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CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. III. Foreign historical, literary and musical autographs, etc.; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Charles V of Spain, Madame de Maintenon, Lafayette, Garibaldi, Kropotkin, Mussolini and Roosevelt; Heinrich Heine, Alessandro Mazzini, Victor Hugo, Georges Sand, Prosper Mérimée, the Dumas, père and fils, Jules Verne, Alphonse Daudet, Turgenev, Henrik Ibsen; Ralph Waldo Emerson, Robert Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes; Rouget de Lisle, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Paderewski.

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f. 1 Charles V; Emperor of Germany: Petrus Mudarra: Charter addressed to Petrus Mudarra issued by Charles: 1530: Lat.: Signed.
f. 2 Robert Nigel Carew Hunt, historian: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Robert Nigel Carew Hunt: 1931.
f. 4 Henry IV of France: Revol: Pithou: Royal warrant addressed to — Pithou issued by Henry and — Revol: 1594: Fr.: Signed.
f. 6 Louis XIII of France: Gaspard de Treubet, treasurer: Order to Gaspard de Treubet issued by Louis: 1633: Fr.: Signed.
f. 8 Françoise-Bonne-Virginie Fléard de Pressins, Comtesse de Clermont: François Michel Le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois; French Minister: Letter to Comtesse de Clermont from François Michel Le Tellier: 1677: Fr.
f. 9 Eugene Francis, Prince of Savoy-Carignan: Carlo Rufini: Letter to Carlo Rufini from Prince of Savoy-Carignan: 1718: Ital.
f. 11 Françoise d' Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon: Letter to the Archbishop of Rouen from Mme de Maintenon: circa 1709: Fr.: Typed transcription on f. 16.
f. 15 Maurice de Saxe, Marshal of France: Note of Maurice de Saxe: 1717: Germ.
f. 17 François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: Coste, doctor in Geneva: Letter to — Coste from François Marie Arouet de Voltaire: n.d.: Fr.
f. 19 Louis XVI of France: Marc-Antoine Nerac, jeweller: Letter patent addressed to the officers of the Mint issued by Louis rel. to Marc-Antoine Nerac: 1783: Fr.: Signed.
f. 21 Madame Andryanne: Marie Joseph Paul Roch Yves Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de la Fayette: Letter to Mme — Andryanne from Marquis de la Fayette: n.d.: Fr.
f. 23 Honoré Gabriel Riquetti, Comte de Mirabeau: Gerard de Melcy: Letter to Gerard de Melcy from Mirabeau: 1785: Fr.
f. 24 Claude Joseph Rouget de l'Isle, poet and composer: Genetet, employee in the Ministry of Commerce and Public Works: Letter to — Genetet from Claude Joseph Rouget de l'Isle: 1832: Fr.: With MS translation on f. 26.
f. 27 Jean Joseph Paul Augustin Dessolle, Marquis; general: Laumond, commissioner of the Directoire to the army in Italy: Letter to — Laumond from Jean Joseph Paul Augustin Dessolle: 1799: Fr.
f. 29 Georges Cuvier, French naturalist: Signature of Georges Cuvier: n.d.: Fr.
f. 31 Andoche Junot, general; afterwards Duc d'Abrantès: Comte Jean François Aimé Dejean,; general; Minister of War: Letter to Comte Jean François Aimé Dejean from Andoche Junot: 1809: Fr.
f. 32 Napoleon I of France: Martin Roch Xavier Estève, treasurer of the government: Letter to Martin Roch Xavier Estève from Napoleon: 1802: Fr.
f. 33 Pfister, intendant of Bonaparte: Receipt of — Pfister: 1802: Fr.
f. 34 Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand,; French author: Emile d' Yttruy, secretary of the French Society in Switzerland: Letter to Emile d' Yttruy from Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand: 1832: Fr.
f. 36 Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand,; French author: Hopwood, photographer: Portrait by — Hopwood of Vicomte François-René de Chateaubriand: n.d.: Fr.
