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040-002167685 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Loan 96 RLF 5/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8
Title:
House, 1872-1957 + Portraits
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1802-1957
Extent:

1 box (16 folders)

2. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/5

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/5
Title:
Stationer’s Hall
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1921-18 Apr 1957
Extent:

1 file (34 documents)

3. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/1
Title:
10, John Street, Adelphi
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
9 Jan 1873-23 Jul 1879
Extent:

1 file (18 documents)

4. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/2
Title:
7, Adelphi Terrace
Scope & Content:
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, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
27 Nov 1878-23 Nov 1887
Extent:

1 file (35 documents)

5. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/4
Title:
Denison House, Vauxhall Bridge Rd.
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
3 Nov 1902-28 Nov 1921
Extent:

1 file (39 documents)

6. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/8

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/8
Title:
Presents of Books to the Library
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
19 Dec 1805-20 Jan 1825
Extent:

1 file (4 documents)

7. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/7
Title:
Portrait of King George IV, 1st Patron
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Feb 1804-12 Jun 1843
Extent:

1 file (7 documents)

8. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/16
Title:
Engraved Portraits of the Queen & Prince Albert
Scope & Content:
Contains a correspondence between Octavian Blewitt and Charles Beaumont Phipps and resolutions of Committee of the Literary Fund relating to obtaining engraved portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1 Jan 1853-10 Mar 1853
Extent:

1 file (5 documents)

9. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/6
Title:
Portrait of the Rev. David Williams, the Founder
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Mar 1802-9 Nov 1880
Extent:

1 file (15 documents)

10. Loan 96 RLF 5/8/12

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/8/12
Title:
Portrait of the Rev. Dr. Yates, Treasurer
Scope & Content:
Contains letters relating to the Literary Fund’s portrait of Richard Yates from John Bowyer Nichols, [?] Rogers, Daniel [?] and Robert Cradock Nichols.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 Jul 1843-17 Dec 1878
Extent:

1 file (4 documents)

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