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 The project sets out to make previously unpublished manuscripts newly accessible to scholars and students.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.
- 61 Connelly, Mollie
- 13 Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917
- 3 Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859
- 3 Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890
- 2 Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860
- 2 Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848
- 2 Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920
- more
- 2 Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916
- 2 Longfellow, Henry W. (Henry Wadsworth), 1895-1986
- 2 Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882
- 1 Aldrich, Anne Reeve, 1866-1892
- 1 Anderson, Frederick
- 1 Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
- 1 Browning, Robert Wiedemann Barrett, 1849-1912
- 1 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- 1 Byron, William Byron, Baron, 1722-1798
- 1 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
- 1 Coleridge, Stephen, 1854-1936
- 1 Dowden, Edward, 1843-1913
- 1 Fanshawe, Richard, 1608-1666
- 1 Field, Eugene, 1850-1895
- 1 Garrick, David, 1717-1779
- 1 Garrick, Geo.
- 1 Goshawk, Harrow.
- 1 Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
- 1 Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771
- 1 Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910
- 1 Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671
- 1 Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873
- 1 Monet, Claude, 1840-1926
- 1 Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
- 1 Neil, C.E.
- 1 Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897
- 1 Queensberry, John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of, 1844-1900
- 1 Ruskin, John, 1819-1900
- 1 Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926
- 1 Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
- 1 Stannard, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer, 1856-1911
- 1 Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- 1 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946
- 1 Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850
- 1 Young, Filson, 1876-1938
- 62 image/jpx
- 49 application/pdf
- Image
- 48 Autograph Letter Signed
- 8 Business Letters
- 7 Negatives
- 6 Letterheads
- 6 Watermarks
- 4 Autographs
- more
- 4 Stationery
- 4 Typewritten
- 3 International Correspondence
- 3 Letters of Intent
- 3 Photographs
- 3 Thank-you Notes
- 2 Envelopes
- 2 Letterhead
- 2 Manuscript Poems
- 2 Photocopies
- 2 Poems
- 2 Sealing-Wax
- 2 Seller's Note
- 2 Signatures
- 2 Typed Letter Signed
- 1 Book Pages
- 1 Ephemera
- 1 Foreign Correspondence
- 1 Glassine
- 1 Lists
- 1 Mechanically Produced
- 1 Museum Tickets
- 1 Postcards
- 1 Prefaces
- 1 Seller's Letters
- 1 Sheet Music
- 1 Theater Tickets
- 38 British Correspondence
- 33 19th Century Manuscripts
- 24 Victorian Era
- 19 Pre-Raphaelite Manuscripts
- 13 John William Waterhouse Correspondence
- 8 American Correspondence
- 6 British Manuscripts
- more
- 4 18th Century Manuscripts
- 4 19th Century Correspondence
- 4 Romantic Era
- 3 20th Century Manuscripts
- 3 Irish Correspondence
- 2 17th Century Manuscripts
- 2 English Correspondence
- 1 19th Century
- 1 American Manuscripts
- 1 Romantic Correspondence
- 1 Victorian Correspondence
- 62 Public
- 12 "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" painting
- 6 photographs
- 5 money
- 4 art selling
- 2 Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848
- 2 art exhibitions
- 2 books
- more
- 2 poetry
- 1 "Excerpts from Adam's Diary" by Mark Twain
- 1 "Lays of France" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
- 1 "Mariamne Leaving the Judgment Seat of Herod" painting
- 1 "Music and Moonlight" by Arthur O'Shaughnessy
- 1 "Remembrance" poem
- 1 "St. Cecilia" painting
- 1 "The Nightengale Unheard" by William Bell Scott
- 1 African Americans--Education
- 1 An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy by John Stuart Mill
- 1 Arnold, Matthew, 1822-1888
- 1 Autographs
- 1 Berlin
- 1 Berlin Exhibition
- 1 British Museum
- 1 Buckingham
- 1 Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890
- 1 Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
- 1 Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly
- 1 Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
- 1 Douglas, Alfred Bruce, 1870-1945
- 1 Eiffel Tower
- 1 Eugen, Prince of Sweden, 1865-1947
- 1 Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
- 1 Gough, Richard, 1735-1809