f. 37 Marie Louis Alphonse de Lamartine de Prat, poet: Dubois, mayor of Château, département Saône-et-Loire: Letter to — Dubois from Marie Louis Alphonse de Lamartine de Prat: 1843: Fr.
f. 39 Louis-Philippe of France: Note of LOUIS-PHILIPPE: n.d.: Fr.
f. 41 Louis Philippe Albert d' Orléans, Comte de Paris: Letter to the United States' Minister from Louis Philippe Albert d' Orléans: 1869.
f. 43 Louis-Philippe of France: François Pierre Guillaume Guizot, French statesman: Note to Louis-philippe from François Pierre Guillaume Guizot: n.d.: Fr.
f. 44 Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento: Letter of Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord: n.d.: Fr.
f. 45 Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord, Prince de Benevento: Sir Astley Paston Cooper, surgeon to the king: Letter to Sir Astley Paston Cooper from Charles Maurice Talleyrand-Périgord: 1833: Fr.
f. 46 Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d' Orléans, Duc de Nemours; 2nd son of Louis Philippe, King of the French: Letter to Colnaghi from Louis Charles Philippe Raphael d' Orléans: 1867: Fr.
f. 47 Napoleon III of France: Gudin: Letter to — Gudin from Napoleon: 1847: Fr.
f. 49 Art. Photographs: Napoléon Louis Eugène Jean Joseph Bonaparte, Prince Imperial of France; son of Emperor Napoleon III: Daniel and William Downey; photographers, London: Photograph by Daniel and William Downey of Napoléon Louis Eugène Jean Joseph Bonaparte: n.d.: Signed by Napoleon.
f. 50 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian patriot: Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo,; author: Letter to Giuseppe Mazzini from Vicomte Victor Marie Hugo: n.d.: Fr.
f. 53 Louis Eugène Cavaignac, French general: Note of Louis Eugène Cavaignac: n.d.: Fr.
f. 54 Honoré de Balzac, novelist: Perré: Letter to — Perré from Honoré de Balzac: n.d.: Fr.
f. 56 Prosper Merimée, novelist: Letter of Prosper Merimée: n.d.: Fr.
f. 57 Alexandre Dumas, Père, French writer: Note of Alexandre Dumas: 1857: Fr.
f. 58 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, poet: Armandine Lucile Aurore Dupin, Baronne Dudevant, alias 'Georges Sand'; novelist: Letter to Elizabeth Barrett Browning from Georges Sand: n.d.: Fr.
f. 59 Gustave Flaubert, novelist: Letter of Gustave Flaubert: n.d.: Fr.
f. 61 d' Arthez: Alexandre Dumas, Fils, French writer: Letter to — d' Arthez from Alexandre Dumas: n.d.: Fr.
f. 64 Léon Gambetta, French statesman: Letter of Léon Gambetta: 1868: Fr.: With MS translation on f. 65.
f. 66v Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painter: Letter of Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: 1844: Fr.: With MS translation on f. 67.
f. 68 Théodore de Banville, French poet: Salvador: Letter to — Salvador from Théodore de Banville: n.d.: Fr.
f. 69 Jules Verne, author: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Jules Verne: 1890: Fr.
f. 71 Jules François Simon Suisse Simon, French politician: Note of Jules François Simon Suisse Simon: n.d.: Fr.
f. 72 Benoit Constant Coquelin, l'ainé; French dramatist: Portrait of Benoit Constant Coquelin: n.d.: Signed by Coquelin.
f. 73 Edouard de Reszke, singer: Visiting card of Edouard de Reszke: n.d.: Fr.: Printed with MS annotations.
f. 74 François Auguste René Rodin, French sculptor: Visiting card of François Auguste René Rodin: n.d.: Fr.: Printed with MS annotations.
f. 75 Art. Photographs: Sarah Bernhardt, actress: Photograph of Sarah Bernhardt: 1901: Signed by Sarah Bernhardt.
f. 77 Tommaso Salvini, Italian actor: Letter of Tommaso Salvini: 1885: Fr.
