| Box |
Person Named and Contents |
Date |
| 21 |
Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel, 1783-1840 (Naturalist)
Letter: Lexington, Ky., to Thomas Leaming, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Asks Leaming, a merchant, to pay the charges on a box of specimens
shipped from Genoa. Adds that he will pay his own share.
|
1821 Apr 12 |
| 21 |
Rainilaiarivony (Prime Minister of Madagascar, 1880-1900)
Document: Ambohimanga, to Rev. C. F. Moss
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Written in Malagasy.
|
1881 Oct 5 |
| 21 |
Randall, Alexander, 1803-1881 (U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1841-3)
Letter: Washington, D.C., to Nathaniel F. Williams, Baltimore,
Md.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 40 cm folded to 26 x 20 cm
ALS. Acceding to the request of the governor of Maryland, "the Companies
of Troops at Forts Severn, McHenry and Washington" are ordered to
the city of Baltimore to quell the riots caused by the failure of the
Bank of Maryland.
|
1835 Aug 11 |
| 21 |
Randall, William
Letter: Cape Girardeau, Mo., to Michael Hutchinson Jenks, Esq.,
1795-1867, Doylestown, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Discussion of debts owed to Randall, which Jenks, a judge in the
Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, is working on collecting. Randall
also describes a farm he has recently bought.
|
1840 Sept 20 |
| 21 |
Randolph, Clifton
Letter: to Thomas Randolph, Indiana Territory, from his sister
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Writes of her disappointment in not hearing from her brother since
his departure, vowing to send him a long letter every month; also gives
him news of family and friends.
|
1808 Apr 27 |
| 21 |
Ranyard, Ellen Henrietta White
Letter
1 item (4 p. on double sheet)
ALS. A note of appreciation for a stay in the recipient's house.
|
1869 Jul 6 |
| 21 |
Raguet, Condy
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to E. Durand, Esq.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Because of a "controversy having arisen at Washington, respecting
the meaning of certain French words," Raguet asks the recipient to
write an article for the Philadelphia Gazette "upon the subjects,
which can be best unravelled by one well-versed in your language."
|
1836 Jan 28 |
| 21 |
Rassle, Thomas
Letter: Edge Mill, to W. Fitzhugh, Esq.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Writer requests that recipient forward a package to him. "I
wish to pay what charges may be upon it so that it may reach D. Richards
if possible free of any charge."
|
1838 Feb 22 |
| 21 |
Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937 (Composer)
Document: musical quotation
1 item (1 p.) ; 17 x 14 cm
AMsS. Two bars from Bolero, first performed in 1928.
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
Read and Gray
Letters: Philadelphia, Pa., to Jacob M. Haldeman, Harrisburg,
Pa.
1 item (1-2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Business letter addressed to J. M. Haldeman.
|
1820 Jan 13 |
| 21 |
Reade, William Winwood, 1838-1875 (Author)
Letter: Portland, to "Dear Miss Hamilton"
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 22 cm folded to 18 x 11 cm
ALS. "Many thanks for your kind offer. I should like very much to
join the club."
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
Reed, Henry, 1808-1854
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to The Reverend Dr. William Ingraham
Kip, 1811-1893, Albany, N.Y.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Writes to solicit contributions from Kip for a fund established to
place a monument to William Wordsworth in a church being built in England.
"It is I believe the first attempt of the kind to associate American
and English contributors in doing reverence to the memory of the good
and great." Mentions "the liberal and hearty encouragement received"
from such notables as George Ticknor, John Jay, Edward Everett, and the
President of Yale College.
|
1852 Nov 4 |
| 21 |
Reed, Henry, 1808-1854
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to William Wordsworth, 1770-1850,
Rydal Mount
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 39 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. A letter of introduction, written for a friend, John McClintock,
and two of his colleagues, who would like to pay their respects to Wordsworth
while visiting England.
