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Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858. Autograph letter in third person : [n.p.], to Mr. Robinson, 1838 Jul. 4.

Title: Autograph letter in third person : [n.p.], to Mr. Robinson, 1838 Jul. 4.

Pointing out that he cannot issue permission to see Windsor Castle but sending an order to see his own villa.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270513394 View

Campbell, Thomas, 1790-1858. Thomas Campbell correspondence, 1826-1851.

Title: Thomas Campbell correspondence, 1826-1851.

Letters to and from Thomas Campbell. 18 letters to various people, many of them drafts, nine of them to William George Spencer Cavendish, duke of Devonshire. 54 letters to Campbell from various people, including 8 letters from James Thomson Gibson Craig, and 6 letters from Charlotte Townshend Osborne, duchess of Leeds. Accompanied by miscellaneous notes, clippings, theater programs, etc. belonging to Thomas Campbell; in all, 10 items.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702148151 View

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858. Letter, 20 June 1837.

Title: Letter, 20 June 1837.

Regretfully declines an invitation to visit during the meeting of the British Association because of duties.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122566253 View

Grosvenor, R. (Robert), Lord, 1801-1893. Journal, 3 May - 26 September 1826, [ca. 1840-1850].

Title: Journal, 3 May - 26 September 1826, [ca. 1840-1850].

Manuscript, in a single hand, of Grovesnor's journal for the year 1826, in which he records routine social activities such as dinners, visits with friends, and outings to the opera, as well as his northern tour as a companion to Duke William Spencer Cavendish on his mission to Russia for the coronation of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia. During the sea journey, he describes such routine events as seasickness, a celebration of the Duke's birthday, and fishing for mackerel. The journal also includes a detailed description of a ball given by the Duke in Moscow, attended by "the representatives of all the crowned Heads of Europe, with the American Republican Minister, and the envoys from George, Persia, and other countries of the East."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (185 p.) ; 33 x 29 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702178173 View

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858. Autograph letter signed : Hardwick, to Prince Charles of Prussia, 1827 Jan. 7.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Hardwick, to Prince Charles of Prussia, 1827 Jan. 7.

Congratulating him on his engagement to Princess Maria and hoping they may visit him, commenting on the gift of a Malachite table from the Empress and mentioning that the King has given him the Order of the Garter.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (5 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270520201 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

John F. Glaser collection of historical autograph letters and manuscripts, 1739-1933.

Title: John F. Glaser collection of historical autograph letters and manuscripts, 1739-1933.

Correspondence of William Eward Gladstone as well as other letters written by British royalty, various British prime ministers, and other prominent persons, collected by John F. Glaser.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (3 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00500/catalog View

Thomas Frognall Dibdin papers, 1798-1836.

Title: Thomas Frognall Dibdin papers, 1798-1836.

Letters on the publication of Dibdin's Bibliographical Decameron; letters and clippings concerning the book collector Richard Heber, and letters, manuscripts, and printed material on Dibdin's various publications.

ArchivalResource: 3 volumes (.4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00807/catalog View

Scafe, Anne. Scrapbook, 1696-1808.

Title: Scrapbook, 1696-1808.

