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 3 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence, poetry and prose of Sir Walter Scott from the Library of Honresfield House., 1796-1832.
Item
Identifier: MS.50703
Scope and Contents
LettersArchibald, Joseph JamiesonLetter, 8 November 1825, of Scott to Joseph Jamieson Archibald on his admiration for Robert Burns and the progress of John Gibson Lockhart in London. Folio 1.Ballantyne, JamesLetter, 8 July 1826, of Scott to James Ballantyne on his work for ‘The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte’. Folios 2-3.Bell, JohnLetter, 7 March 1816, of Scott to John Bell on collecting Jacobite songs. Folios 4-5....
Dates:
1796-1832.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames from Bartley to Bas., 1812-1927.
File
Identifier: MS.40065
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and, where required, by date under each name.Bartley, George, 1834-1837: folios 1-3D;Bartley, Nehemiah, 1892: folios 4-6;Bartley, Sarah, 1826: folios 7-10;Barton, Bernard, 1812-1847: folios 11-47;Barton, F.B., 1830: folios 48-51:
includes letter, ?1830, of “A.F.E…anonymous author” to John Murray II: folios 50-51;Barton, Frank, 1905-1910: folios 52-54;...
Dates:
1812-1927.
Letters to or concerning Lord Byron and various artists; including correspondence relating to the Drury Lane Theatre., 1809-1839.
File
Identifier: MS.43517
Scope and Contents
The letters of artists to Lord Byron have been ordered at the start of the sequence, followed by those of other correspondents relating to artists. The letters relating to Drury Lane and other theatrical matters are then placed at the end. Each section has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent surname, with any anonymous letters at the end of the sequence. When first made available for consultation, before foliation, the letter of Henry Kirchhoffer to John Cam Hobhouse...
Dates:
1809-1839.