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Title:

MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XC, XCI. Autograph collection

Scope & Content:

Some French, German and Italian. See BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 50-51. Mounted in an album, with printed portraits and photographs of a number of the writers. The album is annotated by Millar, with details of acquisition, etc., including information about items dispersed from the collection. Millar's bookplate, 1906 (f. 1).

Paper; ff. 637. 483 x 304mm. The autographs, etc., were mounted in the album by Millar. One volume with two numbers. The collection was given two numbers as it was originally proposed to rebind and split the album, but this decision was later reversed. Blue cloth binding, with jacket of blue woollen material, probably William Morris fabric.

includes:

f. 1 Bookplates and Book-stamps: Eric George Millar, DLitt.; Keeper of Manuscripts, British Museum: Bookplate of E. G. Millar: 1906.
ff. 4-7, 49-51 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Charles Dickens, novelist: Portraits and photographs of C. Dickens: circa 1860-20th cent.
f. 8 Art. Photographs: Samuel Phelps, actor: Photograph of S. Phelps: 20th cent: Postcard.
f. 9 George Cruikshank, artist and caricaturist: Art. Portraits: G. Cruikshank, self-portrait: circa 1840: Printed.
f. 11 Samuel Phelps, actor: Signature: 1867-1868.
f. 11 George Cruikshank, artist and caricaturist: Signature: 1867-1868.
f. 11 John Abraham Heraud, author and critic: Charles Dickens, novelist: Petition to Lord Derby by Charles Dickens on behalf of John Abraham Heraud: 1867-1868: Signed.
f. 13 Art. Portraits: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin; writer; 2nd wife of P B Shelley: Portrait of Mary Shelley: 1841: Postcard, 20th cent.
ff. 14, 15 Art. Portraits: Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Portraits of P. B. Shelley: 19th-20th cent: Printed.
f. 17 Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet: Bill: 1814: Signed.
ff. 18-19 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, née Godwin; writer; 2nd wife of P B Shelley: Letter to W. Whitton: 1831.
f. 21 Art. Portraits: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, née Stevenson; novelist: Portrait of Mrs Gaskell: n.d: Postcard.
f. 23 Charlotte Brontë, author: Art. Portraits: Portrait of C. Brontë: n.d: Postcard.
ff. 24, 25 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Marian Cross, née Evans; alias 'George Eliot'; novelist: Portrait and photograph of George Eliot: n.d: Postcards.
f. 27 Anthony Trollope, novelist: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Anthony Trollope: n.d: Postcard.
f. 29 Thomas Adolphus Trollope, writer; brother of Anthony Trollope: Letter to —: 1848-1865.
ff. 30-32 Robert Browning, poet: Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Portraits and photograph of R. Browning: n.d: Postcards.
f. 33 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Elizabeth Barrett Browning: n.d: Postcard.
f. 34 Art. Portraits: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson; Poet Laureate: Portrait of Lord Tennyson: n.d: Postcard.
f. 36 Robert Browning, poet: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1879.
ff. 37, 38 Art. Photographs: Joseph Rudyard Kipling, author: Photographs of Joseph Rudyard Kipling: n.d: Postcards.
ff. 39-41 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Portrait and photographs of Oscar Wilde: n.d: Printed.
ff. 43, 45 Joseph Rudyard Kipling, author: Letters to Mrs — Trotter: 1907, n.d.
f. 47 Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde, author: Letter to — Bell: bef. 1895.
f. 52 Thomas Hardy, OM; novelist: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Thomas Hardy: 1919-1950: Postcard.
f. 53 Thomas Hardy, OM; novelist: Letter to —: 1882.
f. 55 Charles Dickens, novelist: Cheque: 1852: Signed.
f. 56 Thomas Hardy, OM; novelist: Letter to Mrs — Oppenheim: 1904.
f. 60 George Meredith, novelist: Order of service for the funeral of: 1909: Printed.
