Papers of Frances Maria Kelly, 1800-1883 (bulk 1816-1849).

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Papers of Frances Maria Kelly, 1800-1883 (bulk 1816-1849).

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Mostly personal correspondence and letters from admirers. Correspondence apparently regarding Mary Ellen Greville, Frances Maria Kelly's adopted(?) daughter. One letter from Frances Maria Kelly to Charles Kent, 1875, Sep. 28, regarding her version of the events that inspired Charles Lamb's "Barbara S---." Also Frances Maria Kelly's "Dramatic Recollections" notebook. Anne Jackson Mathews' notebook with material used in her biography of Charles Mathews.

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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