f. 78 Charles Albert Fechter, actor: Letter of Charles Albert Fechter: n.d.: Fr.
f. 79 Art. Photographs: Charles Albert Fechter, actor: Pierre Petit; photographer of Paris: Photograph by Pierre Petit (photographer of Paris) of Charles Albert Fechter: n.d.: Signed to 'brother Sams.' by Fechter.
f. 80 Adelina Juana Maria Clorinda Patti, singer: Post-card of Adelina Juana Maria Clorinda Patti: n.d.: Signed by Adelina Patti Cederström.
f. 81 Jacques Anatole Thibault, alias 'Anatole France'; writer: Camille Doucet, secretary of the Académie française: Letter to Anatole France from Camille Doucet: 1881: Fr.: Partly printed.
f. 83 Jacques Anatole Thibault, alias 'Anatole France'; writer: Louis Alphonse Marie Daudet, French writer: Letter to Anatole France from Louis Alphonse Marie Daudet: n.d.: Fr.
f. 84 Paget Toynbee, Dante scholar: René François Nicolas Marie Bazin, French novelist: Letter to Paget Toynbee from René François Nicolas Marie Bazin: 1907: Fr.
f. 85 Jules Jusserand, French diplomatist: Andrew F. West, president of Princeton University: Letter to Andrew F. West from Jules Jusserand: 1923: Signed.
f. 86 Julien Viaud, alias 'Pierre Loti'; French novelist: Letter of Julien Viaud: n.d.: Fr.
f. 87 Paul Adolphe Rajon, French etcher: Letter of Paul Adolphe Rajon: 1881: Fr.
f. 89 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Eugène Marcel Prévost, French writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Eugène Marcel Prévost: 1894.
f. 90 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Maurice Barrès, French writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Maurice Barrès: 1917: Fr.
f. 91v Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1917.
f. 92 Henri François Joseph de Régnier, of the Académie Française: Letter of Henri François Joseph de Régnier: 1916: Fr.
f. 93 Paul Painlevé, mathematician and minister: Sir Almroth Edward Wright, bacteriologist: Note to Sir Almroth Edward Wright from Paul Painlevé: 1917: Fr.
f. 94 Charles Joseph Paul Bourget, French author: Letter of Charles Joseph Paul Bourget: n.d.: Fr.
f. 96 Aimé Joseph de Fleuriau, French diplomatist: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Aimé Joseph de Fleuriau: 1933.
f. 97 Jules Martin Cambon, French statesman: Letter to a colonel from Jules Martin Cambon: 1919: Fr.
f. 98 Emile Herzog, alias 'André Maurois'; French writer: Letter to Mr Napier from Emile Herzog: 1926: Fr.: Signed.
f. 99 Georges Benjamin Clemenceau, French statesman: Note of Georges Benjamin Clemenceau: 1894: Fr.
f. 100 Raymond Poincaré, French statesman: Note of Raymond Poincaré: n.d.: Fr.
f. 104 Heinrich Heine, author: N. Martin: Letter to N. Martin from Heinrich Heine: n.d.: Germ.
f. 107 George Barker, solicitor, of Birmingham: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, composer: Letter to George Barker from Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: 1840.
f. 109 Joseph Joachim, violinist: Adolphe Berens: Dedication on a cover page to Adolphe Berens from Joseph Joachim: 1835: Germ.: Printed with MS dedication.
f. 110 Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti, KCVO; composer: Letter of Sir Francesco Paolo Tosti: 1885: Ital.
f. 112 Johannes Brahms, composer: Visiting card of Johannes Brahms: n.d.: Germ.: Printed with MS annotations.
f. 113 Art. Photographs: Hans Christian Andersen, writer: Harald Paetz, photographer of Copenhagen: Photograph by Harald Paetz of Hans Christian Andersen: n.d.: Danish: Signed by H. C. Andersen.
f. 114 William Archer, drama critic and author: Henrik Ibsen, dramatist: Letter to William Archer from Henrik Ibsen: 1898: Norwegian.
