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Constable, John, 1776-1837. John Constable letters, 1825-1836.

Title: John Constable letters, 1825-1836.

Eight letters to various recipients. There are two letters to William Hookham Carpenter, dated December 1835; the other undated. The letter of December 1835 is printed (with some minor errors) in C.R. Leslie's Memoirs of the Life of John Constable (London, 1937). A letter to Archdeacon John Fisher, dated November 26, 1825, mentions a new picture of Salisbury. Other recipients include Dominic Colnaghi, John Dunthorne, Henry William Pickersgill, John E. Smith, and E. L. Williams.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78401890 View

Eastlake, Charles Lock, Sir, 1793-1865. Correspondence of Sir Charles Lock Eastlake and family, 1833-1896.

Title: Correspondence of Sir Charles Lock Eastlake and family, 1833-1896.

The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of Charles Eastlake with various individuals, including many British artists, mostly regarding his work for the Fine Arts Commission (established to provide for the decoration of the Houses of Parliament), together with some correspondence of his wife and several letters of his nephew. The collection also includes prints and miscellaneous biographical information. With two letters of Robert Inglis to John Zephaniah Bell and a letter of Harold J. Stanley to Henry Mogford.

ArchivalResource: 172 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80460845 View

Constable, John, 1776-1837. Autograph letter signed with initials : [London], to Henry William Pickersgill, [ca. 1820?].

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : [London], to Henry William Pickersgill, [ca. 1820?].

Concerning a president for the Royal Academy and his determination not to vote for a portrait painter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270531434 View

Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875. Letters, ca. 1828-1869.

Title: Letters, ca. 1828-1869.

Collection includes letters: 1828 July 21, London, to Charles Vincent Barber - regarding the Liverpool Exhibition, Pickersgill states that he will never again "be induced to send any of my humble efforts" to provincial exhibitions; 1828 Aug. 22, London, to John Bowring - requests Bowring to deliver a letter to a friend; 1828 Nov. 24, London, to Bowring - discussing Bowring's commission on canvas as well as the publication of a volume on which Pickersgill worked; 1828, London, to Colnaghi - regarding engravings; 1837 Nov. 8, London, to Lord Holland - requesting Holland to deliver the portrait to the engravers Welch & Gwynne; 1841 March 6, London, to Mary Shee - accompanying the gift of an engraving after one of his portraits for her autograph album; 1853, London - regarding engravings; 1854 Jan 20, London, to Mr. Hunt - plans to meet postponed because of the Royal Exhibition and lecture by Faraday; 1854 Oct. 27, Barnes, to Mr. Britton - he has built a "noble studio" in the country to spend his last days on "works of fancy" rather than portrait painting; 1862 Feb. 1, London, to J.J. Scoles - concerning problems with his housekeeper who has been possessed by "sectarian doctrines;" 1863 May 5, London - quoting from "Fuseli's aphorisms;" 1863 May 29, London - responding to an invitation; 1869 Julky 18, London - regarding a missing engraving or lithograph after one of his paintings; n.d., London, to Samuel Carter Hall; n.d., to Martin Archer Shee.

ArchivalResource: 17 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83101655 View

Doctor Johnson and the fair sex; a study of contrasts, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Title: Doctor Johnson and the fair sex; a study of contrasts, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Printed book with approximately two hundred inserted prints relating to thetext, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 1v. (.25 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01795/catalog View

Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844. Thomas Campbell letters, poem and portrait, 1817-1843.

Title: Thomas Campbell letters, poem and portrait, 1817-1843.

The collection contains five letters. Campbell writes to Messrs. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 19 Feb. 1817, in the third person, saying he is unable to attend a reception; to C. [Charles] Heath, undated [ca. 1820], in the third person, asking for engravings for the forthcoming edition of Gertrude of Wyoming; to My dear Sir, 26 May 1829, introducing a French actor and author of a very respectable tragedy; to My dear [William] Jerdan, editor of the Literary gazette, 9 Jan. 1830, regretting the death of [Sir Thomas] Lawrence and recommending [Henry William] Pickersgill as his successor as president of the Royal Academy; and to Lord Brougham, undated [1843], explaining why he is publishing his own poems. Four of the letters are on integral envelopes, some with wax seals. The collection also contains a manuscript poem of Adelgitha, dated 12 Mar. 1832, and a portrait of Campbell engraved by H.W. Smith, Sc., undated.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61215771 View

Alexander von Humboldt papers, 1801-1859, 1793-1859

Title: Alexander von Humboldt papers, 1801-1859 1793-1859

This collection contains miscellaneous letters and papers relating to explorations of South America, Cuba, and Mexico; scientific investigations; Latin American antiquities and linguistics; and publications. There are also copies of 26 letters from Humboldt to Pierre Hyacinth Azais and Jules Berger de Xivrey, from originals at the Duke University Medical Center Library.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet; Ca. 250 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.H88-ead.xml View

Guiccioli, Teresa, contessa di, 1800-1873. Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items, 1819-1869

Title: Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items, 1819-1869

The Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings consist of a four-part autobiographical work; various notebooks recording her thoughts and activities; and accounts relating to the life of Lord Byron. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1820 and 1822. Correspondents include Lady Blessington, the Irish-born writer and literary hostess; Lord Byron, the English poet (her lover); Victor Hugo, the French writer; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the English novelist; and over a dozen others.

