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CHARNWOOD AUTOGRAPHS. Vol. IV. Artistic, dramatic and scientific autogaphs, etc.; circa 16th-20th cent. Included are Sir Christopher Wren, Sir Godfrey Kneller, William Hogarth, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Joseph Wright of Derby, William Blake, David Cox, Sir David Wilkie, John Sell Cotman, Samuel Prout, William Holman Hunt, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, and Edward Lear; David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, J. P. Kemble, Edmund Kean and Ellen Terry; Sir Isaac Newton, Samuel Pepys, Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin, Sir Humphrey Davy and Richard Arkwright; Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley and Thomas Clarkson.
includes:
- f. 1 William Palmer, murderer: Letter of William Palmer: n.d.
- f. 3 Frederic Thesiger, 1st Baron Chelmsford: Letter of Frederic Thesiger: 1874.
- f. 5 Sir Roundell Palmer, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne; Lord Chancellor: Reverend James Stephen Hodson: Letter to Rev. James Stephen Hodson from Sir Roundell Palmer: 1871.
- f. 7 Reverend James Stephen Hodson: John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge: Letter to Rev. James Stephen Hodson from John Duke Coleridge: 1871.
- f. 9 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Horace Edmund Avory, justice of KB: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Horace Edmund Avory: 1934.
- f. 10 Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay, 1st Viscount Finlay: Reverend James Stephen Hodson: Letter to Rev. James Stephen Hodson from Sir Robert Bannatyne Finlay: 1900.
- f. 11 Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling: Travers Humphreys, judge: Letter to Lord Darling from Travers Humphreys: 1932.
- f. 12 Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Lord Darling: n.d.
- f. 13 Charles John Darling, 1st Baron Darling: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Lord Darling: n.d.
- f. 14 Sir Christopher Wren, architect: Receipt of Sir Christopher Wren: 1707: Printed and signed.
- f. 15 Sir Godfrey Kneller, Baronet: Receipt of Sir Godfrey Kneller: 1716: Printed and signed.
- f. 16 William Hogarth, artist: Engraving by William Hogarth: 1751: Signed.
- f. 17 Sir Joshua Reynolds, portrait-painter: Prose draft by Sir Joshua Reynolds: n.d.
- f. 19 Ernest U. Maggs, of Maggs Bros., booksellers: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Lady Charnwood from Ernest U. Maggs: 1927: Signed.
- f. 20 Thomas Gainsborough, RA; painter: Note of Thomas Gainsborough: 1788.
- f. 21 Angelica Kaufman, alias Kauffmann afterw. Zucchi; sculptor: Henrietta Fordyce: Letter to Henrietta Fordyce from Angelica Kaufman: 1780.
- ff. 24-25v Charles Ingram, 9th Viscount Irwin: Robert Adam, architect: Letter and receipt to Viscount Irwin from Robert Adam: 1772.
- ff. 26-27v Joseph Wright, 'of Derby': Peter Percy Burdett, etcher at Liverpool: Letter and sketch to Peter Percy Burdett from Joseph Wright: circa 1773.
- ff. 29-30v Philip James Loutherbourg, alias Loutherbourgh; painter: William Cribb, carver and gilder of Covent Garden: Correspondence between Philip James Loutherbourg and William Cribb: 1798.
- f. 31 William Blake, poet and painter: William Haley: Letter to William Haley from William Blake: 1800.
- f. 32 George Romney, painter: Note to Mr Hill from George Romney: 1798.
- f. 33 William Hayley, poet: Letter to Lady Donegall from William Hayley: 1803.
- f. 36 John Flaxman, RA: Charles Forbes, 1st Baronet: Note to Charles Forbes from John Flaxman: 1826.
- f. 38 Henry Raeburn, RA; Scottish painter: George Joseph Bell, Scottish lawyer: Letter to George Joseph Bell from Henry Raeburn: 1810.
- f. 41 John Hoppner, portrait-painter: Note of John Hoppner: n.d.
- f. 42 Benjamin West, painter: Plasket, wine merchant: Letter to — Plasket from Benjamin West: 1800.
- f. 44 Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: William Collins, RA; painter: Invitation to William Collins from Sir Thomas Lawrence: 1829.
- f. 45 Sir Thomas Lawrence, PRA: Letter of Sir Thomas Lawrence: 1822.
- f. 46 J. Holworthy: Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA: Letter to J. Holworthy from Joseph Mallord William Turner: 1827.
- f. 48 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Valentina from Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1927.
- f. 49 John Constable, painter: Letter to Mr Carpenter from John Constable: n.d.
- f. 51 David Cox, painter: Samuel Eglington, of Liverpool: Letter to Samuel Eglington from David Cox: n.d.
- f. 53 Dawson Turner, FSA; botanist and antiquary: John Sell Cotman, painter: Letter to Dawson Turner from John Sell Cotman: 1821.
- f. 55 Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, Keeper of the National Gallery; PRA: Samuel Prout, water-colour painter: Letter to Samuel Prout from Sir Charles Lock Eastlake: 1832.
- f. 57 Samuel Prout, water-colour painter: Letter to Dr Young from Samuel Prout: 1845.
- f. 59 Sir David Wilkie, PRA: William Woods Page: Letter to William Woods Page from Sir David Wilkie: 1826.
- f. 61 Benjamin Robert Haydon, historical painter: Letter to Prof. Watson, Edinburgh from Benjamin Robert Haydon: 1819.
- f. 63 Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, sculptor: Note of Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey: n.d.
- f. 64 Benjamin Robert Haydon, historical painter: Letter of Benjamin Robert Haydon: 1846.
- f. 66 Miss H. Sotheby: Sir Richard Westmacott, the elder; sculptor: Letter to Miss H. Sotheby from Sir Richard Westmacott: n.d.
- f. 68 George Cruikshank, artist and caricaturist: Letter of George Cruikshank: 1828.
- f. 69 George Cruikshank, artist and caricaturist: Elizabeth C. Kane: Signature to Elizabeth C. Kane of George Cruikshank: 1863.
- f. 70 Henry Williams Pickersgill, RA: William Etty, RA: Letter to Henry Williams Pickersgill from William Etty: n.d.
- f. 72 Edwin Henry Landseer, RA: Letter of Edwin Henry Landseer: 1888.
- f. 74 Edwin Henry Landseer, RA: Note to Miss Ely from Edwin Henry Landseer: 1860.
- f. 75 Samuel Palmer, painter: Letter to Miss Smith from Samuel Palmer: 1879.
- f. 77 Samuel Palmer, painter: Letter of Samuel Palmer: 1875.
- f. 79 John Linnell, painter: Jean Ingelow, poet and novelist: Letter to Jean Ingelow from John Linnell: 1864.
- f. 80 James Sant, RA: W. Benson: Letter to W. Benson from James Sant: 1868.
- f. 83 Frederic Leighton, Baron Leighton; PRA: Letter to Miss Smith from Frederic Leighton: n.d.
- f. 84 Robert Browning, poet: John Trivett Nettleship, painter: Letter to Robert Browning from John Trivett Nettleship: 1869.
- f. 87 William Powell Frith, RA: Robert Browning, poet: Letter to Robert Browning from William Powell Frith: 1881.
