Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672. The manuscript intersperses records of Lady Warwick's daily social activities with her religious meditations. In October 1667, for example...
Description:
Available on microfilm
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691., Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691., Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673., and Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678.
Subject (Topic):
Husband and wife, Meditations (Religious)., Nobility, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
20 ALS and 2 autograph manuscripts by Chandos Leigh, first Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh. Almost all of the letters were written during his travels on the Continent. Ten were written to his parents and sister in 1818-19 while he was on the grand tour. Let...
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Chandos Leigh (1791-1850) was educated at Harrow School, where he met Lord Byron, and Christ Church, Oxford, following which he made the grand tour with Philip Shuttleworth. A distant cousin of Jane Austen's, and a generous literary patron to Leigh Hu...
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Alps, Florence (Italy), Italy, Rome (Italy), and Switzerland
Subject (Name):
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824., Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762-1837., Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822., Colvile, Frederick Leigh, 1819-1886., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850, Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823., Leigh, Julia, d. 1871., Leigh, Julia Twisleton, d. 1843., Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778, Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1770-1844., Catholic Church, and Rugby School.
Subject (Topic):
Books and reading, Death and burial, Influence, Customs and practices, Authors, English, Dandies, English literature, Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social life and customs, and Religious life and customs
The collection contains legal documents, primarily land records in the form of deeds, leases, and quit claims, executed by residents of New Haven and New London counties in Connecticut, in particular families in the towns of Branford, New Haven, and N...
Description:
Box 1 contains Scipio C. Augustus, John Bradley, Henry Daggett Estate, and Leeman Dunning. Box 2 contains Eagle Bank, Hezekiah Howe Estate, Thomas Howell, Hotchkiss Leases, and Addin Lewis Estate. Box 3 contains Joel Root, John Skinner Estate, Bias St...
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut, New Haven., Connecticut., and New Haven (Conn.)
Subject (Name):
Augustus, Scipio C., -1833., Leffingwell, Christopher, 1734-1810., Stanley, Bias, -1854., African United Ecclesiastical Society (New Haven, Conn.), and Eagle Bank (New Haven, Conn.)
Subject (Topic):
African Americans, Real property, Social life and customs, and Enconomic conditions
Holograph diary of Oldfield's impressions during a three week visit to St. Petersburg. Topics include sights such as Nevsky Prospekt, the Winter and Summer Palaces, the Hermitage, and the Imperial Library; Oldfield's acquaintances among the resident E...
Description:
Frontispiece: foldout "Plan of St. Petersburg in 1832," map in pen and ink.
Subject (Geographic):
Russia and Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Subject (Name):
Cattley, Robert, 1787-1859., Cattley family., and Oldfield, Thomas.
Subject (Topic):
Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
Manuscript letterbook containing copies of Davy family correspondence, primarily letters from and to the Reverend Charles Davy's youngest son Frederick during his journey to India and China. Frederick's letters describe is long voyage to India, includ...
Description:
"Morning Prayer" and "Evening Prayer" on p. 350-353.
Subject (Geographic):
India., China, Great Britain., Vietnam, Southern, Great Britain, China., India, Madeira (Madeira Islands), Malabar Coast (India), and United States
Subject (Name):
Crofts, Charles., Davy, C. 1755?-1836. (Charles),, Davy, Charles, 1722-1797., Davey family., and East India Company.
Subject (Topic):
British, Seafaring life, Slavery, Travelers' writings, English, Commerce, Description and travel, History, Social life and customs, and Foreign public opinion, British
Letters to George Ellsworth, accompanied by a letter from Noel S. about Brinig's No Marriage in Paradise, two book jackets, a promotional piece for Singermann, and photographs of Ellsworth and of Brinig. Brinig's letters, most written from New York Ci...
Description:
Myron Brinig, American novelist, was born in Minneapolis on December 22, 1896. He grew up in Butte, Montana and many of his most noted works, including Singermann (1929), Wide Open Town (1931), and The Sisters (1937), were set in Montana. As an adult,...
Subject (Geographic):
United States. and New York (N.Y.)
Subject (Name):
Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991. and Ellsworth, George.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American, Gay men, and Social life and customs
Holograph diaryof a two-day journey from Uley through Scotland and England, and then back to Uley. The author focuses primarily on recording the names of the towns he visits, along with the weather, the names of places where he dines and sleeps, and ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Scotland., Great Britain., England, Great Britain, and Scotland
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. and Owen, Robert, 1771-1858.
Subject (Topic):
Hotels, Recipes, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
Manuscript of a detailed description of the geography, population, economy, government, and social organization of Jamaica by John Dalling, who was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the colony in 1767. Topics include agriculture, the sugar trade and th...
Description:
Binding: Contemporary marbled wrappers. Title label on front wrapper: "Observations on Jamaica. Colonel Dalling 1774."
Subject (Geographic):
Jamaica. and Jamaica
Subject (Topic):
Plantation life, Slavery, Slaveholders, Sugar trade, Description and travel, Economic conditions, Race relations, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a diary describing the author's travels through the shires and market towns of England, chiefly in the west and south of England and East Anglia. Luttrell describes the houses of each town and indicates wheth...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England., Great Britain., England, and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Luttrell, Narcissus, 1657-1732. and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Subject (Topic):
Market towns, Markets, Commerce, Description and travel, and Social life and customs