ArchivalResource: 267 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/713898806 View

[Pickersgill, H.W. : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia].

Title: [Pickersgill, H.W. : photography related ephemera material collected by the National Library of Australia].

ArchivalResource: 1 folder of miscellaneous pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/224936176 View

Millais, John Everett, Sir, 1829-1896. Correspondence, draft manuscript and photographs, ca. 1856-1896 (1919).

Title: Correspondence, draft manuscript and photographs, ca. 1856-1896 (1919).

A large body of Millais' correspondence primarily letters by Millais about his own painting, but including some discussion of contemporary artists, together with a detailed 2 p. manuscript on the formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, and portrait photographs of Millais.

ArchivalResource: 92 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145991339 View

Constable, John, 1776-1837. John Constable letters, 1825-1836.

Title: John Constable letters, 1825-1836.

Eight letters to various recipients. There are two letters to William Hookham Carpenter, dated December 1835; the other undated. The letter of December 1835 is printed (with some minor errors) in C.R. Leslie's Memoirs of the Life of John Constable (London, 1937). A letter to Archdeacon John Fisher, dated November 26, 1825, mentions a new picture of Salisbury. Other recipients include Dominic Colnaghi, John Dunthorne, Henry William Pickersgill, John E. Smith, and E. L. Williams.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702148150 View

Broadley, Alexander Meyrick, 1847-1916. Collection of autograph letters, ca. 1822-ca. 1902.

Title: Collection of autograph letters, ca. 1822-ca. 1902.

An edition of William Powell Frith's 'Autobiography and Reminiscences', with 'Further Reminiscences' in 9 v. extra-illustrated with ca. 160 autograph letters plus ca. 400 engravings, prints, newspaper clippings, postcards, broadsides and photographs. Letters (including seven from Frith) are from artist contemporaries of Frith's (painters, engravers, etc.) and talk about work in progress, the business of the Royal Academy or furnish biographical information. The letters (and corresponding photographs and illustrative materials) are bound-in where individuals are mentioned in the text; the index, occasionally, can be used to locate these. Other letters are from notable authors, actors, clergymen and politicians; some are addressed to Ernest Gambart. Individuals represented in the collection include E.A. Sothern, Joseph Nollekens [with pencil sketch], William Etty, Thomas Faed, Paul Delaroche, E.J. Poynter, Cardinal Manning, J.E. Millais, S.L. Fildes, Lady Burdette-Coutts, Shirley Brooks, John Doran, W.H. Hunt, Henrietta Ward, L. Alma Tadema, Edmund Yates, G.A. Sala, Mrs. S.C. Hall, J. Toole, Charles Barry, Clarkson Stanfield, James Ward, Sir George Hayter, Sir A.W. Callcott (to Copley Fielding), W. Calder Marshall, George Barrett, Adelaide A. Proctor, E.W. Cooke, Francis Chantrey, Thomas Woolner, Samuel Cousins, David Cox, Sir Frederic Leighton, Amelia B. Edwards, M.E. Braddon, Harry Furniss, F.C. Burnand, Madge Kendal, and Adelina Patti.

ArchivalResource: ca. 160 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78365701 View

Hall, S. C. (Samuel Carter), 1800-1889. Letters, 1827-1888.

Title: Letters, 1827-1888.

Concerning the various aspects of his work as an author and editor; discussing his health and the health of friends and family; involving financial matters and social activities.

ArchivalResource: 154 items (253 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233099135 View

Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893,. Autograph letters signed from Fanny Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1832-1892.

Title: Autograph letters signed from Fanny Kemble to various recipients [manuscript], 1832-1892.

Correspondents: Anne Ashburner, Mr. Belknap, [George Bentley], E. Blanchard (Mrs. Hamilton), Mary Boyle, James Claghorn, Sarah Cleveland, Frances Cobbe, Thomas F.D. Croker, Daisy Doane, James Fields, Henry James, Mary Lloyd, Henry Longfellow, William C. Macready, John Mather, George Morris, Constance [Page?], Henry W. Pickersgill, Mary (Hopkins) Pleasonton, Mr. Pollman, Lewis T. Pratt, Harriet St. Leger, Alexander John Scott, Ann (Ker) Scott, Francis Wemyss, Mrs. [Louisa Mary?] Barwell, Mlle. F. Failly, [W.H.] Murray, Miss Beeston, Lady Georgiana - , Miss Gordon, Mrs. Monckton, Miss Scraggs, and others. Also, a visiting card and 4 envelopes. Some items undated. She gives her opinion of the writings of Henry James in (36) and of Sir Charles Halle's musical ability in (65), and describes her wanderings in Switzerland in (114 and others).