- f. 89 Valentine Cameron Prinsep, RA: Robert Browning, poet: Letter to Robert Browning from Valentine Cameron Prinsep: 1875.
- f. 92 Robert Browning, poet: Mary Theresa Mundella, daughter of A J Mundella: Letter to Mary Theresa Mundella from Robert Browning: 1875.
- f. 93 Robert Browning, poet: George Frederic Watts, painter: Letter to Robert Browning from George Frederic Watts: 1875.
- f. 95 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: George Frederic Watts, painter: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from George Frederic Watts: 1875.
- f. 98 George Frederic Watts, painter: Mary Theresa Mundella, daughter of A J Mundella: Letter to George Frederic Watts from Mary Theresa Mundella: 1879.
- f. 102 Frederick Walker, painter: J. Swain, publisher?: Letter to J. Swain from Frederick Walker: 1866.
- f. 103 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson: 1870.
- f. 105 Ford Madox Brown, artist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Ford Madox Brown: 1878.
- f. 105 Ford Madox Brown, artist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Ford Madox Brown: 1878.
- f. 107 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Thomas Woolner, sculptor and poet: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Thomas Woolner: 1881.
- f. 107 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Thomas Woolner, sculptor and poet: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Thomas Woolner: 1881.
- f. 109 Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet; artist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones: 1890.
- f. 111 William Holman Hunt, painter: Letter to — Durham from William Holman Hunt: 1875.
- ff. 113-115 William Holman Hunt, painter: Letter and print from William Holman Hunt: 1863.
- f. 116 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Drawing for Minnie E. Morrison from Sir John Everett Millais: 1873.
- f. 117 Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Baronet; RA: Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Sir John Everett Millais: 1852.
- f. 119 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Randolph Caldecott, artist: Letter and drawings to Nell Thorpe from Randolph Caldecott: 1880.
- f. 122 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Randolph Caldecott, artist: Letter and drawing to Nell Thorpe from Randolph Caldecott: 1880.
- ff. 124-127v. Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Randolph Caldecott, artist: Letters and drawings to Nell Thorpe from Randolph Caldecott: 1879-1880.
- f. 128 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Edward Lear, artist and author: Letter and drawing to Nell Thorpe from Edward Lear: 1883.
- ff. 130-133 Edward Lear, artist and author: Drawings etc., from Edward Lear: 1881-1882.
- f. 134 Richard Doyle, artist: C. Chapman, artist and caricaturist: Letter to C. Chapman from Richard Doyle: n.d.
- f. 135 Sir John Tenniel, cartoonist: Letter from Sir John Tenniel: 1860.
- f. 136 John Leech, humorous artist: Letter to Miss Kane from John Leech: 1863.
- f. 137 Charles Samuel Keene, artist: Letter to "William" from Charles Samuel Keene: n.d.
- f. 138 Edward Linley Sambourne, chief cartoonist for 'Punch': Letter from Edward Linley Sambourne: 1879.
- f. 141 Edward Tennyson Reed, caricaturist: Letter from Edward Tennyson Reed: n.d.
- f. 142 Paget Toynbee, Dante scholar: Harry Furniss, artist: Letter to Paget Toynbee from Harry Furniss: 1918.
- f. 143 Sir Bernard Partridge, artist: Letter to Mr Prideaux from Sir Bernard Partridge: 1927.
- f. 144 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Francis Carruthers Gould, caricaturist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Francis Carruthers Gould: 1910.
- f. 146 James Abbott McNeill Whistler, painter: Marcus Bourne Huish, editor of 'The Art Journal': Letter to Marcus Bourne Huish from J. A. M. Whistler: n.d.
- f. 148 John Singer Sargent, painter: Marian Edith Holman Hunt, wife of W Holman Hunt; d.1930: Letter to Marian Edith Holman Hunt from John Singer Sargent: n.d.
- f. 150 Sir Edwin Ray Lankester, KCB; FRS: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Edwin Ray Lankester: 1880.
- f. 150 Joseph William Comyns Carr, critic and dramatist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Joseph William Comyns Carr: 1880.
- f. 150 John Singer Sargent, painter: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from John Singer Sargent: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Lionel Pigot Johnson, critic and poet: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Lionel Pigot Johnson: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: John Locker, painter: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from John Locker: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Harold Frederick, author and journalist: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Harold Frederick: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, KCVO; RA: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Samuel Luke Fildes: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Sir Henry Irving, actor: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Henry Irving: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Edward Linley Sambourne, chief cartoonist for 'Punch': Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Edward Linley Sambourne: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: William Dalton Scoones, vicar of Langley-Marish: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from William Dalton Scoones: 1880.
- f. 150 Henry Seymour Trower, of Marylebone: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Henry Seymour Trower: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Sir Frederick Orridge Macmillan, publisher: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Frederick Orridge Macmillan: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Alfred Parsons, RA: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Alfred Parsons: 1880.
- f. 150 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Colin Hunter, artist: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Colin Hunter: 1880.
- f. 150 Walter Herries Pollock, author and journalist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Walter Herries Pollock: 1880.
- f. 150 David Murray, RA: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Signature to Sir Edmund William Gosse from David Murray: 1880.
- f. 151 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Augustus Edwin John, painter: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Augustus Edwin John: 1924.
- f. 152 Sir Hubert von Herkomer, painter: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Hubert von Herkomer: 1896.
- f. 154 Philip Hermogenes Calderon, painter: Letter to Mrs Dallin from Philip Hermogenes Calderon: 1885.
- f. 155 John MacWhirter, writer: Letter to C. J. Cory Wright from John MacWhirter: n.d.
- f. 157 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir Alfred East, artist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Alfred East: 1912.
- f. 159 Edward Whymper, mountaineer: Letter to J. Ball from Edward Whymper: 1878.
- f. 160 Marcus Stone, painter: Horace Henry Cauty, painter: Letter to Horace Henry Cauty from Marcus Stone: 1887.
- f. 162 David Murray, RA: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from David Murray: 1926.
- f. 163 Horace Henry Cauty, painter: Walter William Ouless, portrait painter: Letter to Horace Henry Cauty from Walter William Ouless: 1887.
- f. 165 Mary Theresa Mundella, daughter of A J Mundella: Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope, artist: Letter to Mary Theresa Mundella from Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope: n.d.
- f. 167 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Baronet; PRA: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Sir Edward John Poynter: 1897.
- f. 169 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm, 1st Baronet; RA: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm: 1883.
- f. 171 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Bruce Bairnsfather, artist and journalist: Drawing etc., to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Bruce Bairnsfather: [1918?].
- f. 172 Francis Carruthers Gould, caricaturist: Drawing from Francis Carruthers Gould: 1899.
- f. 173 Leonard Leslie Brooke, artist: Drawing from Leonard Leslie Brooke: 1919.
- f. 174 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Leonard Leslie Brooke, artist: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Leonard Leslie Brooke: 1930.
- f. 176 Leonard Leslie Brooke, artist: William Parkinson, artist: Letter to Leonard Leslie Brooke from William Parkinson: 1930.
- f. 178 Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, painter: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee: 1915.
- f. 180 Horace Henry Cauty, painter: Sir Samuel Luke Fildes, KCVO; RA: Letter to Horace Henry Cauty from Sir Samuel Luke Fildes: 1887.
