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Total number of records: 1138

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives1131
Books and printed items6
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive721
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection410
Brotherton Collection93
English Literature1
Ripon Cathedral1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
letter writing1138
art education213
exhibitions104
family99
postcards83
publishing70
academies and institutes55
health51
gift giving50
painting39

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom457
Genoa, Italy99
Leeds, United Kingdom53
Beckenham, United Kingdom22
Rome, Italy16
Nice, France13
Paris, France12
Croagnes, France11
Florence, Italy10
Horsham, United Kingdom10

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria33
Cowden Clarke, Charles22
Novello, Vincent17
Novello, (Joseph) Alfred16
Novello, (Mary) Sabilla13
Novello, Clara Anastasia12
Novello, Mary Sabilla10
Haines, Frederick8
Novello, Joseph Alfred8
Clarke, Mary Victoria Cowden6

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From 1800389
From 1900740
From 20002

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Adams, Sarah Fuller Flower to Novello, Vincent

c. 1841

Handwritten letter from the poet Sarah Fuller Flower Adams to Vincent Novello, discussing lectures that Novello might be interested in attending. Insered into Sarah Adams, 'Vivia perpetua' (1841) [NCC...

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Arne, Thomas Augustine to Garrick, David

c. 1750

Copy of an undated letter from Thomas Augustine Arne to David Garrick in an unknown hand, in which Arne provides his professional thoughts on Garrick's musical performance in a revival of the opera Ki...

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Balmanno, Mary to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

20 Nov 1850

Handwritten letter from the author, editor and illustrator Mary Balmanno to Mary Cowden Clarke, inserted into Mary Balmanno's 'Pen and Pencil' [NCC BAL].

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Barbera, G. to Novello, (Mary) Sabilla

2 Oct 1864

Handwritten letter in Italian from G. Barbera to (Mary) Sabilla Novello.

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Bauer, Juliette to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

13 Dec 1846

Handwritten letter from Juliette Bauer to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, noting that Juliette had received the papers sent to her by Mary and that she had shown them to several other ladies. She articul...

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Bauer, Juliette to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

c. 1846

Undated handwritten letter from Juliette Bauer to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, recording that Juliette had returned extracts sent to her by Mary and noted the writer's enthusiasm for Shakespeare. She ...

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Bell, John to Cowden Clarke, Charles and Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

25 Feb 1867

Letter from the sculptor John Bell to Charles and Mary Cowden Clarke, in which John describes his surprise at finding himself in Italy, having sailed for ten days from France. He records the beauty of...

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Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley to Novello, Vincent

30 Dec 1846

Letter from Sir Henry Rowley Bishop to Vincent Novello, thanking Novello for his loan of Handel's Duets and the request of another score in preparation for a performance of ancient music. The postscri...

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Bright, Jacob to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

2 Oct 1845

Handwritten letter from Jacob Bright to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, asking her to record him as a subscriber to her publication 'The Complete Concordance to Shakespeare'.

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Brown, Charles Armitage to Hunt, James Henry Leigh

20 Aug 1824

Handwritten letter from Charles Armitage Brown to Leigh Hunt providing advice on the disagreement between Leigh Hunt and his brother John Hunt on his work for the radical journal the Examiner. John Hu...

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Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

26 Nov 1848

Handwritten letter and ink sketch from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, noting that he had received her gift and intended to read it. He notes that her husband Charles Cowden Clarke ...

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Christie, Alexander to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

3 Feb 1851

Handwritten letter and ink sketches from Alexander Christie to Mary Victoria Cowden Clarke, explaining how little time his has and expressing his regret at having left London before Cowden Clarke arri...

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