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Letters. Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters of Austen Henry Layard to Elizabeth Eastlake., 1856-1869.

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Identifier: MS.42336
Scope and Contents The letters have been arranged in chronological order.Letters of Austen Henry Layard to Elizabeth Eastlake of:1856: folios 1-7;1857: folios 8-9;1859: folios 10-13;1860: folios 14-26;1861: folios 27-44;1862: folios 45-47;1863: folios 48-63;1864, with letters to Sir Charles Eastlake at folios 70 and 72: folios 64-72;1865, with a letter to Sir Charles Eastlake at folios 94-95:...
Dates: 1856-1869.

Letters of Elizabeth Eastlake to Austen Henry Layard; including two letters of Charles Lock Eastlake to Layard., 1860-1869.

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Identifier: MS.42169
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Elizabeth Eastlake and Sir Austen Henry Layard maintained a long correspondence, covering nearly half a century. They were great friends and connected through their joint love of art, their interest in the National Gallery, and mutual acquaintances. The correspondence reflects these interests, as well as providing further insights in to her domestic matters and opinions on political events and world affairs. The letters here are of Eastlake to Layard. The replies from Layard can be...
Dates: 1860-1869.