Manuscripts (documents)
Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:
John Payne Collier Collection of Letters and Papers, removed from The history of English dramatic poetry to the time of Shakespeare, and Annals of the stage of the restoration
John Payne Collier copies of manuscripts and printed material, approximately 1400-approximately 1700
Manuscript and printed transcriptions of ballads as well as references about ballads and hangmen. Also, notes and transcriptions on miscellaneous topics related to early modern Britain.
Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents
Letters to John Payne Collier from various correspondents, including some addressed to other recipients and forwarded to Collier. Letters refer to manuscript editing, editions of Collier's writing on Shakespeare and English Drama, and assorted events within membership ranks of literary and antiquarian societies.
Collection of letters and papers of Augustin Daly
A collection of letters and papers (n.d., 1849-1916) of Augustin Daly (1838-1899) arising mainly out of his management of the two successive Fifth Avenue Theatres (1869-1877), the Grand Opera House (1872-1874), and Daly’s Theatre (1879-1899), all in New York City. The majority of the letters are addressed to Daly. Letters in German are described in greater detail in the Guide to Letters and Papers by German Authors.
De conquestu Angliae per Hispanos
Bound collection of contemporary copies of nineteen documents concerning English Catholics and diplomatic affairs during the Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604). Specifically, the documents concern Catholic plans to conquer England and Scotland.
Papers of the Dering family
Warrants and orders from Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household to Master of the Great Wardrobe
Warrants and orders mainly pertaining to the upkeep of the royal household.
Collection of letters from members of the Este family of Modena and the Farnese family of Parma and Piacenza
A collection of personal letters from 1592-1805 of the Este family of Modena and the Farnese family of Parma and Piacenza.
Papers of the Ferrers Family of Tamworth Castle
Family and official papers of the Ferrers family of Tamworth Castle dating from the fourteenth to the nineteenth century (mostly mid-sixteenth century to mid-seventeenth century) concerning the family's political, legal, financial, personal, and manorial affairs mostly in Derbyshire, Essex, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, and Warwickshire.