Manuscripts

Bible. Old Testament. Esther

Description: Manuscript on vellum scroll, in Hebrew (mssHM 40697), 5.5 x 120 inches; "Hamelech mesillah" mounted on a brass crown (Keter Torah). At the end of the scroll written in Russian: "In the name of God. Help. Quickly. Andre." Also enclosed with the scroll: a translation of this Russian note, sent in an envelope from California Institute of Technology, August 19, 1946.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1800
Call number: mssDickinson
Creator: Dickinson, Mary W. T (approximately 1872-1952)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mary W. T. Dickinson, 1953.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Presentation address to Archduke of Austria

Manuscripts

A printed presentation address, with original drawing, to the Archduke Rainer of Austria, dated Vienna, 1898; signed by the members of the Museum of Art and Industry. It is housed in light blue velvet case, with the initial "R" in the center of the cover, surmounted by a crown, all in enamel. Originally from the library of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria.

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Commonplace book

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A volume with text and drawings; the name Susanna Frith is written in pencil on inside front cover.

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Instructions for our right trusty and well beloved Horatio Lord Townshend, Our Lieutenant for our county at Norfolk, and the county of our citty of Norwich: signed document

Manuscripts

Signed by Charles II, with seal, written by a secretary and also signed by Edward Nicholas; the instructions are for Horatio Townshend, Viscount Townshend. The document originally encased in glass and removed by Huntington Library staff.

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Autographs album: autographs of the class of 1857, with photographs

Manuscripts

A collection of manuscripts, correspondence, volumes, autographs, photographs, and ephemera collected by Mary W. T. Dickinson. The manuscripts include French military orders (1678) and a document signed by Charles II, King of England (1662). The volumes are both literary and historical, most with some type of illustration. The collection also includes a small amount of personal correspondence and a larger amount of correspondence with dealers and the Henry E. Huntington Library concerning her collection.

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Henry E. Huntington Library: correspondence, photo reproductions, photocopies, notes, envelopes

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