Correspondence, 1820-1926.

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Correspondence, 1820-1926.

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Collection contains correspondence of Rashleigh Holt-White, mainly dealing with his novel about naturalist Gilbert White. Letters address topics such as genealogy of White family, information about Selborne, information contained in the White family diaries, passages from the White family wills, and financial matters concerning the book. Letters also contain comments on the book by Holt-White, called "Life and Letters of Gilbert White of Selborne." Collection also contains manuscripts of the first two chapters of Holt-White's book, extracts from the Garden Kalendar and the Naturalist's Journal of Gilbert White of Selborne, a list of Illustrations for the book, translations, documents about the death and will of Algernon Hyde Holt-White, and postcards.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6693827

Houghton Library

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Holt-White, Algernon Hyde.

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White family.

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Holt-White, Rashleigh

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Biographer of Gilbert White. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : London, to W.H. Mullens, 1913 Jan. 3-1913 Jan. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269543061 Holt-White was the great-grand-nephew of the English naturalist Gilbert White (1720-1793). From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1926. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122372652 From the guide to the Correspondence, 1820-1926., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Libr...

White, Gilbert, 1720-1793

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English naturalist and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Selborne and Ringmer, to the Reverend John White, 1773 Oct. 1-1777 Sept. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588813 English natualist and author. From the description of The Naturalist's Journal : London : manuscript, 1909. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270589799 White was appointed as deacon at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, 27 April 1747. The earliest sermon in t...