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Ashley MS 5755

Record Id:

040-001980257

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001978147

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001482.0x000202

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ISAD(G)

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Ashley MS 5755

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Scope & Content:

Letters to T. J. Wise from various correspondents, chiefly on biblio-graphical subjects; 18 May 1882-31 March 1936. Also included are five autograph poems, 1868-1877, by Edmund Gosse (ff. 50-54), a copy of a letter, 29 June 1888, from Robert Browning to William Archer (f. 59), with copy of Robert Browning's notes on entries in the diary of W. C. Macready (ff. 59-60b), a letter from E. S. Holloway of the J. B. Lippincott Co. to Paul Lemperly, 17 Dec. 1903, concerning an article by A. C. Swinburne for Chambers' English Literature (f. 93), a letter from Jane Morris to D. G. Rossetti, 31 May [1878] (ff. 107-109b), two folios of calligraphically written quatrains from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, a trial for Add MS 37832, by William Morris (ff. 111b-112b), and 'Epic Wind', an autograph poem with signed proof by Robert Nichols (ff. 119b-121).

Quarto; ff. 157.

includes:

ff. 1-3b Thomas James Wise, book collector: George Atherton Aitken, MVO; writer: Letters to Thomas James Wise from George Atherton Aitken: 1907, 1908.
ff. 4, 4b Edward Henry Blakeney, poet: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Letter to Sir Edmund William Gosse from Edward Henry Blakeney: [1917?].
ff. 5, 5b Edward Henry Blakeney, poet: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Edward Henry Blakeney: aft. 1925.
ff. 6-9b Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith, literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Herbert Francis Brett Brett-Smith: 1928, 1931.
ff. 10-11 Ernest Hartley Coleridge, grandson of S T Coleridge; author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Ernest Hartley Coleridge: 1915.
ff. 12, 12b Sir Sidney Colvin, 1845-1927; art critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Sir Sidney Colvin: 1910.
ff. 13-15b Walter Savage Landor, d.1864; author: Newspaper cuttings rel. to: 1914, 1916.
f. 16 Walter Savage Landor, d.1864; author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Bibliographical notes on W. S. Landor's 'The Dun Cow' (1808) by Thomas James Wise: [1915?].
f. 17 Ernest Thomas Cook, author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Ernest Thomas Cook: 1892.
f. 18 Edward Dowden, literary critic; Professor of English Literature at Trinity College, Dublin: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Edward Dowden: 1908.
ff. 19-21 Thomas James Wise, book collector: Harry Buxton Forman, CB; author: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Harry Buxton Forman: 1882, 1889.
f. 22 George Knottesford Fortescue, of the British Museum: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from George Knottesford Fortescue: 1908.
ff. 23-24b Frederick James Furnivall, D Litt.; scholar and editor: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Frederick James Furnivall: 1893, 1900.
ff. 25, 26 Charles Ganz, editor: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Charles Ganz: 1932.
ff. 27-32 Richard Garnett, LLD; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Richard Garnett: 1898-1903.
ff. 33-49 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1902-1923.
ff. 50, 50b Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, 'Snowdrops', by Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1868: Autogr. fair copy. Signed.
f. 51 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, beg. 'O sing, sweet lark, some calmer, sadder song!', by Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1869: Autogr. fair copy.
f. 52 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Sonnet, beg. 'O Hesperus, pale prophet of the night', by Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1871: Autogr. fair copy.
f. 53 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Sonnet, 'St. Peter', by Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1871: Autogr. fair copy. Signed.
f. 54 Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Rondel, beg. '"O Mr. Morris, o how sweet!"' by Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1877: Autogr. fair copy.
f. 55 Art. Photographs: Sir Edmund William Gosse, writer: Photographs of Sir Edmund William Gosse: 1924, n.d.
ff. 56, 56b Sir Walter Wilson Greg, Shakespearean scholar and bibliographer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Sir Walter Wilson Greg: 1908.
ff. 57-58 William Hall Griffin, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from William Hall Griffin: 1905.
f. 59 Robert Browning, poet: William Archer, drama critic and author: Letter to William Archer from Robert Browning: 1888: Copy.
ff. 59-60b William Charles Macready, actor: Robert Browning, poet: Notes by Robert Browning on entries in the diary of William Charles Macready: 1888: Copy.
f. 61 Edward Marto Borrajo, Librarian of the Guildhall Library: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Edward Marto Borrajo: 1908.
f. 62 Richard Hancock, photographer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Richard Hancock: 1918.
ff. 63-66 Bronte family: Art. Photographs: Richard Hancock, photographer: Photographs of places connected with the Brontës by Richard Hancock: [1918].
ff. 67-69b Florence Emily Hardy, née Dugdale; 2nd wife of T Hardy: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Florence Emily Hardy: 1930, 1934.