Scrapbook kept by Anne Scafe, containing clippings from London newspapers and magazines, with some clippings from regional and Scottish publications as well as manuscripts and letters from the Spencer and Devonshire family members, including a letter from Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire; from Lady Sarah Lyttelton announcing her marriage; a manuscript poem written by "Caroline Lamb's page" with a watercolor portrait, dated 1807 at Holywell House; a letter recounting the visit of the Grand Duke Nicholas to Chatsworth in December 1816; an account of the death of Lady Charlotte Finch. Many of the clippings center around the announcements of births, marriages, deaths, and the settlement of the estates of these two families and their circle as well as announcements of their social engagements, political activities, scandals, etc. The clippings include references to Horace Walpole; the theatrical world; new inventions; style; foreign travel; domestic and foreign politics, especially the revolution in France and reports on the French royal family and later the Bonaparte family. Also included are autographs of prominent British nobility, including the King, and foreign dignitaries and royalty. In addition to the clippings, the scrapbook includes a variety of ephermal items given to Scafe by members of the extended family such as as well as ephemeral items from their travels, political, and social activities; calling cards and letters of introduction given to Sir William Ponsonby by members of the Russian aristocracy in 1805 and similar items from his trip to Spain in 1809; autographs of foreign royalty; invitations to the funeral of William Pitt a memorial to Lord Nelson, and the trial of Lord Viscount Melville (1805). Scafe also includes clippings and ephemera of a more general nature: humorous anecdotes, reports on curious events, jokes, odd behaviors; epitaphs, poems, epigrams; advertisements for employment as well advertisements by tradespeople; announcements and broadsides of events such as lottery drawings; several promissary notes; and etchings. Scafe includes two lengthy test: one from The Morning Post's account of the writing of "Modern characters by Shakespear" (published later the same year); and, a transcription of "The butterfy's ball and The grasshopper's feast".

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (ca. 250 p.) : ill. ; 31 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702197403 View

Campbell, Thomas, 1790-1858. Thomas Campbell correspondence, 1826-1851.

Title: Thomas Campbell correspondence, 1826-1851.

Letters to and from Thomas Campbell. 18 letters to various people, many of them drafts, nine of them to William George Spencer Cavendish, duke of Devonshire. 54 letters to Campbell from various people, including 8 letters from James Thomson Gibson Craig, and 6 letters from Charlotte Townshend Osborne, duchess of Leeds. Accompanied by miscellaneous notes, clippings, theater programs, etc. belonging to Thomas Campbell; in all, 10 items.

ArchivalResource: 0.20 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78909657 View

Colman, George, 1762-1836,. Autograph letters signed from George Colman to various people [manuscript], 1831-1834.

Title: Autograph letters signed from George Colman to various people [manuscript], 1831-1834.

Correspondents include Collier and the Duke of Devonshire.

ArchivalResource: 4 letters.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/281781222 View

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1851 May 12.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to Wilkie Collins, 1851 May 12.

Regarding a supper to be given by the Duke [of Devonshire] and Collins' request that [Charles] Ward be invited, noting that though Dickens feels "the introduction of a stranger like [Charles Ward is] ... a kind of difficulty," he does "not like to refuse compliance with any wish of [his] faithful and attached valet [Collins]" and has sent the order.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 19.7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270514293 View

Papers, 1808-1888.

Title: Papers, 1808-1888.

Diaries and correspondence of English historical painter Benjamin Robert Haydon.

ArchivalResource: 35 v. and 2 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00516/catalog View

Roxburghe Club album, 1807-1936.

Title: Roxburghe Club album, 1807-1936.

Album containing a collection of ALS written by members of the Roxburghe Club, London, including George Spencer Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough, Thomas Frognall Dibdin, and William George Spencer Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. A letter written by John Ker, third Duke of Roxburghe, is also included. Related engravings, clippings, bookplates, coats of arms, and club rules, member lists, and other printed materials are tipped and laid in. Holograph and typed contents lists laid in.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([39] leaves) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702146041 View

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858. Autograph document signed : [London?], 1832 Apr. 24.

Title: Autograph document signed : [London?], 1832 Apr. 24.

Being official permission as Lord Chamberlain allowing the Comédie Franȩaise to perform L'Art de payer ses dettes at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270512337 View

Frances Maria Kelly, 1800-1883, bulk dates: 1816-1849

Title: Frances Maria Kelly, 1800-1883 bulk dates: 1816-1849

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http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9779p040 View

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858,. Autograph letter signed from William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, to [Frances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], 1858 September 9.

Title: Autograph letter signed from William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire, Chatsworth, to [Frances Anne] Kemble [manuscript], 1858 September 9.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/233649804 View

Devonshire, William Spencer Cavendish, Duke of, 1790-1858. Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified correspondent, 1851 May 31.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [London], to an unidentified correspondent, 1851 May 31.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270522536 View