|
1846 Jul 4 |
| 21 |
Reed, John
Letter: Carlisle, Pa., to the New York Herald, New York,
N.Y.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Letter is a review of the musical performance of "our Townsman,
Mr. Walker . . . From his superior skill in execution and the advantages
of his improved instrument, the citizens of New York may anticipate a
truly rich repast." Reed ends by asking, "Please give the above
a place in the Herald."
|
1846 Sept 27 |
| 21 |
Reeve, J. K
Letter: to Mary Bettle
2 items (5 p. on 2 double sheets) ; 13 x 21 cm folded to 13 x 11 cm
2 ALsS. At Christmas, a school friend sends Mary Bettle a token of affection
in the form of a poem. In the second note she discusses an upcoming excursion
she and a friend have begun to plan.
|
1846 Dec 25 |
| 21 |
Reeves, William
Letter: Wilts, to James Crowdy,
Esq., Highworth, Wilts
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Requests early payment of the fee-farm rent.
|
1820 Dec 21 |
| 21 |
Regnier, Jacques Auguste Adolphe, 1804-1884
Letter: Paris, to Blanchard Jerrold, 1826-1884
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Thanks Jerrold for giving him a book that brings back memories of
Jerrold's father, with whom Regnier worked in 1845.
|
1869 Nov 15 |
| 21 |
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 (Author)
Letter: Frogmore, England, to Mr. Edward W. Bok
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. "Dear Sir, Serious illness hinders me from sending you any writing
beyond this, my autograph."
|
1881 Nov 3 |
| 21 |
Renan, Ernest, 1823-1892 (French Author)
Letter: Talloires near Annecy, France, to "Cher Monsieur"
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 28 cm folded to 21 x 14 cm
ALS. States that he is flattered that his correspondent wishes to translate
his Discourse.
|
1881 Aug 19 |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852 (Poet)
Letter: Isle of Wight, to George Cruikshank, Esq., 1792-1878
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. Requests a favor: "Turn over your portfolio & give me one
of your original sketches, however slight, to frame up in my little Drawing
Room . . . Make the favor greater by inscribing it to me as from my friend
George Cruikshank." Writes that Cruikshank and his wife may visit
him whenever they come to Newport.
|
1847 Apr 19 |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852 (Poet)
Letter: Little Britain, to Thomas Hill, Esq., 1760-1840, London
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
ALS. States he shall be away the coming week. "Will you manage to
let me have Horace Smith's ticket early in the week, - you can inclose
it by the penny post to me."
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton, 1794-1852 (Poet)
Letter: London, to Leigh Hunt,
1784-1859, Paddington
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 41 cm folded to 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Writes a detailed appreciation of Hunt's Mask. He agrees particularly
with the importance of the imagination over realistic scenes in the theatre:
"the Fancy is the finest stage." He writes of the dancing, the
chorus, and "In truth, I may go on selecting beauties till I leave
nothing for selection."
|
1815 Feb 24 |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton
Letter: London, to William Jerdan, Esq., 1782-1869, Brompton
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 37 cm folded to 24 x 19 cm
ALS. States that an excess of business has prevented him from replying
to his correspondent's letter. "Need I say that you are welcome to
make what use you please of the slight notice of Keats - even unto the
feeding of the fire!"
|
1820 Aug 25 |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton
Poem: "To Miss Jane Reynolds on her birthday"
1 item ; (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
AMsS. Sixteen-line poem beginning with the line, "Though some may
address you in language more bold . . ."
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
Reynolds, John Hamilton
Letter: London, to "My Dear Sir"
1 item (1 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm
ALS. "I have heard from Mr. Mills today & he tells me he has
written to you about this Eternal Day. Pray trouble yourself no further
about the matter." Asks if his correspondent could spare his "private
Box for this evening at the Haymarket."
|
1833 Aug 31 |
| 21 |
Reynolds, Mason
Letters: Hardensburg, Ky., and Natchez, Miss., to Avis Reynolds,
R.I.
2 items (together 5 p.) ; 32 x 19 cm
2 ALsS. To his family in Rhode Island, Reynolds describes his settlement
in Kentucky, his marriage, and taking up farming with his father-in-law.