- f. 182 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Aston Webb, engraver and water-colour painter: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Aston Webb: 1923.
- f. 183 John Brett, pre-Raphaelite painter: Charles W. Wyllie, member of Society of Oil Painters: Letter to Charles W. Wyllie from John Brett: 19th cent.
- f. 184 Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, RA: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema: 1883.
- f. 186 Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee, painter: Briton Riviere, painter: 70951 to Sir Francis Bernard Dicksee from Briton Riviere: 1919.
- f. 188 Laura Teresa Alma-Tadema, wife of Sir L Alma-Tadema: Letter to Miss Smith from Laura Teresa Alma-Tadema: 1896.
- f. 190 Walter Crane, artist: Paget Toynbee, Dante scholar: Letter to Paget Toynbee from Walter Crane: 1909.
- f. 192 Paget Toynbee, Dante scholar: Derwent Wood, artist: Letter to Paget Toynbee from Derwent Wood: 1911.
- f. 193 Sir George James Frampton, RA; FSA: Letter to his brother from Sir George James Frampton: 1914.
- f. 194 Horace Henry Cauty, painter: Sir William Hamo Thornycroft, sculptor: Letter to Horace Henry Cauty from Sir William Hamo Thornycroft: 1881.
- f. 196 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch, painter: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Lucy Elizabeth Kemp-Welch: 1914.
- f. 197 Lady Anne Catharine Sybil Lindsay, afterwards Bowes-Lyon: Kate Greenaway, artist: Letter to Lady Anne Catharine Sybil Lindsay from Kate Greenaway: 1894.
- ff. 199-203r. Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Dorothy Stanley, wife of Sir H M Stanley, African explorer: Letters to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Dorothy Stanley: circa 1918.
- f. 204 Sir Charles Holroyd, artist: George Kirby, Corporation Art Gallery, York: Letter to George Kirby from Sir Charles Holroyd: 1900.
- f. 206 Robert Bruce Dickson, Vicar of Speen: Bernard Rackham, Victoria and Albert Museum: Letter to Robert Bruce Dickson from Bernard Rackham: 1931.
- f. 207 Sir William Rothenstein, Principal, Royal College of Art: Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Sir William Rothenstein: n.d.: Copy.
- f. 208 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir Frederic George Kenyon, GBE; Director, British Museum: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Frederic George Kenyon: 1930.
- f. 209 Sir William Rothenstein, Principal, Royal College of Art: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir William Rothenstein: 1936.
- f. 209 Sir William Rothenstein, Principal, Royal College of Art: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir William Rothenstein: 1936.
- f. 210 David Garrick, actor: Philip James Loutherbourg, alias Loutherbourgh; painter: Money order from David Garrick, receipted by Philip James Loutherbourg: 1773.
- f. 212 Sarah Siddons, actress: William Harness, clergyman and author: Letter to William Harness from Sarah Siddons: 1818.
- f. 215 Joanna Baillie, dramatist: William Harness, clergyman and author: Letter to William Harness from Joanna Baillie: 1827.
- f. 218 Maria Foot, actress: J. Smith, Theatre Royal manager, Norwich: Letter to J. Smith from Maria Foot: 1829.
- f. 220 Charles Kemble, actor: Letter to Miss Glyn from Charles Kemble: 1850.
- f. 222 Henry Fothergill Chorley, music critic: Charles John Kean, actor: Letter to Henry Fothergill Chorley from Charles John Kean: 1855.
- f. 225 William Charles Macready, actor: Sir Theodore Martin, KCB, Parliamentary agent and translator: Letter to Sir Theodore Martin from William Charles Macready: 1861.
- f. 227 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Sir Henry Irving, actor: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from Sir Henry Irving: 1892.
- f. 229 Mary Theresa Mundella, daughter of A J Mundella: Sir Henry Irving, actor: Letter to Mary Theresa Mundella from Sir Henry Irving: 1897.
- f. 231 Fanny Kemble, alias Frances Anne; afterwards Butler; actress; wife of Pierce Butler: Letter from Frances Anne Kemble: n.d.
- f. 232 Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Helena Saville Martin, née Faucit; wife of Sir T Martin; actress: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Helena Saville Martin: 1896.
- f. 234 Alice Ellen Terry, GBE; actress: Austin Brereton, journalist: Letter to Austin Brereton from Alice Ellen Terry: n.d.
- f. 236 Sir Squire Bancroft Bancroft, formerly Butterfield; actor-manager: Portrait and signature from Sir Squire Bancroft Bancroft: n.d.
- f. 237 Marie Effie Bancroft, née Wilton; actress and theatrical manager, wife of Sir S Bancroft: Portrait and signature from Marie Effie Bancroft: n.d.
- f. 238 Marie Effie Bancroft, née Wilton; actress and theatrical manager, wife of Sir S Bancroft: Letter from Marie Effie Bancroft: n.d.
- f. 240 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, actor: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson: 1917.
- f. 241 George Colman, the younger; dramatist: Letter to the manager, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from George Colman: 1835.
- f. 243 William Hunter Kendal, formerly Grimston; actor-manager: Letter to J.F. Boyer [?] from William Hunter Kendal: n.d.
- f. 244 Dame Margaret Shafto called Madge Kendal, née Robertson; actress; wife of W H Kendal: Letter from Dame Margaret Shafto Kendal: n.d.
- f. 245 Albert Richard Smith, author: Letter from Albert Richard Smith: 1855.
- f. 246 William Frederick Wallett, jester to Queen Victoria: Letter from William Frederick Wallett: 1870.
- f. 248 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Albert Chevalier, comedian: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Albert Chevalier: 1916.
- f. 249 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Stephen Donoghue, jockey: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Stephen Donoghue: 1924.
- f. 250 Sir George Edward Robey, comedian: Letter from Sir George Edward Robey: n.d.
- f. 251 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir George Edward Robey, comedian: Drawing to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir George Edward Robey: 1938.
- f. 252 Sir John Martin-Harvey, theatrical producer: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir John Martin-Harvey: 1936.
- f. 254 Luther Munday: Letter to Luther Munday: 1889.
- f. 255 Wilson Barrett, actor-manager: Letter to J.F. Boyer [?] from Wilson Barrett: 1916.
- f. 256 Mary Anderson, afterwards De Navarro; actress and producer; wife of A De Navarro: Letter to — Miller, wife of Marc Miller from Mary Anderson: n.d.
- f. 258 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir Frank Robert Benson, actor-manager: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Frank Robert Benson: 1916.
- f. 259 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir Noël Peirce Coward, playwright and composer: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Noël Peirce Coward: 1932.
- f. 260 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter from "Jean", Old Vic Company to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson: 1928.
- f. 261 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Gerald Hubert Edward Busson Du Maurier, actor-manager; Knight 1922: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Gerald Hubert Edward Busson Du Maurier: 1926: Signed.
- f. 262 Sir Edward Seymour George Hicks, actor-manager and author: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Edward Seymour George Hicks: n.d.
- f. 263 Sir John Martin-Harvey, theatrical producer: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir John Martin-Harvey: 1896.
