Manuscripts

Charles Kemble letter to Alexander Murray

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Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1823.
Call number: mssHM 63348
Creator: Kemble, Charles (1775-1854)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Removed from Rare Book 287501; transferred from Huntington Library Rare Books Deptartment, May 1981. This letter is one of a group of 35 letters and manuscripts written, mainly, by 19th century British actors and actresses; a small number were written by American, French, and Italian performers. The material was collected by Augustin Daly (1838-1899), an American playwright and producer, and bound in a volume entitled, Bills of the play, New York, 1892. The 35 items have been cataloged separately (HM 63331-63365) and a complete list of the material is available from the Manuscripts Dept.

Fanny Kemble letter to [Mr. Heath?]

Manuscripts

mssHM 63349

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Charles Dickens letter to Sir James Murray

Manuscripts

An autograph letter written while Charles Dickens lived in Italy; the letter is written to the Irish physician Sir James Murray and concerns the illness of Dickens' youngest surviving daughter, Catherine (Kate) Dickens Perugini. Also included is a trimmed page with the address of Sir James Murray and a black and white engraving of Charles Dickens. The items were originally framed behind glass but were removed by Huntington Library staff.

mssHM 75953

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Alfred Bunn letter to Charles Kemble

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mssHM 7999

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Fanny Kemble Papers

Manuscripts

The collection consists of manuscript poems, documents, and correspondence by and related to English actor and author Fanny Kemble. Correspondents include: Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, Charles John Kean, John Mitchell Kemble, John Poole, Adelaide Kemble Sartoris, and Charles Mayne Young. Manuscript include: Kemble, Frances Anne - poems: Autumn - written after a ride by the Schuylkill (HM 45058) "Silence - instead of thy sweet song my Bird" (HM 45059) Lines Written by the Sea Side (HM 45060) Morning by the Sea (HM 45060) To Shakespeare (HM 45060) Written at Trenton (last ten lines only, HM 45061) Documents include: Kemble, Frances Anne: Ticket of admission for Readings from Shakespeare for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, [1849] (HM 45062) Correspondence (notable persons and those represented by 3 or more pieces): Coutts, Angela Georgina (Baroness Burdett-Coutts): 3 pieces, 1858-1872, to Mary Harness; 1 piece, 1867, Mar. 26, to William Harness Kean, Charles John: 3 pieces, 1842-1857, to William Harness Kean, Ellen (Tree): 1 piece, 1866, June 5, to William Harness Kean, Mary (Chambers): 1 piece, 1840, Dec. 9, to Mary Harness Kemble, Frances Anne 6 pieces, 1858-before 1893, to [Unidentified] 1 piece, 1858, Dec. 25, to Bellows 2 pieces, 1869-1877, to Ellen M. Camac 1 piece, 1884, Mar. 3, to Frances Power Cobbe 1 piece, 1853, July 28, to Anna (Shaw) Curtis 3 pieces, 1857-1858, to George William Curtis 15 pieces, 1877-1889, to Blanche Donne 2 pieces, 1877, to Valentia Donne 2 pieces, 1858-1862, to William Bodham Donne 1 piece, 1853, Dec. 25, to Mrs. Filsbee 1 piece, 1844, Apr. 27, to James H. Hackett 5 pieces, 1841-1879, to Mary Harness 25 pieces, 1863-1892, to Polly Hogge 1 piece, 1876, June 20, to William Dean Howells 1 piece, 1865, to Miss Mitchell 1 piece, 1869, to T. B. Pugh 4 pieces, 1862, to Dora Sedgwick 1 piece, 1849, Feb. 8, to George H. Whitney Kemble, Harry: 1 piece, 1859, Jan. 31, to Mary Harness Kemble, John Mitchell: 1 piece, 1840, to William Harness Poole, John: 1 piece, 1856, Apr. 18, to William Harness Sartoris, Adelaide (Kemble): 3 pieces, 1873->1879, to Mary Harness Sartoris, Edward John: 2 pieces, 1873->1879, to Mary Harness Young, Charles Mayne: 1 piece, 1824, Dec. 23, to Charles Kemble

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Charles Fairfax Murray Collection

Manuscripts

This 62-piece collection chiefly contains correspondence to Pre-Raphaelite artist and art collector Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), as well as a few manuscripts by Murray and seven unsigned pencil and ink sketches, some of which are by Murray. The papers consist of the following: 1. Manuscripts, Correspondence, Sketches (1 Box) are arranged alphabetically by author. The collection includes a few manuscripts by Murray and one unidentified manuscript. Among the correspondents are: Arthur Christopher Benson, Wilhelm von Bode, Georgiana Burne-Jones, Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle, Campbell Dodgson, F.S. Ellis, J. R. Holliday, Charles Holroyd, M. R. James, Henry Currie Marillier, Mary Sandys, William Barclay Squire, and Rowland Strong; additionally, there is a miscellaneous envelope signed by George Cruikshank. The collection also includes seven unsigned pencil and ink sketches, some of which are by Murray. 2. Ephemera (1 folder) is arranged by subject. This folder includes international postage stamps, fragment of a letter, and an envelope. Some material in Italian.

mssHM 76265-76327

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Catalogue of John Philip Kemble's Collection of Books and Tracts Relating to the Stage

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mssHM 12214

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