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Sample Royal Literary Fund Anniversary Dinner Document Box (1858-1859)
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The Literary Fund Anniversary Dinner Documents were reboxed in 2013, as the old boxes were rapidly collapsing. This box, the least damaged of the old boxes, has been preserved as a record of the original method of storage. This box is empty; the documents originally kept in the box are now in ...
Letters accepting and declining invitations to the Royal Literary Fund Anniversary Dinner in 1924
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Contains a large number of letters accepting and declining invitations to the Royal Literary Fund’s 1924 Anniversary Dinner, which was chaired by David Alexander Edward Lindsay, Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, after the Prince of Wales was forced to withdraw. These letters are generally short y...
Letters accepting and declining invitations to the Royal Literary Fund Anniversary Dinner in 1935
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Contains a large number of letters accepting and declining invitations to the Royal Literary Fund’s 1935 Anniversary Dinner, which was chaired by Queen Marie of Roumania. These letters are generally short yes or no responses. Also contains some similarly brief letters dealing with subscription...
The administrative documents cover many aspects of the Literary Fund’s operations, including its official status, the club which operated concurrently in its early years, its officers, its headquarters, its possessions, its addresses to royalty, its collaborations with government and other organ...
Box containing documents relating to the establishment and administration of the Literary Fund. Contains the following folders, arranged principally by the chronology of the earliest document they include. - Papers and letters relating to the Formation of the Society - Letters respecting Theat...
Papers & Letters relating to the Formation of the Society
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Folder containing letters and plans relating to the establishment and early administration of the Literary Fund, including details of meeting arrangements, enquiries from interested parties, a suggestion for a 'Memorial of Benevolence' and an account of the Fund by David Williams. Includes docume...
Letters respecting Theatrical Performances & Concerts in behalf of the Society
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Folder containing enquiries about benefit performances for the Literary Fund. Includes an enquiry from and response to [?] Furs (1792), a letter from David Williams objecting to a concert proposed by Mr Busby (5 Jun 1800), an invitation to an unidentified recipient (30 Mar 1852) and further enqui...
Correspondence with the Bishops & Dr Parr respecting the Preaching of a Sermon on behalf of the Society
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Correspondence from Charles Manners-Sutton, Bishop of Norwich (12 Mar 1794), Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Bishop of Carlisle (undated), and Samuel Parr (25 Mar 1802) with regard to a series of attempts to have a sermon preached on behalf of the Literary Fund. Also contains other related lett...
John Francis Rigaud's Design for an Engraved Plate
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Contains documents relating to the reproduction of a design produced by John Francis Rigaud for the benefit of the Literary Fund in 1800, including a resolution, details of subscribers and letters from correspondents including David Williams, Rigaud, and the engraver Thomas Ryder. The folder also...
Documents relating to David Williams' Claims of Literature
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Contains documents relating to the publication of Claims of Literature, including a notice detailing its publication, a letter from its publisher, William Miller (17 Dec 1801), details of orders, a list of Reviews and institutions to which it was sent and a letter of thanks from Robert Watts, the...