f. 64 George Meredith, novelist: Art. Portraits: Portrait of George Meredith: n.d: Postcard.
f. 65 William Maxse Meredith, son of George Meredith; publisher: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: 1909.
ff. 67, 68 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Algernon Charles Swinburne, poet: Portrait, etc., of A. C. Swinburne: circa 1880: Postcard and photograph.
f. 70 Robert Louis Stevenson, writer: Art. Portraits: Portrait of R. L. Stevenson: 1887: Postcard.
f. 72 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to —: 1908.
ff. 75-77 Art. Portraits: Sir Walter Scott, Baronet; author: Portraits of Sir W. Scott: n.d: Engr. and postcards.
ff. 79, 80, 87, 88 Charles Lamb, essayist: Art. Portraits: Portraits of Charles Lamb: n.d: Engr. and postcards.
ff. 81, 82 William Wordsworth, poet: Art. Portraits: Portraits of William Wordsworth: n.d: Postcards.
f. 84 William Wordsworth, poet: Letter to —: 1820-1850: Fragment.
f. 85 Samuel Rogers, poet: Letter to —: 1842.
f. 86 Drama: James Henry Leigh Hunt, essayist and poet: Press theatre ticket signed by James Henry Leigh Hunt: 1831: Autogr.
f. 87 Art. Portraits: Mary Ann Lamb, sister of Charles Lamb; writer: Portrait of Mary Lamb: n.d: Postcard.
f. 90 Art. Portraits: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet and philosopher: Portrait of S. T. Coleridge: n.d: Postcard.
f. 92 Art. Photographs: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: William Morris, poet and artist: Photograph of Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones and of William Morris: 1890.
f. 93 William Holman Hunt, painter: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Holman Hunt: circa 1900: Printed.
f. 94 Art. Portraits: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter: Portrait of D. G. Rossetti: n.d: Postcard.
f. 96 Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: Memoranda by: circa 1890: Autogr.
ff. 97, 98 William Morris, poet and artist: Autograph, etc., of: bef. 1896.
f. 99 William Holman Hunt, painter: Letter to Mrs M. Mackail: 1887.
f. 101 Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter: Letter to — Davies: 1879.
ff. 103, 104 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: John Ruskin, author, artist and social reformer: Portrait and photograph of J. Ruskin: n.d: Postcards.
f. 106 John Ruskin, author, artist and social reformer: Letter to R. St J. Tyrwhitt: circa 1880.
ff. 107, 108 John Ruskin, author, artist and social reformer: Letters to —: 1875, 1883.
ff. 110, 111 Samuel Johnson, LLD; lexicographer: Art. Portraits: Portraits of Samuel Johnson: n.d: Postcards.
f. 113 Art. Portraits: Alexander Pope, poet: Portrait of Alexander Pope: n.d: Postcard.
ff. 118-121 Art. Photographs: Wilhelm Richard Wagner, composer: Art. Portraits: Portraits and photographs of Richard Wagner: 1883-20th cent: Printed.
ff. 123-126 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Richard Georg Strauss, composer: Portraits and photographs of Richard Strauss: circa 1900: Partly printed.
ff. 128-133 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letters to — Littleton: 1906.
ff. 134-140 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letters to W. B. Squire: 1921-1924.
f. 141 Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Sir Edward Elgar: 1927: Postcard.
f. 142 Art. Photographs: Edvard Hagerup Grieg, composer: Photograph of E. Grieg: n.d: Postcard.
f. 146 Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, alias 'Lewis Carroll'; author: Initials, etc., of: 1876.
ff. 146-155 Drama: 'Plimsollides', pseudonym: Printed Matter: The Wrecks of Arginusae by 'Plimsollides': 1876: Printed.
f. 159 Sir Henry Irving, actor: Letter to —: 1891.
f. 161 Alice Ellen Terry, GBE; actress: Letter to Miss — Frith: 1912.
