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Add MS 38794 A-S

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032-002058117

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032-002058117

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Add MS 38794 A-S

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MISCELLANEOUS letters, papers, and poems. Paper; ff. 268. Folio.

Scope & Content:

includes:

f. 1 Joanna Baillie, dramatist: Letter to -- Green: n.d.
f. 3 Henry Hallam, historian: Letter to S. Rogers: n.d.
f. 4 Reverend James Martineau: Letter to Miss Mallet: 1891.
f. 7 Reverend William Henry Dallinger: The Nucleus in some Unicellular Organisms: 1893.: Autogr.
ff. 7-90 Zoology: Articles and letters on, by W. H. Dallinger, A. R. Wallace, and A. Newton: 1893-1906.
f. 25 Alfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS: The palaearetic and nearetic regions compared: 1894.
ff. 58-90 Alfred Newton, Professor of Zoology at Cambridge University: Letters to H. Scherren: 1904-1906.
ff. 58-90 Henry Scherren: Letters to, from Prof . A. Newton: 1904-1906.
f. 92 George Meredith, novelist: Letter to Dr. E. Frey: 1909.
f. 104 Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: "Life is like an April day." Sketch by W. Etty: 1824.
f. 104 William Etty, RA: Life is like an April day, a sketch by: 1824.
ff. 117-.151 William Hepworth Dixon, historian and traveller: Letters to, from Sir C. W. Dilke: 1866-1876.
ff. 117-151 Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet; PC; MP: Letters to W. H. Dixon: 1866 - 1876.
f. 147 Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Baronet; PC; MP: Letter to Mrs. Dixon: 1875.
f. 152 Poetry: R. Browning, Æschylus' Soliloquy, an unfinished poem: bef. 1890.: Autogr.
f. 152 Robert Browning, poet: Acschvlus' Soliloquy, unfinished poem by: n.d.: Autogr.
f. 154 Walter Savage Landor: "To Robert Browning," a sonnet: bef. 1846.
f. 154 Poetry: W. S. Landor., sonnet to R Browning: bef. 1846.: Autogr.
f. 154 Robert Browning, poet: Sonnet to, by W. S. Landor, poet.: 1846.
f. 155 Ludwig van Beethoven, composer: Memorandum by G. Thomson conc. the publication of three Sonatas and three quitettos by: 1810.
f. 155 George Thomson, editor of Scottish, Welsh, and Irish airs: Memorandum conc. the publication of works of L. van Beethoven: 1810.
f. 156 Robert Browning, poet: Letter to D. G. Rossetti: 1871.
f. 157 b Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter: Letter to H. Wallis: 1871.
f. 159 George Baker, topographer: Letter to J. Britton: 1811.: Extract.
ff. 159-178 John Britton, antiquary and topographer: Letters to, rel. to his topographical works, etc.: 1811-1852.
f. 162 George Birkbeck, MD: Letter to J. Britton: 1826.
f. 164 Henry Le Keux, engraver: Letter to J. Britton: 1830.
f. 166 Henry Thos. Hope, MP: Letter to J. Britton: 1834.
f. 168 George Capel-Coningsby, Viscount Malden; 5th Earl of Essex 1799: Letter to J. Britton: 1835.
f. 169 William Hosking, architect and civil engineer: Letter to J. Britton: 1836.
f. 170 William Jerdan, journalist; of the 'Literary Gazette': Letter to J. Britton: 1840.
f. 172 Dawson Turner, FSA; botanist and antiquary: Letter to J. Britton: 1850.
f. 175 Samuel Weller Singer, FSA: Letter M.P., to J. Britton: 1850.
f. 176 Anne Elizabeth Baker: Letter to J. Britton: 1850.
f. 178 James Orchard Halliwell, afterwards Halliwell-Phillipps; Shakespearian scholar: Letter to J. Britton: 1852.
f. 179 John Nichols, printer: Portraits: 1814, 1827.: Engr.
f. 179 Art. Portraits: John Nichols, F.S.A.: 1827.: Engr.
f. 180 John Flaxman, RA: Letter to W. Hayley: 1798.
f. 180 William Hayley, poet: Letter to, from J. Flaxman: 1798.
f. 182 Richard Cobden: Letter to P. M. Feeney: 1861.
ff. 184-218 Dalziel Brothers; wood engravers: Letters to, from J. E. Millais: 1857-1863.
ff. 184-218 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Letters to Dalziel Bros.: 1857-1863.
f. 219 Alonso Gutierrez: Letter to Philip II: 1589.: Span.
ff. 219, 222 Philip II of Spain: Letter to, f rom A. Gutierrez, with autogr. comment: 1589.
ff. 224, 228 William Holman Hunt, painter: Letters to F. M. Brown: 1876, 1877.
f. 232 James Hume, Commissioner of Customs: Power of attorney to, from Lord Nelson: 1801.
f. 232 Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Power of attorney to J. Hume: 1801.
ff. 234-259 George Borrow: King Diderik, and other ballads: 1829.: Autogr.and printed.
ff. 234-259 Poetry: G. Borrow., King Diderik and other ballads: 1829.: Autogr. and printed.
f. 260 Francis Hodgson, Provost of Eton: Letter of, to Dr. S. Butler, conc. a claim on the writer by Byron's executors: 1824.
ff. 263, 267 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson; novelist: Letters to J. Forster: 1854.
ff. 263, 267 Charlotte Brontë, author: Letters of Mrs. Gaskell to J. Forster conc. the engagement of, to Rev. A. B. Nicholls: 1854.