He urges his brothers to come to Kentucky to settle. In the second letter,
Reynolds describes his travels in the region of the lower Mississippi
River valley.
|
1817 Aug 22 - 1819 May 30 |
| 21 |
Richards, Grant, 1872-1948 (Publisher)
Letters: London, to John Bennion Booth, b. 1880
2 items (together 2 p.) ; 26 x 21 cm
2 TLsS. Asks Booth if he knows in which musical Arthur Roberts appeared
as Captain Coddington. Also asks Booth's help in placing a quotation from
Edgar Wallace regarding Housman's Shropshire Lad, to be used in
"a book I am writing on A.E. Housman."
|
1933 Nov 27 - 1938 Oct 27 |
| 21 |
Richards, Grant, 1872-1948 (Publisher)
Misc. papers, including typed manuscripts and correspondence
13 items (together 22 p.) ; varying sizes
2 TMs, 6 ALS, 4 TLS. Collection contains Richards' typescripts on gastronomy:
My Worst Meal--and in France!, and an untitled 4 page (incomplete)
essay. Together with correspondence with French wine-dealers and miscellaneous
letters relating to food and books about food.
|
1909 Jan 31 - 1933 Jan 25 |
| 21 |
Richardson, Mary
Letter: Ashley, to "Dear Rachael"
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 26 cm folded to 21 x 13 cm
ALS. Writes enviously of what her friend has seen and done in her travels.
Recounts a tragic accident in which a member of the Du Pont family was
killed, and writes as well of the untimely death of an acquaintance.
|
1824 Aug 5 |
| 21 |
Richmond, James , 1808-1866
Letter: Norwalk, Conn., to Mrs. Chase in care of the postmaster
in Gilead, Mich.
1 item (4 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Richmond, a member of the clergy, writes a note of sympathy to Mrs.
Chase on her "recent misfortunes." Also details a recent trip
he has taken to the eastern U.S.
|
1836 Feb 22 |
| 21 |
Ricketts, John
Letter: to Elias Boudinot, 1740-1821, Burlington, N.J.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 41 cm folded to 26 x 21 cm
ALS. Ricketts writes that he is concerned that his letters of the last
few months have not reached Boudinot, as he has not heard from him. In
this letter, Ricketts asks Boudinot for a loan of $300.
|
1819 Aug 10 |
| 21 |
Rickford, William, and Slater, Lord Benjamin
Letter: Aylesbury, to "Messrs
Crowdy & Son.," Highworth
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS / TL. Notice informing recipient of William Rickford's candidacy for
Representative of the Borough of Aylesbury in Parliament. Also included
on double leaf is a two-page note signed by Benjamin, Lord Slater, discussing
various legal matters.
|
1818 May 11 - May 18 |
| 21 |
Riddle, Jackson
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Messrs. Bonney & Bush, Wilmington,
Del.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Short note discussing an order for wheels and axles.
|
1837 May 16 |
| 21 |
Riker, John C.
Letter: New York, N.Y., to Lindsay & Blakiston, Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Written on a catalogue of Riker's books, places an order.
|
1848 Dec 7 |
| 21 |
Rittenhouse, David
Letter: to M. F. Francis
1 item
Printed facsimile of letter requesting lead for wartime supplies. "I
am informed that you have purchased a large quantity of Lead on account
of government, We want about 3 Tons of the Mint for refining, as the wars
are likely to blow over perhaps you can furnish what we want without our
being obliged to raise the price by a fresh purchase."
|
1794 Nov 20 |
| 21 |
Roberts, Miss C. J.
Account Book
1 item (4 p. on 80 pgs.)
