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Total number of records: 69

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection40
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive28
Brotherton Collection6
English Literature1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
letter writing69
art education15
gift giving8
poetry6
publishing6
european literature4
exhibitions4
family4
interest groups4
artists3

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom34
Genoa, Italy4
Leeds, United Kingdom3
Rome, Italy2
Bakewell, United Kingdom1
Cheltenham Spa, United Kingdom1
Cheltenham, United Kingdom1
Cleckheaton, United Kingdom1
Colchester, United Kingdom1
Devon, United Kingdom1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria10
Cowden Clarke, Charles5
Jerrold, Douglas William4
Cavendish, William George Spencer, 6th Duke of Devonshire2
Holsworth, G.2
Morris, William2
[Cowden Clarke, Mary]1
Canning, Stratford, 1st Viscount Stratford De Radcliffe1
Cavendish, William , 7th Duke of Devonshire1
Cavendish, William, 6th Duke of Devonshire1

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From 17001
From 180039
From 190029

Count of Latest date

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Up to 189939
Up to 199929
Up to latest1

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Cowden Clarke, Charles to Morris, William

Aug 1868

Handwritten draft of a letter from Charles Cowden Clarke to the designer, poet and artist William Morris, praising Morris's poems 'The Life and Death of Jason' and 'The Earthly Paradise' and mentionin...

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Fox, William Johnson to Novello, Vincent

7 Dec 1846

Handwritten letter from William Johnson Fox to Vincent Novello, which mentions Novello's daughter Mary Cowden Clarke's campaign to erect a monument to Shakespeare, praises her scholarship on the write...

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Frost, Wlliam Edward to Humphrys, William

13 Oct 1863

Handwritten letter from the painter William Edward Frost to the engraver William Humphrys, in which Frost presents a pencil sketch of Edward Petre Novello to Humphrys, drawn by the artist Thomas Sewel...

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Robin Darwin to Sir William Coldstream

2 Oct 1958

Typewritten copy of a letter from Robin Darwin to Sir William Coldstream, circulated to all regional principals on 12 November 1958. The content concerns the functions of art schools and new forms of ...

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Morris, William to Cowden Clarke, Charles

Aug 1858

Handwritten letter from the designer, poet and artist William Morris to Charles Cowden Clarke, thanking Cowden Clarke for his letter and sympathy for his work, noting Cowden Clarke's connection to Kea...

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Glasier, William Nicholas to Haines, Frederick

12 May 1852

Handwritten letter from William Nicholas Glasier to the Novello family solicitor Frederick Haines.

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H[?], William to Raw, High J.

15 Apr 1856

Handwritten letter from William H[?] to J. High Raw about the publication of a glee he had written.

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William Johnstone to Maurice de Sausmarez

24 Sep 1946

Typewritten letter from William Johnstone, Principal of Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, to Maurice de Sausmarez, requesting that he complete the attached form, including copies of testimonials.

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William Stobbs to Maurice de Sausmarez

Apr 1959

Typewritten letter from William Stobbs, Principal of Maidstone College of Art, to Maurice de Sausmarez, noting that he was impressed with de Sausmarez's broadcast of 'Dissipated Octopuses' on the Thir...

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William Townsend to Maurice de Sausmarez

17 Sep 1947

Handwritten letter from the artist William Townsend to Maurice de Sausmarez, proposing Victor Pasmore for election to the advisory section of the Central Committee for the Artists' International Assoc...

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William Scott to the Artists' International Association

28 Jun 1947

Handwritten letter from the artist William Scott to the Artists' International Association, sending £2 towards the new premises of the AIA at 15 Lisle Street in London in response to an urgent appeal...

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Gibbs, William Alfred to Novello, (Joseph) Alfred

c. 1866

Handwritten letter on mourning paper from the manufacturer, inventor and poet William Alfred Gibbs to (Joseph) Alfred Novello, presenting Novello with a gift to mark their longstanding friendship and ...

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