Special Collections Manuscript Letters and Ephemera of Artists and Authors (1650-1921) as Selected and Transcribed by Mollie Connelly
Special Collections Manuscript Letters and Ephemera of Artists and Authors (1650-1921) as Selected and Transcribed by Mollie Connelly. This collection consists of 62 rare manuscripts found in ASU Libraries Special Collections in Hayden Library, from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Items are English, Scottish, Irish, American, French, Egyptian, and more. The collection adds to the correspondence heritage of notable authors, artists, and public figures, including William Wordsworth, H.G. Wells, Booker T. Washington, Claude Monet, and others. The project sets out to make previously unpublished manuscripts newly accessible to scholars and students.
Literary figures included in this collection include the Pre-Raphaelites, Victorians, Romantics, and many more. Notable authors include William Wordsworth, Robert Browning, Mark Twain and others. Literary correspondence has been the driving force of this collection. Even a rare ticket from actor David Garrick's 1769 Shakespeare Jubilee can be counted among the treasures here.
Supplementing writers of literature are esteemed artists such as John William Waterhouse, Claude Monet, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Finally, culturally significant public figures are included such as Booker T. Washington, John Ruskin, and Sir Richard Burton. These manuscripts provide insight into the cultural climate of their respective time periods.
Many people should be thanked and acknowledged for their help with this collection. First, Nicholas Salerno was integral to the development and gathering of the manuscripts that make up this collection. Next, Dr. Devoney Looser and Archivist Katherine Krzys have provided tremendous guidance for this wonderful collection.
- 21 Connelly, Mollie
- 13 Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917
- 2 Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859
- 1 Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
- 1 Coleridge, Stephen, 1854-1936
- 1 Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
- 1 Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of, 1844-1900
- more
- 1 Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- 1 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
- English
- 12 French
- image/jpx
- 20 application/pdf
- Autograph Letter Signed
- 21 Image
- 5 Business Letters
- 3 Letters of Intent
- 3 Thank-you Notes
- 2 Letterheads
- 2 Watermarks
- more
- 1 Foreign Correspondence
- 1 Negatives
- 1 Photocopies
- 1 Photographs
- 1 Seller's Note
- 21 Public
- 12 "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" painting
- 4 art selling
- 4 photographs
- 3 money
- 2 art exhibitions
- 1 "Mariamne Leaving the Judgment Seat of Herod" painting
- 1 "St. Cecilia" painting
- more
- 1 Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
- 1 Berlin
- 1 Berlin Exhibition
- 1 Douglas, Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945
- 1 Eugen, Prince of Sweden, 1865-1947
- 1 Hunt, Leigh John Thornton 1789-1859-- Correspondence
- 1 Letter From H.G. Wells to My Dear Sir
- 1 Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917
- 1 William Blake
- 1 art
- 1 art collecting
- 1 art plates
- 1 articles
- 1 etchings
- 1 influenza
- 1 payments
- 1 petitions
- 1 poetry
- 1 traveling
Concerning Hunt's gratefulness for the addressee's generosity and other minor pieces of communication.
- Contributors
- Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1774/1859
Concerning Hunt's request that the recipient reply with the time in which Hunt's little boy can come pick up payment for an article Hunt wrote.
- Contributors
- Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1784/1859
Concerning Ruskin's intention of having Cruikshank create a plate for him.
- Contributors
- Ruskin, John, 1819-1900, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1819/1900
Concerning Arnold's request for financial help from the Literary Fund for a talented young poet, who has submitted a petition.
- Contributors
- Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1822/1888
Concerning a book of poetry by Queensberry's son, Alfred.
- Contributors
- Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of, 1844-1900, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1844/1900
Concerning his book Anticipations, finding an illustrator for it, and the Royal Society Dinner. Also concerning a photograph of H.G. Wells.
- Contributors
- Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1866/1901
Concerning Dowden's apology for keeping borrowed Blake volumes too long, his return to Dublin, and his pleasure concerning other of Blake's works.
- Contributors
- Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1885-08-11
Concerning Coleridge's refusal to write something on Matthew Arnold for the recipient's series.
- Contributors
- Coleridge, Stephen, 1854-1936, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1888-10-02
Concerning Waterhouse's hope that Mr. Woodiwiss will let the "Belle Dame" painting be sent to Stockholm at Prince Eugene of Sweden's request.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917
Concerning Waterhouse best Christmas wishes, his opinions about the etchings of the "Belle Dame", and his offer to help Woodiwiss with his art collection.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917