilla, d. 1904ALS, 13 March 1833, to R.B. Peake, sending a drama translated from the French forhim to consider for the English opera company and will accept whatever payment hethinks it merits.Box 4

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Folder 61Noyes, Alfred, 1880-195825 April 1931, to Mrs. [Marion] Cran, apologizing for mislaying her letter in which sheproposes to write an article for Harper's Bazaar about his garden, and inviting her tovisit.

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Authors, OBox 4Folder 62O'Connor, T. P. (Thomas Power), 1848-1929Clipped signature; presentation portrait after the painting by John J. Bacon.Box 4Folder 63O'Donnell, Elliott, 1872-1965TLS fragment, [1954], enclosing notices for his talk at the London Spiritualist Allianceand noting the release date of his new book, Dangerous Ghosts.Box 4Folders 64-68Odle, AlanAMs, undated, lecture on humour; Sydney Cooper School of Art and Scienceexamination schedule, 1906, for A.E. Odle; AMs, undated, article, "Rabelais and HisModern Readers"; AMs, undated, short story, "The Man Who Killed Time"; AMs,undated, short story, "The House of Clothes"; ALS, undated, to Mrs. Wells, expressingsurprise and pleasure that she has bought one of his drawings at an exhibition by Mrs.Beresford.Box 4Folder 69Ogle, NathanielClipped signature and phrase.Box 4Folder 70Oliphant, Laurence, 1829-1888ALS, Friday, 23 April no year, to Lady Augusta Stanley regretting that he will be late fortheir luncheon because of a wedding he will be attending; ALS, undated, to Mr. Sebag,with news that he will be going to Liverpool to meet his wife returning from America butthat the gales may delay her arrival and their appointment, and comments on his heavynewspaper and magazine article writing load; color caricature, Vanity Fair, 15 April1896.Box 4Folder 71O'Neill, NormanALS, 9 January 1934, to Clifford Bax, thanking him for kind words in Radio Times abouthis music.Box 4Folder 72Opie, Amelia Alderson, 1769-1853ALS, 30 January 1827, to M.A. Burthon, thanking her friend for a gift; ALS, 1 February

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1841, to My Dear Cousin, with thanks for a book, and family news; ALS, 1 September1845, to Dear friend, with thanks for a book she requested only to find she'd alreadyborrowed a copy which she will return.Box 4Folder 73O'Rell, Max, 1848-1903ANS, 29 July 1902, describing the most admirable sight and most objectionableinstitution in London, in answer to a symposium in a literary journal; two small sketchescaptioned, "my favorite contribution to children's autograph books"; clipped signature.Box 4Folder 74Orpen, William, Sir, 1878-1931ALS, undated, to John Gloag, complaining about a rough steamer passage, with apencil sketch of himself in a bathtub; AN, undated, comments that he is busy with theJews, notes a dinner with Tim Healy who discussed Uganda, with a pen and inkdrawing of a naked baby; ANS, undated, to John Gloag, with a pen and ink drawing of anaked hairy man and commenting that it is a faithful representation of what Mr.Bellingham saw every morning thus leading to grave trouble for Zink, that it is not to bereproduced in the Irish Review nor shown to any female, and comments on Zink's lovelife; ALS, undated, to John Gloag, disappointed that Zink lost and that Orpen has to sayhe was mistaken, with two pen and ink phallic drawings, one captioned Zinks; pen andink drawing of an eyeglass-wearing elephant with an outsized penis; pen and inkdrawing of a Semitic man holding a lady's hand.Box 4Folder 75O'Sullivan, SeamusANS initials, undated, to A.J.L., with best wishes.Box 4Folder 76Ouida, 1839-1908ALS (Louise de la Rame), undated, to Sir Alexander, expressing pleasure at theimpending visit by him and Lord Houghton.Box 4Folder 77Ouseley, Frederick Arthur Gore, Sir, 1825-1889ALS, 31 January 1873, to William Alexander Barrett, thanking him for a review of"Hagar" in the Post and for a suggested ending; he plans to publish it in vocal score.Box 4Folder 78Ouseley, William, Sir, 1767-1842AMs, [after 1826], essay on "Alexander and His Tradition," and notes.Box 4Folder 79Owen, Richard, 1804-1892ALS [in wife's hand], 20 May 1853, to My dear Carlyle, inviting him to come for breakfastand stay to enjoy the spring day ; ALS, 26 December 1858, to Mr. Price, offeringcondolences and inviting him to visit; ALS, 13 April 1892, to Douglas Murray, explainingthis short reply due to depression over his late illness.Box 4

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Folder 80Oxenford, John, 1812-1877ALS, 31 July 1865, to Dear Sir, requesting that Mrs. Sullivan be allowed to visit herhusband in the hospital; ANS, undated, to actor R[obert] Keeley, asking him to give thetwo acts of the "Cold Heart" to the bearer of the note and asks for some tickets.

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Authors, PBox 4Folder 81Paganini, Nicolo, 1784-1840ANS, undated, responding to note from J. Cannot, 18 May 1832. In French. With portraitclipped from magazine, and carte-de-visite.Box 4Folder 82Pain, Barry, 1864-1928ALS, 9 February 1893, to Dear Sir, thanking him for sending the amusing story, "TheMessenger of Trust"; ALS, 4 September 1877, to W.H. Helm, acknowledging receipt ofpayment for a review of The Human Boy in the Morning Post; ALS, 3 March 1904, toLouis Napoleon Parker, accepting an invitation to dinner at the club but needsclarification on the date; ALS, 21 June 1921, to Louis Napoleon Parker, conferring theright to dramatize Pain's novel, The Exile of Falvo, until 30 September 1922 and thatany profits will be divided equally between them.Box 4Folder 83Palgrave, Robert Harry Inglis, Sir, 1827-1919ALS, 27 August 1891, to My dear Hendriks, enclosing a proof of Conventional Tariff,news of his wife, and visit to Holland; ALS, 21 September 1892, to My dear Hendriks,noting that the third part of his dictionary [ Dictionary of Political Economy, 3 vol.,1894-1899] is out and the first volume will take some more months to finish.Box 4Folder 84Palmer, Doris M.Drawing, graphite and colored pencil, signed, of girls wearing yellow bonnets, enteringthe green door of a brick building. On verso, "For Clifford [Bax], from Cecil and Doris."Box 4Folder 85Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879ALS, 12 June 1853, to Dear Reine, contributing ten pounds for Marchetti's statue asauthorized by Ashley Ponsonby; ALS third person, 2 November 1860, to Mr. Herford,declining cooperation with the General Committee on the pew system since he isRoman Catholic; ANS, 22 March 1866, to the Messengers, British Museum, admittingA. Kinnaird, M.P., and party to see the British Museum; color caricature, Vanity Fair, 17January 1874.Box 4Folder 86Pardoe, Miss (Julia), 1806-1862ALS third person, 11 April 1860, to William Maw Egley, apologizing for missing an

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appointment and looking forward to seeing his picture ["Pyramus and Thisbe"] at theexhibition.Box 4Folder 87Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932ALS, 22 February 1899, to Louis Napoleon Parker, arranging for Louis and his wife tovisit for talk and theatricals; ALS, 27 April 1899, to Louis Napoleon Parker, cajoling himinto collaborating on a play, and criticizing the weak story of Louis's play, Change Alley.Box 4Folder 88Parker, John, SirAD [16th century], endorsed on verso "For Sir John Parker," concerning reasons whythe six clerks should not speak against such office. With typed transcription.Box 4Folder 89Parker, John Henry, 1806-1884ALS, 24 October 1841, to Dear Sir, thanking him for corrections to his glossary [Glossary of Architecture 3rd ed., 3 vols, 1840-1841] and arranging to send the thirdvolume to him, plus a copy of [ Some remarks upon the Church of Fotheringhay,Northamptonshire, read at a meeting of the Oxford Society for Promoting the Study ofGothic Architecture, February 25, 1841], and asks if he will notice them; ALS, 3December 1853, to Dear Sir, that he is obligated to the editor of the Penny Post foranother year.Box 4Folder 90Parker, Louis Napoleon, 1852-1944ALS, 30 November 1892, to A.S. Comyns Carr, thanking him for information anddiscussing his own work. On the last leaf is a list of Parker's plays, possibly in Carr'shand.Box 4Folder 91Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860ALS, 12 May 1852, to John Chapman, about Judge Appleton writing an article on thelife of Judge Story; ALS, 30 August 1852, to John Chapman, apologizing for not sendingan article and promises to write and send one, he did not pay his bill because hethought he could do so with articles, and asks if he wants to reprint a volume ofsermons; ALS, 7 November 1854, to John Chapman, surprised at his opinion ofMartineau and Hodgson, and other publishing news.Box 4Folder 92Parkinson, ThomasALS, 3 April 1902, to Dear Sir, detailing his wife's ill health which left them in direfinancial straits, lists some of the books he has written, and requests financialassistance; printed leaflet announcing his book, Yorkshire Legends and Traditions,extracting reviews and press notices of the first series.Box 4Folder 93Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891ALS, 3 October 1884, to Richard J. Kelly, thanking him for a copy of his letter to the

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Morning Post.Box 4Folder 94Parr, Bartholomew, 1750-1810AMsS, 18 December 1783, poem, salutation cut out.Box 4Folder 95Parr, Samuel, 1747-1825ALS, 23 October 1811, to Rev. Symmons; ALS, 25 December 1824, to George Dyer,thanking him for a book and inquiring about the subscription cost; ALS, 15 July no year,to Dear Sir, inviting him to dinner; engraved portait by Ridley, 1809; engraved portrait byJ. Cochran, painted by A. Chisholm, 1832.Box 4Folder 96Partridge, Bernard, b. 1861ALS, 8 August 1920, to My dear Phil, replying to an earlier request for information aboutthe reason for scoring tennis by fifteens, citing a letter from a great tennis player withhistorical details but no solid answers.Box 4Folder 97Partridge, Eric, 1894-1973ALS, 7 September 1927, to Mr. Lowe, sending a copy of Ixion in Heaven and Endymion,the first publication from his Scholartis Press, and asking him to read it.Box 4Folder 98Patmore, P. G. (Peter George), 1786-1855ALS, 8 April 1825, to Dear Sir, concerning his parents' financial situation, and theircircumstances over the last year, and enclosing a list of contributors.Box 4Folder 99Patterson, R. H. (Robert Hogarth), 1821-1886ALS, 18 March 1867, to the Manager of the Theatre Royal Adelphi, inquiring why thedramatic critic on the staff of the Globe Journal has been refused admission to theAdelphi Theatre.Box 4Folder 100Pattison, Mark, 1813-1884ALS, undated, to [Rev. A.C.] Daniel, expressing his anxiety about the new nominee,Inge, and asking how Daniel and his college position will be affected.Box 4Folder 101Payn, James, 1830-1898ALS, [stamped and docketed 11 April 1893], to [William Morris] Colles, noting his illhealth but having written a lot of the new recollections, "Some Gleams of Memory withSome Reflections."Box 4Folder 102Payne, John, 1842-1916ANS, 8 August 1874, to [William Michael] Rossetti, accepting a dinner invitation.

