Manuscripts

Charles Harry St. John Hornby letters

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Description: Six A.L.S. and one L.S. (typewritten) from C.H.St.J. Hornby to Ambrose Heal, concerning various books printed by the Ashendene Press. Also, one Ashendene Press envelope, postmarked Mar. 1, 1933, with autograph note by Heal.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1913-1926.
Call number: mssHM 80454-80460
Creator: Hornby, Charles Harry St. John (1867-1946)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Ida Crotty, 1996.
Associated people: Heal, Ambrose, (1872-1959,)
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John Burroughs letter to John W. Childs

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In this letter, written while Burroughs was on the S. S. Mongolia, he discusses his recent trip to California where he visited Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Yosemite, where he was given a tour by John Muir. The letter is signed "John Burroughs," but text is in the hand of Dr. Clara Barrus; the envelope is postmarked Honolulu, Hawaii, May 11, 1909. The letter is addressed to John W. Childs of Floral Park, Long Island, New York.

mssHM 82577

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St. John O'Sullivan letter to Charles Francis Saunders

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Partial letter from St. John O'Sullivan to Charles Francis Saunders in which he writes of finding the "Journey Story" that he had written a year earlier. He also mentions previous versions of the story and his attempts to include more detail in his later attempts. The story was probably related to O'Sullivan and Saunders' work on Capistrano nights. Only the first page of the letter is included.

mssHM 78044

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Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Houghton, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1923, Oct. 1), Italy

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Archival and manuscript portion of the Sanford and Helen Berger collection. In addition to the papers of William Morris and his associates, the collection also includes materials on nineteenth and twentieth century British Pre-Raphaelites, fine Printing and private presses -- Kelmscott Press, (including the Kelmscott Chaucer), and the Doves Press, architects, illustrators, and the Arts & Crafts movement .

MOR 227

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Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946. 1 letter to [Mr.] ----- Mersey, A.L.S. (1 p.), (1936, Oct. 20), London (Eng.)

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MOR 230

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Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946. 1 letter to H---- Lucas, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1917, Jan. 12), London (Eng.)

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MOR 229

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Hornby, Charles Harry St. John, 1867-1946. 1 letter to Dear Sir, A.L.S. (2 p.), (1924, May 24), London (Eng.)

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MOR 231

Charles Harry St. John Hornby letters

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