Notes and newspaper cuttings on actors and authors [manuscript], ca. 1790-1851.

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Notes and newspaper cuttings on actors and authors [manuscript], ca. 1790-1851.

Newspaper clippings and manuscript notes, most of which appear to have been compiled by James Winston for inclusion in a scrapbook. Includes clippings and notes on Nathaniel Lee, John Lee (and his daughters Sophia and Harriet Lee), Mrs. Lefevre, Mr. Leffler, and Leoni Lee. Includes notes dated as late as 1851 in an unidentified hand.

Approximately 70 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7624012

Folger Shakespeare Library

Related Entities

There are 8 Entities related to this resource.

Leffler, Adam, 1805-1857

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Lee, Harriet, 1757-1851

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British novelist and playwright. From the description of [Letter] 1801 May 9, Bath [to] Mr. G. Robinson Sons / Harriet Lee. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252359 Harriet Lee, English novelist and playwright. From the description of Harriet Lee manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1807-1825 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 707494381 ...

Lefèvre, Mrs., fl. 1778-1792

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Lee, Leoni (Actor)

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Lee, Sophia, 1750-1824

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Sophia Lee, English novelist and playwright. From the description of Sophia Lee manuscript material : 3 items, 1797-1804 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 708084379 ...

Lee, Nathaniel, 1653?-1692

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69324p1 (person)

Epithet: dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0000d0 ...

Winston, James, 1773-1843

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6057wbf (person)

Per note with collection: James Winston (1823-1892) arrived in Oregon City from Richmond, Virginia, in 1846, a young man of 21 years of age. From the guide to the James Winston letter to Louis Dement, 1891, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library) James Winston (1773-1843) was an English actor and manager of several minor London theaters. He also worked as a theater architect and served as the secretary of the Garrick Club from its inception in 1831 until his death. Over...

Lee, John, -1781

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