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Box 4Folder 103Payne, WyndhamANS, 4 December 1925, to F. J. Burnley, with compliments.Box 4Folder 104Pedrick, Gale, 1873-1870ALS, 2 May 1901, to R[ichard] Hovenden, enclosing a prospectus for a unique worksupported by the Dukes of York and NorthumberlandBox 4Folder 105-174Pemberton, Max, Sir, 1863-1950ALS, 5 April 1901, to My Dear Sir, accepting an invitation; 69 AMsS and TMsS, of hisshort stories, articles, lectures, plays, and film synopses.Box 5Folders 1-47Pemberton, Max, Sir, 1863-195047 AMsS and TMsS, of his short stories, articles, lectures, plays, and film synopses.Box 6Folders 1-9Pennell, Harry L. L.5 ALS, 1905-1912, to his mother, concerning his travels with Captain Robert FalconScott on the British Antarctic ("Terra Nova") Expedition (1910-1913); ALS, 23 March1910, from R. Scott to Admiral Holland, noting that Pennell has been directed to returnto England and praises his work [magnetic and meteorological research]; ALS, 7 April1912, Diana Wilson to Mrs. Pennell, praising Harry; newspaper clippings about theexpedition, 1910; pendant [in case] in gold, silver, and platinum, representing the TerraNova in the Arctic Circle.Box 6Folder 10Pepys, Walter Courtenay, b. 1840ADS, 23 June 1870, permit form filled in, granting him permission to pass out of theports at Honolulu for San Francisco.Box 6Folder 11Perrin, Alice, 1867-1934ALS, 1 January undated, to Mr. Starr, enclosing a manuscript; the manuscript, "Futureof the Novel"; ALS fragment, undated, inviting recipient to tea.Box 6Folder 12Perry, Cath.Diary, 1836-1837, mentions Trelawney and Mary Shelley (pp. 19-20).Box 6Folder 13Philip, Prince, consort of Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1921-TLS, 5 December 1947, to Harry Green, thanking him for his kind letter; Variety Club ofGreat Britain luncheon menu, 7 August 1951, autographed by Harry Green, Philip, andothers; TLS, 28 December 1951, to Harry Green, thanking him for his generosity towardthe National Playing Fields Association; TLS, 26 April 1956, from Michael Parker to

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Harry Green, noting that Prince Philip suggested Harry talk to the Duke of Gloucesterabout his idea for the National Association of Boys' Clubs; ALS, 15 July no year [circa1952-1958], to Harry Green, thanking him for a copy of his book on magic [ Harry GreenSays You Are a Magician].Box 6Folder 14Phillimore, W. P. M. (William Phillimore Watts), 1853-1913ALS, 8 January 1901, to R[ichard] Hovenden, about the difficulty and cost in compilingthe indexes to his collections of legal records; color caricature, Vanity Fair, 24November 1898.Box 6Folder 15Pickthall, Marmaduke William, 1875-19367 ALS, 1901-1921, to J.B. Pinker, about writing, editing, and sales of his novels, Saidthe Fisherman, Enid, The Children of the Nile, The Myopes, The Valley of the Kings, hisservice responsibilities in the Army in 1918 that prevent him from beginning his newbook for publisher W. Collins, and requesting his stories for revision.Box 6Folder 16Pigou, Frederick, d. 1804ALS, [1 November 1835], asking if his parcel of books containing The Life of HannahMore with Selections From Her Correspondence was left at the recipient's house bymistake.Box 6Folder 17Pissarro, Lucien, 1863-1944ALS, 28 February 1925, to G. S. Tomkinson, nothing that he stopped printing andissuing books in 1914 but will not destroy his type or close the press [Eragny Press] incase he decides to produce another book, and agrees to read an article and makesuggestions.Box 6Folder 18Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897ALS in shorthand, 1869.Box 6Folder 19Pitt, William, 1759-1806Printed document signed "Chatham," 1 November 1791: instructions for AlexanderDouglas, commander of His Majesty's sloop Helena, to "cruize for the purpose ofpreventing the illegal practice of running brandy and other goods," countersigned byAdmiral Hood.Box 6Folder 20Planche, J. R. (James Robinson), 1796-1880ALS, 29 July no year, to J.G. Nichols, about an error in chapter three of Planche's book;ANS, Friday [1880], to Mrs. Boyce, agreeing to see Miss Rowe but noting he no longerhas any influence with theater managers; ALS, Saturday, to Palcraft, giving permissionfor a copy of his play, Charles the Twelfth, to be made from the prompt book for fiveguineas.

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Box 6Folder 21Plante, Francis, 1839-1934ANS, 19 July 1889, to Monsieur Vitu, mentioning Madame Erard and Albert Blondel. InFrench.Box 6Folder 22Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944ANS, 27 May 1916, to My Dear Wheatley, sending a copy of the little book.Box 6Folder 23Pollock, Frederick, Sir, 1845-1937ALS, 10 March 1885, to Mrs. Meredith, loaning her his copy of T.L. Peacock's worksand recommending his favorite story.Box 6Folder 24Pollock, W. F. (William Frederick), 1815-1888Signed frank, 22 April 1838, to Miss Met Haly; ANS, 11 June 1853, to H. Reeve, addinghis name to the subscription list for the statue of Coeur de Lion for two guineas; colorcaricature, Vanity Fair, 2 April 1870.Box 6Folder 25Portal, William W. (William Wyndham), 1850-1931ALS, 10 January 1903, to [Richard] Hovenden, thanking him for congratulations on hiselection as a Fellow fo the Society of Antiquaries.Box 6Folder 26Praed, Winthrop Mackworth, 1802-1839ALS, Monday [1866], to Dear Sir, when he is in London, hoping to see the pictures therecipient mentions.Box 6Folder 27Priestley, J. B. (John Boynton), 1894-ALS, 9 October no year, to Mr. Reeves, sending a parcel of new books.Box 6Folder 28Procter, Anne Benson, 1799-1888ALS, 5 July no year, to Mr. Bright, arranging a luncheon meeting.Box 6Folder 29Prothero, G. W. (George Walter), 1848-1922ALS, 25 December 1863, to My dear treasurer, asking if the society can afford to payeight pounds for a set of E.H.R.Box 6Folder 30Provence, John, b. 1870ALS, 14 April 1911, to Mr. O'Brien, thanking him for compliments about his books,noting that they have been complete failures both in Britain and America, and regretsthat he will never see Boston or Nova Scotia.

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Box 6Folder 31Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832ALS, 24 August 1826, to Mr. Ackermann, acknowledging receipt of his promissory notefor the balance for fifteen copies of the Kings' Palace Brighton; ALS, 4 June 1832, toWilliam Vulliamy, sending an account, with envelope; pencil sketch of a sculptured andemblazoned tomb; lithograph portrait by E. Scriven after J. Green, 1833.Box 6Folder 32Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie), 1800-1882ALS, 10 December no year, to My dear Saunders, asking support for an election in July.

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Authors, QBox 6Folder 33Quilter, Robert, 1877-1953ALS, 10 January 1934, to Clifford Bax, asking for his opinion of and advice aboutQuilter's music for the light opera, The Blue Boar, and praising Bax's play, The RoseWithout a Thorn.

