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Correspondence.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

22 letters of Thomas Carlyle and 19 of Jane Welsh Carlyle, 1830-1867 and undated, to members of his family.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.7988
Scope and Contents

With eight letters of John Aitken Carlyle to his mother and brother, two letters, 1841, 1852, of R W Emerson to Thomas Carlyle, and associated correspondence.

Dates: 1830-1867 and undated.

Collection of correspondence including six letters, 1849 and undated, to Thomas Carlyle.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.8140
Scope and Contents

Also including:

5 letters, 1842-1843 and undated, to Jane Welsh Carlyle

letter, 1846, of 5th Duke of Buccleuch to John Carlyle

three letters, 1895, of Sir Archibald Geikie

correspondence, 19th century to early 20th century, concerning the Hunterian Club and the Geological Society of Glasgow.

Dates: 19th century to early 20th century.

Correspondence of Thomas Carlyle.

 File
Identifier: Acc.11637
Scope and Contents Includes fragment of a manuscript on linguistics and the following letters:1. letter, 1850, of Thomas Carlyle to Richard Owen on the penalties of frequent dining out, and Assyrian bull sculptures2. letter, 1874, of Thomas Constable to Thomas Carlyle concerning Carlyle`s support of Constable`s efforts to vindicate his father, Archibald, in the face of Lockhart`s criticism3. letter, undated, of Henry Brougham4. letter, 1833, of Francis Jeffrey...
Dates: 1833-1874.

Letter of Thomas Carlyle to General Sir William Gomm on the Franco-Prussian War and the situation in Turkey.

 File
Identifier: Acc.13005
Scope and Contents

With two draft letters of Wiliam Gomm to Thomas Carlyle, and one letter of Lady Geraldine Somerset to Lady Elizabeth Gomm.

Dates: 1870.

Papers of Robert Herdman.

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.4541
Scope and Contents

Comprising:

1. photocopy of "Picture Book", 1870-1887, recording pictures painted by Herdman

2. notes of Herdman, on Thomas Carlyle, made while painting his portrait

3. correspondence of R Duddingstone Herdman, 1897, concerning the mounting of an exhibition.

Dates: 1870-1897.

"The Wellmer Correspondence", letters of Thomas Carlyle and family to Meta Wellmer.

 File
Identifier: Acc.9207
Scope and Contents

With associated papers.

Dates: 1865-1879.