ff. 70-84b W. Spencer Jackson, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from W. Spencer Jackson: 1908-1909.
ff. 85, 85b William Knight, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from William Knight: 1912.
ff. 86-88b Georges Lafourcade, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Georges Lafourcade: 1924, 1932.
f. 89 Walter N[oble] Landor, of Rugeley, county Staffordshire: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from W. N. Landor: 1934: Signed.
ff. 90-92b Paul Lemperly, American book collector: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Paul Lemperly: 1904.
f. 93 Paul Lemperly, American book collector: E. S. Holloway, of the J B Lippincott Co., printers: Letter to Paul Lemperly from E. S. Holloway: 1903.
ff. 94-96b Edward Verrall Lucas, of Methuen and Co.; author and publisher: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Edward Verrall Lucas: 1924.
ff. 97-103 William Alexander MacInnes, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters rel. to A. C. Swinburne to Thomas James Wise from William Alexander MacInnes: 1923.
ff. 104, 104b Ronald Brunlees McKerrow, D Litt; FBA: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Ronald Brunlees McKerrow: 1908.
f. 105 George Augustin Macmillan, publisher: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from George Augustin Macmillan: 1908.
f. 106 Maggs Bros; booksellers, London: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Maggs Bros.: 1918.
ff. 107-109b Jane Morris, wife of William Morris: Dante Gabriel Rossetti, poet and painter: Letter to Dante Gabriel Rossetti from Jane Morris: [1878].
f. 110 Thomas James Wise, book collector: Envelope formerly containing Ashley 5755, ff. 111b-112b , with note by Thomas James Wise: n.d.
ff. 111b-112b William Morris, poet and artist: Trial quatrains for a calligraphically written Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by William Morris: [1872?].
ff. 113, 113b, 115 May Morris, alias Mary; daughter of William Morris: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Mary Morris: 1931.
f. 114 Art. Photographs: May Morris, alias Mary; daughter of William Morris: Photograph of Mary Morris: [1931].
ff. 116, 117, 117b Sir John Murray, KCVO; publisher; d.1967: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Sir John Murray: 1934, 1936.
f. 118 Charles E. Brumwell, bookseller: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Charles E. Brumwell: 1931.
ff. 119b-120, 121 Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols, writer: Poetry ENGLISH: Poem, 'Epic Wind', by Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols: [1928]: Autogr. fair copy and (f. 121) signed proof.
ff. 122, 123 Florence Roma Muir Wilson, afterwards O'Brien; alias 'Romer Wilson'; author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Florence Roma Muir Wilson: 1928.
ff. 124-126, 127b T. M. Parrett, bibliographer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from T. M. Parrett: 1907.
ff. 128-129 Alfred William Pollard, of the British Museum; bibliographer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Alfred William Pollard: 1908.
ff. 130-131, 132-133 William Michael Rossetti, author and art critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from William Michael Rossetti: 1901, 1892.
ff. 134, 134b Sir Robert Forsyth Scott, Master of St. John's College, Cambridge: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Sir Robert Forsyth Scott: 1929.
ff. 135, 135b Ernest de Selincourt, scholar and literary critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Ernest de Selincourt: 1929.
ff. 136-137b Percy Simpson, of Oriel College, Oxford: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Percy Simpson: 1931.
ff. 138, 138b David Nichol Smith, Goldsmiths' Reader in English, Oxford University: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from David Nichol Smith: 1927.
f. 139 Reverend Alphonsus Joseph-Mary Augustus Montague Summers, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Rev. Alphonsus Joseph-Mary Augustus Montague Summers: 1934.
f. 140 Alphonse James Albert known as A. J. A. Symons, alias Albert James Alroy; writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Albert James Alroy Symons: aft. 1922.
f. 141 Henry Mackinnon Walbrook, writer and critic: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Henry Mackinnon Walbrook: 1922.
f. 142 Alfred Rayney Waller, Secretary to Syndics of Cambridge University Press: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Alfred Rayney Waller: 1908.
ff. 143, 143b Sir Thomas Herbert Warren, President of Magdalen College, Oxford: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Sir Thomas Herbert Warren: 1909.
ff. 144, 145b Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton, formerly Watts; critic, novelist and poet: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton: 1913: Signed.
f. 146 Thomas Earle Welby, author and journalist: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Thomas Earle Welby: 1929.
ff. 147-150 Henry Benjamin Wheatley, author: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Henry Benjamin Wheatley: 1908, 1913.
ff. 151-152b Gordon G. Wordsworth, grandson of the poet: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letters to Thomas James Wise from Gordon G. Wordsworth: 1922, 1924.
ff. 153, 153b Mrs A. Wratislaw, wife of Theodore Wratislaw, writer: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Mrs A. Wratislaw: 1933.
ff. 154-157 Y. L. Sunnay Zan, Chinese admirer of Swinburne: Thomas James Wise, book collector: Letter to Thomas James Wise from Y. L. Sunnay Zan: 1928.

