Manuscripts

Notebook #38

Description: Manuscript commonplace book kept by Katharine Esdaile of excerpts from favorite poetry & prose (including Greek).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1898-1900
Call number: mssEsdaile
Creator: Esdaile, Katharine Ada (1881-1950)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased by the Huntington Library in 1962. The collection was initially accessioned into the Huntington Art Reference Library in 1962. Sometime afterwards, the printed books and pamphlets were removed, separately catalogued, and shelved with the main body of the Art Reference Books, and the photographs were removed to the Photo Study Collection. In 2005, the Art Reference Library collection was merged into the main collection of the Huntington Library and the decision was made to re-integrate the printed material and photographs of the Esdaile collection into the papers.

Notebook #104

Manuscripts

Does not appear to contain a 'contents list', nor any material on Greek myths under letters 'G' or 'M'. The REVERSE of the book lists (in Arundell Esdaile's hand?) a series of Greek coins (?), photographs, including some pasted into the book and others torn out. Katharine Esdaile used the book as another alphabetical sculptors directory notebook, probably at an intermediate stage, since the notes are more detailed in some cases. It would appear that Esdaile kept a series of these notebooks with jottings at different times. They do not seem to be cross-related and presumably she must have consulted each of them when pulling together material for articles and books.

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Notebooks of Katharine and Edmund Esdaile

Manuscripts

This series contains notebooks primarily used by Katharine Esdaile and Edmund Esdaile to document British sculptures during trips. The notebooks often contain pencil drawings and brief notes or transcriptions, and they vary in their degree of legibility. In additional, Notebook #38 contains a commonplace book kept by Katharine Esdaile in the late 1890s and Notebook #86 contains notes of classes in civil defense against mustard gas attacks, taken by Katharine Esdaile in April/May 1939. Thus far, no index has been found of the churches Katharine Esdaile visited, and there are also no lists of content in volumes written by Esdaile. Some workbooks are evidently written by Edmund Esdaile and these do have lists of contents. But how Katharine Esdaile traced relevant church entries later remains unclear. From the final volumes, she clearly was building up notes on sculptors, but how she kept records or knew where to find all the notes is also unclear. Titles and notebook numbers are chiefly based on typed labels affixed to the volumes.

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Notebook #29

Manuscripts

Begun by Arundell Esdaile, 11/4/07; dated by Katharine Esdaile 1939. Arundell Esdaile's entries mainly in pen; Katharine Esdaile in pencil. Arundell Esdaile's entries not listed below. Places visited by Katharine Esdaile: - Woodford (Oct 25, 1939), Charles I (at 41 Harley St. (under C), Goudhurst (under G), Rowenden (?) (under H), Bettersder (?), book reverses Standen, Bishops Stortford (May 26, 1932), Thersted, Saffron Walden, Aspenden. Notebook is labeled: Arundell Esdaile "Books to Read" alphabetized; used by K.A.E. for mons. by place and sculptors.

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Notebook #35

Manuscripts

The beginning of book by Arundell Esdaile, and the end by Katharine Esdaile. Begun 1893-1919; restarted 1929. List of published articles & poems by Arundell Esdaile (pages 2-11 incl). Churchs visited – Sawbridgeworth (Dec. 18 1929), Abbots Stanstead, Seale (Jan. 6, 1929) (page 28), Eynsford, Lullingstone, Colne(?) Priory (Sept. 17, 1932). Kelvedon, Witham (page 53), Boreham, Riverhall/Rivershall, Stokely Wayland(?) (Sept. 19) (page 67), Boxted, Wickhambrook, Barrow, Rushbrooke (page 91), Homeheath(?), Little Thurlow, Little Bradley, Kedington, Cavendish(?) (page 120). Book reverses: Pages 1-7 Katharine Esdaile Published Articles; Page 8 "Art & Parish Churches" Note; Pages 8A-130 Oveton (?) Sept. 7 30(?); Pages 13A-19 Blank; Page 20 Katharine Esdaile Books Published (from 1893 to 1915, only mention of 1909 collaboration with S.T. Prideaux).

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Notebook #102

Manuscripts

Alphabetical book with a rambling series of short notes, appears to have little information beyond some pages on the Esdailes. Enclosed letter by Katharine Esdaile dated 1949 November 14.

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Notebook #75

Manuscripts

Largely pencil entries – beginning with collection of recipes; in several hands (Katharine Esdaile, Edmund Esdaile and others). Recipes (pages 1-10); Notes; state papers (page 14). Churches (places visited/people; Willingale Dor; Wribble (page 20); Kensington Palace; St. Sampson's Cocklake (?); St. Mary's Cricklake (?) (page 36); Chippenham; Notes (in Katharine Esdaile's handwriting?); St. David's (page 49); Hackney; BLANK PAGES (pages 54-55); Notes; St. Giles' Reading (?); BOOK REVERSES; Notes (page 66); BOOK REVERSES (page 93); More indecipherable notes; BLANK PAGES; Byrd (page 104); Queen's Library; Notes and rough sketches (to end).

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