AD. Four pages of account balances through 1847-1848 bound in cardboard
and covered in marbleized paper.
|
1847 - 1848 |
| 21 |
Roberts, David, 1796-1864 (Painter of Architectural
Subjects)
Letter: London, to Robert
Hindmarsh Grundy, Esq.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Informs Grundy that there are 230 of his Eastern Drawings, rather
than the previously stated 180.
|
1854 May 9 |
| 21 |
Roberts, David, 1796-1864 (recipient)
Letters: from Stanfield
2 items (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Accepts dinner invitations.
|
n.d. |
| 21 |
Roberts, John
Letter: Walkingham, to William
Crowdy, Highworth
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Seeks repayment for funding the 1820 Berkshire Election campaign.
|
1820 Sept 9 |
| 21 |
Robinson, Moncure, 1802-1891
Letter: Port Clinton, Pa., to John White, Esq., Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Thanks the recipient for his gift of wine and describes life at work.
|
1830 Aug 2 |
| 21 |
Robinson, Peter, Esq. (recipient)
Letters: from various correspondents
5 items (together 6 p.) ; 24 x 19 cm
5 ALsS. Peter Robinson was the leader of Irish emigrations to eastern
Ontario, Canada, in 1823 and 1825. These letters are from Irishmen desiring
to gain passage to North America for themselves and their families. Many
of the letters contain the names of clergy and townspeople to be called
upon as references.
|
1825 Apr 25-May 8 |
| 21 |
Robson, Elizabeth, 1771-1843 (Quaker Minister)
Letter: Washington, D.C., to Jane
Bettle, 1773-1840, Philadelphia, Pa.
2 items (4 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 41 cm folded to 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Robson, writing to Bettle, a prominent Philadelphia Quaker, discusses
some domestic matters, but primarily dwells on the hostility and difficulty
she has faced while visiting Quaker meetings in the Washington, D.C. area.
She muses on the increasing dissent and separation within the Society
of Friends, which in 1827 led to the Hicksite separation. Also included
in this folder is a decree from the Monthly Meeting of Friends in 1824
supporting Jane Bettle's accompaniement of Robson, "who is on a religious
visit to this Country."
|
1825 Dec 24 |
| 21 |
Rogers, Samuel, 1763-1855 (Poet)
Letter: to Mr. Greenleaf
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 19 cm folded to 12 x 19 cm
ALS. Writing in the third person, Rogers regrets he cannot meet with Greenleaf
because of a prior engagement.
|
1792 Mar 21 |
| 21 |
Rolle of Stevenstone, John Rolle, Baron, 1750-1842 (Member of Parliament)
Letters: to unknown correspondents
2 items (2 p. on 2 leaves) ; 25 x 20 cm
2 ALsS. In the first letter, Rolle regrets his wife cannot attend an event
due to influenza. In the second, he writes: "You will inform the
writer of the enclosed that the fishing season is over for this year."
|
1833 May 1 - 1837 Sept 3 |
| 21 |
Rolle of Stevenstone, John Rolle, Baron
Letters: to unknown correspondents
3 items (3 p.)
3 ALS. Discusses social obligations.
|
1821 Apr 9 - 1833 Jun 22 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano, 1882-1945
Letters and documents relating to Georgia Warm Springs
11 items
Letters, focusing on renovation and development of Georgia Warm Springs
therapeutic spa, include ALS to C.P. Hubbard with detailed design suggestions
and a hand-drawn, initialed layout plan; 2 ALsS to E. Burton Cooke regarding
blueprints; 3 TLsS to S.H. Adelman, a contributor; also TLsS to Louis
M. Weinberg and to Helen L. Ostreich. Also included are 2 photographs
of Roosevelt in the pool at Warm Springs.
|
1926 Dec 13 - 1930 Dec 19 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Letter: Washington, D.C., to William K. Henkels, Esq., Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 27 x 20 cm
TLS. Written on Assistant Secretary, Navy Department, letterhead. R. wishes
"it were possible for me to change the rule in some way in order
to make it unnecessary for you to spend a month in training. However,
the rule is a hard and fast one, and one month's sea experience is absolutely
necessary. Things are pretty much in a turmoil down here at the present
time, and one never knows what the next day will bring forth."
|
1918 Nov 12 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Letter and receipt: Washington, D.C., to Stan V. Henkels, Philadelphia,
Pa.