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Authors, RBox 6Folder 34Ransome, Arthur, 1884-1967TLS, 29 October 1910, to Mr. Fisher, apologizing that his copy of Cynewulf is in storagefor another two months and lists all of his books that are recently and soon to bepublished; TLS, 22 May 1911, to Mr. Fisher, announcing that he is finally settled into hishouse and is ready to review some French books.Box 6Folder 35Ravensworth, Henry Thomas Liddell, Earl of, 1797-1878AMsS, 10 June 1833, poem, "The Tay," inscribed to Her Grace the Duchess of Athol.Box 6Folder 36Rawnsley, H. D. (Hardwicke Drummond), 1851-1920ALS, 11 September no year, to Dear Sir, agreeing on a day and time for the recipient tovisit; photograph clipped from magazine.Box 6Folder 37Reade, Charles, 1814-1884ALS, 15 March no year, to Mr. Pearson, noting that only a court appearance will preventhim from visiting on 11 April for a week.Box 6Folder 38Reeves, John, 1752?-1829

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ALS, 6 July no year, to Mr. Nicol, noting they will meet soon and to ignore thenewspapers, "nobody can have that office but me"; two engraved portraits, 1798 and1818.Box 6Folder 39Reid, H. G. (Hugh Gilzean), 1836-1911ALS, 11 April 1896, to My dear Sir, declining an invitation of the Sheffield journalists to abanquet but he is in Belgium for rest and peace, and praises their guest, Sala, fororganizing the International Press Union.Box 6Folder 40Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883ALS, 15 March 1876, to Henry Stevenson, discussing his new novel, a romance ofEnglish modern life on the Wye River, picturesque and exciting but without the murders,seduction, and adultery of most modern romances [ Gwen Wynn: A Romance of theWye, 3 volumes (London: Tinsley, 1877)].Box 6Folder 41Reid, T. Wemyss (Thomas Wemyss), 1842-1905ALS, 4 March 1898, to Ariel Wright, declining an invitation to the Sheffield Press Club'sannual dinner because he is recovering from the influenza.Box 6Folder 42Reinecke, Carl, 1824-1910ALS, 6 February 1862, to Mr. Wursh, regretting he is unable to have the recipient's workperformed and gives a long criticism of it, and discusses his own oratorio, "Belshazzar."In German.Box 6Folder 43Reyer, Ernest, 1823-1909ALS, 21 March no year, to his nephew, mentioning Massenet and Madame Porcher;ANS, undated, referring to a dinner engagement. Both in French.Box 6Folder 44Reynolds, Alfred, 1884-1969ALS, 24 September 1930, to Clifford Bax, asking him to write some words for a minuetto be sung at the end of a play [most likely Polly]; manuscript sheet music of the slowminuet for end of play; Christmas card, signed and with a bar of music, and greeting inRussian added.Box 6Folder 45Reynolds, Baillie, Mrs.ALS, 24 February 1921, to Mr. Elan, remembers meeting him and encloses a circular toshow how his suggestion for informal afternoon gatherings has "borne fruit," wants totalk to him about the future of the novel; TLS, 4 March 1921, to Mr. [Meredith] Starr, shemislaid Mr. Sabatini's address but suggests how he can be reached, and inviting him tothe Writers Club for tea; APS, 17 March 1921, to Meredith Starr, confirming theirappointment; APS, 27 March 1921, to Meredith Starr, her illness prevents her frommeeting a deadline.

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Box 6Folder 46Rice, James, 1843-1882ALS, 29 May 1871, to Dear Sir, refusing to publish a story since he never publishesreprints, and suggests that the recipient can come by to pick up the proofs.Box 6Folder 47Richards, Grant, 1872-1948TLS, 16 October 1903, to W.H. Helm, sending an advance copy of a new romance [Uther and Igraine ] by a new writer, Warwick Deeping, and hoping Helm will review it forits release date; TLS, 18 March 1904, to W.H. Helm, thanking him for the review ofUther and Igraine in The Morning Post last fall and sending a copy of Deeping's newnovel, Love Among the Ruins, for review.Box 6Folder 48Richardson, Dorothy Miller, 1873-195766 ALS, 1946-1952, to Henry Savage, on a variety of literary subjects including authorsAmbrose Bierce, William Blake, Robert Browning, John Dos Passos, Norman Douglas,William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Aldous Huxley, Henry Miller, Edgar Allan Poe,John Cowper Powys, V.S. Pritchett, Bertrand Russell, Edith Sitwell, H.G. Wells, WilliamButler Yeats, and others.Box 6Folder 49Richmond, Legh, 1772-1827Diary entry, 1 October [1821], "came to dear Dr. Buchanan's today; Edinburgh looksvery fine" with clipped signature; AMs poem, addressed to a bereaved womanparishoner; ALS, undated, from Richmond's daughter, C.E. Haweis to Dr. Dobie,enclosing the poem and explaining her father's inspiration for writing it, and allowing himto keep her father's letters for as long as he needs them; ANS initials C.E.H. describingwhy her father wrote these verses; engraved portrait by W. Finden after Slater, 1828.Box 6Folder 50Ricketts, Charles S., 1866-1931ALS, [received 3 January 1925], to Mr. Tomkinson, explaining that he designed thefonts, decoration, pagination, paper watermarks, and illustrations in the Vale books, notthe Ballantyne Press.Box 6Folder 51Rieu, Jean-Louis, 1788-1868AMs, "De l'action Volcanique par Jean Louis Rieu, dedie a Monsieur AlexandreLombard, 1896," composition book containing Rieu's ideas, written by a student almostthirty years after Rieu's death, in French; three fragments of unrelated letters.Box 6Folder 52Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1923ALS, 7 May 1897, to Dear Sir, forwarding, at her husband's request, a check for oneguinea toward enlarging the London Library.Box 6Folder 53

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Ritchie, Leitch, 1800?-1865ALS, 15 November 1842, to Thomas Hood, enclosing an article, "The Gamester's LastStake," written by a woman author he met several years ago, she is a regularcontributor to Chamber's Journal, but he deliberately hasn't read the article.Box 6Folder 54Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir, 1860-1943Inscription signed on flyleaf to Maude S. Humphries.Box 6Folder 55Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts, Earl, 1832-1914ALS, 22 January 1881, to J. Hornblower, declining an invitation to dine and regrettingnot being able to meet the Lord Chancellor and judges, and thanks him for finding a jobfor Sergeant Heath, with stamped envelope.Box 6Folder 56Robertson, James Craigie, 1813-1882ALS, 26 October 1850, to My dear Doncaster, sending a manuscript in Latin, with theAMs enclosed.Box 6Folder 57Robinson, G. G. (George G.)ADS, receipt, 9 May 1778, to John Murray, for shares of copies of books; ADS, receipt,3 June 1779, to John Murray, paid for Thompson's Plays and Poems; ADS, receipt, 8November 1780, to John Murray, for one-fourth share of Mr. Du Lolme's treatise on theEnglish Constitution.Box 6Folder 58Robinson, John R. (John Richard), Sir, 1828-1903ALS, 4 February 1897, to J. Cooke, declining an invitation to the annual dinner of theSheffield Press Club.Box 6Folder 59Robinson, Mary, 1822-1888ALS, 1882, to Mrs. Rossetti, inquiring about the rumors of the ill health of Mr. Brown.Box 6Folder 60Rodd, Rennell, 1858-1941ALS, 18 August 1899, to Madam, discouraging her from seeking employment in Egyptsince hotels are closed and business is at a standstill.Box 6Folder 61Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855ALS, 1 May 1813, to Dear Wrangham, apologizing for not writing, and mentions hispoem about a voyage from London to Gravesend; ANS, 23 January 1833, to My dearSir, thanking him and saying he will be happy to wait upon him; ANS, 26 February 1852,to Lady Morley, inviting her to dinner to meet Fanny Kemble; ANS, undated, to MissCushman, arranging her visit; ANS, Wednesday, to Lord St. Vincent, inviting him andNina to come for dinner; ANS, undated, to Mrs. Mackenzie, thanking her for her

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kindness and regrets not seeing Miss Mackenzie; ANS, undated, to Mr. Blakesley,inviting him and his wife to dine; ANS, undated, to Lady Theresa, noting that if he is freeof his engagements before midnight he will come; ANS, undated, looking forward toseeing the unnamed recipient; ANS, third person, having the honor of waiting upon theDuke and Duchess of Wellington; AMs, two-page essay on social devotion; signatureclipped from letter; engraved portrait by W. Finden after Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1834;caricature portrait; engraved portrait by H. Meyer from a drawing by Sir ThomasLawrence; article, "A Memory of Samuel Rogers," by S.C. Hall, clipped from periodical.Box 6Folder 62Rohmer, Sax, 1883-1959ALS, 23 May 1931, to Arthur Wontner, about the film Siva to be made in England; ALS,6 March 1933, to Arthur Wontner, happy to hear Mussolini recognized Wontner's "greatartistry"; ALS, 27 July 1933, to Arthur Wontner, asking him to be listed amongvice-presidents and patrons of the Windmill Players; ALS, 8 August 1933, to ArthurWontner, about fishing and hoping to work together again but play-producing is a riskygamble.Box 6Folder 63Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919TLS, 14 November 1914, to W[illiam] Morris Colles, thanking him for his suggestion but"any usefulness my writings might now have will be in my own country."Box 6Folder 64Rosa, Carl (Carl August Nikolaus), 1842-18892 visiting cards with Christmas greetings.Box 6Folder 65Roscoe, William, 1753-1831ALS, 18 September 1797, to Messrs. Cadell and Davies, asking them to forward a letterfor the Earl of Bristol, inserting a correction in the next edition of his book, The Life ofLorenzo de Medici, and pass on to Mr. Rough his thanks for Rough's dedication to himin his book; ANS, undated, to Messrs. Cadell and Davies, requesting they send a copyof Leo X to Rev. Dr. Lloyd; franked address, 27 April 1807, to Mrs. Smith; ANS, 19 May1822, to Mr. Monroe, admitting the bearer, Mr. Henderson, to see the Liverpool RoyalInstitution; four engraved portraits; caricature portrait; biographical clipping fromperiodical.Box 6Folder 66Roussel, Albert, 1869-1937ALS, 2 June 1910, to Monsieur, accepting an invitation to dinner. In French.Box 6Folder 67Royden, A. Maude (Agnes Maude), 1876-1956ALS, 24 November 1936, to Mr. Stern, expressing interest in his work but wishes topostpone meeting until her return from AmericircaBox 6Folder 68Rubbra, Edmund, 1901-

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ALS, 2 April 1947, to [Clifford] Bax, sending Bax's original copy of "Lujata's Song" andwould like to have a copy of "The Buddha."Box 6Folder 69Rumford, Kennerley, 1870-1957ALS, undated, to Mrs. Stephenson, apologizing for taking her piece of music, hopes shereceived it safely, and comments that he enjoyed singing in her house.Box 6Folder 70Ruskin, John, 1819-1900Signature clipped from a letter, with rubber stamp of his publishers, Hazell, Watson, andViney, 22 May no yearBox 6Folder 71Russell, Edward R. (Edward Richard), 1834-1920ALS, 6 April 1896, to W.R.M. Thwaites, declining an invitation from the Sheffield PressClub.Box 6Folder 72Russell, John, Earl, 1792-1878ALS, 20 May 1835, to Viscount Etrington, noting the King does not object to theappointment of William Tucker, Jr. as Lieutenant in the East Devon Volunteer Cavalry;ALS, 15 August 1865, to Lt. Col. John Neale, the Queen has approved Russell'srecommendation of Neale to the post of Consul General and Charge d'Affaires atGuayaquil [Ecuador], with envelope.Box 6Folder 73Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911ALS, 26 April 1906, to [T.J.] Cobden-Sanderson, asks to delay answering his letterbecause of rheumatic gout, with envelope; ALS, 15 October 1907, to J.F. Meehan,assuming Meehan is the publisher of the Beacon, he asks him to send a copy toMessrs. Skeffington and Son.Box 6Folder 74Rutter, Frank, 1876-1937TLS, 26 October 1924, to Mrs. Watts-Dunton, with news of his recent purchase of ahouse in Maidenhead which occupies his time for at least another month, and inquiresabout the publication date of her Rossetti article, with envelope.