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Add MS 38794 A : Letters of (1) Joanna Baillie, dramatist and poet, to Green ; Hampstead, Monday, 25 May, s.a. f. 1 ; (2) H[enry] Hallam,…
Add MS 38794 B : Autograph scientific articles, viz.:- 1. "The Nucleus in some Unicellular Organisms," by W[illiam] H[enry] Dallinger.…
Add MS 38794 C : Nineteen letters of Alfred Newton, Professor of Zoology at Cambridge, to Henry Scherren, on zoological and bibliographical questions…
Add MS 38794 D : Letter of George Meredith, the novelist, to [Dr. Eugen Frey], giving him liberty to quote from his works; Box Hill, 19 Feb.…
Add MS 38794 E : Eleven letters of William Etty, R.A., to his brother Walter, rel. to his artistic career, etc. ; 19 June, 1811-3 Nov. [1827].…
Add MS 38794 F : Twenty-three letters of Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 2nd Bart., to W[illiam] Hepworth Dixon, editor of the Athenaeum from 1853 to…
Add MS 38794 G : 1. [Æschylus' Soliloquy], an unfinished autograph poem [by Robert Browning]. Beg.: "I am an old and solitary man And now at…
Add MS 38794 H : Memorandum [by George Thomson of Edinburgh, editor of collections of Scottish, Welsh and Irish airs], conc. the publication of…
Add MS 38794 I : Letter of Robert Browning to [Dante Gabriel] Rossetti, saying that "any day, or hour, that may suit Mr. [Henry] Wallis to call…
Add MS 38794 K : Eleven letters (one an extract) addressed to John Britton, the antiquary, relating to his topographical works, etc.; Apr. 1811-5…
Add MS 38794 L : 1. Letter of John Flaxman, sculptor, to William Hayley, on the illness of the latter's son Thomas; [London,] 15 Feb. 1798. f.…
Add MS 38794 M : Twenty-one letters of Sir John Everett Millais to the brothers Dalziel, on his "Parables of our Lord" ; 13 Aug. 1857-5 Dec.…
Add MS 38794 N : Letter of Alonso Gutierrez to Philip II, with a paper on the means to repel English attacks on Spain; 26 May, 1589. Followed (f.…
Add MS 38794 O : Two letters of W[illiam] Holman Hunt to [Ford Madox] Brown, on the identification of Emmaus, artistic matters, his own works, and…
Add MS 38794 P : Power of attorney by Horatio, Lord Nelson, to James Hume, of the Custom House, London, his co-trustee under the will of [his…
Add MS 38794 Q : Autograph drafts of three ballads by George Borrow, viz.: (1) "King Diderik's and the Lion's fight with the…
Add MS 38794 R : Letter of Rev. Francis Hodgson, vicar of Bakewell, afterwards provost of Eton, to [Samuel] Butler, D.D., headmaster of…
Add MS 38794 S : Two letters (one imperfect) of Mrs. E[lizabeth] C[leghorn] Gaskell to [John] Forster, relating to Charlotte Brontë's engagement…

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Custodial History:

Henry Wallis, R WS: Presented: in 1913.

Henry Van den Bergh: Presented: in 1913.

f.92 Dr Eugen Frey, of Winterthur, Switzerland: Letter to, from Geo. Meredith, presented in 1913 by.: 1909.

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Names:

Baillie, Joanna, poet and playwright, 1762-1851,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083848365
Baker, Anne Elizabeth, philologist, historian and illustrator, 1786-1861
Baker, George, topographer and historian of Northamptonshire, 1781-1851
Beethoven, Ludwig, composer, 1770-1827
Birkbeck, George, physician and educationist, 1776-1841
Borrow, George, of Add MS 38726
Britton, John, antiquary and topographer, 1771-1857
Brontë, Charlotte, author, 1816-1855
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889
Capel-Coningsby, George, Viscount Malden; 5th Earl of Essex 1799
Cobden, Richard, of Add MS 38794
Dallinger, William Henry, Methodist minister and biologist, 1839-1909
Dalziel Brothers, wood engravers
Dilke, Charles Wentworth, 2nd Baronet, writer and politician, 1843-1911
Dixon, William Hepworth, historian and traveller, 1821-1879
Etty, William, artist, 1787-1849
Flaxman, John, sculptor and draughtsman, 1755-1826
Frey, Eugen, Dr; of Winterthur, Switzerland
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, née Stevenson, novelist and short story writer, 1810-1865
Gutierrez, Alonso, correspondent of King Phillip II of Spain, fl 1589
Hallam, Henry, historian
Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard, antiquary and literary scholar, 1820-1889,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/000000010895785X
Hayley, William, poet, 1745-1820
Hodgson, Francis, Provost of Eton
Hope, Henry Thos., MP
Hosking, William, architect and civil engineer
Hume, James, Commissioner of Customs
Hunt, William Holman, painter, 1827-1910
Jerdan, William, editor of 'The Literary Gazette', 1782-1869
Landor, Walter Savage, of Add MS 38794
Le Keux, Henry, engraver
Martineau, James, Reverend; of Add MS 38794
Meredith, George, novelist, 1828-1909
Millais, John Everett, 1st Baronet, painter, 1829-1896
Nelson, Horatio, Viscount Nelson, naval officer, 1758-1805,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121400634
Newton, Alfred, Professor of Zoology at Cambridge University
Nichols, John, printer
Philip II, King of Spain; King of Naples and Sicily, 1527-1598
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, poet and painter, 1828-1882
Scherren, Henry, of Add MS 38794
Singer, Samuel Weller, FSA
Thomson, George, editor of Scottish, Welsh, and Irish airs
Turner, Dawson, FSA, botanist and antiquary
Van den Bergh, Henry, of Add Ch 58474
Wallace, Alfred Russel, naturalist, 1823-1913,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000110221630,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/19767134
Wallis, Henry, R WS