f. 163 Alice Ellen Terry, GBE; actress: Envelope addressed to Mrs M. Mackail: circa 1890.
f. 164 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, actor: Letter to J. W. Mackail: 1897.
f. 166 Sir Owen Seaman, 1st Baronet: Art. Photographs: Photograph of O. Seaman, reproduced: 1906.
f. 167 Art. Photographs: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias 'Mark Twain'; author: Photograph of 'Mark Twain': n.d: Postcard.
f. 169 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias 'Mark Twain'; author: Letter to — Massé: 1907.
f. 171 Edward Verrall Lucas, of Methuen and Co.; author and publisher: Art. Portraits: Reproduction of photograph of E. V. Lucas: circa 1900: Printed.
f. 173 Edward Verrall Lucas, of Methuen and Co.; author and publisher: Postcard from: bef. 1938.
ff. 174, 175 Charles Larcom Graves, Assistant Editor of 'The Spectator': Letters to E. G. Millar: 1906-1907.
f. 178 George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, artist and novelist: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1870-1874.
ff. 179-181 Charles Samuel Keene, artist: Letter to J. Crawhall: 1886.
f. 182 Sir Bernard Partridge, artist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Sketches for an advertisement for cocoa by Sir Bernard Partridge: circa 1900: Ink.
f. 184 F. H. Townsend, of 'Punch': Letter to Mrs E. M. Millar: 1919.
f. 185 Edward Tennyson Reed, caricaturist: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1906.
ff. 186-188, 190 Art. Photographs: William Morris, poet and artist: Photographs, etc., of William Morris: bef. 1896: Partly printed.
f. 192 William Powell Frith, RA: Art. Photographs: Photograph of William Powell Frith: circa 1900: Signed.
ff. 193, 195, 196 William Powell Frith, RA: Letters to E. G. Millar: 1906-1907.
ff. 197-198 William Powell Frith, RA: Menu for a dinner held for: 1907: Signed.
f. 200 Sir William Charles Ross, RA: Letter to —: bef. 1860.
f. 201 Daniel Maclise, al 'Alfred Croquis'; RA: Letter to W. P. Frith: 1858.
f. 203 John Orlando Parry, actor, musician and composer: Letter to Mrs I. Frith: 1863.
f. 204 Charles Albert Fechter, actor: Letter to —: bef. 1879.
f. 206 Charles William Shirley Brooks, Editor of 'Punch': Letter to Mrs I. Frith: 1871.
f. 208 John Leech, humorous artist: Letter to W. P. Frith: circa 1860.
f. 210 Tom Taylor, called 'John Roakes', dramatist and editor of 'Punch': Letter to [Miss?] L. Courtenay: 1852.
ff. 213-215 William Black, novelist: Letter to J. E. Millais: 1881.
f. 216 William Wilkie Collins, author: Letter to Mrs I. Frith: 1869.
f. 218 William Black, novelist: Letter to W. P. Frith: circa 1890.
f. 220 Art. Photographs: Anne Isabella Ritchie, née Thackeray; novelist; wife of Sir R T W Ritchie: Photograph of Lady Ritchie: circa 1910.
f. 221 Anne Isabella Ritchie, née Thackeray; novelist; wife of Sir R T W Ritchie: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Lady Ritchie: 1914: Printed.
ff. 223-225 Anne Isabella Ritchie, née Thackeray; novelist; wife of Sir R T W Ritchie: Letters to E. G. Millar: circa 1906, 1911.
f. 226 Art. Photographs: Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, son of Charles Dickens: Photograph of Sir Henry and Lady Dickens: circa 1920.
f. 228 Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens: Letter to Mrs E. M. Ward: 1856.
f. 229 Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens: Letter to — Mason: 1871.
f. 233 Sarah Austin, translator: Letter to — Courtenay: circa 1860.
f. 235 Anna Brownall Jameson, author: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: circa 1850.
ff. 237, 238 Edith Sichel, author: Letters to Mrs E. M. Millar: 1892-1907.
