Manuscripts
Napier, William Francis Patrick, Sir, 1785-1860. 1 letter to Richard Constance Lynn, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1844, Feb. 9), Guernsey (Eng.)
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Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852. 1 letter to [Major] ----- [Gridley?], A.L.S. (2 p.), (1836, Feb. 22), Fulham (Eng.)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: front of envelope addressed to Wellington, printed engraving & 1 printed item.
KAL 1396
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Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules), 1855-1932. 1 letter to William Roscoe Thayer, 1859-1923, L.S. (typewritten: 2 p.), (1920, Feb. 9), Washington (D.C.)
Manuscripts
With envelope.
KAL 833
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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909. 1 letter to Francis Hopkinson Smith, 1838-1915, L.S. (typewritten: 1 p.), (1889, Feb. 20), New York (N.Y.)
Manuscripts
This collection is what is known as an autograph collection and Kane spent years, not only collecting autographs of famous people on his own, but also acquiring the collections of other autograph seekers. This material spans multiple centuries and formats: from a 15th century manuscript on vellum to a 1951 typewritten letter. The collection includes accounts, letters, photographs, poems, government papers and royal proclamations, signed by, among others, actors and actresses, authors, explorers, kngs, magicians, queens, politicians, scientists, singers, and soldiers. Many of the famous people in this collection are also to be found in other manuscript collections in the Huntington Library.
KAL 554
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Napier and Ettrick, Francis Napier, Baron, 1819-1898. [Signature], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1857, Dec. 15), Washington (D.C.)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: 1 printed item.
KAL 1089
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[Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909]. 1 letter to R. W. Boodle, A.L.S. (3 p.), (1886, Feb. 3), New York (N.Y.)
Manuscripts
Note: written by a secretary and signed by Gilder.
KAL 550
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Wilkie, David, Sir, 1785-1841. [Signature on engraved portrait], A.D.S. (1 p.), (1822, Nov. 9)
Manuscripts
Also enclosed: 1 printed item.
KAL 1411