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Box 6Folder 76St. John, James Augustus, 1801-1875ALS, 9 February no year, to [William] Tinsley, concerning a portrait for his book, thatartist Charles Mercier would like it engraved, but St. John will leave it up to Tinsley todecide; ALS, 3 June no year, to [William] Tinsley, asking him to thank Mr. Knight forsending back the portrait, mentions several favorable reviews of his book and Mrs.Hookham's book.Box 6Folder 77Saint-Priest (Le Chevalier de)ALS, 16 August 1829, to Monseigneur, mentioning the author of the book, VeilleesPolitiques, and requesting an audience with his excellency.Box 6Folder 78Sainsbury, HarringtonALS, 18 December 1882, to Dr. [John] Chapman, about several medical and otherbooks that he is reviewing for the Westminster Review.Box 6Folder 79Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933ALS, 10 July [1845], to My dear Sir, noting that he will make corrections.Box 6Folder 80Sala, George Augustus, 1828-189542 ALS, 1859-1894, undated, to W.B. Kingston, James Payn, Clement Scott, Dr.Edward H. Sieveking, W. Moy Thomas, Messrs. Tillotson and Son, William Tinsley,Andrew Tuer, and others; AMs, 12-12 January 1870, notes for his "Echoes of the Week"column; AMs, "Echoes of the Week," insertion "to precede copy already posted"; AMsS,"The Story of the Three Captains" (published in Belgravia, holiday number, 1878);signature clipped from letter; signature clipped from letter to Charles Kean; cabinetphotograph by Van der Weyde; engraved portrait; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound froma photograph by John and Charles Watkins; etched portrait by E. Bocourt from aphotograph by Van der Weyde; color caricature, Vanity Fair, 25 September 1875;photograph vignette clipped from a book.Box 6Folder 81Salt, Henry Stephens, 1851-1939ALS, 4 August 1896, to Dear Sir, complaining about the publications The Fortnightlyand The Savoy.Box 6Folder 82Sambourne, LinleyALS, 17 June [1908], to Louis Napoleon Parker, about photographing people with a littlecamera of his own invention, like Alice's Knights; ALS, 31 July 1908, to Louis NapoleonParker, thanking him for cards to the dress rehearsal of his pageant.Box 6Folder 83Samuel, Herbert Louis Samuel, Viscount, 1870-1963

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ALS, 18 December 1902, to Mr. Meech, about Samuel's letter containing his opinion ofthe Northern Echo journal, and sending a copy of his book, Liberalism.Box 6Folder 84Sandford, John, 1801 or 2-1873ALS, 10 October 1865, to Edward Herford, congratulating him on the success of hislabors.Box 6Folder 85Savage, AnneALS, undated, to Miss Eyre, responding to a request for an autograph.Box 6Folder 86Savage, HenryALS, 1960-1964, to Harold Mortlake (7 letters from London; 16 letters from Punta deHildalgo, Tenerife, Canary Islands; and two letters from Bajamar, Tenerife) mainlyconcerning his attempts to find a publisher after years of obscurity living in the CanaryIslands; two envelopes (one stamped), 1964; six poems, 1960-1964; photograph ofpen-and-ink caricature drawing of three men.Box 6Folder 87Sayers, F. (Frank), 1763-1817ALS, undated, to Dear Sir, thanking him for the list of Strutt's works, and other books,and notes that the engravings of the cathedrals will be too small but very real.Box 6Folder 88Scharwenka, Xavier, 1850-19242 APS, 1906, to Professor Waldemar Mayer, referring to rehearsals for the Brahmsquintet, and other musical matters. In German.Box 6Folder 89Schmidt, Aloys, 1892-19806 ALS, 1839-1847, on musical matters. In German.Box 6Folder 90Schnitzler, Arthur, 1862-1931TLS, 15 November 1926, to [Attorney General] Wilhelm, sending a declaration alreadydiscussed, which he wishes circulated, referring to an unauthorized publication of hisletter in a paper called the Pesti Naplo [Budapest]. In German.Box 6Folder 91Schutt, Eduard, 1856-193311 ALS, 1897-1913, to Herr Schloesser, referring to the conductor Richter, Mahler andhis second and eighth symphonies, Hans Reger, Schonberg and Sarasate, and othermusical matters. In German.Box 6Folder s 92-94Scott, Clement, 1841-190414 TLS and ALS drafts and retained copies, 1897-1898, to Richard Butler, Henry Irving,

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Edward Lawson, Walter Pallant, and others; TMs, "Thirty-Five Years at the Play,"lecture; TDS, farewell article for the "Drama of the Day" column in The Daily Telegraph,with clipped article from The Westminster Gazette and the Star, 12 December 1898;photograph by Martin and Sallnow; photographic print, 6 October 1901, from The FreeLance; 75 ALS received, 1898-1899, from friends, colleagues, and authors referring tohis retirement.Box 6Folder 95Scott, Cyril, 1879-1970ALS, 10 September 1905, to Dear Madam, declining to write music for her libretto sincehe is very busy, romantic opera is not in his line, and he has arranged to do a musicdrama with H.G. Wells.Box 6Folder 96Scott, Robert, 1811-1887ALS, 19 February 1884, to My dear Sir, asking him to preach one of the Lentensermons in the Cathedral on 2 April.Box 6Folder 97Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832Signature clipped from letter, 25 November 1829; signature and address clipped froman envelope; engraved portrait from the picture in the Royal collection; embossedprofile.Box 6Folder 98Seaman, Owen, Sir, 1861-1936APS initials, postmarked 29 September 1915, to Mrs. Agnew, "Welcome home!" Theinsides of the folding card contain a reproduction from Punch no. 3865, 4 August 1915,five-stanza poem by Seaman translated into Italian by Renato Santamaria, with drawingof the Kaiser cowering before a wayside crucifix, drawn by Bernard Partridge.Box 6Folder 99Secker, Martin, 1882-1978ALS, 28 August 1929, to T.R. Waring, thanking him for mentioning Hervey Fisher in areview, and inquiring if he'd like Secker's spare copy of Francis Brett Young's TheTragic Bride, with envelope; ALS, 1 September 1929, to T.R. Waring, sending aninscribed copy of The Tragic Bride , asking if he has any first editions of 1890s bookswhich Secker collects, and he will let Waring know if he finds a spare copy of Young'sUndergrowth.Box 6Folder 100Selver, Paul, 1888-ALS, 23 February 1921, to Mr. Starr, informing him that he sent a copy of his ModernCzech Poetry to him at the Pall Mall Gazette for review and asking to be notified when itappears.Box 6Folder 101Seymour, Beatrice KeanALS, 3 May 1928, to Mr. Waring, agreeing to sign his copies of her and her husband's

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books.Box 6Folder 102Shanks, Edward, 1892-1953ANS, 14 January 1921, to Dear Sir, agreeing to make an appointment with him.Box 8Folder 1Shaw, Bernard, 1856-19502 TLS, 14 July 1914, to the Editor of The Nation, with corrected proof, titled "TheStrange Case of Ernest Newman." Bound in blue morocco.Box 6Folder 103Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950TMs, "The Emperor and the Little Girl"; TLS, 10 March 1926, Blanche Patch (Shaw'ssecretary) to Clement Shorter, enclosing the above manuscript for Shorter to read, andnoting her correspondence with Miss Furniss about her father's [Harry Furniss]illustrations for the play, Poison, Passion originally published in his annual [ HarryFurniss's Christmas Annual]; TLS, 26 February 1947, to Lawrence Green, castigatinghim as a "very inexperienced actor or manager" and noting that Man and Superman isnot available since Maurice Evans is contemplating a revival, with envelope; envelopeaddress to T. R. Waring Jr., 16 March 1945.Box 6Folder 104Shaw, Byam, 1872-1919TLS, 30 March 1915, to Louis Napoleon Parker, about Lady Paget's request for designsof dresses for the Masque that Parker is producing at Drury Lane theater.Box 6Folder 105Shaw, Martin, 1875-1958ALS, 3 May no year, to Clifford Bax, about securing a loan from an oil man willing toback N's [Harold Nielson?] production, and that Shaw has no money because the saleof sheet music is suffering because of the mechanization of music.Box 7Folder 1Shepherd, Richard Herne, 1842-1895AMsS, variations of readings of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist as compared betweenfirst issue in Bentley's Miscellany and subsequent editions [bound].Box 7Folder 2Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816ALS fragment, undated, to My dear Lord, about the recipient's disagreement with Mr.Wilson and its affect on Sheridan; ALS fragment, 16 February undated, to his brotherCharles Francis Sheridan, praising his speech; 2 engraved portraits; photographicportrait clipped from magazine.Box 7Folder 3Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947Envelope addressed to T.R. Waring, postmarked 5 October 1921.Box 7

