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040-001964695

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MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XI (ff. 123). Correspondence of Secretaries of the British Museum and Keepers of Printed Books; 1789-1904, n.d. English and Italian.

Contents:

1. f. 1. Letter from Edward Whittaker Gray, Keeper of Natural History 1787-1806, as Secretary ; 23 May 1789.

2. ff. 3-23. Letters from the Rev. Josiah Forshall, Secretary 1828-1850 and Keeper of Manuscripts 1827-1837; 1833-1862.

3. ff. 24-25. Letters from Thomas Butler, Assistant Secretary; 1870-1871.

4. ff. 26-69. Correspondence of Thomas Watts, Keeper of Printed Books 1866-1869; 1841-1867, n.d. English and Italian.

5. ff. 70-123. Correspondence of Richard Garnett, Keeper of Printed Books 1890-1899; 1860-1904, n.d.

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f. 1 Edward Whitaker Gray, Keeper of Natural History and Antiquities, British Museum: Letter from Edward Whitaker Gray: 1789.
ff. 3-23v Reverend Josiah Forshall, Keeper of Manuscripts, afterwards Secretary, British Museum: Letters from Rev. Josiah Forshall: 1833-1862: Partly signed.
ff. 3-6v, 8, 16-21 Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co; printsellers: Letters from Rev. J. Forshall to Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co. (printsellers): 1833-1845: Partly signed.
f. 10 Charles John Smith, engraver: Letter from J. Forshall to Charles John Smith: 1836.
f. 11 Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche, geologist: Letter from J. Forshall to Sir Henry Thomas de la Beche: 1837.
ff. 12-15v Sir Charles Fellows, traveller and archaeologist: Letters from J. Forshall to Sir Charles Fellows: 1841-1842.
ff. 24-25v Thomas Butler, of the British Museum: Letters from Thomas Butler: 1870-1871: Partly signed.
ff. 26-27v John Rutter Chorley, poet: Letter to T. Watts from John Rutter Chorley: 1841.
ff. 26-68 Thomas Watts, Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Correspondence of Thomas Watts: 1841-1867, n.d: Partly Ital.
ff. 32-35 George Lillie Craik, author; of Macmillan and Co., publishers: Letter to T. Watts from George Lillie Craik: 1857.
f. 36 Charles Knight, publisher: Letter to T. Watts from Charles Knight: 1857.
f. 40 Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Librarian at Windsor Castle: Letter to T. Watts from Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward: 1860.
ff. 41, 48 George John Shaw-Lefevre, Baron Eversley: Letters to T. Watts from George John Shaw-Lefevre: 1860-1861.
f. 47 Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke, 1st Baronet: Letter to T. Watts from Sir Charles Wentworth Dilke: 1861.
ff. 49-50 Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letter to T. Watts from Sir Anthony Panizzi: 1863.
ff. 54-55 Henry Thompson, miscellaneous writer: Letter to T. Watts from Henry Thompson: 1865.
ff. 56-57 Edwin Norris, orientalist: Letter from T. Watts to Edwin Norris: 1866.
ff. 61-62v Joseph Parker, DD; Congregational minister of the City Temple, Holborn: Letter to T. Watts from Joseph Parker: 1866.
f. 63 Reverend Alexander Dyce, scholar: Letter to T. Watts from Rev. Alexander Dyce: 1866.
ff. 64-65v Octavian Blewitt, Secretary, Royal Literary Fund: Letter from T. Watts to Octavian Blewitt: 1867.
f. 66 William Hepworth Dixon, historian and traveller: Letter to T. Watts from William Hepworth Dixon: n.d.
f. 68 Hensleigh Wedgwood, philologist: Godfrey Wedgwood, nephew of Hensleigh Wedgwood: Letter from Hensleigh Wedgwood introducing Godfrey Wedgwood: n.d.
f. 69 Reverend John Mitford, author; d.1859: Letter: n.d.
ff. 70-123v Richard Garnett, LLD; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Correspondence of Richard Garnett: [1860]-1904, n.d: Partly typed and signed.
ff. 70-71 Eliza Andrews Orme, wife of C Orme: Letter from R. Garnett to Eliza Andrews Orme: [1860].
ff. 73-74v Sir Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne; Lord Chancellor: Letter to R. Garnett from Sir Roundell Palmer: 1877.
ff. 80-81v James Runciman, journalist; board school teacher: George Ede, student: Letter to R. Garnett from James Runciman introducing George Ede: 1879.
ff. 86, 91 Reginald Stuart Poole, of the British Museum; Keeper of Coins and Medals: Letters from R. Garnett to Reginald Stuart Poole: 1891, n.d.
f. 95 Edward Heron-Allen, FRS: Letter from R. Garnett to Edward Heron-Allen: 1893.
f. 97 George Neilson, historian and antiquary: Letter from R. Garnett to George Neilson: 1894.
f. 101 William James Linton, engraver, poet and political reformer: Koehler, of the US National Museum, Washington: Letter to R. Garnett from William James Linton introducing — Koehler: 1894.
f. 103 Paget Toynbee, Dante scholar: Letter from R. Garnett to Paget Toynbee: 1895.
f. 107 Elkin Mathews, bookseller: Letter from R. Garnett to Elkin Mathews: 1899: Partly typed and signed.
ff. 115-116v Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton, formerly Watts; critic, novelist and poet: Letter from R. Garnett to Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton: 1904.