2 items
Letter discusses the prospect of Roosevelt looking over the papers of
Asbury Dickens, Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State. Also talks about
Henkels' son, stating: "If he wants to stay in the Service I will
do everything possible, because we need men just like him." Receipt
for art purchased at Henkel's literary and art auction, including Early
Miniatures and Silhouettes.
|
1918 Nov 22 - 1931 Dec 8 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Newspaper clippings and photocopied article.
5 items
Includes photograph from Roosevelt's funeral; in car with Eleanor Roosevelt;
signing the declaration of war with Japan. Photocopied article of declaration
of war.
|
1940 Sept. 20 - [1945] April 13 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (subject)
University of Pennsylvania Commencement Excercises Program.
2 items
Two copies of a University of Pennsylvania graduation program in which
FDR is awarded the "Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws."
|
1940 Sept 20 |
| 22 |
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Letter: New York, N.Y., to the Hon.
William Cameron Sproul, 1870-1928, Chester, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm
TLS. "I thank you for your letter and the editorial. Naturally it
is the kind of editorial that gives food for thought."
|
1912 Jan 25 |
| 22 |
Rosenberg, Rose
Letters: London, to Anne Wynick,
London
2 items (2 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm and smaller
2 TLsS. Thanks Isaac Rosenberg's sister for sending a copy of her brother's
poems. Asks that she send another, to be given to Prime Minister James
Ramsay MacDonald.
|
1930 Jan 23 - Jan 30 |
| 22 |
Ross, Mary M
Letter: Penn Yan, N.Y., to Rev. Henry Augustus Shultz, 1806-1885,
Bethlehem, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Writing to the head of the Moravian Society's Bethlehem Seminary,
Ross explains that, as a young student at the school, she worked long
hours on ribbon work and, as a result, suffered spinal deformities. She
alludes to her husband's desire to bring "an action for damages against
the school . . . Money I know can not restore me to health . . . but money
might enable me to seek some relief."
|
1846 Oct 21 |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Christina Georgina, 1830-1894
Letter: London, to Jane Burden Morris
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 14 x 18 cm folded to 14 x 9 cm
ALS. "I scarcely know whether I ought to follow my brother's suggestion
and venture to write hoping that, if you come to London, you will favour
us with a call. Pray decide the doubt for me: and generously believe that
I have, in intention at least, done exactly what you and propriety demand."
|
[ca. 1857] |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882
Letters and cards: London, to Harry Buxton Forman, Esq., 1842-1917,
London
18 items (together 36 p.) ; in 2 folders, 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12
cm and smaller
15 ALsS and 3 APcS. Letters are primarily concerned with the correspondents'
mutual interest in the writings of John Keats and with Forman's edition
of Keats: "No book ever wore a more charming aspect than your Keats
memorial volume." Other letters discuss the progress of a subscription
fund to aid Keats's sister Mme. de Llanos. Rossetti suggests others to
be solicited, including William Morris, Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Theodore
Watts, Philip Marston, and Algernon Swinburne. Also included is a note
from Forman to Rossetti regarding the Keats Memorial Fund subscription.
|
1871 Dec 29 - 1881 Jul 15 |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Letter: to Mrs. Sartoris [Adelaide Kemble], 1814?-1879
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. States that "[Algernon Charles] Swinburne is about as well as
usual . . . The reports were obvious exaggerations." Declines a luncheon
invitation: "[I] am so busy with my painting that I have gone absolutely
nowhere."
|
[18--] Apr 11 |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Letter: London, to Charles Rowley, Manchester
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Rossetti discusses proofs he is awaiting: "When they reach me
I will see about the title. There is a sonnet of Dante's illustrating
the subject, but my own impression is that a short extract from the prose
narrative will do best." Also comments on Ford Madox Brown's "grand
picture . . . I thought it ranked among the select class of finest works
which an artist has the luck to produce." Writes of arranging a dinner
with Rowley, Brown, Theodore Watts, Frederick Shields, and Rossetti's
brother, William Michael.
