Letters of Charles Kean
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the call numbers Y.c.393 (1-299).
Dates
- 1828-1866
Creator
- Kean, Charles, 1811-1868 (Person)
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Extent
299 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters collected from various sources. Includes autograph letters signed or initialed by Charles Kean. Topics of these letters include Kean's opinions on Shakespeare, acting theory, and theater management, as well as more personal matters such as his engagement and marriage to Ellen Kean and comparisons of his own success as an actor to his father's success.
Arrangement
Collection mostly arranged alphabetically by recipient.
Acquisition Information
Items acquired at various times from various sources. See item level descriptions for accession information.
Other Formats
Y.c.393 (116-128) also available on microfilm, FILM Fo. 3119 (reduction ration 12:1, 5 feet).
- Addison, Edward P., 1809-1874
- Angelo, Henry, 1780-1852
- Atkinson, Charles, active 19th century
- Bartley, George, 1782-1858
- Beauclerk, Henrietta Mary, -1887
- Brooks, Samuel, 19th cent.
- Buchanan, David, 1779-1848
- Buckstone, John Baldwin, 1802-1879
- Bunn, Alfred, 1796-1860
- Byrne, Oscar, 1795-1867
- Chapman, Pattie, 1829 or 1830-1912
- Chart, Thomas Rentle, 1831 or 1832-1875
- Chorley, Henry Fothergill, 1808-1872
- Cole, John William, 1792-1870
- Cook, John Douglas, 1808?-1868
- Creyke, Stephen, 1795 or 1796-1883
- Cullenford, William, 1797-1874
- Donne, William Bodham, 1807-1882
- Ellis, George Cressall, 1809-1875
- Everett, George, 1823 or 1824-1881
- Forster, John, 1812-1876
- Godwin, E. W. (Edward William), 1833-1886
- Grey, George, 1812-1898
- Grieve, Thomas, 1799-1882
- Gye, Frederick, 1810-1878
- Hackett, James Henry, 1800-1871
- Harley, John Pritt, 1786-1858
- Harness, William, 1790-1869
- Hill, Charles
- Holmes, E. T. (Edwin T.), active 19th century
- Jones, Joseph Stevens, 1811-1877
- Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833
- Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
- Kean, Mary, 1779-1849
- Kean, Mary, 1843-
- Kenney, Charles Lamb, 1821-1881
- Kenney, Rosa, active 19th century
- Knight, John Prescott, 1803-1881
- Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862
- Lambert, Spencer, 1826 or 1827-1872
- Leclercq, Charles, -1895
- Letters (correspondence)
- Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Marston, Westland, 1819-1890
- Mathews, Charles James, 1803-1878
- Meadows, Drinkwater, 1799-1869
- Memorandums
- Morgan, Sydney, Lady, 1783-1859
- Morris, George Pope, 1802-1864
- Murray, Henry Leigh, 1820-1870
- Newcastle, Henry Pelham, Duke of, 1811-1864
- Nineteenth century
- Normanby, Constantine Henry Phipps, Marquess of, 1797-1863
- Phipps, C. B. (Charles Beaumont), 1801-1866
- Planché, James Robinson, 1796-1880
- Reeves, Sims, 1818-1900
- Ryder, John, 1814-1885
- Salvini, Tommaso, 1829-1915
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
- Shaw, Henry, 1800-1873
- Talford, Rachel, active 19th century
- Taunton, T.H.
- Vining, George James, 1824-1875
- Watts, George Frederick, 1817-1904
- Webster, Benjamin, 1797-1882
- Wigan, Alfred, 1814-1878
- Title
- Guide to Letters of Charles Kean, 1828-1866 Folger MS Y.c.393 (1-299)
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Chelsea Rice
- Date
- December 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2020-07-14: Finding aid imported into ArchivesSpace. Minor edits made to conform to ArchivesSpace model upon import.
Repository Details
Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository
201 E. Capitol St. SE
Washington DC 20003 USA