f. 241 Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux: Letter to Sir S. Romilly: 1814.
f. 242 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Art. Photographs: Photograph: n.d: Postcard.
f. 243 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Sir R. Peel: n.d: Postcard.
f. 245 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Letter to F. F. Courtenay: 1843.
f. 247 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Letter to W. B. Gurdon: 1872.
f. 249 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letter to —: 1849.
f. 250 Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet; Prime Minister: Letter to Sir G. Clerk: 1846.
f. 252 James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, Marquess of Dalhousie; formerly Ramsay; Governor-General of India: Letter to — Courtenay: 1850.
f. 254 George William Lyttelton, 4th Baron Lyttelton: Letter to F. F. Courtenay: 1844.
f. 256 Henry James, Baron James of Hereford: Letter to J. E. Millais: late 19th cent.
f. 258 Sir Austen Henry Layard, GCB; diplomatist and archaeologist: Letter to —: 1861.
f. 260 William Huskisson, statesman: Letter to —: 1820.
f. 262 Art. Portraits: Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet: Portrait of Sir J. Outram: n.d: Printed.
f. 264 Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet: Letter to — Courtenay: 1888.
f. 266 John Laird Mair Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence: Letter to — Courtenay: 1855.
f. 268 Art. Portraits: Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson: Portrait of Lord Nelson: n.d: Postcard.
f. 271 Art. Portraits: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Portrait of the Duke of Wellington: n.d: Postcard.
f. 273 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington: Letter to J. Barker: 1830.
f. 277 Henry James, novelist: Art. Portraits: Portrait of Henry James: n.d: Postcard.
f. 279 Henry James, novelist: Letter to Miss M. F. Frith: 1911.
f. 281 Henry James, novelist: Letter to E. C. Burne-Jones: 1885.
ff. 283, 284 William Babington Maxwell, author: Letters to Miss M. F. Frith: 1907-1908.
ff. 283, 284 William Babington Maxwell, author: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Sketches by William Babington Maxwell: 1907-1908: Pen and ink.
f. 285 Art. Photographs: Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, née Braddon; novelist: Photograph of Miss M. E. Braddon: n.d: Postcard.
f. 286 Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, née Braddon; novelist: Autograph of: 1907.
f. 288 Mary Elizabeth Maxwell, née Braddon; novelist: Letter to Miss M. F. Firth: 1907.
f. 289 James Edwin Thorold Rogers, MP; political economist: Art. Portraits: Portrait of James Rogers: late 19th cent: Engr.
f. 292 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, painter: Art. Photographs: Photograph of James Whistler: circa 1890.
f. 294 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, painter: Letter to Mrs — Davis: 1896(?).
f. 295 Joseph Pennell, artist: Letter to The Art Workers' Guild: 1911.
f. 297 Joseph Pennell, artist: Letter to —: 1894.
f. 299 Art. Portraits: Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, dramatist: Portrait of Sir W. S. Gilbert: n.d: Postcard.
ff. 300-301 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Portrait and photograph of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan: n.d: Postcards.
ff. 303-308 Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, dramatist: Letters to Miss T. Sinclair: 1892.
f. 309 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Letter to — Marriott: 1873.
f. 310 Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor-manager: Art. Photographs: Photograph of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree: n.d.
f. 312 Captain Basil Hood, dramatist: Letter to Liza Lehmann: circa 1900.
f. 314 Sir Edward German, formerly Jones; composer: Letter to Miss — Brooke-Alder: 1899.
f. 315 John Lawrence Toole, actor-manager: Letter to —: 1885.
f. 316 Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor-manager: Letter to —: 1896.
ff. 317-323 Johanna Maria Lind-Goldschmidt, alias 'Jenny Lind'; singer: Letter to Mrs A. Lehmann: circa 1885.
f. 318 Art. Photographs: Adelina Juana Maria Clorinda Patti, singer: Photograph of Adelina Patti: circa 1890: Postcard.
