Manuscripts

Original binding

Description: A collection of letters, pen and ink drawings, etchings, sketches, diary pages, manuscripts, and poems by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The material was originally housed in one volume which was disbound by Huntington Library staff in 1975; the original binding (mssHM 12961) is housed in Box 3. The material is still window-mounted on original pages from the volume, many of the letters with envelopes.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1840-1909.
Call number: mssHM 12895-12980
Creator: Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of March 1940.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

mssHM 12938-12980

Manuscripts

A collection of letters, pen and ink drawings, etchings, sketches, diary pages, manuscripts, and poems by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The material was originally housed in one volume which was disbound by Huntington Library staff in 1975; the original binding (mssHM 12961) is housed in Box 3. The material is still window-mounted on original pages from the volume, many of the letters with envelopes.

mssHM 12895-12980

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mssHM 12895-12937

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mssHM 12895-12980

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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood correspondence

Manuscripts

mssHM 12895-12980

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Original binding

Manuscripts

A collection of drawings, etchings, prints, and watercolors originally part of a bound volume; the material is related to Charles Dickens, his life, and some of the characters from his books, including "Nicholas Nickleby," "The Old Curiosity Shop," "Oliver Twist," and "The Pickwick Papers." Also included are drawings of Dickens and his wife, Catherine Dickens, and their visit to America in 1842. The material was created by various artists including Hablot Knight Browne ("Phiz"), George Cattermole, George Cruikshank, Daniel Maclise, Joseph Kenny Meadows, Pierre Morand, Frederick Sem, and Sir Leslie Ward ("Spy"). Also included is the original binding.

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Correspondence, documents, and original bindings

Manuscripts

The material consists of letters, reports, and documents related to the rebellion of Gonzalo Pizarro in Peru in the years 1544 to 1548, and is mainly related to Pizarro and Pedro de la Gasca. The material is in Spanish and was created between 1537 and 1580. The material was originally bound into two volumes and was disbound after it was acquired by the Huntington Library; the original vellum bindings were retained and are housed in box 21.

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Unique magazine in manuscript with original watercolors, etchings, etc.; with items laid into pocket at the end of the volume.

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