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Total number of records: 60

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items31
Archives29

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection46
Herbert Read Collection4
English Literature2
Leeds Russian Archive1
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
autographs60
letters25
portraits, british13
manuscripts12
photographs5
english letters3
rare books3
albums2
auction catalogs2
authors' presentation copies2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Morrison, Alfred (1821-1897)13
Thibaudeau, Alphonse Wyatt13
Blessington, Marguerite7
Blessington, Marguerite Countess of (1789-1849)7
Bulstrode, Richard7
Bulstrode, Sir Richard (1610-1711)7
Hamilton, Emma7
Hamilton, Lady Emma (1761?-1815)7
Hamilton, Sir William (1730-1803)7
Hamilton, William7

Count of Earliest date

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From 16002
From 17002
From 180041
From 190015

Count of Latest date

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Up to 17991
Up to 189943
Up to 199916

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The cult of the autograph letter in England

Munby, A N L (1913-1974)

1962

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Letter from William Black, with related material.

Black, William (1841-1898)

c.1887

Comprises 1 autograph letter from Black to an unnamed recipient dated 15 November (with a transcript), 1 autographed portrait photograph of him, 3 signatures, 1 of which is a facsimile by a bookseller...

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Letters from Charles Butler, with related correspondence.

Butler, Charles

c.1820-1827

Comprises 2 autograph letters from Butler, 2 autographs of Butler dated 24 January 1825 and 7 February 1827, and 1 autograph letter from Thomas Bourn (the letters with transcripts). The bound volume a...

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Letter from Mark Lemon, with related material.

Lemon, Mark

1857-1889

Comprises 1 autograph letter from Mark Lemon to Jabez Hogg dated 29 May 1857 (with transcript), 1 autographed stamped-addressed envelope from Mark Lemon to I.G. Lewis dated 28 October 1868, 4 undated ...

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Letters from Henry Phillips, with related material.

Phillips, Henry

1832-1877

Comprises 13 autograph letters dated from 6 April 1832 to 9 January 1877 (all with transcripts), 3 stamped-addressed envelopes belonging to them, 3 autographs of Henry Phillips, his personal printed c...

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Letters from the Duke of Wellington, with related material.

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley

1828-1890

Comprises: (1) 8 letters, including 4 from the 1st Duke of Wellington, 1 to George Greathead undated, 1 to Lady Lincoln dated 12 May 1845, with a note by Henry Bicknell attached (for both of which the...

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Letters from John Pyke Hullah, with related material.

Hullah, John

1842-1850

Comprises 3 autograph letters from John Hullah, the first to an unnamed recipient, the second to Mr W.H. Butterfield, and the third to 'Mr Marshall', dated 13 January 1842, 21 January 1842, and simply...

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Letters from Louis Antoine Jullien, with related material.

Jullien, Louis Antoine

1841-1863

Comprises 2 autograph letters from Louis Antoine Jullien, one in French to 'Monsieur MacKinley' written from Dublin and dated '6 Aout 1842', the other in English to 'King Esquire' written from London ...

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Letters from Sir George Smart, with related material.

Smart, George Thomas

1804-1864

Comprises 12 autograph letters from Sir George Smart, dated from 1829 to 1864, 1 ticket for the Opera House, Haymarket, dated 15 March 1804, with an illustration designed for the occasion, 3 salary re...

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Letter from Charles Richard Sumner, with related material.

Sumner, Charles Richard

1825-1874

Comprises 1 autograph letter from Charles Richard Sumner to William Jordan dated 21 January 1825 with a stamped-addressed envelope bearing a red seal (with a transcript), 2 autographs, of which 1 is d...

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Letters from Martin Farquhar Tupper, with related material.

Tupper, Martin Farquhar

1851-1885

Comprises 5 autograph letters from Martin Tupper dated from 1865 to 1883 (all with transcripts), 1 autographed extract from his 'Proverbial Philosophy' to C.A. Howell dated 16 December 1857, 1 autogra...

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