Manuscripts

H. Rider Haggard correspondence

Description: A collection of 303 letters to and from Sir Henry Rider Haggard, as well as manuscripts, legal documents, and ephemera. A frequent subject of discussion is the fortunes of the British Empire, particularly in South Africa and Rhodesia. Some other letters discuss the alleged plagiarism of Haggard by a Frenchman. Correspondents include: Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell; Arthur James Balfour, Earl of Balfour; Sir Walter Besant; George Nathaniel Curzon, Marquess of Curzon; Sir Arthur Conan Doyle; Edmund Gosse; Rudyard Kipling; and Theodore Roosevelt. Also includes 1 folder of printed material, legal documents, autograph notes, and clippings.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1875-1925
Call number: mssHM 43398-43700
Creator: Haggard, H. Rider (1856-1925)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Magg's, January 1953.

Correspondence and manuscripts

Manuscripts

Contains manuscripts and letters to and from H. Rider Haggard; written from London, South Africa, Dublin, Egypt, Edinburgh, Berlin, Rhodesia, Norfolk.

mssHM 43398-43700

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

Contains letters to and from H. Rider Haggard; written from London, Washington, D.C., Norfolk, Copenhagen, Egypt, and Australia. Includes Theodore Roosevelt letters signed to Haggard dated 1909 February 11 (HM 43671) and 1910 May 28 (HM 43672).

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

Contains letters to and from H. Rider Haggard; written from London, South Africa, Wales, Norfolk, California, Canada, New York, and Washington, D.C. Includes Theodore Roosevelt letters signed to Haggard dated 1905 March 11 (HM 43669) and 1905 June 24 (HM 43570).

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Correspondence, manuscripts and documents

Manuscripts

Contains manuscripts and letters written to and from H. Rider Haggard; written from Norfolk, London, Paris, France, and South Africa. Also includes one folder of printed material, legal documents, autograph notes, and clippings.

mssHM 43398-43700

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Vishwanath Singh letter to Sir Henry Rider Haggard

Manuscripts

In this letter, written to British writer Sir Rider Haggard, the Maharaja states "I have been interested in the tragedy of the last Czar - but unfortunately I do not find any books or magazines which give a detailed account of the horrible murder." He then asks Haggard to suggest sources for him regarding the Czar's murder.

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Correspondence

Manuscripts

All of the letters in this collection are typewritten contemporary copies except for HM 66720, which is an autograph letter, signed. The copies which were made for Allan Nevins by John Campbell White, the son of the diplomat, Henry White. The majority of the letters were written by James Bryce, Viscount Bryce, who knew White from their diplomatic work; there are also letters by Arthur Balfour (Earl of Balfour), George Curzon (Marquess Curzon of Kedleston), Elise Jusserand, William Brodrick (Earl of Midleton), James Rhodes, and Sir Cecil Spring Rice.

mssHM 66718-66749

H. Rider Haggard correspondence

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