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Total number of records: 84

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection64
Brotherton Collection31
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive12
Leeds Animation Workshop8

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
family84
letter writing45
death12
gift giving10
health10
poetry10
finance9
drawing7
portraits7
publishing7

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom28
Genoa, Italy23
Nice, France3
Bradford, United Kingdom2
Leeds, United Kingdom2
Beckenham, United Kingdom1
Bruges, Belgium1
Cheltenham, United Kingdom1
Croagnes, France1
Edinburgh, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Novello, (Joseph) Alfred5
Novello, Clara Anastasia5
Haines, Frederick4
Novello, (Mary) Sabilla4
Novello, Mary Sabilla (Nee Hehl, Mrs Vincent Novello)4
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden3
Cowden Clarke, Charles3
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria3
Hunt, James Henry Leigh3
Novello, Emma Aloysia3

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 17002
From 180061
From 190016
From 20005

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 189956
Up to 199920
Up to latest8

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Novello, Clara Anastasia

1877-1893

Five letters from Mary Cowden Clarke to her sister Clara Anastasia Novello, beginning with the immediate aftermath of the death of Mary's husband, Charles Cowden Clarke. The letters contain discussion...

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Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

1873-1875

Letters between Mary Cowden Clarke and her sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, dating from 26 August 1873 to 10 August 1875, while Mary was living at Villa Novello in Genoa, Italy, with her husband Charles...

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Dalby, John Watson to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1870-1872

Two handwritten letters from the poet and editor John Watson Dalby to Charles Cowden Clarke, dated 27 August 1870 and 19 February 1872. The former describes the ill health of Ralph (likely the husband...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Cowden Clarke, Charles

1814-1856

34 handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Charles Cowden Clarke, beginning with his imprisonment at Surrey Jail from 1813 to 1815 and going on to contain references to publications and events...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

c. 1854-1855

Twelve undated handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, concerning Hunt's writings for Novello's Musical Times, apologising for delays to his articles as a result of il...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Novello, Mary Sabilla (née Hehl)

1822-1835

Nine handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Mary Sabilla Novello, dated 2 March 1822 to [21 Nov 1835] with four undated. The letters contain social arrangements, dicuss his poetry and ill hea...

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Legal

1857-1890

Copies of the baptism certificates for two of Cecilia Serle's daughters, an income tax certificate and copies of Cecilia Serle's Will and Probate.

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Drawings

c. 1830

Pencil, ink and watercolour sketches by Edward Petre Novello, including portraits of members of the Novello family, illustrations for his sister Mary Cowden Clarke's publications, copies after existin...

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Albums

c. 1831

Autograph album belonging to Emma Aloysia Novello, with contributions from her mother Mary Sabilla Novello, Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke and others.

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Photographs of Edward Petre Novello's portrait of Clara Anastasia Gigliucci

1898

Two photographs of Edward Petre Novello's oil on canvas portrait of Clara Anastasia Gigliucci, mounted on cardboard with gilt edges. The original portrait was painted by her brother in 1833-34 when Cl...

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Family history

1926-1974

Materials relating to the history of the de Sausmarez family, a branch of which is spelt de Saumarez. Includes 2 autograph albums, 8 press cuttings and a Christmas card.

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Various family accounts

1843-1898

Various family accounts, mostly between (Joseph) Alfred Novello and his sister (Mary) Sabilla Novello, associated with the family business. Some of the documents are written in Italian.

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