f. 319 Art. Photographs: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer: Photograph of S. Coleridge-Taylor: circa 1900.
f. 324 Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, composer: Letter to Mrs A. Lehmann: circa 1900.
f. 326 Adelina Juana Maria Clorinda Patti, singer: Letter to Mrs A. Lehmann: 1885.
ff. 327, 328, 331 Art. Photographs: Thomas Carlyle, historian; d.1881: Art. Portraits: Portraits and photograph of Thomas Carlyle: n.d.
f. 332 Art. Portraits: Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay: Portrait of Lord Macaulay: n.d.: Postcard.
ff. 334-361 passim Art. Portraits: England General: Portraits, etc., of Kings and Queens of England: n.d.: Printed and postcards.
f. 347 Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset: William III of England: Summons to the Garter installation to the Duke of Somerset from William III: 1689: Signed.
f. 351 Lieutenant Leonard Robinson: Army; England: George II of England: Commission from George II to Lieut. L. Robinson: 1735: Signed.
f. 354 Colonel Sir James Stevenson Barnes, KCB: Commission to, from George II: 1796.
f. 354 George III of England: Army; England: Commission to Capt. J. S. Barnes from George II: 1796.
f. 355 George III of England: William Towns: Warrant for pardon for W. Towns from George III: 1780: Signed.
f. 359 George IV of England: Colonel Sir James Stevenson Barnes, KCB: Licence from George IV to Col. J. S. Barnes to wear Portuguese insignia: 1815: Signed.
f. 363 William IV of England: Colonel Sir James Stevenson Barnes, KCB: Army; England: Appointment by William IV of Col. Sir J. S. Barnes as Battalion Commandant, Rifle Brigade: 1833: Signed.
f. 364 Victoria of England: Autograph: 1837-1901.
f. 365 Art. Portraits: Thomas Moore, poet: Portrait of Thomas Moore: n.d.: Postcard.
f. 367 Thomas Moore, poet: Letter to Mrs — Forster: circa 1840.
f. 368 Thomas Moore, poet: Letter to O. Rees: 1818.
f. 371 Charles Reade, author; d.1884: Art. Portraits: Portrait of C. Reade: n.d.: Postcard.
f. 374 James Owen Hannay, alias 'George Birmingham'; rector of Aughaval and Westport; novelist: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1943.
f. 376 Sir Max Beerbohm, author and cartoonist: Letter to B. Partridge: circa 1900.
f. 378 William Wymark Jacobs, writer: Letter to B. Partridge: 1910.
ff. 380, 381 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Portrait and photograph of Sir J. Millais: circa 1880-1950: Postcard and photograph.
f. 383 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Letter to — Sclater: 1870.
f. 385 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Autograph: circa 1890.
f. 386 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Letter to T. H. Hills: 1885.
ff. 387-388 Art. Photographs: Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: Art. Portraits: Portrait and photograph of Sir E. Burne-Jones: circa 1880-1950: Partly printed.
ff. 390-392 Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: Letters to —: circa 1880.
ff. 394, 396, 399, 401 Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: Letters to Mrs — MacMillan: circa 1880.
f. 402 Art. Photographs: Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet; PRA: Photograph of Sir Edward John Poynter: n.d.: Postcard.
f. 404 Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letter to —: 1820-1829.
f. 405 Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet; PRA: Letter to —: 1887.
f. 407 Art. Photographs: George Frederic Watts, painter: Photograph: n.d.: Postcard.
f. 409 George Frederic Watts, painter: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: circa 1850-1863.
f. 411 George Frederic Watts, painter: Letter to Mrs M. Mackail: 1879.
f. 412 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letter to R. Lehmann: late 19th cent.
f. 413 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letter to Sir J. E. Millais: late 19th cent.
f. 415 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letter to —: late 19th cent.
f. 416 Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, GCSI; Director of Kew Gardens: Letter to Miss — Rigby: 1862.
