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John Forster papers


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    Althaus-Forster

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of correspondence and literary manuscripts by English authors and friends of both John Forster and his second wife, Eliza Ann Crosbie Colburn Forster. The literary manuscripts include essays, poems, and diary and text extracts both by and about John Forster. The correspondence deals with the personal life and business dealings of Forster. There is also detailed genealogical information in the collection.

    mssForster

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    Frith-Worth; Anonymous; Ephemera

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of correspondence and literary manuscripts by English authors and friends of both John Forster and his second wife, Eliza Ann Crosbie Colburn Forster. The literary manuscripts include essays, poems, and diary and text extracts both by and about John Forster. The correspondence deals with the personal life and business dealings of Forster. There is also detailed genealogical information in the collection.

    mssForster

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    Thomas Anthony "Tony" Forster collection of Forster family papers

    Manuscripts

    Correspondence, business and legal papers of John Forster, his family, and associates, including copies of family photographs and diaries. The colletion also includes several maps, mostly of places in California. There is correspondence by Pío Pico, Max Strobel and Reginaldo F. Del Valle.

    mssForsterj

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    John Adams, Quincy, Massachusetts, letter to William Wirt :

    Manuscripts

    Sending publication of a sermon preached in Massachusetts in 1749/50. Written on the same sheet: William Makepeace Thackeray letter to Whitwell Elwin : autograph letter, 1856 January 28 (2 pages), Thackerayana Box 1.

    mssHM 15344

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    Landor-Forster papers

    Manuscripts

    The collection consists of letters and some verses written by Walter Savage Landor, most of which are to John Forster (82 letters, 1838-1858). There is also a little Forster correspondence in the collection, including 4 letters from Landor's Australian cousin (1867-70)

    mssHM 27238-27328

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    Edward Hawke Locker papers

    Manuscripts

    A collection of 395 items from 1804 to 1896; it consists primarily of the correspondence of Edward Hawke Locker and his son, Frederick Locker-Lampson. Also included are a small number of manuscript drafts, watercolor and pencil drawings. Subject matter includes: biographical information for Edward Hawke Locker, Frederick Locker-Lampson and their families; Edward Hawke Locker's writings; illustrations of Frederick Locker-Lampson's books; literary contributions to early 19th century periodicals, especially the Quarterly Review; politics and government including the Reform Bill of 1832 and the slavery question; world travel and exploration including letters from Egypt, Ethiopia, the Arctic, Brazil, and India; education of children; the formation of the Naval Gallery at Greenwich; and literary affairs. Correspondents include: Matthew Arnold, William Barnes, Shute Barrington, Charles James Blomfield, John Taylor Coleridge, John Wilson Croker, George Cruikshank, Richard Doyle, George DuMaurier, Whitwell Elwin, Orlando Felix, Millicent Hawes, William Howley, Alexander William Kinglake, Frederick Leighton, John Gibson Lockhart, Charles Long, James Russell Lowell, Frances Nelson, Sir William Edward Parry, Sir Robert Peel, Granville Penn, Eleanor Grosvenor Percy, Louise Drummond Percy, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Southey, Charles Richard Sumner, John Bird Sumner, Joseph Blanco White, and William Wilberforce.

    mssLR