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Title:

MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.

Paper, except where otherwise stated; ff. 189. British Library arrangement.

A. Two share certificates from the Moscow Merchants' Bank, each for 5,000 roubles, issued in 1873 and 1913 respectively, with related documents; 1873-1932. Printed, with MS. additions. Mostly Russian and German. Formerly in the possession of Dr Nicholas Vasilievich Korzlinsky. Presented by the Official Receivers in Companies Liquidation, Feb. 1983.

ff. 1-12. 303 x 240mm.

B. Letters from members of the Asquith family to Lady (Maud) Tree; [bef. 1909?]-1918, n.d. Followed by typewritten copies (ff. 27-39) of letters concerning remarks allegedly made by Cyril Asquith to Lady Diana Manners, March 1916. Supplementing Add. 59895, 61727, 62126. Purchased from Denys Parsons, Esq., Feb. 1983.

ff. 13-39. Largest size 275 x 203mm.

C. Letters from Queen Elisabeth of Rumania ('Carmen Sylva') to Miss A. Strettell and Miss E. Hopkirk; 1889, 1900. Partly typewritten. Presented by Miss Elizabeth Burgoyne (with two accompanying letters to her, 1938), March 1983.

ff. 40-48. Largest size 270 x 218mm.

D. Postcard from William Ewart Gladstone to Dr James Augustus Murray, editor of the New English Dictionary; 22 March 1889. See Add. 44506, ff. 107, 108. Purchased from John Smith and Son (Glasgow), Cat. 61, item 58, 21 March 1983.

f. 49. 122 x 74mm.

E. Letter from John Strutt, of Terling Place, Witham, Essex, M.P., to Sir John Sinclair, Bart., M.P., first President of the Board of Agriculture; 15 Sept. 1786. Removed from a copy of Statutes at Large, XV (1789), and transferred from the Department of Printed Books.

ff. 50-51. 250 x 194mm.

F. Letter from R. M. Black to his uncle, William C. Walker, describing his escape from shipwreck off Tongue, co. Sutherland; 6 Sept. 1844. Presented by Bernard Edward Lynch, Esq., April 1983

ff. 52-53. 230 x 188mm.

G. Autograph fair copy by Algernon Charles Swinburne, with extensive revisions, of his poem 'Neap-tide'; [1888?]. Written on both sides of one folio of blue laid paper, and on one side only of another. Purchased from Quaritch, 18 May 1983.

ff. 54-56. 328 x 205mm.

H. Record of baptism on 4 Jan. 1754 of Mariya, daughter of Vasily Iosifor Govard [Howard?], of the Moscow Merchants' Guild, an Anglican, and of his Orthodox wife, Ioliya Stefanova, at Vzdyna church, the village of Troitskavo Troitska, near Medinsk, in the archdiocese of Kaluga; 8 Dec. 1860. Certified copy in Russian, with seal. Presented by the British Records Association, 1983.

ff. 57-58. 265 x 215mm.

I. Letter from Josiah Booth concerning the copyright of his hymn tune, 'Commonwealth'; 1905. Removed from a copy of The Congregational Church Hymnal, ed. G. S. Barrett (1899). Transferred from the Music Library, Feb. 1983.

ff. 59-60. 180 x 115mm.

J. Letter from Ernest Walker (1870-1949) to A. E. F. Dickenson concerning the writings of Donald Tovey; bef. 1949. Presented anonymously, 27 April 1983.

f. 61. 178 x 113mm.

K. Letter from (Sir) R. C. K. Ensor to J. P. Hudson concerning the Russell and Palmerston Clubs at Oxford; 28 July 1951. Presented by the recipient, 1 July 1983.

f. 62. 178 x 113mm.

L. Letter from Arthur Young to William Wilberforce, recommending a neighbour's son and arranging provision of ploughs and ploughmen for Haiti; 24 Nov. 1819. Purchased from Librairie de l'Echiquier, Paris, 15 June 1983.

ff. 63-64. 230 x 186mm.

M. Letter from William Wordsworth to (Sir) William Rowan Hamilton, Professor of Astronomy at Trinity College Dublin; 24 Jan. 1831. Together with Hamilton's draft of his letter to Wordsworth, 21 Dec. 1830 (ff. 65-66v) and his shorthand copy (Kitchingman's system, Newcastle, 1828) of his reply, 2-20 Feb. 1831 (ff. 69-70). Wordsworth's letter is largely published in The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, ed. A. Hill, V (Oxford, 1979), pp. 363-365. Purchased at Sotheby's, 21 July 1983, lot 315.

ff. 65-70. Largest size 300 x 185mm.