- f. 265 Beatrice Stella Campbell, afterwards Cornwallis-West; actress: Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Stracey, wife of Sir E P Stracey, 7th Baronet: Letter to Mary Elizabeth Brinsley Stracey from Beatrice Stella Campbell: 1928.
- f. 266 Sir Arthur John Gielgud, actor: Letter to Mr Boas from Sir Arthur John Gielgud: n.d.: Signed.
- f. 267 Cyril Maude, actor-manager: Clive Currie, actor: Letter to Clive Currie from Cyril Maude: n.d.
- f. 268 Clive Currie, actor: Sir Charles Wyndham, actor-manager: Letter to Clive Currie from Sir Charles Wyndham: 1910: Signed.
- f. 269 Clive Currie, actor: Robert Courtneidge, actor-manager: Letter to Clive Currie from Robert Courtneidge: 1927.
- f. 270 John Sims Reeves, singer: Letter from John Sims Reeves: 1836.
- f. 271 Sir Isidor George Henschel, musician: Letter to Mr Montefiore [?] from Sir Isidor George Henschel: 1893.
- f. 272 Giulia Ravogli, afterwards Cripps; 2nd wife of W Harrison Cripps: Signature from Giulia Ravogli: 1898.
- f. 273 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Margaret T. Wilkinson: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Margaret T. Wilkinson: n.d.
- f. 275 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Zelia de Lussan: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Zelia de Lussan: 1910.
- f. 277 Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani, DBE; singer; wife of E Gye: Letter to Connie from Marie Louise Cécilie Emma Albani: n.d.
- f. 278 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: R. Kennedy Romford: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from R. Kennedy Romford: 1912.
- f. 279 Clara Ellen Kennerley Butt, afterwards Rumford; DBE; contralto: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Clara Ellen Kennerley Butt: n.d.
- f. 281 Luther Munday: Letter to Luther Munday: 1885.
- f. 283 Sir Henry Rowley Bishop, composer: Letter from Sir Henry Rowley Bishop: 1845.
- f. 284 Luther Munday: Sir John Stainer, musicologist and composer: Letter to Luther Munday from Sir John Stainer: 1888.
- f. 285 Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, Baronet; composer: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry: 1910.
- f. 287 Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan, composer: Letter from Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan: n.d.: Imperf.
- f. 288 Roger Cuthbert Quilter, composer: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Roger Cuthbert Quilter: 1937.
- f. 289 Ellen Gosse, née Epps; wife of Sir E W Gosse: Sir Julius al. Jules Benedict, composer and conductor: Letter to Ellen Gosse from Sir Julius Benedict: 1881.
- f. 291 Sir Julius al. Jules Benedict, composer and conductor: Sir Theodore Martin, KCB, Parliamentary agent and translator: Signature to Mr and Mrs Martin from Sir Julius Benedict: n.d.
- f. 292 Sir Walter Parratt, organist and composer: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Walter Parratt: 1918.
- f. 293 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Sir Edward William Elgar, Baronet; OM; composer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Edward William Elgar: 1921.
- f. 294r. Samuel Pepys, diarist: Sir Isaac Newton: Letter to Samuel Pepys from Sir Isaac Newton: 1693.
- ff. 294v-300 Samuel Pepys, diarist: Sir Thomas Millington, physician: Correspondence of Samuel Pepys and Sir Thomas Millington: 1693.
- ff. 301-304r. Richard Greene: Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Letters to Thomas Percy from Richard Greene: 1772.
- f. 305 William Hyde Wollaston, physiologist, chemist and physicist: Letter to Rev. William Mandell from William Hyde Wollaston: 1804.
- f. 307 John Abernethy, surgeon: Letter from John Abernethy: n.d.
- f. 309 William Erasmus Darwin, son of Charles Darwin; banker and geologist: Reverend Gifford, of Duffield: Letter to Rev. — Gifford from William Erasmus Darwin: 1768.
- f. 311 J. Jenner Weir: Letter to J. Jenner Weir: [1872?]: Imperf.
- f. 313 John George Children, of the British Museum: Sir Humphry Davy, natural philosopher: Letter to John George Children from Sir Humphry Davy: n.d.
- f. 315 Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist: Letter from Charles Robert Darwin: n.d.: Imperf.
- f. 316 Charles Robert Darwin, naturalist: Letter from Charles Robert Darwin: [1856?].
- f. 320 Michael Faraday, scientist: Letter to G. S. Price [?] from Michael Faraday: 1856.
- f. 321 Augustus De Morgan, mathematician: Letter to "Potter" from Augustus De Morgan: 1844.
- f. 323 Sir James Paget, 1st Baronet; surgeon: Letter to — Durham from Sir James Paget: 1885.
- f. 324 Sir Andrew Clark, Baronet; physician: Letter to Dr Aldridge from Sir Andrew Clark: 1888.
- f. 325 Baden Powell, Savilian professor of geometry: Letter from Baden Powell: 1833.
- f. 329 Sir Samuel Wilks, Baronet; physician: Poem and drawing to Sir Samuel Wilks: n.d.
- f. 331 Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet; geologist: Letter to — Potter from Sir Roderick Impey Murchison: 1832.
- f. 333 Sir David Brewster, natural philosopher: Letter to Professor Noller [?] from Sir David Brewster: 1842.
- f. 337 Sir Richard Owen, KCB; naturalist: Letter from Sir Richard Owen: 1860.
- f. 339 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: James Joseph Sylvester, mathematician: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from James Joseph Sylvester: 1871.
- f. 342 Joseph Jackson Lister, scientist: Letter from Joseph Jackson Lister: n.d.
- f. 343 John Tyndall, natural philosopher: Letter from John Tyndall: n.d.
- f. 344 Francis Trevelyan Buckland, naturalist: Letter to Dr Winslow from Francis Trevelyan Buckland: 1863.
- f. 345 Sir William Scovell Savory, 1st Baronet: Letter from Sir William Scovell Savory: n.d.: Imperf.
- f. 346 John Birkbeck Lubbock, 2nd Baron Avebury: Letter to Mr Green from John Birkbeck Lubbock: 1906.
- f. 347 Sir Frederick Treves, Baronet; surgeon: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Frederick Treves: 1916: Signed.
- f. 348 Robert John Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh: Robert Bruce Dickson, Vicar of Speen: Letter to Robert Bruce Dickson from Robert John Strutt: 1933.
- f. 349 Sir William Jackson Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens: Letter from Sir William Jackson Hooker: 1849.
- f. 351 W. H. Hudson, ornithologist: Letter to Mrs Close from W. H. Hudson: 1895.
- ff. 353-356v. Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Thomas Henry Huxley, scientist: Letters to Anthony John Mundella from Thomas Henry Huxley: 1885-1890.
- f. 359 Philip Henry Gosse, zoologist: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Philip Henry Gosse: 1881.
- f. 362 Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Lyon Playfair: 1892.
- f. 364 William Gilbert Grace, surgeon: Letter to the editor of the Inspector from William Gilbert Grace: 1891.
- f. 365 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Sir Morell MacKenzie, physician: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Sir Morell MacKenzie: 1889.
- f. 366 Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet; astronomer: Richard Potter, scientific writer: Letter to Richard Potter from Sir John Frederick William Herschel: 1832.
