GUSTAV HOLST COLLECTION. Vols. XVIII-XX (ff. 58, 120, 103). 'Sita', op. 23, opera in three acts 'Founded on the ancient Hindoo Epic "The Ramayana" (47821, f. 1); completed in 1906. Full score. Partly autograph (47821, 47822 are mostly autograph; 47823 is mostly a copy in the hand of Fritz Hart). I. Holst, no. 89.
SOUTHEY PAPERS. Vols. VI-IX. Correspondence of Southey and his family; 1795-1856. Used for New Letters of Robert Southey, ed. K. Curry, 2 vols., 1965, and there cited as 'Boult MSS.' See also W. Braekman, 'Letters by Robert Southey to Sir John Taylor Coleridge', Studia Germanica Gandensia, vi, 1964, p. 109, for a list of the published correspondence of Southey. Letters from 47888, 47889, ff. 178-278b, 47890, 47891, ff. 32-78, 109-131b, also from Add. MSS. 30927, 30928, are printed, with othe...
SOUTHEY PAPERS. Vols. X-XXI. Poetical notebooks of Caroline Southey; circ. 1806-1836, n.d. Supplementary to Add. MSS. 45185 and 50747 A, B. Twelve volumes.
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Caroline Anne Southey, née Bowles; poet; 2nd wife of R Southey: Correspondence and poetical notebooks: circ. 1806-1850, n.d. Poetry: Caroline A. Bowles: poetical notebooks: circ. 1806-1836, n.d.
BATTERSEA PAPERS. Vols. III, IV (ff. 171, 169). General correspondence of Lord and Lady Battersea; Vol. III, 1859-1898; Vol. IV, 1899-1930. Some of the letters are typewritten copies.
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Constance Flower, wife of Cyril, Baron Battersea: Diaries and correspondence: 1858-1931.
BATTERSEA PAPERS. Vols. XLI-LIV. Diaries and notebooks of Louisa, Lady de Rothschild, with some annotations by Lady Battersea; 1837-1907. Included, particularly in Vols. XLII, XLV, XLVI, XLVIII, LIV, are literary notes consisting mainly of commonplaces and comments on reading, with some compositions in verse and prose which are apparently original: partly printed by Lady Battersea in Lady de Rothschild: extracts from her notebooks, 1912.
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Diaries and Memoranda: Louisa, Lady de Rothschild: 1837-1907. Louisa de Rothschild, née Monteflore; wife of Sir A de Rothschild, 1st Baronet: Diaries and correspondence: 1834-1908.
A. ADMIRAL LEAKE PAPERS LEAKE PAPERS. Vols. I-XII., Journals, log-books and other papers of Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Leake, Rear-Admiral of Great Britain, and (47974-47976) of his brother-in-law and heir, Captain Stephen Martin afterwards (1721) Martin Leake I, R.N. (b. 1666, d. 1736), who served under him as Flag-Captain. Also included (47977, 47978) are materials for the biographies of Admiral Leake and Captain Martin by the latter's son, S. M. Leake II, based on the foregoing papers...
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Stephen Martin Leake, Garter King of Arms: Armorial bookplates. Bookplates and Book-stamps: Leake (Stephen Martin), Garter King of Arms; d. 1773.