f. 115 Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, author: Visiting card of Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck: n.d.: Fr.: Printed with MS annotations.
f. 116 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Joost Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz, alias 'Marten Maartens'; writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Joost Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz: 1893.
f. 118 Émile Verhaeren, poet: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Émile Verhaeren: 1907: Fr.
f. 119 Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini, composer: Letter to Dr Burney from Gasparo Luigi Pacifico Spontini: 1822.
f. 120 Zelia Gilbert, alias 'Trebelli'; singer; wife of Alberto Bettini: Alfred James Caldicott, composer: Letter to Alfred James Caldicott from Zelia Gilbert: 1890.
f. 121 Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian patriot: Letter to Sir Anthony Panizzi from Giuseppe Garibaldi: 1864: Ital.
f. 122 Sir Anthony Panizzi, KCB; Principal Librarian, British Museum: Letter of Sir Anthony Panizzi: n.d.
f. 125 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian patriot: Carlisle, of Liverpool: Letter to — Carlisle from Giuseppe Mazzini: 1846.
f. 129 Giuseppe Mazzini, Italian patriot: W. Shaen: Letter to W. Shaen from Giuseppe Mazzini: 1857.
f. 131 Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour, Sardinian statesman: Letter of Conte Camillo Benso di Cavour: 1856: Ital.
f. 133 Pasquale Villari, historian: Letter of Pasquale Villari: 1867: Ital.
f. 135 Art. Photographs: Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator: Photograph of Benito Mussolini: 1928: Ital.: Dedication to Lady Charnwood by Mussolini.
f. 136 Art. Photographs: Benito Mussolini, Italian dictator: Post-card of Benito Mussolini: n.d.: Ital.
f. 137 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Dino Grandi, Italian statesman and diplomatist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Dino Grandi: 1933: Signed.
f. 138 Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian patriot: H. C. Clifton: Letter to H. C. Clifton from Lajos Kossuth: 1855.
f. 139 Ferencz Pulszky, Hungarian archaeologist: Letter of Ferencz Pulszky: 1855.
f. 140 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter from Philip Tengely [?] to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson: 1932.
f. 141 Johannes Schober, Austrian statesman: Signature of Johannes Schober: 1922.
f. 142 Karl Renner, Austrian Chancellor: Signature of Karl Renner: 1919.
f. 143 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Admiral Nicolas Vitéz Horthy De Nagybanya, regent of Hungary: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Adm. Nicolas Vitéz Horthy De Nagybanya: 1928: Partly Engl., partly Germ.
f. 149 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Henry Ettling, musician: Note to Henry Ettling from Ignacy Jan Paderewski: 1892: Germ.
f. 150 Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Prime Minister of Poland; composer and pianist: Emil Fuchs, etcher: Portrait by Emil Fuchs of Ignacy Jan Paderewski: 1899.
f. 152 Sir Robert Laird Borden, GCMG; Canadian Prime Minister: Reginald Hunt: Letter to Reginald Hunt from Sir Robert Laird Borden: 1914.
f. 153 John Merriman: Russel: Letter to — Russel from John Merriman: 1909.
f. 155 William Lyon Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from William Lyon Mackenzie King: 1923.
f. 156 Louis Botha, South African statesman: Signature of Louis Botha: n.d.
f. 157 J. W. Brand: Letter to Mr W. Brodie from J. W. Brand: 1886.
f. 158 Field-Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, S African Prime Minister: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Field-Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts: 1934.
f. 159 Field-Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, S African Prime Minister: Card of Field-Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts: 1934: Mainly Gr.
f. 160 Sir Alexander Waldemar Lawrence, Chief Assistant Solicitor to the Treasury: William Philip Schreiner, South African statesman: Letter to Sir Alexander Waldemar Lawrence from William Philip Schreiner: 1911.
f. 165 Henry Fothergill Chorley, music critic: Ivan Sergeievitch Turgenev, Russian author: Letter to Henry Fothergill Chorley from Ivan Sergeievitch Turgenev: 1862: Fr.
