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032-001999470

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CHRISTABEL, LADY ABERCONWAY: letters addressed to Lady Aberconway and to her parents, Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten and Lady Macnaghten; 1897-1956. Supplementing Add. 52432-52435, 52550-52556, 70775-70779, 70831-70838. Presented by the Dowager Lady Aberconway in Dec. 1971.

Paper; ff. 178. British Library arrangement.

1. ff. 1-139. Letters to Lady Aberconway from Violet Gordon Woodhouse (née Gwynne), harpsichordist (d.1948), including five from her husband, Gordon Woodhouse, and nine from their friend William Reginald Shute, 10th Viscount Barrington; 1930-1956.

2. ff. 140-178v. Letters to Lady Aberconway, Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten and Lady Macnaghten, written by actors, artists and authors and preserved as autographs; 1897-1916. Arranged alphabetically. Included are letters from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and Sir Arthur Wing Pinero.

Scope & Content:

Christabel Mary Melville McLaren, née Macnaghten; wife of Henry, 2nd Baron Aberconway: Letters to Lady Aberconway: 1897-1956.

includes:

ff. 1-126 passim Violet Gordon Woodhouse, née Gwynne; harpsichordist: Letters to Lady Aberconway from Violet Gordon Woodhouse: 1930-1947.
ff. 12, 108, 121, 122, 125, 128, 133-139 William Reginald Shute, 10th Viscount Barrington: Letters to Lady Aberconway from William Reginald Shute: 1934-1955.
ff. 62, 127, 128, 131, 132 Gordon Woodhouse, husband of Violet Gordon Woodhouse: Letters to Lady Aberconway from Gordon Woodhouse: 1942-1948.
f. 130 Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell, 5th Baronet; poet and writer: Telegram to Lady Aberconway from Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell: 1948: Typewritten.
f. 140v Sir George Alexander, actor and manager, St James's Theatre: Letter to M. L. Macnaghten from Sir George Alexander: 1900.
ff. 140v-177 passim Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten, CB; Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department, Scotland Yard: Letters to Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten: 1897-1914.
ff. 141, 143 Sir Henry Irving, actor: Cards for his funeral: 1905: Partly printed.
f. 144 Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield, actor, dramatist, and Examiner of Plays: Letter to Sir M. L. Macnaghten from Charles Hallam Elton Brookfield: 1908.
f. 146 Christabel Mary Melville McLaren, née Macnaghten; wife of Henry, 2nd Baron Aberconway: Note on C. H. E. Brookfield by Christabel Mary Melville McLaren: 1908.
ff. 147, 148 Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Letters to M. L. Macnaghten from Sir Francis Cowley Burnand: 1904.
ff. 149-154 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer: Letters to M. L. Macnaghten from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: 1901-1905.
f. 155 Walter Weedon Grossmith, d 1919 comedian: Letter to M. L. Macnaghten from Walter Weedon Grossmith: bef. 1907.
ff. 156, 157 Frederick Harrison, actor-manager: Letters to M. L. Macnaghten from Frederick Harrison: 1899, 1900.
f. 158 Henry Brodribb Irving, d 1919 actor-manager: Letter to M. L. Macnaghten from Henry Brodribb Irving: 1914.
ff. 158-162 Henry Brodribb Irving, d 1919 actor-manager: Letters to Christabel McLaren from Henry Brodribb Irving: circa 1914.
f. 163 Sir Bernard Partridge, artist: Letter to Sir M. L. Macnaghten from Sir Bernard Partridge: 1910.
f. 164 Sir Bernard Partridge, artist: Letter to Lady Macnaghten from Sir Bernard Partridge: 1915.
f. 165 Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, dramatist: Letter to Sir M. L. Macnaghten from Sir Arthur Wing Pinero: 1916.
ff. 166-170 George Robert Sims, dramatist and author: Letters to M. L. Macnaghten from George Robert Sims: bef. 1907?.
f. 171 Bram Stoker, novelist: Letter to M. L. Macnaghten from Bram Stoker: 1897.
ff. 172-174 Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor-manager: Letters to M. L. Macnaghten from Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree: 1905-1907: Partly signed.
f. 177 Maud Tree, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree: Letter to M. L. Macnaghten from Maud Tree: early 1904.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-001999470

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

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Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1897

End Date:

1956

Date Range:

1897-1956

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Custodial History:

Christabel Mary Melville McLaren, née Macnaghten; wife of Henry, 2nd Baron Aberconway: Presented in 1971.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

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Names:

Alexander, George, Knight, born George Alexander Gibb Samson; actor and theatre manager, 1858-1918
Brookfield, Charles Hallam Elton, actor, dramatist, Examiner of Plays, 1857-1913
Burnand, Francis Cowley, Knight, playwright and editor of 'Punch', 1836-1917
Doyle, Arthur Ignatius, Knight, writer, 1859-1930,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122810491,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/65283845
Grossmith, Walter Weedon, alias Wee-Gee, writer, painter, actor and playwright, 1854-1919
Harrison, Frederick, actor-manager
Irving, Henry, Knight, formerly John Henry Brodribb, actor, 1838-1905
Irving, Henry, Knight, formerly John Henry Brodribb, actor, 1838-1905
Macnaghten, Melville Leslie, CB, Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department Scotland Yard
McLaren, Christabel Mary Melville, née Macnaghten wife of Henry 2nd Baron Aberconway
Partridge, Bernard, Knight, artist, 1861-1945
Pinero, Arthur Wing, dramatist, 1855-1934
Shute, William Reginald, 10th Viscount Barrington, 1873-1960
Sims, George Robert, dramatist and author
Sitwell, Francis Osbert Sacheverell, 5th Baronet, poet and writer, 1892-1969
Stoker, Abraham, novelist, called Bram, 1847-1912
Tree, Herbert Beerbohm, actor-manager, 1852-1917
Tree, Maud, wife of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Woodhouse, Gordon, husband of Violet Gordon Woodhouse
Woodhouse, Violet, née Gwynne, harpsichordist, 1872-1948