- f. 368 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir David Gill, astronomer: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir David Gill: 1913.
- f. 370 Sir Robert Stawell Ball, FRS: Letter to Mrs Evans from Sir Robert Stawell Ball: 1899.
- f. 371 Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer, KCB; astronomer: Marian Edith Holman Hunt, wife of W Holman Hunt; d.1930: Letter to Marian Edith Holman Hunt from Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer: n.d.
- f. 372 Sir William Huggins, KCB; astronomer: Letter from Sir William Huggins: 1889.
- f. 373 Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet; astronomer: Richard Potter, scientific writer: Letter to Richard Potter from Sir John Frederick William Herschel: n.d.
- ff. 376-377v. Sir Joseph John Thomson, scientist: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letters to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Joseph John Thomson: 1928-1936.
- f. 378 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir William Henry Bragg, scientist: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Sir William Henry Bragg: n.d.
- f. 379 Thomas Alva Edison, American inventor: Signature from Thomas Alva Edison: n.d.
- f. 380 Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge, FRS: Letter from Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge: 1918.
- f. 382 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Sir Almroth Edward Wright, bacteriologist: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Sir Almroth Edward Wright: 1911.
- f. 383 Sir Thomas Barlow, 1st Baronet; FRCP: Robert Bruce Dickson, Vicar of Speen: Letter to Robert Bruce Dickson from Sir Thomas Barlow: 1932.
- f. 384 Herbert Ritchie Spenser, physician: Letter to the editor of the Guardian from Herbert Ritchie Spenser: 1881: Signed.
- f. 386 David Livingstone, missionary and explorer: Letter to — Kirk from David Livingstone: 1863.
- f. 388 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Sir Samuel White Baker, explorer: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from Sir Samuel White Baker: 1886.
- f. 390 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN; explorer: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Capt. Robert Falcon Scott: 1909.
- f. 391 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Fridtjof Nansen: 1920: Signed.
- f. 392 Major Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, explorer: Signature from Maj. Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton: 1909.
- f. 392 Captain Robert Falcon Scott, RN; explorer: Signature from Capt. Robert Falcon Scott: 1910.
- f. 401 Thomas Clarkson, philanthropist: Josiah Fletcher, bookseller: Letter to Josiah Fletcher from Thomas Clarkson: 1840.
- f. 402 Elizabeth Fry, prison reformer: Letter from Elizabeth Fry: 1825.
- f. 403v. Samuel Plimsoll, MP: Letter from Samuel Plimsoll: 1889.
- f. 404 Robert Owen, socialist and philanthropist: Charles Bannerman, of Aberdeen: Letter to Charles Bannerman from Robert Owen: 1809.
- f. 406 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury: Sir John Simon, KCB: Letter to Sir John Simon from Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1855.
- f. 408 Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, Baroness Burdett-Coutts; formerly Burdett; philanthropist: Letter from Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts: 1872.
- f. 410 Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury: Letter to Mrs Potter from Anthony Ashley Cooper: 1868.
- f. 413 Isaac Watts, hymnist: Letter from Isaac Watts: 1728.
- f. 416 Treasury: Thomas Sherlock, Bishop of London: Letter to Lords Commissioners of the Treasury from Thomas Sherlock: 1751.
- f. 417 Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Records of payments from Thomas Percy: 1772.
- f. 430 John Wesley, founder of Methodism: Joseph Wesley, brother of John Wesley: Letter to Joseph Wesley from John Wesley: 1770.
- f. 432 Charles Simeon, clergyman: Letter from Charles Simeon: 1832.
- f. 433 William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt: Beilby Porteus, Bishop of Chester and (1787) of London: Letter to William Harcourt from Beilby Porteus: 1807.
- f. 434 Caroline Lamb, wife of William, 2nd Viscount Melbourne: Reverend Sydney Smith, Canon of St Paul's: Letter to Caroline Lamb from Rev. Sydney Smith: 1809.
- f. 436 Reverend Sydney Smith, Canon of St Paul's: Cameo: 1839.
- f. 437 Reverend Sydney Smith, Canon of St Paul's: Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey; critic; Lord Advocate: Letter to Francis Jeffrey from Rev. Sydney Smith: 1806.
- f. 439 Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, Dean of Westminster: Letter from Arthur Penrhyn Stanley: n.d.
- f. 440 Edward Stanley, Bishop of Norwich: Letter from Edward Stanley: 1844.
- f. 442 Henry Martyn, missionary: John Kempthorne, clergyman: Letter to John Kempthorne from Henry Martyn: 1802.
- f. 445 Archibald Campbell Tait, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter from Archibald Campbell Tait: n.d.
- f. 447 Edward White Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter from Edward White Benson: 1816.
- f. 449 Frederick Temple, Bishop of London; Archbishop of Canterbury: Letter to Bishop of Bedford from Frederick Temple: 1887.
- f. 451 Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Randall Thomas Davidson: 1923.
- f. 453 Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Randall Thomas Davidson: 1919.
- f. 454 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson: 1908.
- f. 455 William Temple, Archbishop of York and of Canterbury: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from William Temple: 1939.
- f. 456 William Cosmo Gordon Lang, Baron Lang; Archbishop of Canterbury: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from William Cosmo Gordon Lang: [1917?].
- f. 458 George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: John Coleridge Patteson, missionary: Letter to John Coleridge Patteson from George Ridding: [1861?].
- f. 460 Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding, née Palmer; wife of G Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding: n.d.
- f. 461 George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: John Coleridge Patteson, missionary: Letter to George Ridding from John Coleridge Patteson: 1862.
- f. 463 George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of Lichfield: Letter to — Hampton from George Augustus Selwyn: 1868.
- f. 464 Christopher Wordsworth, Bishop of Lincoln: Letter from Christopher Wordsworth: [1878?].
- f. 465 Samuel Wilberforce, Bishop of Oxford and (1869) of Winchester: Letter from Samuel Wilberforce: 1861.
- f. 467 Charles Richard Sumner, Bishop of Winchester: Letter from Charles Richard Sumner: 1870.
- f. 471 Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London: Letter from Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram: n.d.
- f. 472 Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding, née Palmer; wife of G Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Reverend George Salmon, Provost of Trinity College, Dublin: Letter to Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding from Rev. George Salmon: 1892.
- f. 474 John William Colenso, Bishop of Natal: Letter from John William Colenso: 1844.
- f. 476 George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Robert William Church, Bokero-Ramgur Coalfield Survey: Letter to George Ridding from Robert William Church: [1861?].
- f. 477 Mandell Creighton, Bishop of Peterborough and (1897) of London: Letter from Mandell Creighton: 1900.
- f. 479 Henry Parry Liddon, Canon of St Paul's: Percy Ewing Matheson, classical scholar: Letter to Percy Ewing Matheson from Henry Parry Liddon: 1885.
- f. 481 Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding, née Palmer; wife of G Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Samuel Reynolds Hole, Dean of Rochester: Letter to Lady Laura Elizabeth Ridding from Samuel Reynolds Hole: 1902.
- f. 483 Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham: George William Erskine Russell, PC; MP: Letter to George William Erskine Russell from Brooke Foss Westcott: 1898.