|
[1879 Feb 14] |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Letter: to Herbert Gilchrist, b. 1857
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Discusses design of a planned second edition of Alexander Gilchrist's
Life of Blake. "I fancy the plates of Songs are best where
they are, as otherwise they would need rewriting the text about them,
and they are moreover apt to seem disappointing to some readers from their
roughness without the colour; & the fullness of time is as yet full
of fools."
|
[1880 Aug 20] |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Letter and card: London, to Walter Severn, 1793-1879, London
2 items (together 3 p.) ; 19 x 11 cm and smaller
ALS and APcS. Regarding the inscription for the tombstone of Severn's
father, Joseph, Rossetti states that "nothing could equal for the
purpose your father's own touching and graphic words . . . Excuse my saying
that the suggestion of . . . 'In their death they were not divided' must
seem highly inappropriate to anyone who [recalls] the original application
of the phrase - viz: to Saul & Jonathan who died on the same battle-field.
Whereas nearly 60 years elapsed between Keats's death and your father's."
|
1881 Jul 10 - Jul 11 |
| 22 |
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Letters: to Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton, 1832-1914
4 items (together 8 p.) ; 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm
4 ALsS. Letters concern their respective bouts of ill health, dinner invitations,
and references to their various works in progress. One letter discusses
a change Rossetti would like made to his poem "Sister Helen,"
which is to appear in Barnett Smith's volume of selected poetry: "The
line stands in English ed: 'But Keith of Ewern's sadder still.' It should
read: 'But he and I are sadder still.'" Another letter chides Watts
for never showing Rossetti his sonnet on the death of President Garfield.
|
n.d. |
| 22 |
Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919 (Critic and Author)
Manuscript page
1 item (1 p.) ; 21 x 27 cm
AMs. One page from Rossetti's Life of John Keats, begins "was
obliged to wait till somebody, through the window, saw" and ends
"Of the Grecian language however he learned nothing."
|
n.d. |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir, 1872-1945 (Artist)
Letters and card: London and Ireland, to John Freeman, 1880-1929,
London
5 items (together 6 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm and smaller
4 ALsS, 1 APcS. First letters concern Freeman's biographical note on A.E.
Housman for Rothenstein's book Twenty-Four Portraits: "Your
note on Housman seems to me admirable. I have never read a juster appreciation
of his work." Asks Freeman to sit for his portrait, which was used
as the frontispiece for a volume of Freeman's poetry. Rothenstein appreciates
this volume in his last letter: "There is a sane, dignified &
profound interpretation of life patterned throughout the fabric of your
poetry."
|
1920 Jul 28 - 1921 Nov 26 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letter: London, to "My dear Dr. Head" [Sir Henry Head],
1861-1940
1 item (1 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm
ALS. "Waugh, the kindest of souls, has been very fussy about my giving
proofs away . . . the fact is that the book is not selling well . . .
its price was so high . . . If you will send the drawing down to Kensington,
I will get it photographed for you."
|
[19--] Jun 10 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: London, to Vyvyan Holland, 1886-1967
2 items (together 2 p.) ; 12 x 18 cm
2 ALsS. Asks the younger son of Oscar Wilde for permission to "include
a couple of his [Wilde's] letters" in his book of memoirs Men
and Memories. "I think you will not be displeased with my account
of your father." Second letter replies to Holland's "kind note.
