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Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1828-1970, 1870-1940

Title: Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson 1828-1970 1870-1940

The Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson contains correspondence, manuscripts, personal papers, and research files by, about, and relating to Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

ArchivalResource: 54.4 linear feet (134 boxes, including 51 oversize boxes)

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Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Letter to Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson, 1868?

Title: Letter to Robert Alan Mowbray Stevenson, 1868?

ArchivalResource: 12 leaves, bound ; 35 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84429076 View

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894,. Autograph letter signed from Robert Louis Stevenson, Hyères, to R.A.M. Stevenson [manuscript], 1883 October 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from Robert Louis Stevenson, Hyères, to R.A.M. Stevenson [manuscript], 1883 October 9.

Discusses philosophy of art. Stevenson also discusses Shakespeare: "the only realist who ever succeeded: that is who reached the clear design and force of the ideal, and got carried it along with him the bulk and lineament, freshness, colour and brute imprint, of actual detail." He also mentions the character of Richard III. On letterhead from La Solitude, Hyères-Les-Palmiers, Var. Letter is addressed "My dear Bob." Signed "R.L. Stevenson."

ArchivalResource: 4 leaves ; 18 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/435433712 View

Stevenson, Robert Louis, 1850-1894. Autograph letter signed and portion of an autograph letter : Malvern and [n.p.], to his cousin Robert Allan Mowbray Stevenson, 1873 Jan. and [1868].

Title: Autograph letter signed and portion of an autograph letter : Malvern and [n.p.], to his cousin Robert Allan Mowbray Stevenson, 1873 Jan. and [1868].

ArchivalResource: 2 items (8 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270854572 View

Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson, 1828-1970, 1870-1940

Title: Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson 1828-1970 1870-1940

The Edwin J. Beinecke Collection of Robert Louis Stevenson contains correspondence, manuscripts, personal papers, and research files by, about, and relating to Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.

ArchivalResource: 54.4 linear feet (134 boxes, including 51 oversize boxes)

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Thomson, David Croal, 1855-1930. David Croal Thomson papers, 1879-1931.

Title: David Croal Thomson papers, 1879-1931.

Collection consists primarily of letters from artists, friends, relatives and businesses which Thomson received during his tenure as an art critic and editor for the Year's art and the Art journal. A few letters written by Thomson are also included. As head of the Goupil Gallery in London, he received letters from leading artists, art dealers and historians such as Thomas Agnew & Sons, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Bernard Berenson, Félix Bracquemond, Frank Brangwyn, Ford Madox Brown, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, David Young Cameron, the French Gallery Edward Linley Sambourne, Walter Sickert, Frederick Stephens, George Frederick Watts, and Gleeson White. The letters reflect art trends and tastes, as well as what was being purchased and by whom, around the turn of the 20th century. They describe what artists are working on, exhibitions in which they are included, their observations on the art world, and notes about their works for reproduction in publications. There are also letters from art patrons in Great Britain, France, Canada, and the United States, and family correspondence, most written to Thomson's son, Herbert. Printed ephemera include newspaper clippings, brochure on exhibition at Barbizon House and some personal documents.

ArchivalResource: ca. 2,500 items (4.75 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78230016 View

Robert Louis Stevenson Collection, 1765-1983, 1852-1931

Title: Robert Louis StevensonCollection 1765-1983 1852-1931

The Robert Louis Stevenson Collection consists ofcorrespondence, writings, photographs, artwork, and other material documentingthe life, work, and remembrance of Robert Louis Stevenson.

ArchivalResource: 15.2 linear feet (22boxes)

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David Croal Thomson papers, 1879-1931

Title: David Croal Thomson papers 1879-1931

English art dealer and writer, Thomson (1855-1930) worked at or managed several major galleries in London and edited the . The papers primarily contain professional and personal correspondence. Letters to and from leading artists and social figures trace artistic trends and tastes as well as Thomson’s growing stature in London society. Personal correspondence consists largely of letters between members of Thomson’s family. The collection includes a small number of clippings, itineraries, and ephemera. Art Journal

ArchivalResource: circa 3100 items; (4.75 lin. ft.)

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