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Christopher Ellery letter to "My Dear Wife,", incomplete

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    A. B. Chapman letter to "my dear wife,"

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    Letter written by A.B. Chapman to his wife shortly after his arrival in Coronado, California. Chapman writes of the favorable comparison between rail and buggy travel, of his journey down the coast, and of his impressions of the Hotel del Coronado.

    mssHM 73659

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    I. Brearley letter to "my dear wife,"

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    Letter from I. Brearley to his wife in Fullerton, California, written shortly after Brearley's arrival in Denver, Colorado. He writes of his ill health, describes the scenery of Denver, and alludes to the uncertainty of his finances.

    mssHM 73693

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    Christopher Isherwood letter to Derek Neame

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    Christopher Isherwood wrote this autograph letter to Derek Neame, when he was "off Cherbourg" aboard the R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, on paper with the ship's letterhead. The letter reflects on Isherwood's recent departure and upcoming transatlantic journey.

    mssHM 82422

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    George Ellery Hale letters

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    Group of letters to and from astronomer George Ellery Hale. Five of the letters, all dated 1908, are from Hale to businessman and philanthropist Cleveland H. Dodge; in these letters, Hale writes about telescopes at Mount Wilson Observatory and his recent discoveries about sunspots. The other 15 letters, two are undated and the rest are dated 1902, are to Hale by various prominent scientists, including: Robert S. Ball, Lewellys F. Barker, William Wallace Campbell, Henry S. Carhart, Thomas C. Chamberlin, George C. Comstock, John M. Coulter, Henry Crew, Johann G. Hagen, Arthur R. Hinks, Sir William Huggins, Heinrich Kayser, S. P. Langley, and Jacques Loeb. The topics of these letters vary: astronomy, acknowledgments of invitations or materials, and introductions. Several of these letters have notes with them, written by Hale, with a brief biography of the author of the letter. Accompanying the letters is Hale's folder in which these letters were kept, with notes by Hale, and a note about Sir Arthur Schuster.

    mssHM 83886-83907

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    Christopher Isherwood letters to Lincoln Kirstein

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    The collection includes primarily letters from Christopher Isherwood to his friend Lincoln Kirstein, with a few to and by others, and one poem by Isherwood: On His Queerness [approximately 1950].

    mssHM 81664-81741

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    Christopher Isherwood letters and postcards to Annie Avis, Emily Machell, Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood ; Richard Isherwood diary

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    This material includes 7 letters and postcards written by Christopher Isherwood to his nanny, Annie Avis (1911-1933, HM 83257-83261, 83263-83264); 1 letter to his grandmother, Emily Machell-Smith (1921, Dec. 28, HM 83262); 1 postcard to his mother, Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood (1937, Mar. 22, HM 83265). Also included is a diary kept by Christopher Isherwood's brother, Richard Isherwood for the year 1956 (HM 83266); there is an inscription from Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood and various B&W photographs pasted into the volume, including photographs of Christopher Isherwood and Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood.

    mssHM 83257-83266