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Letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:

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

Collection of political and parliamentary documents

 Collection
Identifier: P65737
Abstract Compiled by several people, this collection of political and parliamentary documents contains speeches; letters and petitions (including to Elizabeth I, Queen of England and James I, King of England); reports of famous trials; notes on the history of England (covering from the time of William the Conqueror through the Commonwealth), France (particularly the Huguenots and the death of Henry I, Duke of Guise), and Spain (including the West Indies and Central America); Anglo relations with the...
Dates: compiled circa 1550-circa 1650
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Collection of political and parliamentary documents

Letters from the Privy Council

 Collection
Identifier: P75894
Abstract

Privy Council letters mainly concerning troops and provisions for English garrisons in Ireland.

Dates: 1545-1621
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Letters from the Privy Council

Papers of the Rattray family of Craighall

 Collection
Identifier: R38373
Abstract Contains primarily incoming correspondence to the Lairds of Craighall including David Rattray, James Rattray and Patrick Rattray. Correspondents include, but are not limited to: William Fullerton of Fullerton; David Leslie, Lord Newark; Patrick Lyon, Earl of Kinghorne; and John Ogilvy of Balfour. Also includes incoming correspondence to the Ladies of Craighall, outgoing correspondence from the Lairds, and some miscellaneous correspondence relating to the Rattray's of Craighall, as well as a...
Dates: 1593-1699
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Papers of the Rattray family of Craighall

Papers of the Rich family

 Collection
Identifier: R53443
Abstract Contains family and estate papers of the Rich family of Mulbarton, Norfolk, and of Roos Hall and Ashman's Hall, Suffolk, principally of: Sir Edwin Rich (1594-1675); Sir Charles Rich (ca. 1619-1677); Sir Robert Rich (1648-1699); as well as of: Sir Edwin Rich (d. 1640); Richard Rich (1597-1676); Lady Elizabeth Rich (ca. 1623-1694); Lady Mary Rich (d. 1714); Civel Rich (d. 1716); Sir Robert Rich (1685-1768); and Charles Rich (ca. 1731-1808). The papers primarily consist of correspondence,...
Dates: Majority of material found within Bulk, 1649-1715; 1485-ca. 1820
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Papers of the Rich family

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

Stratford and Warwickshire References in the Art, Manuscript, and Scrapbook Collections

 Collection
Identifier: S77937
Abstract

This finding aid provides descriptive entries for all manuscripts in the Folger collection that mention Stratford-on-Avon or Warwickshire. The guide also identifies the hands of writers and copyists, provides full identification of mentioned names, and cross-references Folger manuscripts with copies at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Dates: ca. 1560 - ca. 1930
Found in: Folger Shakespeare Library / Stratford and Warwickshire References in the Art, Manuscript, and Scrapbook Collections

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