f. 168 Prince Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin,; Russian revolutionary: Letter of Prince Petr Alekseevich Kropotkin: 1890.
f. 170 Olga Novikoff, née Kireef; Russian political writer: Letter of Olga Novikoff: 1913.
f. 178 Alexander Hamilton, US statesman: Sharp Delany, collector at Philadelphia: Letter to Sharp Delany from Alexander Hamilton: 1790.
f. 179 Abraham Lincoln, US President: Isaac D. Bowdish, commissioner of subsistence of volunteers: Appointment issued by Abraham Lincoln to Isaac D. Bowdish: 1862.
f. 182 Abraham Lincoln, US President: Note of Abraham Lincoln: 1851.
f. 183 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Jesse W. Weik: Letter to Lord Charnwood from Jesse W. Weik: 1919.
f. 185 Abraham Lincoln, US President: Note of Abraham Lincoln: 1841.
f. 186 William Tecumseh Sherman, American general: J. L. Milley, American minister in London: Letter to J. L. Milley from William Tecumseh Sherman: 1870.
f. 189 H. B. Stone: Foster: Letter to — Foster from H. B. Stone: 1877.
f. 190 David Booth: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from David Booth: 1884.
f. 191 John Lothrop Motley, historian: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet: Letter to John Lothrop Motley from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 1875.
f. 193 Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist: Letter of Ralph Waldo Emerson: n.d.
f. 194 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias 'Mark Twain'; author: Note of Samuel Langhorne Clemens: 1899.
f. 195 Francis Bret Harte, American author: Letter to Miss Stelsey from Francis Bret Harte: n.d.
f. 196 Walt Whitman, poet: Letter to Mrs Costelloe of Walt Whitman: 1886.
f. 197 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: James Russell Lowell, American author and diplomatist: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from James Russell Lowell: n.d.
f. 198 James Russell Lowell, American author and diplomatist: Letter to Lady Sophia Palmer from James Russell Lowell: 1885.
f. 200 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Elizabeth G. Howard, grand-daughter of Francis Scott Key: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Elizabeth G. Howard: 1931.
f. 202 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author: John Lothrop Motley, historian: Letter to John Lothrop Motley from Oliver Wendell Holmes: 1868.
f. 204 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from Oliver Wendell Holmes: 1870.
f. 206 Oliver Wendell Holmes, American author: Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Oliver Wendell Holmes: 1870.
f. 208 Francis Scott Key, writer: Cheque of Francis Scott Key: 1840.
f. 209 William Dean Howells, American author: Letter to Lady Sophia Palmer from William Dean Howells: 1883.
f. 210 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: John Lothrop Motley, historian: Letter to John Lothrop Motley from William Ewart Gladstone: 1870.
f. 212 Samuel Langhorne Clemens, alias 'Mark Twain'; author: Note of Samuel Langhorne Clemens: n.d.
f. 214 George Grote, MP; historian: Signature of George Grote: n.d.
f. 215 John Lothrop Motley, historian: John Stuart Mill, philosopher: Letter to John Lothrop Motley from John Stuart Mill: 1862.
f. 217 John Lothrop Motley, historian: Letter to his mother of John Lothrop Motley: 1864.
f. 219 Harriet Grote, widow of G Grote: John Lothrop Motley, historian: Letter to John Lothrop Motley from Harriet Grote: n.d.
f. 221 James Anthony Froude, historian; d.1894: Elizabeth Cabot Harcourt, widow of Sir William Harcourt: Letter to Elizabeth Cabot Harcourt from James Anthony Froude: 1889.
f. 222 Elizabeth Cabot Harcourt, widow of Sir William Harcourt: Note of Elizabeth Cabot Harcourt: n.d.
f. 223 John Lothrop Motley, historian: Letter to his mother from John Lothrop Motley: 1860.
f. 227 Charles Eliot Norton, American author: Letter to Mrs Agassiz from Charles Eliot Norton: 1861.