f. 417 Michael Faraday, scientist: Letter to Lady Fox: 1854.
f. 419 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1861.
f. 421 Sir Archibald Geikie, KCB; geologist: Letter to J. W. Mackail: 1910.
f. 422 Alfred Russel Wallace, naturalist: Letter to W. B. Hemsley: 1903.
f. 424 Sir Edward Burnett Tylor, anthropologist: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1864.
f. 426 Henry Morton Stanley, explorer: Letter to H. Price: 1892.
f. 429 Field-Marshal Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley, Viscount Wolseley: Letter to Mrs — Hensley: 1906: Typewritten. Signed.
f. 430 Field-Marshal Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts: Autograph: 1901.
f. 431 General Sir Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell: Letter to —: 1901.
ff. 432-433 Field-Marshal Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts: Letter to E. Walker: 1913.
f. 434 Art. Portraits: Angelica Kaufman, alias Kauffmann afterw. Zucchi; sculptor: Portrait of Angelica Kauffmann: 1809: Engr.
f. 440 Art. Portraits: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author: Portrait of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: n.d.: Postcard.
f. 442 Carl August; Duke of Jülich, Cleves and Berg: Letter to the City of Weimar: 1785: Germ: Signed.
f. 442 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, author: Autograph: 1785.
f. 445 Comte Alfred Victor de Vigny: Letter to Mrs — Forster: 1835: Fr.
f. 446 Prosper Mérimée, French author: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: circa 1850: Fr.
f. 448 Sir George Scharf, KCB; Director, National Portrait Gallery: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1890.
f. 450 Sir Frederic William Burton, Director, National Gallery: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1889.
f. 452 Alice Christina Gertrude Meynell, née Thompson; poet: Letter to Mrs — O'Sullivan: circa 1920.
ff. 453-454 William Butler Yeats, poet: Letter to E. Walker: 1910(?).
f. 458 Sir Leslie Ward, caricaturist: Letter to —: 1907(?).
f. 459 Arthur Rackham, book illustrator: Letter to —: 1911.
ff. 460, 461, 464, 465 Art. Photographs: Art. Portraits: Mrs Liza Bedford, née Lehmann; Vocal Professor, Guildhall School of Music; singer and composer: Photographs and postcard of Liza Lehmann: 1904-1905, n.d.: Partly signed.
f. 462 Mrs Liza Bedford, née Lehmann; Vocal Professor, Guildhall School of Music; singer and composer: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1907.
ff. 467-472 Music: Mrs Liza Bedford, née Lehmann; Vocal Professor, Guildhall School of Music; singer and composer: Song by Liza Lehmann: circa 1900: Autogr.
ff. 477, 479 Walter Crane, artist: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1909, 1911.
f. 481 Art. Photographs: Ben Davies, singer: Photograph: n.d: Postcard.
f. 483 William Powell Frith, RA: Concert programme signed by: [1909?].
f. 484 Music: John Carlowitz Ames, composer: 'Barcarolle' by John Carlowitz Ames: circa 1900: Autogr. Signed.
f. 485 Ben Davies, singer: Letter to Miss — Frith: 1908.
ff. 487-488 Miss M. F. Frith: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1924.
ff. 490, 491 Helen Porter Armstrong, née Mitchell; alias 'Nellie Melba'; soprano: Letters to Miss M. F. Frith: 1915, 1924.
f. 494 Henry Justice Ford, illustrator: Letter to Mrs E. M. Millar: circa 1910.
f. 495 Andrew Lang, author: Letter to G. [Hope?]: circa 1910.
f. 497 Lucy Clifford, writer; wife of W K Clifford: Letter to Mrs E. G. Millar: circa 1910.
f. 498 Art. Photographs: Gustav Theodore Holst, composer: Photograph of Gustav Theodore Holst: circa 1930: Postcard.
ff. 499, 501 Gustav Theodore Holst, composer: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1931.
f. 500 Art. Photographs: Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Photograph of Ralph Vaughan Williams: circa 1930: Postcard.