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Folder 4Shinwell, Emanuel, 1884-TLS, 20 December 1948, to Harry Green, thanking him for a gift of cigars and will sendhim a copy of his book when his publisher finds one; TLS, 23 December 1948, to HarryGreen, sending a copy of his book [ The Britain I Want, 1943], noting it is outmoded byevents but that the chapter on class distinctions is still worth reading; TLS, 8 February1949, to Harry Green, sending a photograph of himself; TLS, 23 July 1949, to HarryGreen, agreeing to attend the opening of Green's new play on 10 August.Box 7Folder 5Shore, W. Teignmouth (William Teignmouth), 1865-1932ANS, 22 May 1880, to [W.R.S.] Ralston, thanking him for the Indian fairy tales.Box 7Folder 6Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926TLS, 30 November 1914, to W.H. Helm, asking what the snake means in Balzac'snovel, La Peau de Chagrin and what is implied by the quotation from Sterne in thenovel; TLS, 2 December 1914, to W.H. Helm, thanking him for the interestinginformation, with an appended page with a drawing of Balzac's snake and Stern'ssnake; ALS, 8 April 1921, to W.H. Helm, apologizing for cutting his article a little andnoting that the Daily Mail has cut the most important eight lines from his own article.Box 7Folder 7Shortt, W. T. P. (William Taylor Peter), b. 1801?AMsS, "Anglo-American Achievements and Greek History of Kanada," in bound journal,with proofs of the printed title page in Greek plus preliminary notice; printed letter ofacknowledgment filled in by Harvard College, 10 June 1853, thanking Shortt for the giftof Gesta Anglo-Americana; 3 ALS, 1850, to Shortt, thanking him for donating a copy ofhis book to the Bodleian Library and to Worcester College library.Box 7Folder 8Sichel, Edith Helen, 1862-1914ALS, 20 June no year, to Sir Claude, congratulating him on being honored, and talksabout the death of a mutual friend.Box 7Folder 9Sichel, Walter Sydney, 1855-1933ALS, 5 April 1916, to Louis Napoleon Parker, congratulating him on Dennis Eadie'sperformance in the production of Parker's play, Disraeli.Box 7Folder 10Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs., 1854-1934ALS, 10 January 1921, to Dear Sir, declining a personal interview but promising to sendthe 800 words before the end of the month.Box 7Folder 11Silberrad, Una L., 1872-1955ALS, 13 January 1921, to Dear Sir, noting that she has already promised to talk withsomeone from the Glasgow Herald and Evening Standard about the future of the novel,

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but if he is still interested in her view she will write something for him.Box 7Folder 12Silas, Edouard, 1827-1909ALS, 3 March 1858, to Dear Sir, thanking him for a recommendation to Mrs. Hodgsonfor a pupil.Box 7Folder 13Simon, John Allsebrook Simon, Viscount, 1873-1954TLS, 24 March 1932, to Mrs. Clifford Bax, thanking her for sending his grandmother'splate.Box 7Folder 14Simpson, J. Palgrave (John Palgrave), 1807-1887ANS, 1 May 1864, to Alfred Wigan, accepting an invitation.Box 7Folder 15Sims, George Robert, 1847-1922ALS, 1 February 1897, to W.R.M. Thwaites, declining an invitation to the Sheffield PressClub; ANS, 21 April 1904, to J. Harris Stone, enclosing the autograph he requested;ANS, 19 March 1906, to Dear Sir, returning The Visitors with thanks; TLS, 17 November1908, to Louis Napoleon Parker, about collaborating on a play; mounted photographfrom the St. James's Photographic Company.Box 7Folder 16Sitwell, Osbert, 1892-1969ALS, Friday [postmarked 10 August 1945], to Frederick Dawson, thanking him for hisdelightful letter and for sending another containing an interesting passage which hecopied into his notebook, with envelope.Box 7Folder 17Skelton, John, Sir, 1831-1897ALS, Friday, to [John William] Parker, asking for a copy of the proof for the article,"Abolishing the Writing of Books," that did not appear, and inquiring if Thackeray isworking on a history of Queen Anne.Box 7Folder 18Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton, 1856-1947ALS, 16 April 1872, to to Mr. Dixon, confirming that they met at the Junior Army andNavy Club, and asking him to identify two pseudonyms, "Martingale" and "MarketHarborough"; TLS, 1 March 1912, to Mr. Vivian Carter, sending a review copy of hisnew novel, The Unholy Estate, and describes the plot and its relationship to the Britishdivorce laws reforms.Box 7Folder 19Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904ALS, 26 November 1880, to Cavalieri Rossetti, about the death of Ceccarini on hisvoyage to Australia, and that his book, [ Thrift], will be translated and published in Italyby Barbera; signature and date, July 1885; signature clipped from a receipt;

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photographic reproduction in Harper's New Monthly Magazine from a photograph byFrederick Hollyer.Box 7Folder 20Smirke, James E., d. 1842ALS, 29 September 1830, to William Warren, sending the song [his poem, "The Horn ofthe Chase"] he requested [on verso], with integral envelope.Box 7Folder 21Smith, Albert, 1816-1860ALS, November 1854, to Mr. Parke, mentioning friends, and suggesting he read hispaper, "Only Once a Year," in this month's The Keepsake and hoping Parke saw hisletter in The Times signed "The London Scoundrel" about gambling in the railwaycarriages; ALS 26 February 1856, to Mr. Parke, informing him that Russell went back tothe Crimea via Trieste, other family news, Charles Dickens is backing him up in TheHousehold Words, asking if Parke saw Dickens' paper about the poor people outsideWhitechapel Workhouse, and noting that he and Dickens go out into the streets onSaturday nights to observe; printed circular letter, signed, to J.I. O'Beirne, editor of TheCourt Journal explaining why he excludes the press from his lectures (with franked,addressed envelope); ANS, undated, to Dear Cooper, announcing his arrival, with anamusing drawing of a pedestrian struggling against the wind and rain; clipped signature;engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayall.Box 7Folder 22Smith, Anthony J.ALS, 10 June 1909, to John F. Dexter, thanking him for the set of Dickens illustrationswhich he will mount for his collection.Box 7Folder 23Smith, Barbara Leigh, 1837-1891ALS, 11 August no year, to Mr. Chapman, with news of seeing Papa off at the railwaystation, her travels to Bath and St. James Back Bristol, and notes that Miss Cornwalliswon first prize for her essay.Box 7Folder 24Smith, C. A.ALS, undated [after 1845], to Lady Bell, asking for a ride to the exhibition and invitingher to dine afterward, and commenting that Mr. Cockerell is too busy to share hisreminiscences of her deceased husband, Sydney Smith.Box 7Folder 25Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910ALS, 13 October 1860, to E. Trimmer, he cannot find the list of classical subjects for theapproaching examination and asks if Trimmer can change the time from ten untileleven; clipped signature; Woodburytype photograph.Box 7Folder 26Smith, Horace, 1779-1849ALS, Thursday, to Liston, Mrs. Mathews has requested that he insert his autograph in

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the first volume of his brother's [James Smith] memoirs and asks Liston to give thebearer of the note the volume.Box 7Folder 27Smith, JuliaALS, 22 September no year, to Mr. Chapman, with condolences on his ill health andinviting him down for some country air and to bring her the pamphlet, The Summary ofthe Laws Relating to Women; ALS, October 1853, to My dear Sir [Mr. Chapman],having read the papers by Emerson she is not sure there is enough to make a volumeworthy of him, and lists fifteen essays and criticisms.Box 7Folder 28Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845ALS, 3 August 1831, to Mr. Tomms, asking for prices of Thompson's LondonDispensatory and Duncan's London Dispensatory; ANS, 25 November 1842, to Rev.James Tate, "send your notice of assssment upon Amen to Mr. Taylor," with reply fromTate, 5 December 1842, humorously commenting on Smith's continual misspelling ofhis name as Taite; AN, torn from his commonplace book, on the subject of Descarte'ssystem.Box 7Folder 29Smith, Noel SydneyALS, 29 June 1947, to Lady Margaret, enclosing a book containing two of his poems,compliments her poems, asks if she's read Miss Martyn's poems, and recommendsS.F.A. Coles' Cities of Troy.Box 7Folder 30Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950ALS, 22 March 1917, to Mr. Kelly, thanking him for his letter and clippings, andcommenting that he does not think the Dominion delegates will deal with Home Rule.Box 7Folder 31Somerville, E. O. (Edith Oenone), 1858-1949ALS, 15 May 1894, to Mr. Langbridge, complaining that while her novel, The RealCharlotte, has finally been published, she had a hard time with the publisher, Ward andDowney, delaying publication and not paying until confronted by her lawyer; ALS, 30September 1897, to Mr. Langbridge, thanking him for his praise of The Silver Fox ,mentioning mutual friends, and is stumped by a question about The Real Charlotte.Box 7Folder 32Solon, L. M. (Louis Marc), 1835-1913ALS, 6 November 1888, to Mr. Bemrose, thanking him for inquiring of Mr. Monkhouseabout publishing Solon's article on pate sur pate, and hopes to resume work on his bookon stoneware; 4 ALS, 1890-1898, to Cosmo Monkhouse, thanking him for his laudatoryarticle on Solon's works, requesting separately printed copies of the article, referring tohis book on stoneware that needs a publisher and asking for advice about finding asuitable printer, thanking him for sending a catalogue of the second exhibition ofOriental China to add to his collection of ceramic books, and mentioning preparing aceramic bibliography.

