Manuscripts

My dear C.: Letter to a student of history

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1839-1840.
Call number: mssHM 6260
Creator: Martineau, Harriet (1802-1876)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Provenance unknown. In library as of August 1961.
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Harriet Martineau letter to "Miss Holt,"

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Bill, Annie C. 1 letter [undated] to "My Dear Student and Friend."

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There are 8,002 pieces of manuscripts, 6,044 of which are by Annie C. Bill. The manuscripts comprise of articles, drafts, essays, excerpts, notebooks, proofs, speeches, statements, and miscellaneous notes. There are 7,218 pieces of correspondence, 1,629 of which are by Annie C. Bill; most of her correspondence comprises of incomplete drafts of letters. The majority of the correspondence includes letters by her publisher, A.A. Beauchamp, Deputy Advisor, John V. Dittemore, officers, and students relating to her religious movement. There are 2,129 pieces of ephemera, the majority being related to Annie C. Bill. The first part of the ephemera is applications, brochures, fliers, and tracts that are arranged according to Bill's religious organization that she joined or led. The remaining ephemera consists of an appointment book, British Museum copyright receipts, Bill's British passport, calling cards, circular letters, empty envelopes, financial records, a greeting card, Kelly's Directors LTD., legal documents, miscellaneous ephemera, newspaper clippings, periodicals, photographs, postcards, and reprints.

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Letter to "My Dear Harold,"

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This incomplete letter was written by an unknown person from the Hotel Arcadia in Santa Monica, California. The author was on vacation in southern California and talks about touring in California, the weather, and plans to go home via San Francisco.

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My dear C.: Letter to a student of history

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