f. 502 Ernest Walker, of Balliol College, Oxford: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: circa 1930.
f. 504 Sir Hugh Percy Allen, organist and administrator: Letter to —: early 20th cent.
f. 505 Sir Henry Walford Davies, Master of the King's Music: Letter to H. G. Ley: 1909.
ff. 506, 508, 509 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Letters, as Special Constable, to E. G. Millar: 1914.
f. 507 Ralph Vaughan Williams, OM; composer: Letter, as Special Constable, to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1914.
ff. 512-513 Poetry FRENCH: Émile Verhaeren, poet: 'La Prière' by Émile Verhaeren: late 19th cent.-1909: Fr: Autogr. draft, signed.
f. 514 Herbert George Wells, author: Joseph Conrad, alias Teodor Jósef Konrad Korzeniowski, novelist: Henry James, novelist: Isobel Violet Hunt, author: Ethel Clifford: E. R: Harley Granville Granville-Barker, actor, theatrical critic and manager: Autograph of: bef. 1909.
f. 515 Edwin Austin Abbey, RA: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: bef. 1911.
f. 517 Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, sculptor: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1910.
f. 518 George Clausen, painter; Knight 1927: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1908.
f. 520 Edwin Austin Abbey, RA: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1910.
f. 521 François Auguste René Rodin, French sculptor: Letter to E. Davis: 1902: Fr.
ff. 523, 525 Selwyn Image, artist: Letters to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1900, 1909.
f. 526 Art. Photographs: Sir William Blake Richmond, KCB; RA: Photograph of Sir William Blake Richmond: n.d: Postcard.
f. 527 Sir William Blake Richmond, KCB; RA: Letter to M. E. Macartney: 1887.
f. 528 Sir William Blake Richmond, KCB; RA: Letter to —: 1885.
f. 530 Ford Madox Brown, artist: Letter to W. Crane: 1889.
f. 531 John Brett, pre-Raphaelite painter: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1895.
f. 532 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA: Letter to H. J. L. J. Massé: 1901.
f. 534 Sir Hubert von Herkomer, painter: Letter to J. Brett: 1889.
f. 535 Art. Portraits: Montague Rhodes James, OM; Provost of Eton College: Portrait of Montague Rhodes James: n.d: Postcard.
f. 537 Joseph Hilaire Pierre Belloc, author: Letter to —: 1909.
f. 538 Arthur Christopher Benson, Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge: Letter to S. C. Cockerell: 1908.
f. 539 Montague Rhodes James, OM; Provost of Eton College: Letter to Mrs E. M. Millar: 1922.
f. 541 Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, KCVO; RA: Letter to Miss — Frith: 1917.
f. 544 William Strang, painter; RA: Letter to S. C. Cockerell: 1909.
f. 546 Charles Sims, painter: Letter to —: circa 1910.
f. 547 James Clarke Hook, RA: Letter to J. E. Millais: 1884.
f. 549 James Anthony Froude, historian; d.1894: Letter to —: 1888.
f. 553 Art. Photographs: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, dramatist: Photograph of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero: n.d: Postcard.
f. 555 Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, dramatist: Letter to E. H. Bell: 1886.
f. 558 Alfred Sutro, playwright and translator: Letter to Mrs E. Grahame: circa 1920.
f. 560 William Archer, drama critic and author: Letter to S. C. Cockerell: 1907.
f. 561 Sigismund Christian Hubert Goetze, painter: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1936.
ff. 562, 564, 565 Elinor Glyn, née Sutherland; novelist: Letters to E. G. Millar: 1937.
f. 568 Art. Photographs: Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani, DBE; singer; wife of E Gye: Photograph of Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani: circa 1910: Postcard.
f. 570 Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani, DBE; singer; wife of E Gye: Letter to Liza Lehmann: 1906.
f. 571 Michelle Ferdinande Pauline Viardot-Garcia, singer: Letter to — Courtenay: circa 1850: Fr.