ArchivalResource: 123 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/462076045 View

William Godwin manuscript material : 383 items, 1778-1836

Title: William Godwin manuscript material : 383 items 1778-1836

William Godwin, English philosopher and novelist. Godwin achieved celebrity at the end of the eighteenth century with the philosophical treatise Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and the novel Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams. His first wife was Mary Wollstonecraft, pioneer for women's rights, and their only child together grew up to become Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. Godwin's philosophies greatly influenced the political mind of his son-in-law, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley. The William Godwin manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings, correspondence, promissory notes, and various other documents. The writings include: complete holograph manuscript drafts of his works Fleetwood, Coludesley, and Lives of the Necromancers; manuscript drafts of essays from his Enquirer; and proof revisions written in volumes of his Political Justice and St. Leon. The bulk of the correspondence is dated 1795-1834 and mostly discusses Godwin's research, business matters and financial arrangements. Correspondents include: Mary Shelley, novelist (his daughter); Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet (his son-in-law); Aaron Burr, vice president of the United States; Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet; and over one hundred others. The promissory notes date from between 1804-1818, and are mostly to neighborhood merchants. Other documents include library call slips, memos of agreement for business deals, and Godwin's last will and testament.

ArchivalResource: 383 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/21908 View

Autograph File, T, 1580-1975.

Title: Autograph File, T, 1580-1975.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01443/catalog View

Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell: being anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Title: Johnsoniana; or, Supplement to Boswell: being anecdotes and sayings of Dr. Johnson, extra-illustrated, 1738-1840 (inclusive), 1784-1837 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted prints and manuscripts relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector William Upcott.

ArchivalResource: 2 volumes (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01796/catalog View

Portrait file: Guide.

Title: Portrait file: Guide.

The Portrait File is an alphabetically arranged collection of portait images of individuals, groups of individuals, and views and miscellany, received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 15 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01675/catalog View

Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Papers, 1801-1859.

Title: Papers, 1801-1859.

This collection contains miscellaneous letters and papers relating to his explorations in South America, Cuba, and Mexico, his scientific investigations, and his publications.

ArchivalResource: ca. 250 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122589207 View

Autograph File, D, 1586-1975.

Title: Autograph File, D, 1586-1975.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 9.5 boxes (4.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01427/catalog View

Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items, 1819-1869

Title: Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material : 267 items 1819-1869

Teresa, Countess Guiccioli, Italian noblewoman and writer. She was the last of Lord Byron's Italian mistresses. The Teresa Guiccioli manuscript material in the Pforzheimer Collection consists of writings and correspondence. The writings consist of a four-part autobiographical work; various notebooks recording her thoughts and activities; and accounts relating to the life of Lord Byron. The bulk of the correspondence is dated between 1820 and 1822. Correspondents include Lady Blessington, the Irish-born writer and literary hostess; Lord Byron, the English poet (her lover); Victor Hugo, the French writer; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, the English novelist; and over a dozen others.

ArchivalResource: 267 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/22056 View

Johnsonian Miscellanies, extra-illustrated, 1538-1900 (inclusive);, 1738-1866 (bulk).

Title: Johnsonian Miscellanies, extra-illustrated, 1538-1900 (inclusive); 1738-1866 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 9 volumes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01781/catalog View

Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Title: Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 31 volumes (7.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01782/catalog View

Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory), 1775-1818. Letter to Mr. Pickersgill. [s.l.]. [17--]

Title: Letter to Mr. Pickersgill. [s.l.]. [17--]

Concerning some alterations which must be made in a portrait of Lewis by Pickersgill.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/311769413 View

Benjamin Robert Haydon miscellaneous papers, 1817-1932.

Title: Benjamin Robert Haydon miscellaneous papers, 1817-1932.

Letters of the English historical painter Benjamin Robert Haydon as well as materials concerning other painters.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00894/catalog View

American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983.

Title: Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

Though the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection is composed of items that do not fall readily into any other existing collection, the two dominant intellectual areas represented in the collection are Early American History and History of Science.

ArchivalResource: 25.0 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.Ms.Coll.200-ead.xml View

Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, [1865] May 2.

Title: Autograph letter signed with initials : London, to his mother, Harriet Collins, [1865] May 2.

Telling his mother that Charley [Charles Allston Collins] and his wife will be at Tunbridge Wells next week; expressing his hope that he will be able to come visit them on Monday; mentioning the Academy Dinner and the greeting he got from [Henry William] Pickersgill.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 18 cm. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/436923583 View

Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Title: Letters of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., collected and edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1413-1900 (inclusive), 1775-1839 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 10 volumes (2.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01783/catalog View

Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

Title: Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01439/catalog View