N. Letters from Richard Garnett and Professor Joseph Wright to W. A. Copinger; [1889?]-1897. Presented by Ben Weinreb, 8 Aug. 1983.

ff. 71-78. Largest size 200 x 128mm.

O. Letter from Ivor Gurney (1900-1937), poet and songwriter, to Maurice Jacobson; circa 1921. Purchased at Sotheby's, 22 July 1983, lot 442.

ff. 79-81. 250 x 200mm.

P. Miscellaneous and occasional verse, including imitations of Horace, by 'Mr Mills', Dr [Nathaniel?] Cotton, Frances Greville, Sir William Draper, and others; 18th-early 19th centt. Partly Latin. Presented by Simmonds, Church Rackham and Co., through the British Records Association, 26 Aug. 1983.

ff. 82-101. Average size 235 x 190mm.

Q. Letters and papers of Cecil Bernard Oldman, Principal Keeper of Printed Books in the British Museum, relating to musicological subjects; 1832-1963. Followed (ff. 112-113) by two letters from Otto Erich Deutsch regarding Mozart MSS. for sale in New York, 1956. Presented by Mr and Mrs J. Lubrano, South Lee, Maine, U.S.A., 4 Nov. 1983.

ff. 102-113. Various sizes.

R. Autograph draft by Algernon Charles Swinburne of lines 1-8, 25-27 of the poem, 'A Haven'; 1883. Written, together with three lines from two other works, on both sides of a half folio leaf of blue laid paper. Enclosed with a letter from Henry Mackinnon Walbrook to the Rev. C. Halden, 29 April 1922. Purchased from John Wilson, 17 Oct. 1983.

ff. 114-117. Largest size 165 x 204mm.

S. Letters from Sir A. H. Layard to various recipients, including John Murray; 1841-1884, n.d. Together with (ff. 161-163) a letter from Linda Villari to Lady Layard, n.d. Supplementing Add. 38931-39164 and 58149-58202. Purchased from Winifred Myers, 8 Nov. 1983.

ff. 118-163. Largest size 322 x 202mm.

T. Invoice from F. Naylor, dealer in autographs, for the sale of items from his catalogues no. 41 and 42; 1878. Together with two leaves of singers' autographs: Luigi and Frederick Lablache and Fanny Persiani, 1844, Italo Gardoni, 1848, and Therese Tietjens, 1858; the first and third including musical quotations. Purchased from May and May, Cat. 117, item 418, 12 Dec. 1983.

ff. 164-167. Largest size 205 x 128mm.

U. Three fragments of monastic accounts, possibly French; 15th cent. Latin. From the binding of a copy of Medailles sur les principaux evenements du règne de Louis le Grand (Paris, 1723). Transferred from the British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, Jan. 1984.

Vellum; ff. 168-172. Various sizes.

V. Letters fom Sir Frederic G. Kenyon to Franz Bücheler, relating to the poems of Herodas; 1891. Presented by Professor Konrad Müller, Spiegel bei Bern, 9 Jan. 1984.

ff. 173-180. 160 x 100mm.

W. Two letter cards from Eric Partridge, lexicographer, to R. F. L. Bancroft; 1970, 1978. Presented by the recipient in 1978.

ff. 181-182. 165 x 123mm.

X. Seven plans showing the development of Port Royal, Jamaica, 1690-1983; 1983. Various scales. With notes concerning phases of development and sources, which include Add. 15494, f. 22, and King's Top. 214, f. 41. Prepared in connection with the proposed reconstruction of the historic core of the town. Presented by Oliver Cox, Esq., F.R.I.B.A., Dec. 1983.

ff. 183-189. Black ink on transparent sheets. 357 x 280mm.