I will, of course, show you what I have written about your father, should
you care to see it."
|
1930 Jan 11 - Mar 13 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Cards: Hampstead, to William T. Horton, 1864-1919, Hampstead
2 items ; 9 x 12 cm
2 APcS. Brief notes telling Horton when they may meet.
|
1910 Sept 23 - Sept 26 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: Hampstead, Cambridge, Leicestershire, Gloucestershire,
to Holbrook Jackson, 1874-1948
14 items (together 17 p.) ; 21 x 18 cm and smaller
14 ALsS. Letters begin formally, sending thanks for books and invitations
to lectures, then become more familiar, referring to drawings and paintings
asked for by Jackson for use in various publications and exhibits. There
is much discussion of various works: "What about Max? he is characteristic
enough, or Beardsley himself?" "Why not Bernard Shaw? Frank
Harris, by the way, has one, the best, I think." Rothenstein also
reacts to Jackson's article on his drawings: "It is by far the best
that has appeared on any of my work" and to Jackson's The Eighteen
Nineties: "Certainly the two reproductions of my own things are
quite satisfactory."
|
1907 Feb 11 - 1940 Jan 27 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Card: Stroud, Gloucestershire, to [Holbrook Jackson?], 1874-1948
1 item ; 9 x 12 cm
ACS. "Did you get the print I sent you some time ago? I hope it reached
you safely . . . When does the book appear. I suppose your publisher will
send me a copy in return for right to reproduce drawings."
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1913 Oct 22 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: Stroud, Gloucestershire, and France, to Paul G. Konody,
1872-1933
4 items (together 5 p.) ; 27 x 21 cm and smaller
4 ALsS. Rothenstein's letters discuss his contributions to a show put
together by art critic Paul Konody for the Canadian War Records Office
to document Canadian participation in WWI: "Once I am out in France
I could find inspiring subjects among the Canadians." Two letters,
written from France in 1919 while he was with the British Expeditionary
Force, speak of the show's reception in London as well as of his own experiences
travelling through Belgium and Germany. He writes of the troops: "British
and Colonial . . . all behaving admirably and spending their money generously."
Last letter describes his own work: "I believe the things I am doing
have a value and that no one else would choose precisely the subjects
I want to interpret . . . I believe, if all goes well, I shall bring back
some work of interest to the Canadians . . . Kennington has also taken
to drawing buildings since he left his unit."
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1918 Apr 30 - 1919 Mar 10 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: Bradford and London, to H.C. Marillier, 1865-1951
4 items (together 4 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm and smaller
4 ALsS. Letters concern various of Rothenstein's artworks being reproduced
by Marillier. One testy note states: "Thanks for the proofs. Having
heard I was married, why ask me if it is true? Or is the world only to
be believed when it speaks ill of us?"
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1894 Dec 31 - 1900 Apr 2 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: Bradford and London, to Mrs. Moscheles
2 items (together 3 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
2 ALsS. To the wife of Felix Moscheles, Rothenstein states he cannot avail
himself of her invitation. Second letter explains his service on the Universities
Committee: "I . . . have been instrumental in helping our beaux artists
in a small way . . . I also helped to organize a small show . . . to raise
money for the same purpose." Writes that he does not like to speak
in public and graciously declines her offer
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1897 Dec 24 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Card: Stroud, Gloucestershire, to Diana Murphy, London
1 item ; 10 x 15 cm
APcS. "I began to despair of getting in touch with you. I know Mr.
Yeats [Jack Butler?] will be glad to have heard from you . . . I hope
you will come to see us."
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1936 Jul 18 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letter: London, to "My very dear Norma"
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Writes a perceptive review of her play Glamour. "Wherever
your play explained itself as a true comedy of life it was admirable.
The weakness came from the plot - no ingenuity could make weak and faulty
psychology convincing." He then suggests that he would like to see
her "dealing with a subject matter which would give your brilliant
abilities the chance they need to declare themselves."
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[19--] Oct 27 |
| 22 |
Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters: London, Gloucestershire, Derbyshire, Bad-Nauheim, to
the Ranee of Sarawak [Lady Margaret Brooke], b. 1849
21 items (together 38 p.) ; 23 x 18 cm and smaller
21 ALsS. Letters contain repeated descriptions of familiar things (gardens,
weather, travels); the comings and goings of friends such as Cunninghame-Graham,
Andre Maurois, Yeats, and James Stephens. Replete with references to a
large number of musicians and artists, such as Delius, G. Holst, Vaughn
Williams, and Beerbohm. He offers his opinion on the British Museum: "it
gives one an old-fashioned sense of the wealth and power of England .
