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Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Dec. 24.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Dec. 24.

Sending a letter from a candidate for the librarianship named Simpson; mentioning that Cochrane, another candidate, sent "an immense letter" and a "considerable pamphlet of testimonials"; stating his conviction that Cochrane "will be the most important of acquisitions" for the library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., with address) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427371202 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar.?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar.?].

Inviting Christie to his house tomorrow night; discussing an upcoming meeting at Richard Monckton Milnes's house.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372674 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1841 Jan. 8.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1841 Jan. 8.

Expressing concern that he has not heard from [John] Cochrane recently; mentioning that he saw another candidate for the librarian position named Fisher who was "totally without experience" and "without habit of selfdirection in any kind"; asking for Christie's opinion about a third candidate named Washbourne.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., with address) ; 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370453 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 May 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 May 3.

Informing him that "no committee could constitute itself on Saturday" because not enough committee members were present; listing members and how many prospectuses they have distributed; telling him that "no advertising, nor any work will be done till you come."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p., with address) ; 23cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370425 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 June 13?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 June 13?].

Sending "certain documents about the Library"; telling him they owe money for "a Times advertisement"; informing him that he paid the bill collector, who was "anxious for his six and sixpence."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 11.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372669 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 May?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 May?].

Telling him he needs more prospectuses to distribute; mentioning that he knows "slightly a young man called [G.H.] Lewes, and will speak to him by the first opportunity."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 11.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372813 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Jan. 26?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Jan. 26?].

Discussing an upcoming vote to pick a librarian for the London Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370448 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], 1840 May 29.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], 1840 May 29.

Sending two "very premature letters from a certain Mr. Macray of Oxford" who wants to be the London Library's librarian; stating that they "want greatly a man experienced in Public Meetings"; expressing concern over the public meeting that is approaching: "my practical petition is, that you keep me very deep in the background ... I am in no case for speaking at present."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 11.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372834 View

John Stuart Mill papers, 1812-1888

Title: John Stuart Mill papers 1812-1888

Chiefly correspondence, to or from Mill. Of the 237 letters by Mill, 131 are to his wife, Harriet Hardy Taylor Mill. Twenty-four letters are from Helen Taylor, Mrs. Mill's daughter. In addition there are two volumes with drafts of letters by Mill written between 1851 and 1858 to a variety of recipients. Notable correspondents in the collection are John Austin, Jeremy Bentham, Augustus De Morgan, Isabella Beecher Hooker, George Grote, John Sterling and Edward Livingston Youmans. Other manuscript material includes four pages of his autobiography (dated 1861), his journal of a walking tour through Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (1828) and several undated fragments, including several pages of medical advice to an unnamed person.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear feet (5 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0350 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Apr. 28.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Apr. 28.

Telling Christie he forwarded his letter to Craik who will respond directly; giving background information and statistics for the Advocates' Library; noting that [Thomas] Ruddiman and David Hume were librarians at the Advocates' Library; describing differences between the British Library and the Advocates' Library; mentioning that the Spectator came.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p., with address) ; 23cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427382723 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Apr. 6?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Apr. 6?].

Noting an error they made in their lithograph and asking Christie to correct it; mentioning that Cole will take more prospectuses; encouraging Christie to "write an emphatic pamphlet" and "a dozen emphatic newspaper articles" in support of the library; giving the lithographer's address.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 11.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427371071 View

Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron, 1809-1885. Autograph letter signed : Bawtry, Yorkshire, to W.D. Christie, [no year] Aug. 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Bawtry, Yorkshire, to W.D. Christie, [no year] Aug. 3.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270880409 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1840 Dec. 31?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1840 Dec. 31?].

Listing reasons for hiring Cochrane as the librarian for the London library; noting the need for a good manager who will be "a wise servant"; discussing the library's budget (£4000) and what he thinks the library should buy; asking to borrow a library catalog; mentioning that their "first set of purchases ought to be popular, entertaining, & what people will read and continue to read."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p.) ; 22.6 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370348 View

Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873. John Stuart Mill papers, 1812-1888 (inclusive).

Title: John Stuart Mill papers, 1812-1888 (inclusive).

Chiefly correspondence, to or from Mill. Of the 237 letters by Mill, 131 are to his wife, Harriet Hardy Taylor Mill. Twenty-four letters are from Helen Taylor, Mrs. Mill's daughter. In addition there are two volumes with drafts of letters by Mill written between 1851 and 1858 to a variety of recipients. Notable correspondents in the collection are John Austin, Jeremy Bentham, Augustus De Morgan, Isabella Beecher Hooker, George Grote, John Sterling and Edward Livingston Youmans. Other manuscript material includes four pages of his autobiography (dated 1861), his journal of a walking tour through Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Surrey (1828) and several undated fragments, including several pages of medical advice to an unnamed person.

ArchivalResource: 3.5 linear ft. (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702166720 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Apr. 15?.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 Apr. 15?.

