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Contains two distinct groups of documents. The first are five folders relating to the properties the Literary Fund occupied between 1872 and 1957, which follow on from the House records 1805-1872 (see Loan 96 RLF 5/7). These contain contracts, correspondence and financial records: - 10, John St...
Contains correspondence between Octavian Blewitt and Samuel Andrews, the latter being the landlord of 10, John Street, which the Literary Fund leased between 1872 and 1879. Also contains a letter from William Farr and a prospectus from the Scientific Societies’ House Company, which proposed ‘to...
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s residence in 7, Adelphi Terrace from the period between 1879 and 1887 (although the Fund’s residence continued after this point – see Loan 96 RLF 5/8/4). Includes a copy of the agreement between Octavian Blewitt and Hawks, Crawshay & Sons, ...
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s residence in 6 & 7 Adelphi Terrace between 1890 and 1899 (although the residence continued until 1905). Includes an agreement between the Literary Fund and William Woodall acting for the Savage Club (who occupied other parts of Adelphi Terr...
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s residence in Denison House between 1905 and 1921. Includes 1902 and 1903 correspondence from Charles Stewart Loch of the Charity Organisation Society relating to a shared Societies’ House, 1905 letters from F Thurston on the progress of this en...
Contains documents relating to the Literary Fund’s residence at Stationer’s hall between 1921 and 1957. Includes the 1921 agreement, 1921 correspondence between High John Cole Marshall, R T Rivington and Charles Robert Rivington with respect to the Fund’s moving in, a revised 1925 agreement and...
Contains an 1802 letter from ‘a subscriber’ suggesting the production of a portrait of David Williams, the Founder of the Literary Fund, with a poem addressed to Williams, and an extract from the Minutes recording the donation of a full-length portrait of Williams by John Francis Rigaud to the F...
Contains four 1804 letters from John Francis Rigaud relating to the possibility of his producing for the Fund a portrait of the Prince Regent, two addressed to Richard Yates, one to Thomas Dale and one to the Committee as a whole. Also contains three later letters about the possibility of acqui...
Contains an 1805 letter from ‘the new proprietor of the Critical Review’ letters from 1807 and 1814 from James Christie and an 1825 letter from Cesar Moreau, all offering works for the library of the Literary Fund.
Portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse, Bart., V.P and Chairman of Committee
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Contains correspondence relating to the Literary Fund’s resolution to commission a portrait of Sir Benjamin Hobhouse and the subscription raised to achieve this. Includes minutes, resolutions and letters from Hobhouse, John Ilderton Burn, Charles Harvey, John Reeves, Henry Leave, Rowley Lascell...