Scope & Content:

includes:

ff. 1-12 Moscow Merchants' Bank: Two share certificates, with related papers: 1873-1932: Russ. and Germ: Printed, with MS. additions.
f. 13 Katharine Asquith, née Horner; wife of Raymond Asquith: Letter to Lady Tree from Katharine Asquith: bef. 1909.
ff. 13-26 Maud Tree, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree: Letters to Lady Tree: [bef. 1909?]-1918, n.d.
f. 15, 19 Helen Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury; née Asquith: Letters to Lady Tree from Helen Violet Bonham Carter: 1911-1937, n.d.
f. 17 Princess Elizabeth Bibesco,; née Asquith: Letter to Lady Tree from Princess Elizabeth Bibesco: 1918.
ff. 27-39 Lady Diana Olivia Winifred Maud Cooper, née Manners; wife of Alfred, 1st Viscount Norwich: Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone: Correspondence of Cyril Asquith rel. to Lady D. Manners: 1916: Typewritten copies.
f. 40 Alma Strettell, afterwards Harrison; writer: Carol I of Rumania; Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania, alias Carmen Sylva: Letter to Alma Strettell from Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania: 1889.
ff. 43-45 Carol I of Rumania; Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania, alias Carmen Sylva: Edith Hopkirk: Letters to Edith Hopkirk from Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania: 1900: Partly typewritten.
f. 47 Elizabeth Burgoyne: Vera Lever: Letter to Elizabeth Burgoyne from Vera Lever: 1938.
f. 48 Alma Strettell, afterwards Harrison; writer: Elizabeth Burgoyne: Letter to Elizabeth Burgoyne from Alma Strettell: [1938?].
f. 49 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Sir James Augustus Henry Murray, lexicographer: Letter to Sir James Augustus Henry Murray from William Ewart Gladstone: 1889.
f. 50 Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet; President, Board of Agriculture: John Strutt, MP: Letter to Sir John Sinclair from John Strutt: 1786.
f. 52 R. M. Black: William C. Walker, of Edinburgh: Letter to William C. Walker from R. M. Black: 1844.
ff. 54-56 Poetry ENGLISH: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Poem, `Neap-tide' by Algernon Charles Swinburne: [1888?]: Copy with revisions: Autogr.
ff. 57-58 Mariya Howard, daughter of Vasily Iosifor Govard [Howard?]: Record of baptism of Mariya [Howard?]: 1754: Russ: Copy, 1860.
f. 59 Josiah Booth, composer: Clayton: Letter to — Clayton from Josiah Booth: 1905.
f. 61 Music: Alan Edgar Frederic Dickinson, writer on music: Ernest Walker, composer and writer on music: Letter to Alan Edgar Frederic Dickinson from Ernest Walker: bef. 1949.
f. 62 Sir Robert Charles Kirkwood Ensor, journalist and historian: John Peter Hudson, of the département of Manuscripts, British Library: Letter to John Peter Hudson from Sir Robert Charles Kirkwood Ensor: 1951.
f. 63 William Wilberforce, MP; philanthropist: Arthur Young, agriculturalist: Letter to William Wilberforce from Arthur Young: 1819.
ff. 65-70 William Wordsworth, poet: Sir William Rowan Hamilton, scientist: Correspondence between William Wordsworth and Sir William Rowan Hamilton: 1830, 1831: Partly draft and shorthand.
ff. 71-75v Walter Arthur Copinger: Richard Garnett, LLD; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Letters to Walter Arthur Copinger from Richard Garnett: [1889?]-1892.
ff. 76-78v Walter Arthur Copinger: Joseph Wright, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford: Letters to Walter Arthur Copinger from Joseph Wright: 1897.
f. 79 Maurice Jacobson: Ivor Gurney, song-writer: Letter to Maurice Jacobson from Ivor Gurney: circa 1921.
ff. 82-88v Poetry ENGLISH: Mills: Verse by — Mills: circa mid 18th cent.
ff. 89-90 Poetry ENGLISH: T. Chapman: Pastoral poem by T. Chapman: circa mid 18th cent.
ff. 91-92 Poetry ENGLISH: Nathaniel Cotton, MD: Verses by Dr N. Cotton(?): bef. 1788.
ff. 93-94 Poetry ENGLISH: E. Drax: Verses, `On the Power of Fancy' by E. Drax: circa mid 18th cent.
ff. 95-96 Poetry ENGLISH: Frances Anne Crewe, wife of John, 1st Baron Crewe: Frances Greville, wife of Fulke Greville, MP; author: Verses addressed to Mrs F. Crewe by Mrs F. Greville: circa 1760-1790.