Giving him names of men, including Sir James Clark, [Erasmus Alvey] Darwin, and [George Lillie] Craik, who want "prospectuses and circulars" to distribute.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p., with address) ; 18.7 x 22.4 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370342 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Feb. 29?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Feb. 29?].

Commending him on his 21 letters written in a day; noting that Lord Morpeth [George William Frederick Howard, Earl of Carlisle] has not yet responded about whether he will chair a meeting; commenting on Richard Monckton Milnes's efforts to persuade people to support the London Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427373430 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Dec. 9?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Dec. 9?].

Complimenting Christie on the circular he has constructed; noting that they must find the best possible man to be the librarian and then set him to the task of acquiring materials; mentioning Fisher, one of the candidates for the librarian position.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p., with address) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427373188 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar. 5?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar. 5?].

Sending a note from [James] Fraser (not included in this collection); mentioning that [John] Forster has plenty of prospectuses; noting that his favorite is also Lord Northhampton to chair a meeting about the library, "but any Lord will do."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 11.3 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372758 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar. 21?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Mar. 21?].

Discussing the upcoming meeting at Richard Monckton Milnes's; listing the people he has asked to the meeting; asking Christie to prepare a list "of all the adherents already got" and "a correct tale of what number of Prospectuses" remain; giving him new names of men who are interested in the library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 18.8 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372734 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Feb. 5?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Feb. 5?].

Sending an Italian list of books from which to select books for the library; noting that he told [John] Cochrane that he was elected to the position of librarian and would be expected to start by Feb. 17.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p., with address) ; 11.4 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370427 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letters (54) signed, and autograph signatures to receipts : 2 to his brother James, 20 to W.D. Christie, 17 to his publishers, and 15 to various friends, 1840 to 1872.

Title: Autograph letters (54) signed, and autograph signatures to receipts : 2 to his brother James, 20 to W.D. Christie, 17 to his publishers, and 15 to various friends, 1840 to 1872.

ArchivalResource: 54 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270134365 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Jan. 20?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, [1841 Jan. 20?].

Discussing the various candidates for the librarian position; arranging a meeting with Christie; noting that the London Library needs to get "a house."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p., with address) ; 11.4 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427370440 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Feb. 26?].

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to [W.D. Christie], [1840 Feb. 26?].

Stating that "the Morpeth project"--To involve Lord Morpeth (later Earl of Carlisle) in a meeting for the London Library -- "is under way"; asking if Christie can join him during the "Meeting" to await the result; mentioning that he left prospectuses for Richard Monckton Milnes; encouraging Christie to "leave no stone unturned" in drumming up support.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 18.7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427373290 View

Christie, William Dougal, 1816-1874,. Autograph letter signed from William Dougal Christie to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1867 April 17.

Title: Autograph letter signed from William Dougal Christie to unidentified recipient [manuscript], 1867 April 17.

Concerning his Poetical works of John Dryden, 1874.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213098627 View

Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881. Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 May 7.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to W.D. Christie, 1840 May 7.

Saying he was sorry he could not see him yesterday and asking Christie to "come down hither" to see him; sending him addresses for new circulars; stating that they "must begin advertising."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p., with address) ; 18.6 cm. + envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427372864 View

Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889

Title: Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items 1790-1889

Abraham Hayward, English essayist and translator. His many friendships with significant figures in the literary and political circles of Victorian London resulted in this collection of correspondence. The Abraham Hayward Correspondence Files are chiefly comprised of letters addressed to Abraham Hayward by various English writers, politicians and society figures between 1831 and 1884. Among the correspondents represented are: Lord Brougham, lord chancellor; John Wilson Croker, politician and writer; Isaac D'Israeli, writer; W. E. Gladstone, prime minister and author; Letitia Elizabeth Landon, poet; Edward Bulwer-Lytton, writer and politician; Lady Sydney (Owenson) Morgan, novelist and hostess; Count D'Orsay, man of fashion; Samuel Rogers, poet; and William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist. A few items in the Files are letters addressed to recipients other than Hayward, some apparently collected by him as autographs.

ArchivalResource: 1063 items

http://archives.nypl.org/cps/19616 View

Hayward, A. (Abraham), 1801-1884. Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889

Title: Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889

The Abraham Hayward Correspondence Files are chiefly comprised of letters addressed to Abraham Hayward by various English writers, politicians and socialites from between the years 1831 and 1884. Among the correspondents represented are: Lord Brougham, lord chancellor; John Wilson Croker, politician and writer; Isaac Disraeli, writer; W. E. Gladstone, prime minister and author; Letitia Landon, poet; Edward Bulwer-Lytton, writer and politician; Lady Morgan, novelist and socialite; Count D'Orsay, man of fashion; Samuel Rogers, poet; and William Makepeace Thackeray, novelist. A few items in the Files are letters addressed to different recipients, some apparently collected by Hayward as autographs.

ArchivalResource: 1063 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320971387 View