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Record Id:

032-001961787

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032-001961787

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Add MS 56075

Title:

CREYKE COLLECTION: miscellaneous letters, etc., chiefly addressed to Walter Pennington Creyke (1828-1892) and his wife Caroline; 1787-1887, n.d. Partly French and Italian. Walter Creyke was the author of a comedy 'Maxime', first produced at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, in March 1864. His wife was the reputed authoress, under the pseudonym 'Diane Chasseresse', of Sporting Sketches (1890). The letters are mainly from artists, singers, musicians and other prominent persons. For an account of Creyke and his wife, see M. Hastings, Diane A Victorian (1974). Sent to the British Museum by an unknown person in an envelope post-marked Towcester (f. 64). Incorporated, 29 October 1969, under the terms of a letter of the Director of the British Museum, 19 April 1933, regarding unclaimed deposits.

Paper; ff. 64. British Library arrangement.

Contents:

1. ff. 1-24. Letters to Walter Creyke; 1857-1881, n.d. Partly French and Italian.

2. ff. 25-50. Letters to Mrs Caroline Creyke; 1875-1887, n.d. Partly French and Italian.

3. ff. 51-55. Miscellaneous items, 1856, n.d.

4. ff. 56-63. Letters, etc., of Scottish provenance, mostly of a personal nature; 1787-1817, n.d.

5. f. 64. Envelope in which the collection arrived at the British Museum; 1966.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1857.
ff. 1-24 Walter Pennington Creyke, son of Archdeacon S Creyke: Letters to: 1857-1881, n.d.: Partly Fr. and Ital.
f. 3 Maria J. Burke: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1864.
f. 5 Emily Peel, wife of Sir R Peel, 3rd Baronet: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1864.
f. 7 William Ward, 11th Baron Ward; 1st Earl of Dudley: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1872.
f. 9 Charles Bennet, 6th Earl of Tankerville: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1872.
f. 11 Adelaide Sartoris, née Kemble; singer; daughter of Charles Kemble: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1872.
ff. 12, 13, 23 Conte Giovanni Matteo di Candia, called 'Joseph Mario'; Italian singer: Letters and telegram to W. P. Creyke: 1874-1875, n.d.: Fr. and Ital.
f. 14 Tommaso Salvini, Italian actor: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1876: Ital.
f. 15 William Tatton Egerton, 1st Baron Egerton of Tatton: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1878.
f. 16 William Thomson, Archbishop of York: Letter to W. P. Creyke: 1881.
f. 18 Frederick Temple Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava; formerly Blackwood: Letter to W. P. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 19 Admiral Lord John Hay, GCB 1886: Letter to W. P. Creyke: mid 19th cent.
f. 21 Anne Isabella Ritchie, née Thackeray; novelist; wife of Sir R T W Ritchie: Letter to W. P. Creyke: mid 19th cent.
f. 24 Edward Askew Sothern, actor-manager: Letter from, to W. P. Creyke: mid 19th cent.
f. 25 Tommaso Salvini, Italian actor: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: 1875: Fr.
ff. 25-50 Caroline Creyke, wife of W P Creyke: Letters to: 1875-1887, n.d: Partly Fr. and Ital.
f. 27 Funerals: Madame Alexandrine Marie Anne Doré: Invitation to Mrs C. Creyke to the funeral of Madame Alexandrine Marie Anne Doré: 1881: Fr: Printed.
ff. 29-30 George Grossmith, II; actor and author; d.1912: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: 1887.
f. 31 Colonel William Frederick Cody, called 'Buffalo Bill': Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: 1887.
f. 32 George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, artist and novelist: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 33 William Montagu Hay, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 35 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, painter: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 37 Christian IX of Denmark: Memorandum to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 38 Mary Anderson, afterwards De Navarro; actress and producer; wife of A De Navarro: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
ff. 40-42 Sarah Bernhardt, actress: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent: Fr.
ff. 43-47 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letters, etc., to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent.
f. 48 Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti, KCVO; composer: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent: Fr.
f. 50 Johann Wolff: Letter to Mrs C. Creyke: late 19th cent: Fr.
f. 51 Alexander Stephen Creyke, brother of W P Creyke: Letter to Lord Carlisle: 1856.
f. 56 N. Forrest, of Glasgow: Letter to —: 1787.
ff. 58, 60-61 Catharine Hamilton, of Dalkeith: Letter to —: 1797.
f. 63 Education: Accounts: Perth, Scotland: Accounts for Stewarts School, Perth: 1817.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-001961787

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English
French
Italian

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1787

End Date:

1966

Date Range:

1787-1966

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Names:

Anderson, Mary, afterwards de Navarro; actress and producer, 1859-1940
Bennet, Charles, 6th Earl of Tankerville
Bernhardt, Sarah, actress
Blackwood, Frederick Temple, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, diplomat, 1826-1902
Burke, Maria J
Candia, Giovanni Matteo di, Conte called 'Joseph Mario', Italian singer
Cavendish, William George Spencer, 6th Duke of Devonshire, Whig politician, 1790-1858
Christian IX, King of Denmark
Cody, William Frederick, Colonel called 'Buffalo Bill'
Creyke, Alexander Stephen, brother of W P Creyke
Creyke, Caroline, wife of W P Creyke
Creyke, Walter Pennington, son of Archdeacon S Creyke
Doré, Alexandrine Marie Anne, mother of Gustave Doré, 1806-1881
Egerton, William Tatton, 1st Baron Egerton of Tatton, politician, 1806-1883
Forrest, N, of Glasgow
Grossmith, George, II, actor and author, d1912
Hamilton, Catharine, of Dalkeith
Hay, John, Admiral Lord GCB 1886
Hay, William Montagu, 10th Marquess of Tweeddale
Leighton, Frederic, Baron Leighton, PRA
Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson, artist and novelist, 1834-1896
Peel, Emily, wife of Sir R Peel 3rd Baronet
Ritchie, Anne Isabella, née Thackeray novelist, wife of Sir R T W Ritchie
Salvini, Tommaso, Italian actor
Sartoris, Adelaide, née Kemble singer, daughter of Charles Kemble
Sothern, Edward Askew, actor-manager
Thomson, William, Archbishop of York
Tosti, Francesco Paolo, KCVO, composer
Ward, William, 1st Earl of Dudley, landowner and philanthropist, 1817-1885
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, painter, 1834-1903
Wolff, Johann

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