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Box 7Folder 33Southey, Robert, 1774-1843AMsS, four lines to accompany a portrait; two engraved portraits; one cameo bustportrait.Box 7Folder 34Spain, Nancy, 1917-1964APS, undated, to Mr. Taylor, suggesting he add something to his R.L. Stevenson bookbut asking him to be kind since they are printers of whom she is fond.Box 7Folder 35Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-19567 ALS, 1926-1930, to novelist and critic Desmond Coke whom the artist is hoping tointerest in his work; and one publication notice, art dealer TLS, 23 April 1929, A.S. WattCoke about an exhibition of Spare's work; 2 APS, 1928, order forms for The Youth andthe Sage (illustrated by Spare), one with a note signed from the author Warren Retlaw;and a publication notice for The Images and Oracles of Austin Osman Spare, byKenneth Grant.Box 8Folders 2 and 6Spare, Austin Osman, 1886-1956Nine drawings depicting a semi-nude man seated on a rock, a nude man (rear view)carrying a load of branches, a primitive warrior carrying weapons, a boudoir scene withone figure in bed and one about to enter a bath, a reclining female nude, a standingfemale nude seen from the back, a female figure and a dragon in a mountainlandscape, a nude female bust accompanied by several stylized self-portraits, and anunfinished drawing of a faun seated before a headless and armless nude female figure.Also, The Golden Hind, A Quarterly Magazine of Art and Literature (October 1922)containing drawings by Spare.Box 7Folder 36Spencer, Herbert, 1820-1903ALS, 16 September 1899, to Messrs. Millward, seeking a guaranteed delivery date for asarcophagus; ALS, 29 November 1899, to Messrs. Millward, questioning their insistencein delivering the urn sealed and suggesting that he is disinclined to take an alternatecourse by committing suicide, being cremated, and having his ashes delivered to themon their schedule; ALS, 2 January 1901, to Prof. Bastian, about a portrait by Herkomer.Box 7Folder 37Spontini, Gaspare, 1774-1851ALS, 4 January 1840, to Paul Humbert, noting that he has been, and is still, ill. InFrench.Box 7Folder 38Squire, William Barclay, 1885-1927ALS, 12 March no year, to The Editor, Monthly Musical Record, concerning a critic'sreview of Morris dances, and asks for a well-authenticated version of the correct melodyof the Cheshire tune for the appendix to his Dictionary of Music, and he is still seeking a

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copy of the tune of the "Literary Dutchman" to verify if it is an old Morris dance tune.Box 7Folder 39Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910ALS, 16 December 1909, to Harris Stone, mentioning his swollen neck glands, andasking for the address of the Travellers Magazine to send his "Call of the Road." Withstamped envelope.Box 7Folder 40Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere), 1863-1951ALS, 5 February 1908, to Edgar Jepson, thanking him for a good review of his book,The Blue Lagoon, in Vanity Fair.Box 7Folder 41Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904ALS, 18 April, to Miss Molly, declining to attend a conference; ANS, Friday night, 189-,to G. Christy, returning tickets with thanks.Box 7Folder 42Steen, MargueriteALS, 23 February 1935, to Hugh Walpole, about her superstitions, publishing TheOne-Eyed Moon, and writing two books simultaneously, The Tavern and Daughter of anAuthoress [published as Who Would Have Daughters?], wishes she could afford asecretary to do all of her manuscript retyping.Box 7Folder 43Stein, Aurel, Sir, 1862-19434 ALS, 1904-1911, to William Morris Colles, about his publishing agreements withMessrs. Hurst and Blackett, apologizes for delayed response from Messrs. Wodianerand Sons, expected delivery date of his manuscript [ Ruins of Desert Cathay; PersonalNarrative of Explorations in Central Asia and Westernmost China] to Messrs. Macmillanand asking Colles to find a publisher for a German edition.Box 7Folder 44Steinmetz, Andrew, 1816-1877ALS, 7 December 1869, to W. Tinsley, correcting the misunderstanding that his book isa work of prophesy but rather an historical sketch but that Mr. Bentley will republish hisThe History of the Jesuits, and complaining about having to rewrite others' works; ALS,4 April 1871, to W. Tinsley, disappointed by the sales of his work, his failing eyesightaffects his income, and asks for the remaining bound copies to sell if he travels.Box 7Folder 45Stephen, Leslie, Sir, 1832-1904ALS, 10 December 1888, to Mr. Rogers, about the site for the Marlowe Memorial.Box 7Folder 46Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1813-1886ALS, 5 June 1860, to Shirley Brooks, asks if he has forgotten her, and mentions a NewYork actress and theater manager.

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Box 7Folder 47Stephens, Frederic George, 1828-1907ALS, 12 April 1882, to My dear William, will meet him on Friday.Box 7Folder 48Ashby-Sterry, J. (Joseph), d. 1917ALS, 3 May 1864, to Henry Stevenson, editor of the Norwich Chronicle, offering to writea column of news and gossip for the paper.Box 7Folder 49Stirling Maxwell, William, Sir, 1818-1878ALS, 23 December 1852, to My dear Sir, sending a note to his friend Granville Vernonwho has a copy of the head of the Empress Isabella which he will be glad to show to therecipient; ANS, 23 March no year, to Dear Sir, declining an invitation to see his pictureand expecting it will be well placed in the exhibition.Box 7Folder 50Stockley, Cynthia, 1883-1936APS, 14 January 1921, to Meredith Starr, she is too ill to do an article for him.Box 7Folder 51Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912ALS, 7 October 1886, to Mr. Tinsley, asking if it is too late to send a short story for theChristmas issue; ALS, 7 October 1879, to Dear Sir, Mr. [Henry Brodribb] Irving sendshis regards who would like to see the recipient during Wednesday's performance [at theRoyal Lyceum Theatre].Box 7Folder 52Strachey, Lytton, 1880-1932APS, 30 January 1915, to Simon Bussy, "with love to you and famille."Box 7Folder 53Strahan, Alexander, 1834?-1918ALS, 27 August 1868, to Messrs. Nelson and Son, giving permission for DavenportAdams to reprint some pieces by Robert Buchman but he does not know which titles byGeorge MacDonald that Adams wants for his reading book. William Nelson forwardedthe letter to Adams asking for clarification on the MacDonald pieces and admonishinghim not to ask for permission to publish "more than a very few short ones."Box 7Folder 54Strickland, Agnes, 1796-1874ALS, 14 February 1831, to Dear Sir, thanking him for publishing her poems in theNorfolk Chronicle and sending a sonnet previously published in the New MonthlyMagazine only under her initials; ALS, 11 August no year, to [Henry] Colburn,introducing a "gentleman of learning and literacy"; AMsS, poem, "Charade"; AMsS,quotation from her Lives of the Queens of England (1840); engraved portrait, 1846, withobituaries.Box 7

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Folder 55Strickland, Elisabeth, 1794-1875ALS, undated [pre-1840], to Seth Stevenson, her sister Agnes is writing HistoricalMemoirs of the Queens of England [published as Lives of the Queens of England]dedicated to the Queen and since Miss Lawrence saw the announcement and used thesame title, Agnes would like to see a copy of her book; ALS, undated, to SethStevenson, thanking him for loaning his precious books and she will complete herextracts and return the books.Box 7Folder 56Strickland, Jane Margaret, 1800-1888ALS, Monday 4 May [1835], to Messrs. Dean and Munday, thanking them for sendingher books and commenting on the quality of the workmanship, noting some errors,quotes a letter she received, and mentioning her current writing projects.Box 7Folder 57Stuart, Gilbert, 1742-1786ADS, 10 December 1781, agreement to accept seventy pounds sterling from JohnMurray for printing The History of Scotland From the Enlightenment of the Reformationtill the Death of Queen Mary and thirty pounds sterling upon the sale of five hundredcopies of the book; ADS, 19 August 1782, transferring copyright for The History ofScotland From the Enlightenment of the Reformation till the Death of Queen Mary toGeorge Robinson and John Murray for one hundred guineas; two engraved portraits.Box 7Folder 58Stuart-Wortley, Emmeline, Lady, 1806-1855AMsS, article, "My Pet Aversions."Box 7Folder 59Sutro, Alfred, 1863-1933ALS, 10 August no year, to Louis Napoleon Parker, about the actress Miss Westcote, aformer protege of his whom he found disappointing.Box 7Folder 60Swain, Charles, 1801-1874Signature clipped from a letter.Box 7Folder 61Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909Envelope addressed to Henry A[rthur] Bright, 19 June 1893.

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Authors, TBox 7Folder 62Talbot, LordADS, 1604, to Lord Talbot, concerning the surrender of the town of Grave, Netherlands,signed by Rxiom. With typed transcription.

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Box 7Folder 63Tarr, E. WhitneyAMs, poem, "Tom Hanlin," edited copy, with edited typescript copy.Box 7Folder 64Tate, James, 1771-1843ALS, 5 December 1842, to Dear Sir, responding to the recipient's son's request for anautograph of Sydney Smith, and promising to acquire Charles Lamb's autograph for himas well; signature clipped from a letter; printed letter, 10 August 1818, to Mr. Urban,removed from a periodical, concerning the imminent publication of some of Rev.Anthony Temple's sermons.Box 7Folder 65Taylor, Henry, Sir, 1800-1886ALS, 21 April 1882, to Dearest Kate, with news of the ill health of a mutual friend, theletters he's received in response to his autobiography; ALS, 12 February 1886, toDearest Kate, commenting on doctors, the effects of weather on people, enclosingStephen de Vere's translation of an ode by Horace, and arranging for her to visit.Box 7Folder 66Taylor, Tom, 1817-1880ALS, 6 February 1875, to Lady Thompson, apologizing and sending a letter from hiswife; ALS, 3 March no year, to John Mitchell, noting that Mr. Delane has asked him towrite a notice about his portraits of the Prince and Princess of Wales published byMitchell; ALS, undated, to Dear Franks, about getting a fair copy of a manuscript for theprinters, regretting the deal, and thinks they should see it through at the least possiblecost; Woodburytype photographic portrait.Box 7Folder 67Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914ALS, 13 December 1903, to Mr. Ford, sending the certificate to be stuck on the back ofthe picture frame.Box 7Folder 68Terry, Ellen, Dame, 1847-1928ALS fragment, postmarked 5 July 1891, to Lady Dorothy Nevill, about "Diana of theCrossways," with envelope; cabinet photograph as Ophelia, autographed.Box 7Folder 69Thirkell, Angela Mackail, 1890-1961ALS, 24 July 1950, to Mr. Bowne Webb, asking to visit with librarian Gilbert Barker, anadmirer of his books; Christmas card, signed.Box 7Folder 70Thomas, Ambroise, 1811-1896ALS, June 1848, to Mademoiselle Vignon [on "petit bleu"], noting he has finished withthe Conservatoire, the universal exhibition keeps him busy, and he is going to Brittanyfor a month. In French.