. . the Victoria and Albert is a parvenu affair in comparison" (30
Jan 1935); on books such as Gulliver's Travels: "What an irony
that the bitterest satire ever written should have become a children's
book." Refers often to his drawing and painting: "The pleasure
of painting is in the pursuit, in the glimpses one catches of the white
and gleaming limbs; but the nymph is for the gods, not for such as me."
Also refers to health and ill-health of his wife, friends, and his correspondent.
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1934 May 15 - 1935 Oct 31 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letters and card: London, to Harriet Roberts
3 items (together 4 p.) ; 13 x 18 cm and smaller
2 ALsS, 1 APcS. To the wife of R. Ellis Roberts, he responds: "It
is like you, brimming over with goodness . . . to see virtue in your friends
. . . Could any of you have been more radiantly genial than Ellis in the
role of Chairman?" Writes of the pleasurable evening spent with them.
Second letter refers to a check sent him by Leo Myers and of its generous
amount: "it is Leo whom you have to thank, not me, for the drawing."
Card explains why he will not be able to visit her.
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1932 Mar 3 - 1937 Dec 10 |
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Rothenstein, William, Sir
Letter: Cambridge, to "Dear Sir" [Messrs. Wickinson]
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Letter concerns a Mr. Probsthain, threatened with internment. Rothenstein
had written to Sir John Simon describing the incident and now discusses
various means to prevent the internment, such as approaching the heads
of the Oriental Dept. at the British Museum and drafting petitions. As
regards himself, he declares that "it would not be a wise thing for
anyone bearing such a name as mine to appear as a prominent mover in the
petition."
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1916 Jul 9 |
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Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 (Artist)
Invoice
1 item (1 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm
AD. List of Rowlandson's works purchased by F. Rimbault, with purchase
prices.
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1822 May 1- 1823 Apr 26 |
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Rush, Thomas M.
Letter: Philadelphia, to Col. Lewis Rush, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 21 x 33 cm. folded to 21 x 17 cm
ALS. To his father, Rush melodramatically proclaims that he has been ruined.
"I must answer for official failure, owing as it was to my having
been reduced to absolute poverty . . . to avoid which I made use of funds
not my own . . . depending upon your promised assistance. I have now become
the victim of parental vengeance . . . you may perchance . . . think of
the fate of a wretched Son, whom you have doomed to ignominy and disgrace."
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1827 Jun 4 |
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Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 (Writer and Painter)
Letter: to "My dear Dora" [Dora Lees] 1846-1912
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Responds to his correspondent's revelation that she wants to be a
painter: "It sounds to my ear very much as if you said you wanted
to be a duck. You either are a duck . . . or you aren't - and you can't
make yourself one." Describes painters as "generally very useless
creatures" and advises her to "save what you can so that you
may gradually feel independent. That is essential to your being a painter."
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Ruskin, John
Letter: Coniston, Lancashire, to Coulson Kernahan, 1858-1943
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 18 x 23 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Caustic letter referring to Kernahan's paper on Heine: "As I
know nothing whatever about him myself - I wish you had sent me one I
could better have judged your critical power by." Criticizes Kernahan
for "confusing statements of opinion respecting Rossetti's poetry,
with references to his work in an art of which you know nothing."
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1887 Jan 8 |
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Russel, A. B.
Letter: Exmouth, to Mr. Dane, Bicton
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. "I have some Friends from Wales staying with me, and I wish
them to see Bicton Park; Saturday next is our only leisure day. If you
think Lord and Lady Rollo would allow us to drive there, I shall be obliged
by your information, what hour may be most convenient to them."
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1824 Aug 18 |
| 22 |
Russell, H.
Letter: Ramsbury, to James Blagrave, Esq., Reading
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
TLS. Demands payment of unpaid accounts of the late Mr. Sanders Bennett.
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1811 Aug 13 |