- 1 Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
- 1 Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910
- 1 Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859
- 1 Hunt, Leigh John Thornton 1789-1859-- Correspondence
- 1 Keats, John, 1795-1821
- 1 Letter From H.G. Wells to My Dear Sir
- 1 Manor Houses
- 1 Messrs Drummond & Co
- 1 Monograms of Man book
- 1 Morley, Christopher, 1890-1957
- 1 Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858 -- Correspondence
- 1 Mrs. Guest
- 1 O'Shaughnessy, Arthur William Edgar, 1844-1881
- 1 Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
- 1 Prefaces
- 1 Publication
- 1 River Dee
- 1 Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882
- 1 Shakespears Jubiliee
- 1 Shorter, Dora Sigerson, 1866-1918
- 1 Stratford upon Avon
- 1 The Excursion by William Wordsworth
- 1 The White Doe by William Wordsworth
- 1 Tulloch, John, 1823-1886
- 1 Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917
- 1 William Blake
- 1 art
- 1 art collecting
- 1 art plates
- 1 articles
- 1 birds
- 1 book catalogs
- 1 children
- 1 etchings
- 1 family
- 1 fishing
- 1 houses
- 1 influenza
- 1 logic
- 1 monuments
- 1 payments
- 1 petitions
- 1 sailing
- 1 scholarships
- 1 sheet music
- 1 songs
- 1 suffering
- 1 text revisions
- 1 traveling
Concerning Fanshawe's details of his recent voyage after three years, his safe arrival in Madrid, his voyage with his captain, and the sending of a packet.
- Contributors
- Fanshawe, Richard, 1608-1666, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1650-04-17
Concerning Mennes' plans around Easter, business concerning Prince Rupert, and the crime of a merchant named Corke.
- Contributors
- Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1663-04-17
Concerning a list of several manors and their histories, complied by Thomas Gray.
- Contributors
- Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1716/1771
Concerning a request for Peter to visit David and go fishing with him.
- Contributors
- Garrick, David, 1717-1779, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1717/1779
Concerning Isaac D'Israeli's autograph.
- Contributors
- Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1766/1848
Concerning a theater ticket to David Garrick's Shakespears Jubiliee signed by Geo. Garrick.
- Contributors
- Garrick, Geo., Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1769
Concerning the first stanza of the author's poem "Remembrance."
- Contributors
- Southey, Robert, 1774-1843, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1774/1843
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 Byron's sending of the rent money and other financial dealings with his servant, Daws.
- Contributors
- Byron, William Byron, Baron, 1722-1798, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1780-09-27
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 Scott's thanks, his writings about his own works, and a manuscript of "The Nightingale Unheard."
- Contributors
- Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1811/1890
Concerning the publication of Wordsworth's Poem without expense, his works the Excursion and the White Doe, and Mr. Montgomery's praise.
- Contributors
- Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1815
Concerning a letter written in rhymes about Howe's thanks for a new hood, her relief and good wishes towards Silsbee.
- Contributors
- Howe, Julia Ward, 1819-1910, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1818/1910
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 the sheet music and lyrics of "Oh Say Thou Best and Brightest."
- Contributors
- Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1826-06-23
Concerning the manuscript for "John Keats".
- Contributors
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1828/1882
Concerning a Reader's Ticket of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
- Contributors
- Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828-1882, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1828/1882
Concerning an invitation to the Sees to meet Principal Tulloch on his flying visit.
- Contributors
- Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret), 1828-1897, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1828/1897
Concerning Hunt's agitation at Mrs. Guest's actions and appeals to Moxon and Hunt's request that Moxon show this note to Mr. Forster.
- Contributors
- Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1832-04-18
Concerning the author's Preface to his newest edition of Curiosities of Literature, and a letter about the Preface to his publisher, Edward Moxon.
