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Total number of records: 11

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection10
Brotherton Collection4
Maurice de Sausmarez Archive1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
music11
letter writing9
family7
poetry6
health4
literature3
publishing3
death2
drawing2
finance2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom7
Genoa, Italy2
Edinburgh, United Kingdom1
Fermo, Italy1
Florence, Italy1
Rome, Italy1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Hunt, James Henry Leigh3
Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria2
Novello, Vincent2
Cowden Clarke, Charles1
Nightingale, Florence1
Novello, Joseph Alfred1
Novello, Mary Sabilla (Nee Hehl)1
Tours, Berthold1

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From 17001
From 18009
From 19001

Count of Latest date

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Up to 18998
Up to 19993

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[?] to Littleton, Henry

c. 1870

Handwritten letter from an unidentified sender of Grange Mount, Upper Norwood, to Henry Littleton, asking Littleton to ask an unidentified third party for a piece of music and mentioning their health.

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Novello, Vincent to Novello, Mary Sabilla (née Hehl)

28 Jan 1839

Handwritten letter from Vincent Novello to his wife Mary Sabilla Novello, mentioning the continued recovery of his health, news of his professional activities and updates on the rest of the family.

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Tours, Berthold to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

19 Jul 1883

Handwritten letter from the Violinist Berthold Tours to Mary Cowden Clarke, thanking Cowden Clarke a copy of her latest published verses and expressing gladness that her health has improved. He notes ...

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Hunt, (James Henry) Leigh to Novello, Vincent

1816-1847

Forty eight handwritten letters from the poet Leigh Hunt to Vincent Novello, containing references to Hunt's health and living arrangements, music, travel by sea to Italy via an extended stay in Plymo...

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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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Nightingale, Florence to Cowden Clarke, Mary Victoria

10 Apr 1866

Handwritten letter from Florence Nightingale to Mary Cowden Clarke, written on mourning paper. Nightingale notes that the delay to her letter was the result of ill health all winter. She mentions her ...

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Watercolours

c. 1830

Watercolours on paper by Edward Petre Novello, representing biblical, literary and mythological narratives, in addition to family portraits of his mother Mary Sabilla Novello, sister Clara Anastasia N...

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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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NOVELLO, (Mary) Sabilla

1838-1904

Financial, artistic, legal and literary material related to (Mary) Sabilla Novello and her short singing career. Includes portraits of her, albums of greetings cards and her illustrations to her siste...

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Kenneth Leighton to Maurice de Sausmarez

1964-1969

Handwritten letters and postcards from the composer Kenneth Leighton to Maurice de Sausmarez, including Christmas greetings, updates on work and family life in Edinburgh, discussions about Leighton's ...

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Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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