- f. 485 Brooke Foss Westcott, Bishop of Durham: Robert Bruce Dickson, Vicar of Speen: Letter to Robert Bruce Dickson from Brooke Foss Westcott: 1900.
- f. 487 Frederic William Farrar, Dean of Canterbury: Letter from Frederic William Farrar: n.d.
- f. 488 Charles Haddon Spurgeon, evangelical preacher: Letter from Charles Haddon Spurgeon: 1864.
- f. 489 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: William Bramwell Booth, General, Salvation Army: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from William Bramwell Booth: n.d.: Imperf.
- f. 490 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: H. H. Hereford: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from H. H. Hereford: 1918.
- f. 492 Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Herbert Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from Herbert Hensley Henson: 1920.
- f. 494 William Ralph Inge, Dean of St Paul's: Godfrey Rathbone Benson, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Godfrey Rathbone Benson from William Ralph Inge: n.d.
- f. 496 Robert Bruce Dickson, Vicar of Speen: William Foxley Norris, Dean of Westminster: Letter to Robert Bruce Dickson from William Foxley Norris: 1934.
- f. 497 William Foxley Norris, Dean of Westminster: Poem from William Foxley Norris: 1926.
- f. 499 William Sanday, Canon of Christ Church, Oxford: Percy Ewing Matheson, classical scholar: Letter to Percy Ewing Matheson from William Sanday: n.d.
- f. 501 Henry Edwin Savage, Dean of Lichfield: Poem from Henry Edwin Savage: n.d.: Lat.
- f. 502 Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from Bertram Pollock: 1921.
- f. 503 Thomas Arnold, Headmaster of Rugby: Letter from Thomas Arnold: n.d.: Imperf.
- f. 504 Charles John Vaughan, Dean of Llandaff: Nell Thorpe, née Mundella; mother of Dorothea, Lady Charnwood: Letter to Nell Thorpe from Charles John Vaughan: n.d.
- f. 506 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Letter to Anthony John Mundella from George Ridding: 1890.
- f. 508 George Ridding, Bishop of Southwell: Dorothea Mary Roby Benson, née Thorpe; wife of Godfrey, 1st Baron Charnwood: Letter to Dorothea Mary Roby Benson from George Ridding: 1901.
- f. 510 Reverend Edward Craven Hawtrey, Provost of Eton College: John Mott, of Lichfield: Letter to John Mott from Rev. Edward Craven Hawtrey: 1829.
- f. 515 Herbert Alfred Vaughan, Cardinal; RC Archbishop of Westminster: Letter from Herbert Alfred Vaughan: n.d.
- f. 517 Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, Cardinal; Archbishop of Westminster: Letter from Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman: 1856.
- ff. 518-521 Anthony John Mundella, PC; MP: Henry Edward Manning, Cardinal; RC Archbishop of Westminster: Letters to Anthony John Mundella from Henry Edward Manning: 1869-1872.
- f. 522 Francis Aidan Gasquet, Cardinal: Everard Green, Somerset Herald: Letter to Everard Green from Francis Aidan Gasquet: 1915.
- f. 523 Horace Davey, Baron Davey: John H. Aldridge, physician: Letter to John H. Aldridge from Horace Davey: 1886.
- f. 524 John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge: Letter from John Duke Coleridge: 1870.
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- Names:
- Abernethy, John, surgeon
Adam, Robert, architect
Albani, Emma, née Lajeunesse, singer, c 1847-1930
Aldridge, John H, physician
Anderson, Mary, afterwards de Navarro; actress and producer, 1859-1940
Arnold, Thomas, Headmaster of Rugby, 1795-1842
Avory, Horace Edmund, justice of KB
Baillie, Joanna, poet and playwright, 1762-1851,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000083848365
Bairnsfather, Charles Bruce, cartoonist and commercial artist, 1887-1959
Baker, Samuel White, Knight, explorer, 1821-1893
Ball, Robert Stawell, Knight, astronomer, 1840-1913
Bancroft, Marie Effie, née Wilton, actress and theatre manager, 1839-1921
Bannerman, Charles, of Aberdeen; correspondent of Robert Owen, fl 1809
Barlow, Thomas, 1st Baronet, royal physician, 1845-1945
Barrett, Wilson, actor-manager, 1846-1904
Bell, George Joseph, Scottish lawyer
Benedict, Julius, Knight, called Jules, composer and conductor, 1804-1885
Benson, Dorothea Mary Roby, née Thorpe wife of Godfrey 1st Baron Charnwood
Benson, Edward White, Archbishop of Canterbury
Benson, Frank Robert, Knight, actor-manager, 1858-1939
Benson, Godfrey Rathbone, 1st Baron Charnwood
Benson, W
Bishop, Henry Rowley, Knight, composer, 1787-1855
Blake, William, poet, engraver, artist, 1757-1827
Boehm, Joseph Edgar, 1st Baronet, of Wetherby Gardens, medallist and sculptor, 1834-1890
Booth, William Bramwell, General Salvation Army, 1856-1929
Bragg, William Henry, scientist
Brereton, Austin, journalist
Brett, John, pre-Raphaelite painter
Brewster, David, Knight, natural philosopher and historian of science, 1781-1868
Brooke, Leonard Leslie, artist
Brown, Ford Madox, artist, 1821-1893,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120279713
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889
Buckland, Francis Trevelyan, naturalist
Burdett, Peter Percy, etcher at Liverpool
Butt, Clara Ellen, singer, 1872-1936
Butterfield, Squire White, Knight, actor-manager; stage name Squire Bancroft, 1841-1926
Caldecott, Randolph, artist
Calderon, Philip Hermogenes, artist, 1833-1898
Campbell, Beatrice Stella, afterwards Cornwallis-West actress
Carr, Joseph William Comyns, writer of plays, 1849-1916
Cauty, Horace Henry, painter
Chantrey, Francis Legatt, Knight, sculptor, 1781-1841
Chapman, C, artist and caricaturist
Chevalier, Albert, comedian, 1861-1923
Children, John George, scientist, librarian at the British Museum, 1777-1852
Chorley, Henry Fothergill, music critic
Church, Robert William, Bokero-Ramgur Coalfield Survey
Clark, Andrew, 1st Baronet, of Cavendish Square, physician, 1826-1893
Clarkson, Thomas, philanthropist and abolitionist, 1760-1846
Colenso, John William, Bishop of Natal
Coleridge, John Duke, 1st Baron Coleridge
Collins, William, RA, painter
Colman, George, the younger, dramatist
Constable, John, painter, 1776-1837
Cooper, Anthony, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury, philanthropist and politician, 1801-1885
Cope, Arthur Stockdale, artist
Cotman, John Sell, painter
Courtneidge, Robert, actor-manager
Coutts, Angela Georgina, Baroness Burdett-Coutts, philanthropist, 1814-1906
Coward, Noël Peirce, Knight, playwright and composer, 1899-1973
Cox, David, painter
Crane, Walter, artist, 1845-1915
Creighton, Mandell, 1897 Bishop of Peterborough and of London