f. 233 James Bryce, Viscount Bryce: Charles William Eliot, educator: Letter to James Bryce from Charles William Eliot: 1917.
f. 236 Charles Godfrey Leland, American author: Poem by Charles Godfrey Leland: 1893.
f. 237 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Charles Godfrey Leland, American author: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from Charles Godfrey Leland: 1880.
f. 239 Jean Ingelow, poet and novelist: Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, afterwards Ward; American writer: Letter to Jean Ingelow from Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: 1871.
f. 241 Theodore Roosevelt, US President: Letter to Major E. H. Wells from Theodore Roosevelt: 1918.
f. 242 Charles Evans Hugues, Chief Justice of the U S: H. C. Washburn: Letter to H. C. Washburn from Charles Evans Hugues: 1919.
f. 243 Elihu Root, US senator: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Elihu Root: 1921.
f. 244 Elihu Root, US senator: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Elihu Root: 1920.
f. 245 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Owen Wister, American author: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Owen Wister: 1921.
f. 247 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Owen Wister, American author: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Owen Wister: 1923.
f. 248 Edith Kermit Roosevelt, 2nd wife of Theodore Roosevelt: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Edith Kermit Roosevelt: 1923.
f. 250 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: William Howard Taft, US President: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from William Howard Taft: 1922.
f. 253 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: William Howard Taft, US President: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from William Howard Taft: 1918.
f. 255 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, US President; d.1945: Signature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt: before 1945.
f. 256 Frank Billings Kellogg, US statesman: Signature of Frank Billings Kellogg: 1924.
f. 257 F. E. Powell: Card of F. E. Powell: n.d.: Typed with MS annotations.
f. 258 Calvin Coolidge, president of the United States: Signature of Calvin Coolidge: n.d.
f. 259 Whitelaw Reid, US ambassador in London: Letter to Mr Russel from Whitelaw Reid: 1907.
f. 260 Robert Lansing, American secretary of state: Signature of Robert Lansing: n.d.
f. 261 Thomas Woodrow Wilson, US President: Signature of Thomas Woodrow Wilson: n.d.
f. 262 Edith Bolling Wilson, 2nd wife of President W Wilson: Signature of Edith Bolling Wilson: n.d.
f. 263 Joseph Hodges Choate, USA Ambassador in London: L. H. Frieze: Letter to L. H. Frieze from Joseph Hodges Choate: 1903.
f. 264 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Walter Hines Page, US diplomatist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Walter Hines Page: 1916: Signed.
f. 266 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Walter Hines Page, US diplomatist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Walter Hines Page: 1915.
f. 268 John William Davis, US lawyer and diplomatist: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from John William Davis: 1921.
f. 270 John William Davis, US lawyer and diplomatist: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from John William Davis: 1919.
f. 272 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Henry Cabot Lodge, senator: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Henry Cabot Lodge: 1924.
f. 274 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Franck Orren Lowden, governor of Illinois: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Franck Orren Lowden: 1918.
f. 275 Henry Van Dyke, American author: Verse by Henry Van Dyke: 1922.
f. 276 William Sowden Sims, US admiral: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from William Sowden Sims: 1918.
f. 278v Abbott Lawrence Lowell, President of Harvard University: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Abbott Lawrence Lowell: 1920.
f. 280 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Owen D. Young, lawyer: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Owen D. Young: 1928.
f. 282 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Charles Henry Brent, Bishop of Western New-York: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Charles Henry Brent: 1928.
f. 283 Ruth Draper, actress: Letter to Lady Lawrence from Ruth Draper: 1934: Signed.

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Add MS 70950(49) : Portrait of the Prince Imperial, Napoléon Louis Eugène Jean Joseph Bonaparte. Photographer: Downey, William and Daniel
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Add MS 70950(79) : Portrait of Charles Albert Fechter. Photographer: Petit, Pierre
Add MS 70950(113) : Portrait of Hans Christian Andersen. Photographer: Paetz, H.

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