- Contributors
- Disraeli, Isaac, 1766-1848, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1834-01-01
Concerning Byron's orders concerning her personal finances and bank operations.
- Contributors
- Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1835-11-04
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 Anne Byron's switch of an appointment with Mr Colman from tomorrow to today.
- Contributors
- Byron, Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron, Baroness, 1792-1860, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1845-04-08
Concerning the manuscript of Gosse's poem "Sunshine in March."
- Contributors
- Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1849/1873
Concerning Scott's declining of a book he was to borrow.
- Contributors
- Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1852-03-15
Concerning the autograph of Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer as John Strange Winter.
- Contributors
- Stannard, Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Palmer, 1856-1911, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1856/1911
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 Browning's change of plans on meeting with Lady Augusta.
- Contributors
- Browning, Robert Wiedemann Barrett, 1849-1912, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1866-02-06
Concerning a brief letter of communication about the sending of letters.
- Contributors
- Longfellow, Henry W. (Henry Wadsworth), 1895-1986, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1869-11-17
Concerning the author's arrival date and communication about some papers.
- Contributors
- Longfellow, Henry W. (Henry Wadsworth), 1895-1986, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1869-11-18
Concerning a monument of Dr. Drury, former Head Master of Harrow School, Lord Byron, and Sir Robert Peel.
- Contributors
- Goshawk, Harrow., Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1870-01-18
Concerning Mill's recommended reading on the subject of logic, including his work An Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.
- Contributors
- Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1871-05-15
Concerning Scotts notes and opinions of O'Shaughnessy's works including "Music and Moonlight."
- Contributors
- Scott, William Bell, 1811-1890, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1874-04-07
Concerning a book the author sends to Gosse, and his appreciation for Gosse's work.
- Contributors
- Young, Filson, 1876-1938, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1876/1938
Concerning: Howell's views on the presidential race of 1876, his writings on Rutherford B. Hayes, and his own book recently published.
- Contributors
- Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1876-09-26
Concerning a postcard from Burton explaining his summer plans to his publishers.
- Contributors
- Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1880-02-05
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 Field's preparation to move, his sending away of some of his children, and the sojourn of his "angel child."
- Contributors
- Field, Eugene, 1850-1895, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1889-04-10
Concerning Ingram's thanks to Walter Hamilton for his note, and his inquiry into Hamilton's travel plans to visit the Eiffel Tower.
- Contributors
- Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1889-07-26
Concerning Aldrich's reception of Dickinson's note, her instructions on how to obtain a photograph, and Aldrich's views on suffering and sympathy.
- Contributors
- Aldrich, Anne Reeve, 1866-1892, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1890-07-04
Concerning Ingram's frustration at losing a catalog and forgetting the name of a book and seller's name.
- Contributors
- Ingram, John Henry, 1842-1916, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1891-03-12
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
Concerning Waterhouse's painting the "Belle Dame" having been selected for an exhibition, his thanks to Woodiwiss for the photographs he sent, Waterhouse's painting of Mrs. Newton Robinson, and his trip to Switzerland.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917
Concerning Waterhouse's return from Switzerland, his receipt of the photographs of the "Belle Dame" painting sent to him by Woodiwiss, and his request for Woodiwiss to write to Dixon to send Waterhouse more than one print.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917
Concerning Waterhouse's trip to Switzerland, his intentions to sign photographs of the "Belle Dame" once he returns, and his hope that the etching of the "Belle Dame" will turn out well.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917
Concerning the removal of the "Belle Dame" painting to Dixon and sending of it to Woodiwiss. Also concerning photographing the painting, Waterhouse's intended travels, and his inability to meet Woodiwiss at Bath this year.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917
Concerning Waterhouse's gratefulness for Mr. Woodiwiss's congratulations and kind words concerning Waterhouse's picture.
- Contributors
- Waterhouse, John William, 1849-1917, Connelly, Mollie
- Created Date
- 1893/1917