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Add MS 70839-70854 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Correspondence chiefly relating to the history of the British Museum, collected by Mrs. Barbara…
Add MS 70842-70853 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vols. IV-XV. Correspondence, both official and private, of and concerning British Museum staff;…

Add MS 70849 : MCCRIMMON COLLECTION. Vol. XI (ff. 123). Correspondence of Secretaries of the British Museum and Keepers of Printed Books;…

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Italian

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Start Date:

1789

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1904

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1789-1904

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Names:

Beche, Henry Thomas, Knight, geologist and palaeontologist, 1796-1855
Blewitt, Octavian, sec Royal Literary Fund
Butler, Thomas, Assistant Secretary of the British Museum, 1810-1907
Chorley, John Rutter, poet
Craik, George Lillie, author, of Macmillan and Co publishers
Dilke, Charles Wentworth, 1st Baronet, art patron, horticulturalist and politician, 1810-1869
Dixon, William Hepworth, historian and traveller, 1821-1879
Dunton, Walter Theodore, critic and poet, 1832-1914
Dyce, Alexander, literary scholar and clergyman, 1798-1869
Ede, George, student, fl 1879
Fellows, Charles, Sir, traveller and archaeologist, 1799-1860
Forshall, Josiah, Reverend Keeper of Manuscripts afterwards Sec British Museum
Garnett, Richard, librarian and author, 1835-1906
Gray, Edward Whitaker, botanist, curator and secretary to the Royal Society, 1748-1806
Heron-Allen, Edward, FRS
Knight, Charles, publisher
Koehler, —, of the US National Museum Washington
Linton, William James, engraver poet and political reformer
Mathews, Elkin, bookseller
Mitford, John, literary scholar and Church of England clergyman, 1781-1859
Neilson, George, historian and antiquary
Norris, Edwin, linguist and Assyriologist, 1795-1872
Orme, Eliza Andrews, wife of C Orme
Palmer, Roundell, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne, Lord Chancellor
Panizzi, Anthony, Knight, librarian at the British Museum, 1797-1879,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000080764385
Parker, Joseph, Congregational minister of the City Temple, Holborn, 1830-1902
Paul and Dominic Colnaghi and Co, printsellers
Poole, Reginald Stuart, of the British Museum, Keeper of Coins and Medals
Runciman, James, journalist and school teacher, 1852-1891
Shaw-Lefevre, George John, Baron Eversley
Smith, Charles John, engraver
Thompson, Henry, miscellaneous writer
Toynbee, Paget, Dante scholar, 1855-1932
Watts, Thomas, Keeper of Printed Books British Museum
Wedgwood, Godfrey, 1833-1905
Wedgwood, Hensleigh, philologist, 1803-1891
Woodward, Bernard Bolingbroke, Librarian at Windsor Castle