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Lincoln, on seeing the George Grey Barnard head of Lincoln that was donated to France to repose in the Luxembourg gallery in Paris
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Slocombe, George, 1894-1963. 1 letter to George -----, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1931, July 10), Paris (France)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Partington, James Agate, Jessie Conrad, R. B. Cunninghame Grahame, John Kirkby, and H. D. C. Pepler; these manuscripts include articles, essays, personal narratives, poems, and short stories. The correspondence mainly relates to Partington's work with the Bookman's journal, his books about Sir Walter Scott, and his various literary endeavors. The main subjects of these letters reflect the work and interests of Partington, including bibliography, forgery, and the authors Joseph Conrad, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Thomas James Wise. There are also letters by Partington, mainly carbon copies, and a small group of letters from his family and friends. The collection also includes his research files and a small amount of ehpemera.
PAR 1163
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Slocombe, George, 1894-1963. 1 letter to George -----, L.S. (typewritten: 2 p.), (1931, June 23), Paris (France)
Manuscripts
The collection consists of manuscripts by Partington, James Agate, Jessie Conrad, R. B. Cunninghame Grahame, John Kirkby, and H. D. C. Pepler; these manuscripts include articles, essays, personal narratives, poems, and short stories. The correspondence mainly relates to Partington's work with the Bookman's journal, his books about Sir Walter Scott, and his various literary endeavors. The main subjects of these letters reflect the work and interests of Partington, including bibliography, forgery, and the authors Joseph Conrad, Sir Walter Scott, William Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde and Thomas James Wise. There are also letters by Partington, mainly carbon copies, and a small group of letters from his family and friends. The collection also includes his research files and a small amount of ehpemera.
PAR 1162
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[Sumner, George, 1817-1863] 1 letter to "My dear Sir," A.L.S. (2 p.), [before 1964], Paris (France)
Manuscripts
This collection contains documents, correspondence, and manuscripts from various individuals. These figures include predominant activists, literary, political, religious, and social people in American history.
HM 79758.
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Fould, Achille, 1800-1867. 1 letter to George Smith, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1850, May 8), Paris (France)
Manuscripts
In French.
KAL 502
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Perkins, Frances. 14 letters to Sonya Levien, c. 1918 - pre-1957, Lake George, N.Y., Washington, D.C. and Paris
Manuscripts
The collection consists of screenplays, literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, awards and ephemera. The screenplays, while not consisting of Sonya Levien's total output of seventy films, does cover the entire span of her career. The correspondence does include some personal letters but is mainly business related, including letters relating to the Metropolitan magazine and Carl Hovey as editor and correspondent. There is also material in the collection related to Levien's early involvement with the Sufferage movement, both in America and England, as well as material recounting life in England and surviving the Blitz in World War II.
HM 56508-56521