MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS.Paper; ff. 41. British Library arrangement.A. Letter from Admiral Sir William Young (d. 1821), relating to the death of Captain Cook's former astronomer, Captain James King; 20 Nov. 1784. Purchased from Winifred Myers... 1690-1984

Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911

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Gustav Mahler was a Romantic composer. Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age. For much of his life composing was necessarily a part-time activity while he earned his living as a conductor. Aside from early works such as a movement from a piano quartet composed when he was a student in Vienna, Mahler's works are generally designed for large orchestral forces, symphonic choruses and operatic soloists. ...

Nightingale, Florence, 1820-1910

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Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), nursing pioneer and reformer, is regarded as the founder of modern nursing. Born in Florence, Italy, she dedicated her life to the care of the sick and war wounded. In 1844, she began to visit hospitals; in 1850, she spent some time with the nursing Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul in Alexandria and a year later studied at the institute for Protestant deaconesses in Kaiserswerth, Germany. In 1854, she organized a unit of 38 nurses for service in the Crimean War. I...

Kittredge, George Lyman, 1860-1941

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George Lyman Kittredge (February 28, 1860 – July 23, 1941) was a professor of English literature at Harvard University. His scholarly edition of the works of William Shakespeare was influential in the early 20th century. He was also involved in American folklore studies and was instrumental in the formation and management of the Harvard University Press. One of his better-known books concerned witchcraft in England. Kittredge was born in Boston in 1860. His father, Edward "Kit" Lyman Kittredg...

Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898

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William Ewart Gladstone, prime minister and author, was born in Liverpool, on Dec. 29, 1809; the fifth child and youngest son of Sir John Gladstone and Anne Mackenzie Gladstone. He was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford, in preparation for a future in the British political world. He married Catherine Glynne, whom he met in Rome, in 1839, and together they had eight children. Gladstone was first elected to Parliament in January 1833, and over the next sixty years was involved i...

Rokeby, Ursula, wife of Sir T Rokeby judge

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Epithet: wife of Sir T Rokeby judge British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f9 ...

Bancroft, Richard Francis Lawrance, of the British Library Dept of Printed Books

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Yonge, Charlotte Mary, novelist

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Symonds, Arthur

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Epithet: of the National Reform Union British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000eb ...

Bright, John, of Add MS 37772

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Epithet: statesman; of Add MS 38835 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000629.0x000132 Epithet: Dr of Manchester Square London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x0003d9 Epithet: MP; of Add MS 28509 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ...

Weissmann, John S

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Malory, Thomas, Sir, 1415-1471

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Windham, William, Sec for War and the Colonies

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Epithet: of Add MS 34195 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0000ca Epithet: Secretary at War (1794-1801) British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x0000cf Epithet: of Felbrigg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

King, Walker, DD, Bishop of Rochester

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Epithet: Rural Dean of Wiveliscombe British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000102 Epithet: DD, Bishop of Rochester British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000d0 ...

Bowstead, James, active 1840, Bishop of Sodor and Man and of Lichfield

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Epithet: Bishop of Sodor and Man and of Lichfield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000321 ...

Betjeman, John, 1906-1984

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John Betjeman was a poet, journalist, free-lance writer, architectural commentator, broadcaster, and television personality who was popular in England in the 1960s and 1970s and was active in the campaigning for the preservation of churches, buildings and landscape. He was knighted in 1969 and became poet laureate in 1972. During his time at Oxford University, Betjeman's active social life included writers such as Evelyn Waugh, Bryan Guiness, Graham Greene, and W.H. Auden. He married Penelope Ch...

Young, William

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x000196 Epithet: Admiral; of Add MS 15910 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001295.0x000166 Epithet: of Add MS 40630 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000574.0x000396 Epithet: Admiral ...

Nepean, Evan, Sir, 1st Baronet

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Title: 1st Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000299.0x0001e5 ...

Bonnin, Alfred

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Cooke, Deryck Victor, writer on music

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Binyon, Laurence, 1869-1943

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Laurence Binyon was an English writer. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire literary papers. From the description of Laurence Binyon fonds. [1941]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 660202804 Binyon was born Aug. 10, 1869 in Lancaster, England; British Museum official for 40 years, as well as art historian, critic, translator, playwright, and poet; author of numerous works on art, including Painting in the Fa...

