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Sender: Payne, Charles F. (calling himself Anselo Kamomeskro)
Recipient: McGrigor Phillips, Mrs (Dorothy Una Ratcliffe)
Letters: 5
Date(s): 4 Mar 1950 - 11 Aug 1950
Location: BC Romany Collection (Letters, not in Books)
Note: From 3 St. Cyprian's St., Tooting, London SW17, and 10 Hawthorn Cottages, Appledore, Ashford, Kent. pp.14, various sizes.
Storey, David to Hamburger, Michael
Storey, David
16 Nov. 1966 - 16 March 1991; 3 n.d.
Some dated from postmarks. Includes 10 postcards and 2 greetings cards. Also, TS poems (with holograph corrections) by David Storey. 17ff.
Sender: Moldenhauer, Hans
Recipient: Brown, Maurice J.E.
Letters: 4
Date(s): 15 Sep 1960 - 14 May 1965
Location: Schubert
Note: 1) Letter dated 17 Nov 1960 has a cutting from a Scientific Library Service publicaton attached. Loose in: Franz Schubert, "Unendlichen Gott, unser Herr. (Musica ecclesiastica", 1960. 2) Letters of Sep 15 1960 and Feb 10 1961 relate to Chopin.
Letter of May 14 relates mainly to Schubert. Sender is of the Spokane Conservatory.
Sender: Nash, Walter
Recipient: Drummond-Wolff, Henry Maxence Cavendish
Letters: 18
Date(s): 16 June 1937 - c.1965-68
Location: SC 709/59-60, 220, 224, 232, 236, 239, 244, 258, 266, 273, 286,
290, 295, 427, 441, 624-5
Note: 1) Request to take documents back to New Zealand 2) Acknowledgment 3) Acknowledgment 4) Acknowledgment 5) HDW's
meeting with Clarence Skinner 6) Acknowledgment 7) Acknowledgment 8) Acknowledgment 9) Acknowledgment; refusal of
invitation 10) Commonwealth influence 11) Acknowledgment 12) Acknowledgment 13) Acknowledgment 14) Acknowledgment 15) Acknowledgment 16) Acknowledgment 17) Christmas card, with
photograph 18) Christmas card, with photograph.
Sender: Orage, A.R. (Alfred Richard)
Recipient: Dwight, Jessie
Letters: 21
Date(s): 21 Jul 1924 to 12 Aug 1924
Location: BC MS 20c Orage, section 25a/iv
Note: Writing from New York. The letters are numbered 1 to 31 but from 29 to 31 they are out of date sequence. Each page is numbered but some letters have more than one page ie 1,2 and 3; 4 and 5; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 14 and 15; 17 and 18; 19,20 and 21; and 24 and 25. The letters correspond to transcripts 67-87 in 25a/xvii.
Sender: Selby, Sir Walford
Recipient: Legge-Bourke, Sir Harry
Letters: 38
Date(s): 25 May 1950 - 31 Jul 1956
Location: SC MS 771/1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13, 15, 19, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29,
33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 41, 43, 44, 46, 47, 50, 51, 56, 57, 60, 62,
65, 69, 71, 73, 74, 79, 80a
Note: 1) 2 ff. 2) 3 ff. 4) 2 ff. 8) 2 ff. 10) 2 ff. 12) 2 ff. 13) 3 ff. 14) 2 ff. 17) 2 ff. 20) 2 ff. 23) 2 ff. 24) 2 ff. 35) Includes comment on Rhodesian federation. TS. 36) TS. 37) Attached: copy of letter to the Editor of "The Times" from WS
dated 30 Aug [sic] 1956. 38) TS.
Sender: Watson, Robinson
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 7
Date(s): 6 Feb 1893 - 29 Mar 1893
Location: BC Gosse correspondence. In vol. SIR WILLIAM WATSON
Note: Fund for his brother mentioned to him by R.H. Hutton, just back from Les Avants, brother's health some improvement; receipt for £12; thanks to Henry James and Sir H. Doulton, brother not so well; receipt for £17 ; wire of gratitude from Dover; Lucerne; some improvement; brother better at Lugano where he is leaving him; back in London as wouldn't stay alone, then to Southend and Limpley Stoke, unpleasant rumours devoid of truth, not true that brother had again broken down; must accept anything given on his brother's behalf "with a perfectly free mind", position one of great delicacy, will call; receipt for £10; receipt for £14; list of subscriptions; bountiful contribution, relation with "Macmillans"; four cheques.
Sender: Messrs Preston and Foster
Recipient: Seymour, Henry, 7th Earl Bathurst
Letters: 26
Date(s): 11 Jun 1919 - 14 May 1924
Location: MS Dep 1990/1/5002, 5008, 5009, 5010, 5012, 5013, 5018, 5021,
5022, 5023, 5024, 5029, 5032, 5033, 5034, 5036, 5037, 5038,
5039, 5040, 5041, 5047, 5048, 5049, 5050, 5051
Note: 1) Attached: copy of a letter from H.A. Gwynne to Preston and
Foster, dated 10 Jun 1919. 8) Attached: Preston and Foster to
Lord Apsley, 22 Oct 1923 (copy) and also Preston and Foster to
Rupert Beckett, 22 Oct 1923 (copy). 9) Attached: copy of letter
from Geoffrey Ellis (pp. Rupert Beckett) to Preston and Foster,
24 Oct 1923. 13) Attached: copies of letters from F.S. Jackson
to Preston and Foster, 17 Nov 1923, from Preston and Foster to F.S. Jackson, 20 Nov 1923 and from Geoffrey Ellis to Preston and
Foster, 21 Nov 1923. 14) Attached: copy of a letter from F.S.
