Adelaide Neilson papers 1870-1911

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Adelaide Neilson papers 1870-1911

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The Adelaide Neilson Papers consist primarily of correspondence to her mother Anne Bland. Other papers include legal documents, personal items and clippings. The bulk of the materials document her life between 1870 and 1880, the rest of the collection concern her brother's legal dealings over the disposition of her mother's estate.

The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.

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Bland, Charles R

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Bland, Anne

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Anne Bland

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Neilson, Adelaide, 1848-1880

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Adelaide Neilson was an English Shakespearean actress. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, n.d. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155886279 Adelaide Neilson, on of the most popular and successful 19th century actresses was born in or near Leeds, Yorkshire, England. She was born out of wedlock and never knew her father. Her mother married a Mr. Bland and the family settled in Guiseley. The young Lizzie Ann (Miss ...

William Carr Glynn

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