Vol. A. Letter from Matthew Arnold to Norman MacColl, Editor of The Athenaeum, thanking him for a review of Mixed Essays in the issue of 8 Mar.; Cobham, 15 Mar. [1879]. ff. 1-1b. Presented by Miss Alice Mabel Erskine Jackson.
includes: f. 1 Matthew Arnold, poet and critic: Letter to N. MacColl: 1879.f. 1 Norman MacColl, Editor, 'The Athenaeum': Letter to, from M. Arnold: 1879.f. 2 Charles Gough: Letter to his brother, Harry: 1804.f. 4 John Constable, painter: Letter to Rev . J. Fisher: 1826.f. 4 John Fishe...
Vol. B. Letter from Ch[arles] Gough to his brother Harry, describing a journey to the Lake Country; Cherry Tree, Wythburn, 6 Nov. 1804. Gough perished on Helvellyn in 1805, and was commemorated in a poem of that name by Sir Walter Scott. ff. 2-3 b. Presented by J. P. Gilson, Esq.
Vol. C. Letter from John Constable, painter, to the Rev. [John] Fisher, Archdeacon [of Berkshire], with remarks upon the Academy exhibition; 26 Apr. 1826. Printed, with omissions, by C. R. Leslie, Life and Letters of John Constable, R.A., 1896, p. 191. Lot 414 in Sotheby's sale-cat., 16 Feb. 192...
Vol. D. Twenty-eight letters from C[harles] G[eorge] Gordon to [Charles Moore] Watson, R.E.; Gondokoro, 22 Nov. 1874-Luxor, 29 Jan. 1884. Watson served under Gordon in the Equatorial Province, Nov. i874-Feb. 1875. Followed (ff. 61-64) by a pencil 'description of the country between Lardo and Nya...
Vol. E. Letter from [Charles] C[amillel Saint-Saëns, composer, to [Francis Hueffer], musical critic, written on the back of an Oxford concert bill of 25 May 1886; Thursday, [27 May 1886]. French. f. 65. Presented by F. M. Wood, Esq.
Vol. F. Copies, in typescript, of Register Bills relating to the following places in Sussex for periods for which the original Parish Registers are not available, viz.:(i) Funtington: baptisms, marriages, burials, 1705-1720; marriages, 1745-1754. ff. 66-75;-(2) Rumboldswyke: baptisms, marriages,...
Vol. G. Letter from John Lambart [al. Lambert], commander in the Parliamentary army, to - Rymer, with news of the military situation; 20 Nov. [1643]. f. 96. Presented by Miss Simpson.
Vol. H. Miscellaneous fragments, etc., viz.:-(1) Two leaves from a Breviary, written in England, containing parts of the offices for the first and second Sundays in Advent. Latin. Early XIII cent. ff. 97-98b;-(2) Three fragments, with musical notation, from a French book of songs, almost complet...
Vol. I. Letter from Queen Anne to [Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin, Lord High Treasurer], explaining her reluctance to appoint Lord Sunderland as Secretary of State; 30 Aug. [1706]. Autograph but unsigned. Lot 38 in the Leeds sale (Sotheby's sale-cat., 5 Apr. 1869). Belonged to Alfred Mo...