Jackson to Preston and Foster, 24 Nov 1923. 17) Attached: copy
of a letter from Preston and Foster to F.S. Jackson, 11 Mar 1924, and from F.S. Jackson to Preston and Foster, 12 Mar 1924.
18) Attached: copy of a letter from Preston and Foster to F.S.
Jackson, 19 Mar 1924, and from F.S Jackson to Preston and
Foster, 19 Mar 1924. 21) Attached: copy of a letter from Preston and Foster to Duke of Northumberland, 7 Apr 1924.
Sender: Tillett, Edward Henry
Recipient: Beckwith, Frank
Letters: 17
Date(s): 9 Aug 1944 - 6 Apr 1951
Location: SC 622/179, 318, 323, 326, 338, 357, 360, 361, 371, 412, 432,
434, 435, 448, 455, 456, 457
Note: 1) A library key. TS. 2) His chairmanship of the Leeds Library Committee; personal. 3) Personal. 4) FB's paper in Thoresby Miscellany; personal. 5) Personal; his share in Leeds Library. 6) Seeks details of a book; personal. 7) Forwarding a book. 8) Enclosed with an unspecified item. 9) Problem of book selection; Leeds Library and W.H. Smith & Co. 2 ff. 10) FB's account of the Leeds Library. 11) Silas Neville of Norwich; life in Kensington; his activities. 2 ff 12) Willing to act as referee. 13) Gift of a book. 14) Points on Norfolk history; personal. TS. 15) Congratulates FB on his article on Joseph Kinghorn. 16) Personal; a moral story; London and festival of Britain. TS. 17) More about FB's article; personal. 2 ff.
Sender: Noyes, Alfred
Recipient: Gosse, Edmund
Letters: 24
Date(s): 3 Apr 1907 - 21 Sep 1927
Location: BC Gosse correspondence
Note: An interesting collection of letters referring to the publication of Mr Noyes's works: "Collected Poems", "Drake" and "The Mermaid Tavern", and to his visit to America etc. Included in the volume is a printed copy of his poem "In Memory of Swinburne" written in 1909. Austin Dobson; letter from Swinburne; marriage with Garnett Daniels; G's lyrics; N's Drake; Swinburne; (1909) G's Swinburne Recollections; "Sherwood"; asks for use of three poems for an anthology "Mount Ida"; "The Mermaid Tavern" and poem on 17th century; "Orphee aux Enfers"; Offenbach; (1912) illness, civil list for his wife in an emergency; (1 May 1913) successful visit, Yale doctorate, Bryce, Taft; Princeton 1916. Country tired of Congress; (10 May 1919) Anglo-American friendship; N's Essays, "The Elfin Artist"; (1922) thanks for article in "Sunday Times"; (1927) Marriage, G's illness.
Sender: Thompson, Thomas Perronet
Recipient: Thompson, Nancy (nee Barker)
Letters: 17
Date(s): 13 May 1812 - 23 Mar 1843
Location: SC Thompson Correspondence: MS 277/1.6-11, 1.13-21, 1.25, 1.30
Note: 1) About the assassination of Spencer Perceval, the Prime Minister. 3 pp. 2) On theatre and museum visits. 3 pp. 3) On the actor Grimaldi. 3 pp. 4) News of himself on the way to Portsmouth with his regiment. 3 pp. 5) Personal news, on eve of departure for Spain. 3 pp. 6) Views on the war. 3 pp. 7) Political news. 3 pp. 8) On Macready, the actor. 3pp. 9) On a political meeting at Nottingham, and Daniel O'Connell, the
Irish politician. 4 pp. 10) About his son Charles, in Spain. 3 pp. 11) On Blanco White of the "London Review". 4 pp. 12) Political news. 4 pp. 13) About a politcal dinner. 4 pp. 14) On the report of the dinner, etc. 4 pp. 15) On a debate on the Corn Laws, etc. 3 pp. 16) On his recent political actions, etc. 3 pp. 17) About a comet. 8 pp. Recipient is wife of sender.
Sender: Charnock, George Frederick
Recipient: Bodger, John Eric Sturton
Letters: 17
Date(s): 29 Oct 1914 - 21 Jun 1915
Location: SC MS 439/1, 2, 7, 17, 18, 23, 38, 40, 60, 83, 86, 88, 115, 124,
133, 134, 143
Note: 1) JESB to succeed Alfred Cyril Bingham as Hon. Sec. MS. 2) Appointment to meet JESB. MS. 3) Agrees to arrangements for
lectures. MS. 4) Misunderstanding about visit to York Waterworks. MS. 5) Provision of light refreshments by Messrs Powolny after lectures. MS. 6) Forthcoming lectures and visits. MS. 7) Notes towards discussion on Harris' paper; proposed social meeting. MS. 8) Proposed lecture by Holt. MS. 9) Arrangements for visit to Esholt Sewage works. MS. 10) Arrangement for the visit to Esholt. MS. 11) Reminds JESB to write letters of thanks for visit to Esholt. MS. 12) About preference by some members for visits rather than lectures. MS. 13) Progress of business. MS. 14) Programme of lectures and visits. MS. 15) Proposed meeting to discuss financing of printed papers. MS. 16) Arrangements for proposed meeting. MS. 17) On Cuthbert Hartnell's paper; an appeal for old razors. MS.