f. 573 Manuel del Popolo Vicente Rodríguez García, Spanish tenor and composer: Letter from(?), to Mrs A. Lehmann: circa 1870: Fr. and Ital.
f. 575 Sir Arthur Somervell, composer: Letter to E. G. Millar: 1911.
f. 576 Michael William Balfe, Irish composer and singer: Letter to — Bridgeman: 1861.
f. 578 Sir John Goss, organist and composer: Letter to the grandmother of E. G. Millar: 1845.
f. 579 Sir Michael Costa, composer: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: circa 1860: Ital.
f. 581 James Davis, alias 'Owen Hall'; librettist: Letter to Liza Lehmann: 1904(?).
f. 582 James Sidney Jones, composer: Letter to Liza Lehmann: 1906.
f. 583 Francis Thomé, composer: Letter to Liza Lehmann: circa 1900: Fr.
f. 585 Art. Photographs: Harley Granville Granville-Barker, actor, theatrical critic and manager: Photograph of Harley Granville Granville-Barker: n.d: Postcard.
f. 587 Harley Granville Granville-Barker, actor, theatrical critic and manager: Letter to Liza Lehmann: circa 1905.
f. 589 Harry Furniss, artist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Letter to L. A. Fagan, with sketch , from Harry Furniss: 1888.
f. 590 Harry Furniss, artist: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Sketch by Harry Furniss: circa 1890.
f. 592 Frederick James Furnivall, D Litt.; scholar and editor: Letter to S. C. Cockerell: 1892.
f. 593 Frederic Harrison, President, English Positivist Committee: Agreement with the Artworkers Guild: 1901.
f. 594 George Edward Bateman Saintsbury, critic: Letter to Mrs — Bell: 1895.
f. 595 Samuel Butler, author of 'Erewhon': Letter to Metcalfe & Co.: 1900.
f. 596 Reverend Walter William Skeat, Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University: Letter to S. C. Cockerell: 1900.
f. 598 James Robinson Planché, Somerset Herald and dramatist: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: 1869.
f. 599 Edward Robert Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: 1887.
f. 601 Frederick Locker, afterwards Locker Lampson; poet: Letter to Miss — Courtenay: circa 1875.
f. 603 Sarah [Grant?]: Letter to Mrs — Bell: 1904.
f. 605 Mary Mackay, alias 'Marie Corelli'; novelist: Letter to —: 1910.
ff. 606, 607 Richard Le Gallienne, author: Letters to W. Crane: 1899.
f. 609 Mary Cholmondeley, novelist: Letter to E. G. Millar: circa 1920.
f. 610 Mary Cholmondeley, novelist: Letter to Miss — Frith: 1907.
f. 612 Mary Cholmondeley, novelist: Letter to T. A. Guthrie: 1906(?).
ff. 613, 614 Richard Pryce, novelist: Letters to Mrs E. M. Millar: 1914.
f. 616 Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould, author: Letter to —: 1890.
f. 617 Reverend Sabine Baring-Gould, author: Letter to T. N. Brushfield: 1907.
f. 618 William Ernest Henley, poet and critic: Letter to A. T. Nutt: 1887.
f. 619 Alfred Edward Housman, poet: Letters to S. C. Cockerell: 1911.
f. 620 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Autograph: bef. 1882.
f. 624 Arthur William Symons, poet and critic: Letter to Mlle — Véron: 1908.
ff. 626-633 passim Philip William May, cartoonist: Letters to J. B. Partridge: 1895-1902, n.d.
ff. 628-629 Philip William May, cartoonist: Letter to Sir H. A. Lee: 1902.

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Add MS 54229-54323* : MILLAR BEQUEST
Add MS 54314-54318 : E. AUTOGRAPHS.

Add MS 54316-54317 : MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XC, XCI. Autograph collection

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Latin

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1689

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1937

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1689-1937

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