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1. Chandos Leigh family papers, 1814-1850
- Creator:
- Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 129
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 72
- Abstract:
- 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...
- Description:
- 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
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Chandos Leigh family papers, 1814-1850
2. John Sterling letters to the Fox family. 1840-1844
- Creator:
- Sterling, John, 1806-1844
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 143
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 135
- Abstract:
- Collection primarily of letters, and copies of letters, by John Sterling to members of the Fox family in the last four years before his death, mostly on social, philosophical, and religious subjects. The four letters in Sterling's hand are to Anna Ma...
- Description:
- John Sterling (1806-1844) was a writer, curate, and poet. Diagnosed with consumption, or tuberculosis, in his twenties, he resigned his position as curate of Hurstmonceaux and devoted himself to writing. His works include the historical novel Arthur...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., Falmouth (England), and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855., Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871., Fox, Anna Maria., Fox family., Sterling, John, 1806-1844., and Sterling family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bereavement, Death, Social aspects, English literature, Tuberculosis, Intellectual life, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Sterling letters to the Fox family. 1840-1844
3. Poems, [ca. 1779].
- Creator:
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817
- Call Number:
- Osborn c37
- Image Count:
- 38
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, including numerous occasional verses addressed to friends, family members, and their children. Titles include "Ode to the Ship, in which Mr. F J. H. Wollaston sails," "A Lilliputian Ode, on my l...
- Description:
- Incomplete index in back of manuscript.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817., Burney family., Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774., and Wollaston, Francis John Hyde, 1762-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Drama, English literature, English poetry, Occasional verse, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Poems, [ca. 1779].
4. Short notes of the life of Horatio Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, and of Catherine Shorter, his first wife, 1746-1779
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 149
- Image Count:
- 20
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Walpole's hand, of a brief autobiography from the date of his birth to his activities in 1779. He begins with information about his childhood, including his godparents, the date of his innoculation against smallpox, and his education; ...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771., Hume, David, 1711-1776., Voltaire, 1694-1778., Walpole family., Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., Great Britain. Parliament., and Strawberry Hill Press (Twickenham, London, England)
- Subject (Topic):
- Autobiographies (literary genre), English literature, English poetry, Nobility, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Short notes of the life of Horatio Walpole, youngest son of Sir Robert Walpole, Earl of Orford, and of Catherine Shorter, his first wife, 1746-1779
5. [Commonplace book], 1828-1855
- Creator:
- Baxter, Mary
- Call Number:
- Osborn d112
- Image Count:
- 123
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 100 short English verses concerning such subjects as friendship, nature, and deaths of family members. Titles and authors include The Child's First Grief by Baxter, Walking Out into the Fields b...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Barker, Selina., Baxter, Mary., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Southey, Robert, 1774-1843., Porter, Anna Maria., and Thomas, Eliza.
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, English poetry, Farewells in literature, Friendship, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Watercolor painting, Women authors, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1828-1855
6. [Scrapbook], 1832 Sep 22 [begun].
- Creator:
- Grimstone, Mary Leman (Rede)
- Call Number:
- Osborn fd56
- Image Count:
- 334
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a multiple hands, of a collection of newspaper articles, prints, drawings, letters, and autobiographical text, primarily relating to Grimstone's published writing. The volume includes "my first prose [which] was the following letter in...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Grimstone, Mary Leman (Rede)
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, English poetry, Letters, Music, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, Periodicals, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Scrapbook], 1832 Sep 22 [begun].