ff. 97-98 Poetry ENGLISH: Thomas Steele: Verses, `Elijah's Mantle' by T. Steele(?): [early 19th cent?].
f. 99 Lieutenant-General Sir William Draper, KB: Poetry ENGLISH: General Sir Eyre Coote, the elder; Commander-in-chief in India: Verses by Lt.-Gen. Sir William Draper rel. to Gen. Sir Eyre Coote: bef. 1787.
ff. 104-111 Music: Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman, CB; Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Correspondence and papers on musicological subjects of Dr Cecil Bernard Oldman: 1832-1963: Partly printed.
ff. 112-113 Otto Erich Deutsch, musicologist: Music: Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart, alias Wolfgang Amadeus; composer: Letters from Otto Erich Deutsch rel. to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 1956: Signed.
f. 114 Henry Mackinnon Walbrook, writer and critic: Reverend C. Halden, vicar of St Jude's, Southwark: Letter to Rev. C. Halden from Henry Mackinnon Walbrook: 1922.
f. 117 Poetry ENGLISH: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Poem, `A Haven' by Algernon Charles Swinburne: 1883: Draft: Autogr.
ff. 118, 155 John Murray, publisher; d.1892: Letters from Sir A. H. Layard to John Murray: 1841, n.d.
ff. 118-160 Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Correspondence of Sir Austen Henry Layard: 1841-1884, n.d.
f. 119 Jane Davy, wife of Sir H Davy, Baronet: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to Lady Davy: 1851.
f. 122 Miss Durant: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to Miss — Durant: 1860.
f. 124 Marche: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to — Marche: 1862.
f. 125 Louisa Caroline Baring, 2nd wife of William, 2nd Baron Ashburton: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to Lady Ashburton: 1862.
ff. 126, 139, 143, 150, 153 William Govett Romaine, Comptroller-General in Egypt: Letters from Sir A. H. Layard to William Govett Romaine: 1862-1877, n.d.
f. 129 Sir John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton, 2nd Baronet: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to Sir John Fiennes Twisleton Crampton: 1862.
f. 141 Boyle: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to — Boyle: 1868.
f. 148 Arthur Lennox, geologist: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to A. Lennox(?): 1872.
f. 157 Nasmyth: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to — Nasmyth: [1840-1894].
f. 159 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, GCSI; Director of Kew Gardens: Letter from Sir A. H. Layard to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker: [1840-1894].
f. 161 Mary Enid Evelyn Layard, née Guest; wife of Sir A H Layard: Margaret Oliphant Wilson Oliphant, novelist: Linda Villari, formerly Mazini; author; wife of P Villari: Letter to Lady Layard from Linda Villari rel. to Mrs M. Oliphant: circa 1864.
ff. 164-167 Music: F. Naylor, dealer in manuscripts: Invoice, etc., for music autographs from F. Naylor: 1878: Partly Ital.
f. 166 Music: Luigi Lablache, singer: Autograph with musical quotation of Luigi Lablache: 1844: Ital.
f. 166 Music: Frederic Lablache, alias Frederick; singer: Autograph with musical quotation of Frederick Lablache: 1844: Ital.
f. 166 Music: Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani, singer: Autograph of Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani: 1844: Ital.
f. 167 Music: Italo Gardoni, singer: Autograph with musical quotation of Italo Gardoni: 1848: Ital. and Fr.
f. 167v Music: Therese Tietjens, singer: Autograph of Therese Tietjens: 1858.
ff. 168-172 Accounts: Monasteries: Fragments of (French?) monastic accounts: 15th cent: Lat.
ff. 173-180 Franz Bücheler, classical scholar: Herodas: Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE; Director, British Museum: Letters to Franz Bücheler from Sir Frederic George Kenyon rel. to Herodas: 1891.
ff. 181-182 Eric Honeywood Partridge, lexicographer: Richard Francis Lawrance Bancroft, of the British Library, département of Printed Books: Letters to Richard Francis Lawrance Bancroft from Eric Honeywood Partridge: 1970-1978.
ff. 183-189 Maps and Plans: Port Royal, Jamaica: Oliver Cox, FRIBA: Plans of development of Port Royal, 1690-1983 , presented by Oliver Cox: 1983.

