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Add MS 89459
- Record Id:
- 032-004376156
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004376156
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100167444068.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89459
- Title:
- Autograph letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to George Alexander
- Scope & Content:
- An autograph letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to theatrical producer George Alexander, dated 9 Dec 1904, concerning his play The Last Brigadier (probably The Adventures of Brigadier Gerard) which Alexander planned to produce. Conan Doyle describes an earlier production of the play in America which had been heavily altered without permission, and confirms he is happy to expand and edit his version due to Alexander's promise to produce it. This folder includes a photograph of Conan Doyle and a note concerning the contents of the letter.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004376156", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 89459: Autograph letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to George Alexander" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004376156
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004376156
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- 1904
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Custodial History:
- Put up for auction from the estate of Larry Cohen, film producer.
- Former Internal References:
- Dep 11374
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Bonhams in Mar 2021
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Alexander, George, Knight, born George Alexander Gibb Samson; actor and theatre manager, 1858-1918
Doyle, Arthur Ignatius, Knight, writer, 1859-1930,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122810491,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/65283845