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78561. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/15

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/15
Title:
Donation of H.R.H. the Duchess of Kent
Scope & Content:
Contains two letters relating to the Duchess of Kent (Princess Marie Luise Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld) and her subscription to the Literary Fund.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2 Jun 1835-3 Jun 1835
Extent:

1 file (2 documents)

78562. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/16

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/16
Title:
Donation of Adelaide, the Queen Dowager
Scope & Content:
Contains a letter relating to Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen’s subscription to the Literary Fund.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 May 1838
Extent:

1 file (1 document)

78563. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/17

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/17
Title:
Donation from the Masquers & Mummers at Prior’s Bank
Scope & Content:
Contains printed documents and seals relating to ‘the Grand Tournament at the Prior’s Bank’ on December 30th 1839; a note on the front of the file records a subsequent donation to the Literary Fund.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 Dec 1839-1840
Extent:

1 file (4 documents)

78564. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/18

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/18
Title:
Subscription of Her Majesty Queen Victoria
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence regarding Queen Victoria’s subscription to the Literary Fund from officials in the Privy Purse Office including Sir Henry Wheatley, Sir Charles Beaumont Phipps, W J Harrison, Sir Thomas Biddulph, Doyne C Bell and Walter M Gibson.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
30 May 1838-12 Apr 1899
Extent:

1 file (45 documents)

78565. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/19

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/19
Title:
Donations from the Trustees of the Cholmondeley Charities
Scope & Content:
Contains correspondence and minutes relating to donations to the Literary Fund from the Cholmondeley Charities.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
7 Aug 1833-6 Nov 1871
Extent:

1 file (13 documents)

78566. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/20

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/20
Title:
Mr C Edwards Lester’s Proposed Contribution from the United States
Scope & Content:
Contains three letters regarding a scheme by C Edwards Lester to raise support and money for the Literary Fund in the United States, and a cutting detailing his speech at the Fund’s 1848 dinner.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
May 1848-Feb 1850
Extent:

1 file (4 documents)

78567. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/21

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/21
Title:
Donation from the Percy Society
Scope & Content:
Contains letters, printed documents and receipts relating to donations to the Literary Fund from the Percy Society on its being wound up. Also contains lists of the society’s members and publications and details of its accounts.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1852
Extent:

1 file (19 documents)

78568. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/22

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/22
Title:
Proceeds of an Amateur Performance by the 16th Lancers in the Theatre Royal Manchester
Scope & Content:
Contains letters and newspaper clippings relating to a theatrical performance by 16th Lancers for the benefit of the Literary Fund.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Jun 1852-1853
Extent:

1 file (7 documents)

78569. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/23

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/23
Title:
Donation of the Literary Executors of Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart.
Scope & Content:
Contains an extract from the minutes of the Literary Fund regarding a donation from the estate of Robert Peel.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Jun 1856
Extent:

1 file (1 document)

78570. Loan 96 RLF 5/13/24

Reference (shelfmark):
Loan 96 RLF 5/13/24
Title:
Henry A Bright Esq.
Scope & Content:
Contains ‘correspondence relating to a portion of the Fund raised at Liverpool at the celebration of the Shakespeare Tercentenary’ from Henry A Bright.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
6 May 1864-11 Jun 1864
Extent:

1 file (5 documents)