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Box 7Folder 71Thome, Francis, 1850-1909ANS, undated, to Mr. Spinetti, proposing a collaboration and a meeting; AN, undated,on his visiting card. Both in French.Box 7Folder 72Thompson, Silvanus Phillips, 1851-1916AMs, 1901-1902, unsigned articles, some photographically illustrated, contributed to thePortfolio Society, of which Thompson was editor. Bound volume.Box 7Folder 73Thomson, Christine Campbell, 1897-1985ALS, [circa 1927-1928], to Dear Sir, noting that Meredith Starr has asked her to let therecipient have a copy of her first novel [ His Excellency (Selwyn and Blount, 1927)] toreview in the Pall Mall.Box 7Folder 74Thornbury, Walter, 1828-1876ANS, Friday, to W. Teignmouth Shore, the enclosed has run up against some articles ofDickens, he took the denouement from Balzac, and it will make two numbers.Box 7Folder 75Thring, EdwardALS, 30 July 1883, to E.C. Lowndes, congratulating him on his success and sendsgreetings to his parents.Box 7Folder 76Ticknor, George, 1791-1871ALS, 3 March 1866, to [Henry Fothergill] Chorley, thanking him for sending his poemsand commenting on them, asks him two questions about his works, and comments onthe end of the American Civil War.Box 7Folder 77Todhunter, John, 1839-1916ALS, 18 May 1890, to Mrs. Emery [Florence Farr], praising her stage performance; ALS,24 February 1891, to Mrs. Emery [Florence Farr], congratulating her for a good reviewfrom Clement Scott, describes Comyns Carr's negative reactions to the Ibsen play; ALS,26 May 1911, to [Marcus S.C.] Rickards, apologizing for not having previously read hisbook, Musical Echoes, but herewith criticizes it; AMs, four-line poetic epigram, "At theIndependent Theatre."Box 7Folder 78Toklas, Alice B.4 ALS, 1961 and undated, to Sir Francis Rose, thanking him for sending his book [Saying Life (Cassell, 1961)] in which he dedicates it to and writes about Gertrude Stein,mentions her failing eyesight; mentioning Bernard Fay and Denise Aime-Azam, movingto a different house in Paris, commenting that Dame Edith Sitwell was converted beforeshe died [in 1964], and thanking him for another book with recipes and illustrations;

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color print of Jesus Christ by Memling with Easter greetings to Francis on verso.Box 7Folder 79Toole, John Lawrence, 1830-1906ANS, 30 May 1894, to Sir Henry Thompson, introducing Joseph Hatton, an old friend ofIrving and himself, who would like to consult Thompson; ALS, 21 November 1894, toJoseph Hatton, inviting him to come to the Garrick Theatre for dinner, with note fromHatton on the bottom, 25 January 1907, to James Stoddart, sending a copy of Toole'sReminiscences of J.L. Toole chronicled by Hatton, with stamped envelope.Box 7Folder 80Trebelli, Zelia, 1838-1892ALS, 15 January no year, to Mrs. S. Kirson [Alice M. Atkinson], noting she had greatsuccess in Carmen in New York and sang that opera four times, the area reminds her ofRussia during the winter, her daughter is with her grandfather in Paris studying music,and she may go back to Europe in the summer.Box 7Folder 81Tree, Maud, 1863-1937ALS, 2 February no year, to Mr. [Harry] Green, thanking him for agreeing to join otherdistinguished actors in providing his autograph for Princess Mary's birthday-book.Box 7Folder 82Trevelyan, George Otto, Sir, 1838-1928ALS, 27 February 1887, to Dear Madam, regrets that he will not be able to go on withFox unless he leaves public life, and does not want the responsibility of a valuablevolume that may be of interest to Robert Browning; ALS, 13 May 1896, to Mr. Giddins, aprevious engagement prevents him from hearing the Liberals protest againsteducational proposals and taxes, and stating his position on local taxpayer relief.Box 7Folder 83Treves, Frederick, Sir, 1853-1923ANS, 1 May 1900, to Mr. Ward, arranging an appointment at Ward's studio.Box 7Folder 84Trollope, Anthony, 1815-1882Signature and closing clipped from a letter.Box 7Folder 85Tuke, RobinALS, 1 July 1917, to Author's Syndicate, inquiring about the status of his manuscript.Box 7Folder 86Tupper, Martin Farquhar, 1810-1889ALS, 8 February 1850, to My dear Sir, about a rejected manuscript; ANS, [1852], toRev. Dr. Rogers requesting proofs; ALS, 25 June 1856, to Robertson Gladstone about asubmission to European times and about Prince Albert; ALS, 8 February 1859, toEdward Walford criticizing his writing; ALS, 27 July 1880, to Rev. Canon [FredericWilliam] Farrar asking who was Judas's father; two engraved portraits.

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Box 7Folder 87Turner, Charles Tennyson, 1808-1879ANS, 28 February 1833, to J. Singer Sargent, informing him that he will write to LordWeymouth today.Box 7Folder 88Turton, SarahALS, 19 August 1839, to W. Pulley, apologizing for forgetting to list among Miss Amory'sproperty a sixth share in a freehold farm that is rented.Box 8Folder 89Twain, Mark, 1835-1910Autographed photographic postcard, undated, Rotary Photo no. 2339B by H.T. Reed,London.Box 7Folder 90Twining, LouisaANS, 31 December no year, New Year's greeting.Box 7Folder 91Tyndall, John, 1820-1893ANS, undated, to Prof. Balfour, sending a subscription fee for a memorial.

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Authors, VBox 7Folder 92Vanson, FredericAMs, December 1955, two poems, "The Mightiest Birth," and "The Nativity," on hisletterhead.Box 7Folder 93Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958ALS, 28 March no year, to Clifford Bax, arranging to give a surprise concert of R.O.Morris's works for his birthday, and asking for a financial guarantee to cover a loss;ALS, 5 October no year, to Clifford Bax, hoping to send printed notices about the R.O.Morris Concert on 14 November; ANS, undated, to Clifford Bax, thanking him for aguarantee of ten pounds; ALS, undated, to Clifford Bax, accepting an invitation to dine.Box 7Folder 94Vallings, HaroldALS, 14 February 1911, to the Author's Syndicate, concerning submitting his stories toan American editor, fearing they might be "handicapped as being decidedly English."Box 7Folder 95Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901ADS, 19 January 1857, appointment of Major General John Cox as general officer

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because of the death of Major General William Cox (1785?-1857).Box 7Folder 96Victoria Mary Louisa, Duchess of Kent, 1786-1861ALS,6 June 1839, to the Lord Chancellor [Charles Cottenham] indicating she is sendinghim copies of communications from Sir John Conroy and that she has shown them tothe Duke of Wellington; includes an engraved portrait of the Duchess by W. Read,1853. Laid in a bound morocco volume.Box 7Folder 97Villiers, Frederic, 1851 or 2-1922ALS, 7 July 1896, to Dear Sir, accepting an invitation to dine with the Sheffield PressClub if he is not on the warpath.Box 7Folder 98Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred, 1853-1922ALS, 10 January 1898, to the Editor of The World, chastising their reviewer forannouncing his death in a review of his English version of Emile Zola's Assommoir.Box 7Folder 99Vrooman, Walter9 ALS, 1898-1899, to Joseph Edwards, concerning the founding of the labor college,Ruskin College, Oxford, with calling card of Backworth Club (annotated "financialbackers of Ruskin Hall"), fourteen pages of notes of personal contacts and visits, andinnovations for Ruskin Hall ("adopt phonograph as a method of teaching").

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Authors, WBox 7Folder 100Wallace, Grace, Lady, d. 1878ANS, 2 February 1865, agreeing to have her autograph included "among so manycelebrities" if asked by Mrs. Mitchell.Box 7Folder 101Wallace, WilliamALS, 9 March 1910, to Dr. Wylie, about performing a marriage ceremony, Wylie's Exeterwork and museum occupation, and noting that he and his wife carried the little book,The Ancient and Loyal City of Exeter, on their holiday; printed poem, "Burial of Sir JohnMoore," January 1909 [in Latin].Box 7Folder 102Waller, John Francis, 1810-1894ALS, 3 October 1878, to Cecil Brent, returning his book of signs and asking for severalon specific pages; ALS, 17 October 1878, to Cecil Brent, thanking him for sending thesigns and apologizing for marking one erroneously.Box 7Folder 103

