Autograph manuscripts, diaries, and correspondence of Edward Clodd, with a collection of his printed books. 1875-1930.

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Autograph manuscripts, diaries, and correspondence of Edward Clodd, with a collection of his printed books. 1875-1930.

Comprises: (1) BOUND MSS of some of Clodd's books, comprising volumes entitled: Animism, Dreams, Evolution, The Evolution of Religion, Folklore, Jesus of Nazareth, Magic in Names, Miracle Plays, Mysteries & Moralities, The Story of the Alphabet, Thomas Henry Huxley, and Wiseman's Theory of Heredity; (2) BOXES: (A) 8 boxes of letters to Clodd from Grant Allen, J.B. Bury, Sir Hugh Clifford, John Collier, Sir Mortimer Durand, Sir James Frazer, George Gissing, Edmund Gosse, Sir Ray Lankester, Sir Alfred Lyall, George Meredith, James Cotter Morison, Sir Frederick Pollock, York Powell, George Haven Putnam, Clement Shorter, Herbert Spencer, W.B. Yeats, and others; (B) 545 letters from Clodd to Clement and Dora Shorter, 1892-1925; (C) 28 letters from Thomas Hardy to Clodd, 1900-1923 (including TS transcripts bound in two blue volumes); 22 letters from Florence Dugdale, later (in 1914) Mrs Hardy, to Clodd, 1910-1928; 1 letter from Emma Hardy (Thomas Hardy's first wife) to Clodd, 1897; 2 letters from Katharine Hardy to Clodd, 1915, 1928; 2 letters from John Masefield to Clodd; transcripts of letters from Thomas Hardy to Clement Shorter and Edward Clodd, 1900-1915; transcripts of 13 letters from Walter Besant to Clodd, 1889-1900; (D) 53 MS diaries, 1876-1928 (including TS transcripts for 1876-1896); TS transcripts of newspaper articles about Clodd, 1895-1898; (E) TS transcripts of letters in (A); (F) TS copy of a PhD thesis by Peter Graham Baker (University of Cambridge, 1980) relating to Clodd; and (G) miscellaneous letters (from J.E. Still, Ferdinand Stauffer and others) and press-cuttings, including four issues of 'Folk-Lore: Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society'; (3) PRINTED BOOKS: shelved with the MSS are 39 copies of printed books or articles, mainly by Edward Clodd, with a few by friends such as George Gissing, and one about Clodd; most are filled with press-cuttings and autograph MS letters by various acquaintances of Clodd, pasted in.

13 bound v. of MSS, 2 of letters, 16 boxes and 1 folder, manuscript, typescript; 39 printed v.

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Clodd, Edward, 1840-1930

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Edward Clodd was an English banker, writer, anthropologist and folklorist. From the description of Concluding chapter of The story of primitive man, 189-? (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 191913987 Edward Clodd was a banker and anthropologist who wrote several popular treatises in support of Charles Darwin's theories. Born in Margate, Clodd secured work as a clerk during a visit to London, and had a long career with the London Joint Stock Bank...

Huxley, T. H. (Thomas Henry), 1825-1895.

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Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926

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Shorter worked as an editor with a number of British papers and journals, such as the ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, before founding and editing three early twentieth century journals: SKETCH, SPHERE, and the TATLER. Shorter also wrote critically about Victorian literature and published bibliographies about prominent British writers. From the description of Letter-Manuscript, 1920. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122348081 British writer. The letters are written...

Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928

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English novelist. From the description of [Letter and photographs] / Thomas Hardy. [between 1891 and 1920?] (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 231686025 English poet and novelist. From the description of Letter, [1912 Apr. 23?], Max Gate, Dorchester [Dorsetshire, England], to [Edward] Clodd, [n.p.]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364250 Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English author. From the description of Tribute to Thoma...

Baker, Peter Graham.

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