William Frend De Morgan correspondence, 1866-1917.

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William Frend De Morgan correspondence, 1866-1917.

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Mainly congratulatory letters to the British author on the publication of his book, Joseph Vance, and letters of condolence to Mrs. De Morgan on his death in 1917. Include letters from his father, Augustus De Morgan, Henry Sidgwick, Sir Philip Burne-Jones, Walter Crane, Maurice H. Hewlett, Richard H. Hutton, the Earl of Lovelace, Denis G. Mackail, Jane (Burden) Morris, May Morris, Sir Edward J. Poynter, Sir William Blake Richmond, Janet Ross, Edward V. Lucas, and Sir Edmund Gosse.

Originals : 1 portfolio.Copies : 1 microfilm reel : negative (BNEG Box 1833) and positive.

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