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Ashley Manuscripts

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Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts

Ashley MS 5755 : Letters to T. J. Wise from various correspondents, chiefly on biblio-graphical subjects; 18 May 1882-31 March 1936. Also included…

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English

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Latin

Start Date:

1882

End Date:

1936

Date Range:

18 May 1882-31 Mar 1936

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Names:

Aitken, George Atherton, MVO, writer
Archer, William, drama critic and author
Blakeney, Edward Henry, poet
Borrajo, Edward Marto, Librarian of the Guildhall Library
Brett-Smith, Herbert Francis Brett, literary critic
Bronte, Family
Browning, Robert, poet, 1812-1889
Brumwell, Charles E, bookseller
Coleridge, Ernest Hartley, grandson of S T Coleridge, author
Colvin, Sidney, Knight, art and literary scholar, and museum administrator, 1845-1927
Cook, Ernest Thomas, author
Dowden, Edward, literary scholar, critic and poet, 1843-1913
Dunton, Walter Theodore, critic and poet, 1832-1914
Forman, Harry Buxton, CB, author
Fortescue, George Knottesford, of the British Museum
Furnivall, Frederick James, D Litt, scholar and editor, 1825-1910
Ganz, Charles, editor, fl 1932-1947
Garnett, Richard, librarian and author, 1835-1906
Gosse, Edmund William, Knight, writer, 1849-1928
Greg, Walter Wilson, Knight, Shakespearean scholar and bibliographer, 1875-1959
Griffin, William Hall, writer and critic, ?1856-1907
Hancock, Richard, photographer
Hardy, Florence Emily, née Dugdale, schoolteacher, writer and wife of Thomas Hardy, 1879-1937
Holloway, E S, of the J B Lippincott Co printers
Jackson, W Spencer, writer
Knight, William, writer
Lafourcade, Georges, writer
Landor, Walter Noble, of Rugeley Staffordsh
Landor, Walter Savage, d1864, author
Lemperly, Paul, American book collector
Lucas, Edward Verrall, of Methuen and Co, author and publisher
MacInnes, William Alexander, writer
Macmillan, George Augustin, publisher, 1855-1936
Macready, William Charles, actor
Maggs Bros, antiquarian booksellers, London, 1853-
Mary, Alphonsus, born Augustus Montague Summers; literary scholar and occultist, 1880-1948
McKerrow, Ronald Brunlees, bibliographer, 1872-1940
Morris, Jane, embroiderer and artist's model, wife of William Morris, 1839-1914
Morris, Mary, designer and craftswoman, called May, 1862-1938
Morris, William, designer, author, and visionary socialist, 1834-1896
Murray, John, KCVO, publisher, d1967
Nichols, Robert Malise Bowyer, writer, 1893-1944
Parrett, T M, bibliographer
Pollard, Alfred William, bibliographer, 1859-1944
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, poet and painter, 1828-1882
Rossetti, William Michael, author and art critic
Scott, Robert Forsyth, Master of St John's College Cambridge
Selincourt, Ernest de, scholar and literary critic, 1870-1943
Simpson, Percy, of Oriel College Oxford
Smith, David Nichol, Goldsmiths' Reader in English Oxford University
Symons, Alphonse James Albert, writer; alias Albert James Alroy, 1900-1944
Walbrook, Henry Mackinnon, writer and critic
Waller, Alfred Rayney, sec to Syndics of Cambridge University Press
Warren, Thomas Herbert, President of Magdalen College Oxford
Welby, Thomas Earle, author and journalist
Wheatley, Henry Benjamin, author
Wilson, Florence Roma Muir, afterwards O'Brien al 'Romer Wilson', author
Wise, Thomas James, book and manuscript collector, 1859-1937
Wordsworth, Gordon G, grandson of the poet
Wratislaw, A, Mrs wife of Theodore Wratislaw writer
Zan, Y L Sunnay, Chinese admirer of Swinburne