Cribb, William, carver and gilder of Covent Garden
Cruikshank, George, artist and caricaturist
Currie, Clive, actor
Darling, Charles John, 1st Baron Darling, lawyer and politician, 1849-1936
Darwin, Charles Robert, naturalist, 1809-1882,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121251077
Darwin, William Erasmus, son of Charles Darwin, banker and geologist, 1839-1914
Davey, Horace, Baron Davey, judge and politician, 1833-1907
Davidson, Randall Thomas, 1st Baron Davidson of Lambeth, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1848-1930
Davy, Humphry, 1st Baronet, of Grosvenor Street, natural philosopher, 1778-1829
Dicksee, Francis Bernard, Knight, painter, 1853-1928
Dickson, Robert Bruce, clergyman, fl 1905-1930
Donoghue, Stephen, jockey, 1884-1945
Doyle, Richard, illustrator, 1824-1883
East, Alfred, Knight, artist, 1844-1913
Eastlake, Charles Lock, Knight, painter and art administrator, 1793-1865
Edison, Thomas Alva, American inventor, 1847-1931
Eglington, Samuel, painter; of Liverpool, c 1791-1860
Elgar, Edward William, 1st Baronet, composer, 1857-1934,
see also http://isni.org/isni/000000012102494X,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/76499978
Etty, William, artist, 1787-1849
Faraday, Michael, natural philosopher, scientific adviser, and Sandemanian, 1791-1867
Farrar, Frederic William, Dean of Canterbury, 1831-1903
Fildes, Samuel Luke, Knight, artist, 1843-1927
Finlay, Robert, 1st Viscount Finlay, Lord Chancellor, 1842-1929
Flaxman, John, sculptor and draughtsman, 1755-1826
Fletcher, Josiah, bookseller, fl 1840
Foote, Maria, actress; wife of Charles, 4th Earl of Harrington, 1797-1867
Forbes, Charles, 1st Baronet, Knight, politician, 1773-1849
Fordyce, Henrietta
Frampton, George James, RA, FSA
Frederick, Harold, author and journalist
Frith, William Powell, RA
Fry, Elizabeth, prison reformer
Furniss, Harry, artist
Gainsborough, Thomas, painter and printmaker, 1727-1788
Garrick, David, actor and playwright, 1717-1779,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121171982,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/24563
Gasquet, Francis Aidan, monk, scholar and cardinal, 1846-1929
Gielgud, Arthur John, Knight, actor, 1904-2000
Gifford, -, of Duffield, clergyman, ?1725-1807
Gill, David, Knight, astronomer, 1843-1914
Gosse, Edmund William, Knight, writer, 1849-1928
Gosse, Ellen, wife of Sir Edmund William Gosse, 1850-1929
Gosse, Philip Henry, zoologist, 1810-1888
Gould, Francis Carruthers, Knight, caricaturist and cartoonist, 1844-1925
Grace, William Gilbert, cricketer and physician, 1848-1915
Green, Everard, officer of arms, 1844-1926
Greenaway, Kate, illustrator and author, 1846-1901
Greene, Richard, donor of a grant of land, fl 1625
Grimston, Margaret Shafto, née Robertson, actor, pseudonym Madge Kendal, 1848-1935
Grimston, William Hunter, actor and theatre manager, stage name William Hunter Kendal, 1843-1917
HM Treasury, 12th century-
Haley, William, correspondent of William Blake, fl 1800-1810
Harcourt, William, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Harness, William, clergyman and author
Hawtrey, Edward Craven, Reverend Provost of Eton College, 1789-1862
Haydon, Benjamin Robert, historical painter
Hayley, William, poet, 1745-1820
Henschel, George, Knight, singer and conductor, 1850-1934
Henson, Herbert Hensley, scholar, controversialist and Bishop of Durham, 1863-1947
Hereford, H H
Herkomer, Hubert, Knight, painter and illustrator, 1849-1914
Herschel, John Frederick William, 1st Baronet, mathematician and astronomer, 1792-1871
Hicks, Edward Seymour George, Knight, actor-manager and author, 1871-1949
Hodson, James Stephen, Reverend
Hogarth, William, artist
Hole, Samuel Reynolds, Dean of Rochester
Holroyd, Charles, artist
Holworthy, J
Hooker, William Jackson, Knight, Director of Kew Gardens, botanist, 1785-1865
Hoppner, John, portrait-painter
Hudson, W H, ornithologist
Huggins, William, KCB, astronomer
Huish, Marcus Bourne, editor of 'The Art Journal'
Humphreys, Travers, judge
Hunt, Marian Edith Holman, wife of W Holman Hunt, d1930
Hunt, William Holman, painter, 1827-1910
Hunter, Colin, artist
Huxley, Thomas Henry, scientist
Inge, William Ralph, Dean of St Paul's and writer, 1860-1954
Ingelow, Jean, poet and novelist
Ingram, Arthur Foley, bishop of London, 1858-1946
Ingram, Charles, 9th Viscount Irwin
Irving, Henry, Knight, formerly John Henry Brodribb, actor, 1838-1905
Jeffrey, Francis, Lord Jeffrey, critic, Lord Advocate
John, Augustus Edwin, painter, 1878-1961
Johnson, Lionel Pigot, critic and poet
Jones, Edward Coley Burne-, 1st Baronet, artist, 1833-1898
Kane, Elizabeth C
Kaufman, Angelica, afterwards Zucchi sculptor al Kauffmann
Kean, Charles John, actor
Keene, Charles Samuel, illustrator and etcher, 1823-1891
Kemble, Charles, actor
Kemble, Fanny, afterwards Butler actress, wife of Pierce Butler alias Frances Anne
Kemp-Welch, Lucy Elizabeth, painter
Kempthorne, John, clergyman
Kenyon, Frederic George, Knight, museum director, 1863-1952,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27137807
Kirby, George, Corporation Art Gallery York
Kneller, Godfrey, Baronet
Lamb, Caroline, wife of William 2nd Viscount Melbourne, 1785-1828
Landseer, Edwin Henry, Knight, animal painter, 1802-1873
Lang, William Cosmo Gordon, Archbishop of Canterbury, Baron Lang, 1864-1945
Lankester, Edwin Ray, KCB, FRS
Lawrence, Thomas, PRA
Lear, Edward, artist and author, 1812-1888
Leech, John, humorous artist and illustrator, 1817-1864
Leighton, Frederic, Baron Leighton, PRA
Liddon, Henry Parry, Canon of St Paul's
Lindsay, Anne Catharine Sybil, afterwards Bowes-Lyon
Linnell, John, painter
Lister, Joseph Jackson, scientist
Livingstone, David, explorer and missionary, 1813-1873
Locker, John, painter
Lockyer, Joseph Norman, KCB, astronomer
Lodge, Oliver Joseph, FRS
Loutherbourg, Philip James, painter al Loutherbourgh
Lubbock, John Birkbeck, 2nd Baron Avebury
Lussan, Zelia de
MacKenzie, Morell, physician
MacWhirter, John, writer
Macmillan, Frederick Orridge, publisher
Macready, William Charles, actor
Maggs, Ernest U, of Maggs Bros booksellers
Manning, Henry Edward, Cardinal, RC Archbishop of Westminster
Martin, Helena Saville, née Faucit wife of Sir T Martin, actress
Martin, Theodore, KCB Parliamentary agent and translator
Martin-Harvey, John, theatrical producer
Martyn, Henry, missionary
Matheson, Percy Ewing, classical scholar
Maude, Cyril, actor-manager, 1862-1951
Maurier, Gerald Hubert Edward Busson, Knight, actor and theatre manager, 1873-1934
