Letters from Sarah Siddons to various recipients
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the call numbers Y.c.432 (1-26).
Autograph letters from Sarah Siddons to various recipients, including Lady Bridget Wynne Perceval (Countess of Egmont), Eva Maria Garrick, Mary Grantham, George Hardinge, Ann Julia Hatton, William Ingles, Mrs. Joye, Mrs. Lasking, Christina Ann Macready, Hester Piozzi, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Harriet Siddons, Lady Anne Culling Smith, Frances Wynn Soame, John Taylor, Abraham John Valpy, Mrs. Whitley, Sarah Maria Wilkinson and other unidentified recipients. Many letters are theatre-related and contain her opinions on her acting ability and Shakespeare's plays.
Dates
- 1783-1820
Creator
- Siddons, Sarah , 1755-1831 (Correspondent, Person)
Availability
Collection is open for research.
Extent
26.0 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters collected from various sources. Includes autograph letters signed or initialed by Sarah Siddons, many of which include her opinions of Shakespeare's plays and her own acting abilities.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged mostly alphabetically by recipient.
Provenance
Items (7) and (14) were formerly in the collection of A. Morrison.
Acquisition Information
Items acquired at various times from various sources. See item level description for accession numbers.
Other Formats
Collection also available on microfilm, Film Fo. 4430.1 (reduction ratio 12:1, 12 feet).
Additional access
For the collection-level record, and / or to conduct additional research in the catalog, see https://catalog.folger.edu/record/190086.
Processing Information
Processed by Folger Shakespeare Library staff.
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Covent Garden Theatre
- Culling Smith, Anne, 1768-1844
- Egmont, Bridget Wynne Perceval, Countess of, -1826
- Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822
- Hardinge, George, 1743-1816
- Hatton, Ann Julia, 1764-1838
- Haward, Francis, 1759-1797
- Ingles, William, 18th/19th cent.
- Joye, Mrs., 18th/19th cent.
- Knowles, James Sheridan, 1784-1862
- Lasking, Mrs., 18th/19th century
- Letters (correspondence)
- Macnaghten, Mary Anne, -1885
- Macready, Christina Ann, 1765-1803
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Morrison, Alfred, 1821-1897
- Nineteenth century
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
- Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792
- Siddons, Harriet, 1783-1844
- Soame, Frances Wynn, 18th/19th cent.
- Taylor, John, 1757-1832
- Theater
- Valpy, Abraham John, 1787-1854
- Whalley, Thomas Sedgwick, 1746-1828
- Whitley, Mrs., 18th/19th cent.
- Wilkinson, Sarah Maria, 1771 or 1772-1832
- Title
- Guide to Letters from Sarah Siddons to various recipients Folger MS Y.c.432 (1-26)
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Chelsea Rice.
- Date
- November 2011
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Folger Shakespeare Library Repository
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Washington DC 20003 USA