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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1850-1852
Two handwritten letters from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke. The letter of 1852 is incomplete.
Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1848-1851
Handwritten letters and ink sketches from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke.
Most, W. to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
1846-1848
Two handwritten letters from W. Most to Mary Cowden Clarke. The letter dated 15 December 1846 includes an apology from Most for not responding to Cowden Clarke's letter sooner and explaining the many ...
Margaret Pilkington to Maurice de Sausmarez
1945-1964
One typewritten letter and two handwritten letters from Margaret Pilkington, honorary director of the Whitworth Art Gallery, to Maurice de Sausmarez, praising his pamphlet 'Look this Way' and adding h...
Loder, Edward James to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred
c. 1850
Undated handwritten letter from the composer James Edward Loder to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, asking if Novello had thought about his anthem.
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Peacock, H.P.
1845-1848
Five handwritten letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to the Manchester magazine editor H.B Peacock, discussing how much she enjoys receiving his letters, his expression of sadness and struggles with heada...
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
23 May 1852
Incomplete handwritten letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which Gaskell explains her preference for assistance through thought and action rather than money. She thinks too many pe...
Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Limited to Maurice de Sausmarez
3 Apr 1959
Typewritten letter from Metropolitan-Vickers Electrical Co. Limited to Maurice de Sausmarez, congratulating de Sausmarez on the BBC broadcast of his talk 'Dissipated Octopuses', which they thought was...
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
17 Aug 1850
Handwritten letter from Elizabeth Gaskell to Mary Cowden Clarke, in which Gaskell notes that she requested Cowden Clarke's address to write to her and expresses concern that the books she is sending w...
Moore, R. to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria
3 Jan 1848
Handwritten letter from R. Moore to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking her for sending a copy of her book 'Shakespeare Proverbs or the Wise Saws of our Wisest Poet Collected into a Modern Instance' and prai...
J.M.N. MacQueen to Maurice de Sausmarez
19 Jan 1954
Typewritten letter from J.M.N. MacQueen, Programme Executive, North Region, British Broadcasting Corporation, to Maurice de Sausmarez, noting that he had attended the meeting of the Fifty One Society ...
Cowden Clarke, Charles to Peacock, H.B.
c. 1843
Undated handwritten letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to the Manchester magazine editor H.B. Peacock, noting his sister-in-law Clara Anastasia Novello's popular success as a singer and praising her pu...