Leonard William Longstaff Saint Thomas More collection, 1504-1953.

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Longstaff, Leonard William, 1877-1953. Leonard William Longstaff Saint Thomas More collection, 1504-1953.

Leonard William Longstaff Saint Thomas More collection, 1504-1953.

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Collection consists of approximately 850 printed books and pamphlets by and about Thomas More, his contemporaries and descendants, the country and the times, and Chelsea, where More lived. Works by Thomas More include the March and November editions of Utopia printed in 1518, as well as over sixty other Utopia editions. Works about him include early biographies (Roper, Cresacre More, Stapleton, etc.), fiction and drama. More's contemporaries reflected in the collection include Erasmus, Tunstall, Pole, Colet, Henry VIII, Luther, Fisher, Wolsey, Holbein and Tyndale. Non-book materials include nine volumes of newspaper clippings, stills from the motion picture A man for all seasons, over 900 prints and portraits of Saint Thomas and related subjects, from 17th century engravings to 20th century postcards. 41 glass plate photographic negatives, music and songs dedicated to the saints, programs and lectures, and correspondence. Original sketches and drawings by L.W. Longstaff and several of his manuscripts, consisting of copies of printed works, bibliographies, and notebooks with biographical information and details related to his sketches. Photographs from the canonization ceremony of 1935 are included in the image collection.

ca. 1900 pieces.books and pamphlets ca. 850 items.newspaper clippings 9 v.image collection 10 boxes (8.5 linear ft.)photographic negatives 41 items : glass plate.

Loyola Marymount University, William H. Hannon Library