Manuscripts
Benjamin Webster signed quotation of a speech from the rivals
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Thomas Woolnoth letter to William Upcott
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A.L., written in third person; removed from an album, window-mounted.
mssHM 82641
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Charles Mayne Young letter to Samuel Rogers
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A.L.S.; removed from an album, window-mounted.
mssHM 82640
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Two license books of John Larpent
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Register of licenses issued by John Larpent from Jan. 1801 to Jan 15, 1824. The entries include the names and brief descriptions of the plays for which licenses were granted, with the name of the theatre where it was to be performed, together with the entry for the license fee. In addition to the London theatres -- the Haymarket, Covent Garden, Drury Lane, the Adelphi and the Olympic -- there are entries for provincial theaters such as Norwich, Birmingham, Margate, Liverpool, Manchester, York, Hull, and Glasgow, sometimes with the name of the manager. A few plays are crossed out as "refused." There is an entry for "An address to be spoken on Master Betty's 1st appearance in London, Theatre Royal Covent Garden Dec. 1st 1804."
mssHM 19926
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John Gorham Palfrey letter to George Washington Greene
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An autograph letter written from Boston, Mass., from John G. Palfrey to George W. Greene, who was serving as U.S. Consul to Rome. The letter details a list of written works ordered by Palfrey but not yet paid for; he also mentions their mutual friend H.W. Longfellow. The letter has a red wax seal and was originally window-mounted; it has been removed but the old cloth hinges remain.
mssHM 83573
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Press cuttings album
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This scrapbook contains clippings of articles written by and about John Hollingshead from August 17, 1902 to November 14, 1903. The articles cover several subjects including: theater in England, and more specifically the Gaiety Theater; the royal family; British politics and government; social events in London, etc.
mssHM 78364
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Thomas Nast scrapbook related to the Heenan-Sayers heavyweight fight
Manuscripts
Disbound scrapbook of pencil sketches made by American cartoonist Thomas Nast while traveling to and in England to cover the heavyweight boxing match between Englishman Thomas Sayers and American John C. Heenan on April 17, 1860. This scrapbook contains sketches Nast made before, during, and after the fight (though there are very few drawings related to the fight itself). Most of the drawings, which include rough sketches and more polished drawings, reflect the settings and people that Nast encountered between his arrival in England in February 1860 and the fight on April 17th. Images depict sailors and officers on the ship the City of Manchester, ship interiors, coastal landscapes, individuals and scenes in English towns, including both street scenes and room interiors. Details related to the boxers include their colors, rooms, and the boxers preparing with their trainers. In addition to the drawings, there are also photographs consisting of: a carte-de-visite of Thomas Nast (Page 1-a, 90-b, 91); James Price Jr. (Page 2-a); Captain James Price (Page 2-b); Tom Sayers (Pages 17-a, 59-a, 68-b, 68-c); an unidentified man (Page 45-f); Cusick (Page 46-d and 48-d); Nat Langham (Page 49-d); Bob Brettle (Page 50-e); an unidentified young woman kneeling next to a fallen horse (Page 53-c); a fragment of a garden and building (Page 82-a); and a man and woman (Page 82-b). There is also an engraved portrait of Nast (Page 90-c) and a playbill for the Haymarket Theatre Royal, 1885 July 15, removed from the album's back pastedown.
mssHM 46703