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Languages:

English
French
German
Italian
Latin
Russian

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Cyrillic
Latin

Start Date:

1400

End Date:

1983

Date Range:

1400-1983

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Custodial History:

f. 117 Thomas James Wise, book collector: Owned.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Names:

Asquith, Cyril, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone, judge, 1890-1954
Asquith, Katharine Frances, née Horner; wife of Raymond Asquith, 1885-1976
Bancroft, Richard Francis Lawrance, of the British Library Dept of Printed Books, d 2000
Baring, Louisa Caroline, art collector and philanthropist; 2nd wife of William, 2nd Baron Ashburton, 1827-1903
Bibesco, Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy, née Asquith; writer and socialite, 1897-1945
Black, R M
Booth, Josiah, composer
Boyle, —
Burgoyne, Elizabeth
Bücheler, Franz, classical scholar
Carter, Helen Violet, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury, née Asquith; politician, 1887-1969
Chapman, T
Clayton, —
Cooper, Diana Olivia Winifred Maud, née Manners wife of Alfred 1st Viscount Norwich
Coote, Eyre, Knight, army officer, 1726-1783
Copinger, Walter Arthur
Cotton, Nathaniel, MD
Cox, Oliver, FRIBA
Crampton, John Fiennes Twisleton, 2nd Baronet
Crewe, Frances Anne, wife of John 1st Baron Crewe
Davy, Jane, society figure and wife of Sir Humphry Davy, 1780-1855
Deutsch, Otto Erich, musicologist, 1883-1967,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000109170581,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/76335151
Dickinson, Alan Edgar Frederic, musicologist, 1899-1978,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000008390374X,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/66742792
Draper, William, Knight, army officer, 1721-1787
Drax, E, poet, fl Mid 18th century
Durant, -, correspondent of Sir Austin Henry Layard, fl 1860
Elizabeth, Queen Consort of Charles I of Romania, 1843-1916
Ensor, Robert Charles Kirkwood, Knight, journalist and historian, 1877-1958
Gardoni, Italo, singer, 1821-1882
Garnett, Richard, librarian and author, 1835-1906
Gladstone, William Ewart, prime minister and author, 1809-1898
Greville, Frances, née Macartney, poet, d 1789
Gurney, Ivor, composer and poet, 1890-1937
Halden, C, clergyman and correspondent of Henry Mackinnon Walbrook, fl 1922
Hamilton, William Rowan, Knight, mathematician, 1805-1865
Herodas
Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Knight, botanist and traveller, 1817-1911
Hopkirk, Edith
Howard, Mariya, Howard? daughter of Vasily Iosifor Govard
Hudson, John Peter, of the Dept of Manuscripts British Library
Jacobson, Maurice, composer and publisher, 1896-1976,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000059470155
Kenyon, Frederic George, Knight, museum director, 1863-1952,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27137807
Lablache, Frederic, singer alias Frederick
Lablache, Luigi, singer
Layard, Austen Henry, GCB, archaeologist and politician, 1817-1894
Layard, Mary Enid Evelyn, née Guest wife of Sir A H Layard
Lennox, Arthur, geologist
Lever, Vera
Marche, —
Mills, —
Moscow Merchants' Bank
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, composer, 1756-1791
Murray, James Augustus Henry, lexicographer
Murray, John, publisher, d1892
Nasmyth, —
Naylor, F, dealer in manuscripts
Oldman, Cecil Bernard, Principal Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum, 1894-1969,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000045949886,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/26696686
Oliphant, Margaret Oliphant Wilson, novelist
Partridge, Eric Honeywood, lexicographer, 1894-1979
Romaine, William Govett, Comptroller-General in Egypt
Sinclair, John, 1st Baronet, President Board of Agriculture
Steele, Thomas
Strettell, Alma, afterwards Harrison writer
Strutt, John, MP
Swinburne, Algernon Charles, poet, 1837-1909
Tacchinardi-Persiani, Fanny, singer
Tietjens, Therese, singer
Tree, Maud, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Villari, Linda, formerly Mazini author, wife of P Villari
Walbrook, Henry Mackinnon, writer and critic
Walker, Ernest, composer and writer on music, 1870-1949
Walker, William C, of Edinburgh
Wilberforce, William, MP, philanthropist and slavery abolitionist, 1759-1833,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122783569,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/36925883
Wise, Thomas James, book and manuscript collector, 1859-1937
Wordsworth, William, poet, 1770-1850
Wright, Joseph, Professor of Comparative Philology at Oxford
Young, Arthur, agriculturalist

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