Millais, John Everett, 1st Baronet, painter, 1829-1896
Millington, Thomas, physician
Morgan, Augustus, mathematician and historian, 1806-1871
Mott, John, of Lichfield
Munday, Luther
Mundella, Anthony John, PC, MP
Mundella, Mary Theresa, daughter of A J Mundella
Murchison, Roderick Impey, 1st Baronet, geologist, 1792-1871
Murray, David, RA
Nansen, Fridtjof, Norwegian explorer, 1861-1930
Nettleship, John Trivett, painter
Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727
Norris, William Foxley, Dean of Westminster
Ouless, Walter William, portrait painter
Owen, Richard, KCB, naturalist
Owen, Robert, socialist and philanthropist
Page, William Woods
Paget, James, 1st Baronet, surgeon
Palmer, Roundell, 1st Baron and 1st Earl of Selborne, Lord Chancellor
Palmer, Samuel, painter, etcher, print maker, 1805-1881
Palmer, William, murderer
Parkinson, William, artist
Parratt, Walter, Knight; organist and composer, 1841-1924
Parry, Charles Hubert Hastings, Baronet , composer, 1848-1918
Parsons, Alfred, RA
Partridge, Bernard, Knight, artist, 1861-1945
Patteson, John Coleridge, missionary
Pepys, Samuel, diarist
Percy, Thomas, writer and Bishop of Dromore, 1729-1811
Pickersgill, Henry Williams, RA
Plasket, —, wine merchant
Playfair, Lyon, 1st Baron Playfair, politician and chemist, 1818-1898
Plimsoll, Samuel, MP
Pollock, Bertram, Bishop of Norwich
Pollock, Walter Herries, author and journalist
Porteus, Beilby, 1787 Bishop of Chester and of London
Potter, Richard, scientific writer
Powell, Baden, Savilian professor of geometry
Poynter, Edward John, 1st Baronet, PRA
Prinsep, Valentine Cameron, RA
Prout, Samuel, watercolour painter, 1783-1852
Quilter, Roger Cuthbert, composer, 1877-1953
Rackham, Bernard, Victoria and Albert Museum
Raeburn, Henry, RA, Scottish painter
Ravogli, Giulia, afterwards Cripps 2nd wife of W Harrison Cripps
Reed, Edward Tennyson, caricaturist
Reeves, John, singer, 1818-1900,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000063133450,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/30286814
Reynolds, Joshua, painter, 1723-1792,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000108815237,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/27081216
Ridding, George, Bishop of Southwell
Ridding, Laura Elizabeth, née Palmer wife of G Ridding Bishop of Southwell
Riviere, Briton, painter
Robertson, Johnston, Knight, actor and theatre manager, 1853-1937
Robey, George Edward, comedian
Romford, R Kennedy
Romney, George, painter
Rothenstein, William, Knight, artist and art administrator, 1872-1945
Russell, George William Erskine, PC, MP
Salmon, George, Reverend Provost of Trinity College Dublin
Sambourne, Edward Linley, cartoonist and illustrator, 1844-1910
Sanday, William, Canon of Christ Church Oxford
Sant, James, painter, 1820-1916
Sargent, John Singer, painter
Savage, Henry Edwin, Dean of Lichfield
Savory, William Scovell, 1st Baronet
Scoones, William Dalton, vicar of Langley-Marish
Scott, Robert Falcon, naval officer and Antarctic explorer, 1868-1912
Selwyn, George Augustus, Bishop of Lichfield
Shackleton, Ernest Henry, Knight, Antarctic explorer, 1874-1922
Sherlock, Thomas, Bishop of London
Siddons, Sarah, actress
Simeon, Charles, clergyman
Simon, John, KCB
Smith, Albert Richard, author
Smith, J, Theatre Royal manager Norwich
Smith, Sydney, Reverend Canon of St Paul's, 1771-1845,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/13103803
Sotheby, H, Miss
Spenser, Herbert Ritchie, physician
Spurgeon, Charles Haddon, evangelical preacher
Stainer, John, Knight, musicologist and composer, 1840-1901,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000116420649,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/51878988
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, Dean of Westminster
Stanley, Dorothy, wife of Sir H M Stanley African explorer
Stanley, Edward, Bishop of Norwich
Stone, Marcus, painter
Stracey, Mary Elizabeth Brinsley, wife of Sir E P Stracey 7th Baronet
Strutt, Robert John, 4th Baron Rayleigh
Sullivan, Arthur Seymour, Knight, composer, 1842-1900
Sumner, Charles Richard, Bishop of Winchester
Swain, J, publisher?
Sylvester, James Joseph, mathematician, 1814-1897
Tadema, Laura Theresa, painter, 1852-1909
Tadema, Lawrence, Knight, born Lorenz Alma Tadema; painter, 1836-1912
Tait, Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury
Temple, Frederick, Bishop of London, Archbishop of Canterbury
Temple, William, Archbishop of York and of Canterbury
Tenniel, John, knight; artist and cartoonist, 1820-1914
Terry, Ellen Alice, actress, 1847-1928
Thesiger, Frederic, 1st Baron Chelmsford
Thomson, Joseph John, scientist
Thornycroft, William Hamo, sculptor
Thorpe, Nell, née Mundella mother of Dorothea Lady Charnwood
Toynbee, Paget, Dante scholar, 1855-1932
Treves, Frederick, Baronet , surgeon
Trower, Henry Seymour, of Marylebone
Turner, Dawson, FSA, botanist and antiquary
Turner, Joseph Mallord William, landscape and history painter, 1775-1851
Tyndall, John, natural philosopher
Vaughan, Charles John, Dean of Llandaff
Vaughan, Herbert Alfred, Cardinal, RC Archbishop of Westminster
Walker, Frederick, painter, 1840-1875
Wallett, William Frederick, jester to Queen Victoria
Watts, George Frederic, painter, 1817-1904
Watts, Isaac, hymnist
Webb, Aston, engraver and water-colour painter
Weir, J Jenner
Wesley, John, founder of Methodism, 1703-1791,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122771605,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/19686646
Wesley, Joseph, brother of John Wesley, fl 1770
West, Benjamin, painter
Westcott, Brooke Foss, theologian, biblical scholar and Bishop of Durham, 1825-1901
Westmacott, Richard, the elder, sculptor
Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, painter, 1834-1903
Whymper, Edward, mountaineer
Wilberforce, Samuel, Bishop of Oxford and of Winchester, fl 1869
Wilkie, David, Knight, painter, 1785-1841
Wilkinson, Margaret T
Wilks, Samuel, Baronet , physician
Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Stephen, Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster
Wollaston, William Hyde, physiologist chemist and physicist
Wood, Derwent, artist
Woolner, Thomas, sculptor and poet
Wordsworth, Christopher, Bishop of Lincoln
Wren, Christopher, architect, 1632-1723
Wright, Almroth Edward, bacteriologist
Wright, Joseph, `of Derby'
Wyllie, Charles W, member of Society of Oil Painters
Wyndham, Charles, Knight, actor-manager, pseudonym of Charles Culverwell, 1837-1919