Hobhouse, Henry

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Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000626.0x000140 Epithet: archivist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x0002ba Epithet: of Add MS 37303 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000626.0x000142 ...

Gibbs, C. Armstrong

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x00014c English composer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : the Cottage in the Bush, Danbury, Chelmsford, to Sir Sydney Cockerell, 1948 Feb. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269581287 ...

Auckland, William Eden, baron, 1744-1814

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British statesman. From the description of William Eden, Baron Auckland, correspondence, circa 1778. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71131525 British Ambassador Extraordinary at the Hague, 1793. From the description of Papers, 1772-1804. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536415 English diplomat and statesman. From the guide to the Baron Auckland letter, 1803, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore, 1812-1952

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Epithet: architect British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f3 ...

Peel, Robert

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Title: 3rd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001240.0x0001f3 Epithet: Prime Minister Title: 2nd Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x00016a Epithet: Right Hon British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/v...

Rawlinson, Robert, Sir, civil engineer

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King, James, Captain RN

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Thomson, James, engraver

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Epithet: Writer in Kirkcaldy, and prisoner in the Tolbooth there British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0001b4 Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x000013 Epithet: engraver British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x00023e ...

Moorehead, Alan McCrae, journalist and author

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Epithet: journalist and author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f6 ...

Howells, Herbert, 1892-1983

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Epithet: composer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x0003be ...

Gleaves, Susan, wife of Charles Gleaves of New York

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Epithet: wife of Charles Gleaves of New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f7 ...

Pitt, William, Right Hon

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Epithet: Prime Minister; of Add MS 38192 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000073 Epithet: Prime Minister; of Add MS 37282 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000072 Epithet: the younger British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ar...

Oakeshott, Walter, 1903-1987

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Epithet: Librarian and Headmaster of Winchester College; Rector of Lincoln College, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000136 British art historian. From the description of Walter Oakeshott Papers, 1926-1986 (bulk 1949-1986) (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 78232512 Biographical/Historical Note ...

Partridge, Eric Honeywood, lexicographer

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Clarkson, Catherine, née Buck; wife of T Clarkson

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Epithet: wife of T Clarkson philanthropist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f8 Epithet: née Buck; wife of T Clarkson British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001476.0x00025f ...

Brewood, Staffordsh

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Thompson, Henry Yates, 1838-1928

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Henry Yates Thompson (1838-1928), book-collector, was born at Dingle Cottage, near Liverpool, on 15 December 1838. He attended Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge (B.A., 1862), and was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1867. He was private secretary to the viceroy of Ireland, the 5th Earl Spencer, between 1868 and 1873, and travelled widely from 1862 to 1875. Thompson was the Sandars reader in bibliography at Cambridge University in 1901 and 1904. He formed a large collection of illuminate...

Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850

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British poet. From the description of Letters, 1827 Jan. 12-1836 Feb. 20. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315953362 Wordsworth, English poet. From the description of [Letters, 1826-1848] / Wm. Wordsworth. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 501844796 Wordsworth was an English poet. From the description of Miscellaneous papers, 1801-1853. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372656 From the guide to the William Wordsw...

Legge, George, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth

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Title: 3rd Earl of Dartmouth British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000e1 ...

Leveridge, Richard, 1670 or 1671-1758

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For a discussion of its attribution to Leveridge see The Musical quarterly, XLVII, no. 1 (Jan. 1961), p. 22-40, and Music and Letters, XLV (1964), p. 114-125. From the description of Music in Macbeth, 1840 June 23. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 311265986 This music was for long attributed to Matthew Locke and even to Henry Purcell. For a discussion of its attribution to Leveridge see The Musical quarterly, XLVII, no. 1 (Jan. 1961), p. 22-40, and Music and...

Aikman, William

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Epithet: painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000560.0x0000f2 ...

Robinson, Henry Crabb, diarist, d1867

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Epithet: diarist, d1867 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x00031c ...