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Walpole, Hugh, Sir, 1884-1941ALS, 18 October 1932, to Mr. Theis, editor of Everyman, agreeing to review a book andrecommending Marguerite Steen as a reviewer, with stamped envelope.Box 7Folder 104Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745ADS, November 1721, receipt from Charles Hudson to Auditor of the Receipt of theExchequer, endorsed by Walpole, Charles Turner and Henry Pelham.Box 7Folder 105Warburton, Henry, 1784?-1858Franked, stamped envelope addressed to J. Bell; engraved portrait by W.H. Mote froma painting by George Hayter.Box 7Folder 106Warfield, David, 1866-1951ALS, 31 October 1943, to Harry Green and Jack Pearl, congratulating them on theirexcellent comedic performances in All for All.Box 7Folders 107-111Ward, Humphry, Mrs.AMs, drafts and notes for her novels, Marcella, Alethea, or a Pacifist [unfinished], Nora'sEngagement [unfinished]; ALS, 1888-1913, arranging a visit, to Mrs. E. Wright agreeingto speak on "The Work of Women in Settlements," to Madame Samaia thanking her fora picture of a friend; three photographs.Box 7Folder 112Warren, Samuel, 1807-1877ALS, 3 April 1852, to Mrs. M.A. Smith, expressing sympathy on the distressing afflictionof her husband; ALS, 3 February 1865, to the Duke of Northumberland, apologizing fornot being able to visit when in the area, he heard one of his books quoted during a libelcase, the death of a friend; franked envelope, 7 February 1856, to Reverend J.E. Cox;signature clipped from foot of a letter; engraved portrait by D.J. Pound from aphotograph by Mayall.Box 7Folder 113Watson, H. B. Marriott (Henry Brereton Marriott), 1863-1921ALS, 5 April 1913, to Mr. Engelbart, suggesting that Miss Foxe go to a competent agentsuch as J.B. Pinker of Talbot House; 4 ALS, 1912-1918, to C. Charles Paine, thankinghim for his sympathies, declining a lunch invitation because he is on a "hunger strike" bynecessity, news of his son Dick's honor for a Somme raid, unhappy news that Dick ismissing in action, and two envelopes addressed to Charles Paine.Box 7Folder 114Watson, Richard B. Marriott3 ALS, 1910-1913, to C. Charles Paine, asking for trees, thanking him for the trees, anddisabusing him of his inseparability from a tennis racquet.Box 7Folder 115

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Watson, Rosamund Marriott, 1863-19113 ALS, 19 June-25 August 1911, to C. Charles Paine, inviting him to tea, thanking himfor a trophy, and disappointed with Morrison's book and despairing over their weedylawn.Box 7Folder 116Watts, Alaric Alexander, 1797-1864AMsS, 3 February 1838, poem, "Lines Written Beneath a Picture"; caricature portrait.Box 7Folder 117Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914ALS, 15 March 1893, to [Buxton] Forman, not objecting to using [Swinburne's] remarksreproduced in the proof sent of Nibelung's Ring translation of Watts-Dunton's work.Box 7Folder 118Waugh, Alec, 1898-TNS, 21 June 1928, to T.R. Waring, agreeing to autograph Waring's copy of Waugh'sbook of essays, On Doing What One Likes.Box 7Folder 119Waugh, Arthur, 1866-1943ALS, 26 January 1927, to Mrs. Watts-Dunton, glad that she likes his wife and extols hiswife's virtues, with envelope.Box 7Folder 120Waugh, Edwin, 1817-1890ALS, 29 November 1872, to Edward Herford, hoping he finds his book interesting andcorrecting the subscriber's price; lithograph scene from his dialect poem, "Come'whoam' to thi' children an' me," illustrated by W. Brooks.Box 8Folder 4Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852ALS, 1 January 1837, to H[enry] W. Kinsman, noting he received the Spanish claim, willsend him $500, and please give Edward $100 for college, with integral envelope andseal.Box 7Folder 121Weckerlin, J. -B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1821-1910AMsS, 5 May 1897, two versions of his transcription for the piano plus a printed versionof "Amour dis-moi"; ALS and APS, 1874-1903, to [Salvatore] Marchesi, on variousmusical matters, mentioning his opera le "Marche des Fees," Goethe and ConradinKreutzer, with stamped envelopes. In French.Box 7Folder 122Wedmore, Frederick, Sir, 1844-1921ALS, 27 December 1911, to Sir Claude Phillips, congratulating him as a fellow writer onreceiving a recognition.Box 7Folder 123

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Weir, Harrison, 1824-1906ALS, 29 March 1889, to Dear Sir, enclosing a payment on an outstanding account, andnoting his illness; ALS fragment, undated, to F.J. Goodman, inviting him to visit andincluding the train schedule.Box 7Folder 124Welles, Sumner, 1892-TLS, 8 September 1945, to R. Lewis, sending him his autograph on a separate card.Box 7Folder 425Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1844ALS, 21 September 1827, to My dear Lord Clelan, he would boast about how Clelanreceived him if he had been at Newcastle when Wellington visited; ANS third person, 8April 1835, acknowledging receipt of a letter; ALS third person, 2 August 1844, to AllenPening, declining an invitation to dinner with the master of the Clothworkers Companybecause he will be in the House of Parliament.Box 7Folder 126Wells, H. G . (Herbert George), 1866-1946ANS, undated, to Lady Russell, praising her book, An Excellent Mystery (Stephen Swift,1912); APS, undated, to John Cox, thanking him for a story and noting he has noinfluence with the labor propaganda people.Box 7Folder 127West, Geoffrey, 1900-TLS, 7 March 1930, to Mr. Waring, thanking him for sending newspaper clippings aboutH.G. Wells for his biography, and noting that he changed his name from G.H. Wellsbecause people incorrectly thought he was H.G. Wells' son.Box 7Folder 128Westall, William, 1781-1850ALS, 29 December 1834, to Rev. Ainger, thanking him for his willingness to take hisunsold prints from John Robinson and deliver them to the bookseller that Ainger willdeal with in the future, with an integral note to John Robinson directing him to give theprints to Ainger.Box 7Folder 129Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903ANS with his butterfly mark, undated, to Rennell Rodd, questioning his travels andinviting him to breakfast.Box 7Folder 130White, Arnold, 1848-1925ALS, 18 October 1888, to Mrs. Lowther, referring to his visit to South Africa where hehas been helping the development and colonization.Box 7Folder 131Whitechurch, Victor L. (Victor Lorenzo), 1868-1933ALS, 18 July 1920, to J.W. Lister, inviting him to inspect the church records.

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Box 7Folder 132Whymper, Edward, 1840-1911ALS, 22 February 1894, to H. Bellhouse, about his travel plans en route to visitBellhouse; two photographic portraits clipped from magazines; newspaper obituary.Box 7Folder 133Widor, Charles Marie, 1844-1937ALS, undated, to Auguste Dorchain, that he will bring the manuscript early the nextmorning, he still has two pages to alter. In French.Box 7Folder 134Wilhelmj, August, 1845-1908ALS, 13 February 1895, to Mein lieber Wolff, on musical matters. In German.Box 7Folder 135Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841ALS, 12 November 1828, to Perkins, the engraving of the picture Perkins lent to him isalmost complete, and asks for a wax impression of his coat of arms to engrave on theplate's dedication; 2 AN, undated, criticizing his pupils' work and suggesting altenativemethods.Box 7Folder 136Williams, Anna, b. 1845ALS, 24 February 1892, to Mr. Sinclair, advising him that she would like to sing "TheLost Chord" in the key of A with an organ for a program in the cathedral.Box 7Folder 137Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827ALS, undated, to Madame Mauvon, inviting her to dine on Wednesday because theyare playing the game Boston on Friday, comments that another guest who is pregnantdoes not want to sit so long, invites her to come on Friday also and to bring herhusband as well. In French.Box 7Folder 138Wilson, John, 1785-1854ALS, undated, to My dear Miss Alison, noting that Mr. N. Nenan left Edinburghyesterday; engraved portrait clipped from magazine, 1907.Box 7Folder 139Wood, Evelyn (Henry Evelyn), 1838-1919ALS, 6 January 1881, to J. Hornblower, noting that he will be en route to the Transvaalthe next week, with stamped envelope; ALS, 17 April no year, to Sir James Alexander,mentioning the illnesses of his companions on the battlefield, and he will answer hisquestions but not on paper.Box 7Folder 140Woods, Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa), b. 1856ALS, 30 April undated, to Mr. Waring, autographing the book he sent her, commenting

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on the value of books from the Daniel Press, and noting that her failing eyesightcompels her to use a friend to write the letter.Box 7Folder 141Woolner, Thomas, 1825-1892ALS, 27 July 1881, to [Henry Arthur] Bright, commenting on the attitude of a committeetoward sculpture, Julian Hawthorne promises to review Bright's new book [ The EnglishFlower Garden (Macmillan, 1881)], and he visited with the Tennysons.Box 7Folder 142Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850AMsS, 26 June 1830, poem, first line: At the corner of Wood Street, when daylightappears.Box 7Folder 143Wylie, I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross), 1885-1959ALS, 11 January 1921, to Dear Sir, agreeing to talk on the "novel" question, and notingwhen she is free.Box 7Folder 144Wylie, James Hamilton, 1844-1914ALS, 13 April 1883, to Wylie from Macmillan and Co., rejecting his manuscript of thehistory of England under the House of Lancaster, with specific criticisms; ALS, 30 May1883, to Wylie from C.J. Longman, rejecting the same manuscript because there is notenough demand for a book of this length on this period of English history; ALS, 25January 1887, to W.E. Gladstone, clarifying a locale referring to James Gladstone thatwas mentioned in his book; ALS, 15 May 1888, to Dear Sir, asking the schoolmaster tosecure some play time for his son, and outlines his heavy schoolwork load.

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Authors, YBox 7Folder 145Yates, Edmund Hodgson, 1831-1894ANS, 2 February 1861, to Mr. Shore, hopes he has seen the article "Gustave Dore" inthis month's Temple Bar; color caricature, Vanity Fair, 16 November 1878.Box 7Folder 146Yeats, Elizabeth Corbet, 1868-1940ALS, 12 June 1917, to Dear Sir, enclosing the Cuala Press booklists and mentions theones still in print and their cost.Box 7Folder 147Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939ALS, 18 March no year, to Mrs. Emery [Florence Farr], inviting her to come to a lectureto chant; TLS, 3 November no year, to Dear Sirs, enclosing a cheque to pay his bill andrequests they send the Criterion until further notice; his bookplate designed by SturgeMoore.

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Box 7Folder 148Yonge, Charlotte Mary, 1823-1901ALS, 25 February no year, to Madam, rejecting her sketches of Florentine and Venetianhistory as they are written for a younger audience that those who read the MonthlyPacket and she is publishing a multi-part Hungarian history that would make her wait along time before publication; three photographic prints clipped from magazines.

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