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Nineteenth century

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Guide to Letters and Papers by German Authors, 1777-1912

 Collection
Identifier: G47388
Abstract Letters and other documents from 68 authors, written almost exclusively in German and mostly pertaining to the works of Shakespeare. The items range in date from 1777-1912, although most of them fall within the nineteenth-century. More than three-quarters of the items are letters, many from the Augustin Daly collection. Also included are newspaper clippings, a short biography, an encomium, poetry and translations, a 21 folio typescript called “Nochmals Shakespeares Totenmaske” (along with...
Dates: 1777-1912
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Guide to Letters and Papers by German Authors, 1777-1912

Scrapboxes of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps

 Collection
Identifier: H35745
Abstract

Intended for inclusion in J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps' Shakespeareana scrapbook series (Folger MS W.b.201-256) mainly pertaining to Shakespeare's life, residences, friends, family, and literary predecessors. The scraps include: letters, printed book fragments, notes, clippings, prints, copies of accounts, maps, and photographs.

Dates: 19th century
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Scrapboxes of J.O. Halliwell-Phillipps

Manuscripts in the William Henderson collection of playbills, etc.

 Collection
Identifier: H46347
Abstract The William Henderson collection of playbills, etc. consists of varied materials (chiefly playbills) concerning music on the British stage, Shakespeare, stage adaptations of Waverley, and Scottish plays, assembled by the music printer and composer William Henderson. This finding aid describes only the manuscript content in the larger collection. The manuscript content includes numerous autograph letters of 19th century authors, poets, artists, composers,...
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1801-1889; approximately 1750-1889 (bulk 1801-1889)
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Manuscripts in the William Henderson collection of playbills, etc.

Letters of Charles Kean

 Collection
Identifier: K43343
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.

Dates: 1828-1866
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Letters of Charles Kean

Leo, Friedrich August. Letters mostly to him from various people

 Collection
Identifier: L46586
Abstract 650 letters, mostly autograph letters signed (ALS). Leo was editor of the Shakespeare Jahrbuch from 1880-1898; much of the correspondence illuminates the early history of the Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft and Shakespeare studies in Germany, England, and the United States. Several concern the theatre. A few include poems. In addition, H.A. Bulthaupt and H.H. Furness mention Edwin Booth [Y.c.1510 (2, 3); Y.c.1530 (13, 16)]; Furness refers to a Shakespeare Calendar...
Dates: 1852-1899
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Leo, Friedrich August. Letters mostly to him from various people

Nichols family papers relating chiefly to The gentleman's magazine

 Collection
Identifier: N53446
Abstract

Printed and manuscript material, including proofs, letters, reviews, clippings, poems, obituaries, announcements, and business papers, relating to The Gentleman's Magazine.

Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1830-1860; 1778 to 1873
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Nichols family papers relating chiefly to The gentleman's magazine

North family collection of letters and papers relating to Tate Wilkinson, Mrs. Siddons, and the North family of York

 Collection
Identifier: N67436
Abstract Collection of material relating to Tate Wilkinson (1739-1803), his descendants, and the York Theatre, especially the Siddons acting family; 2 scrapbooks of theatrical engravings including several York playbills; 5 letters to Wilkinson; 10 letters between H.G.I. Siddons and Mary North concerning North's collection of Siddons memorabilia; 2 commonplace books of Anne and Jane Wilkinson; photographs and silhouettes of members of the Wilkinson and Siddons families, and other miscellaneous...
Dates: 1732-1955
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / North family collection of letters and papers relating to Tate Wilkinson, Mrs. Siddons, and the North family of York

Letters from Sarah Siddons to various recipients

 Collection
Identifier: S53548
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.

Dates: 1783-1820
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Letters from Sarah Siddons to various recipients

Papers of John Cuming Walters relating to Shakespeare

 Collection
Identifier: W35564
Abstract

Autograph letters, manuscript and printed essays, newspaper and magazine clippings, scrapbooks, and printed programs, all pertaining to John Cuming Walters' interests in Shakespeare and involvement in the cultural community in Northwest England.

Dates: ca. 1898-1932
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Papers of John Cuming Walters relating to Shakespeare

Autograph letters signed from William Winter to various recipients

 Collection
Identifier: W56548
Abstract

Letters from William Winter to various recipients, most concerning theater life and people of the late 19th and early 20th century, both in England and America.

Dates: 1864-1917
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Autograph letters signed from William Winter to various recipients

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