Fonds GB 106 9/07 - Literary Ladies: (Autograph Letter Collection)

3 A boxes (3 volumes - 185 items)

This collection consists of letters taken from various sources and filed individually in ring binders. The original source of the item (often from archive collections) is not generally indicated.

GB 106 9/07 1881-1959 fonds 3 A boxes (3 volumes - 185 items) Various

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This collection consists of letters taken from various sources and filed individually in ring binders. The original source of the item (often from archive collections) is not generally indicated.

The collection contains correspondence that discusses social visits, works of a literary nature, invitational offers to engagements, provision of books for book sale organised by Mrs Alys Russell. The collection also includes extensive communication from Beatrice Harraden to Daisy Solomon and various autograph signatures.

The letters have been arranged into three sections as follows A : 1801-1879 (47 letters) B : 1880-1912 (49 letters) C : 1913-1959 (89 letters).

This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit. Available on microfiche only.

English

Abstracts of individual letters in the autograph letters collection were written and held alongside the letters. This work was done from the 1960s by volunteers including Nan Taylor. In 2004 Jean Holder completed a 3 year project to list the letters, copy-type the abstracts, and repackage the letters to meet preservation needs. In 2005 Vicky Wylde and Teresa Doherty proof read and imported the entries to the Special Collections Catalogue.

The original card index of all correspondents, including date of letter & volume reference, is available on the microfiche.

A copy of this archive is available on microfilm held at The Women's Library.

Also held at The Women's Library are the personal papers of Harriet Martineau. Other Collections within Strand 9 which may be of interest include 9/18 Women in the Arts, 9/22 Scholars and Learned Ladies.

Finding aid created by export from CALM v7.2.14 Archives Hub EAD2002. Edited for AIM25 by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

19/03/2008 Martineau , Harriet , 1802-1876 , journalist and author Brittain , Vera Mary , 1893-1970 , author, feminist and pacifist Carpenter , Mary , 1807-1877 , educationist and penal reformer Harraden , Beatrice , 1864-1936 , novelist and suffragist Communication process Communication skills Writing Social behaviour Literature Literary analysis Socialization Literary criticism Russell , Alys , 1867-1951 , nee Whitall , first wife of Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell x Russell , Countess Solomon , Daisy Dorothea , d 1963 , suffragette

The collection contains correspondence that discusses social visits, works of a literary nature, invitational offers to engagements, provision of books for book sale organised by Mrs Alys Russell. The collection also includes extensive communication from Beatrice Harraden to Daisy Solomon and various autograph signatures.

The letters have been arranged into three sections as follows A : 1801-1879 (47 letters) B : 1880-1912 (49 letters) C : 1913-1959 (89 letters).

This collection is available for research. Readers are advised to contact The Women's Library in advance of their first visit. Available on microfiche only.

• English

• Latin

English

Also held at The Women's Library are the personal papers of Harriet Martineau. Other Collections within Strand 9 which may be of interest include 9/18 Women in the Arts, 9/22 Scholars and Learned Ladies.

Abstracts of individual letters in the autograph letters collection were written and held alongside the letters. This work was done from the 1960s by volunteers including Nan Taylor. In 2004 Jean Holder completed a 3 year project to list the letters, copy-type the abstracts, and repackage the letters to meet preservation needs. In 2005 Vicky Wylde and Teresa Doherty proof read and imported the entries to the Special Collections Catalogue.

The original card index of all correspondents, including date of letter & volume reference, is available on the microfiche.

A copy of this archive is available on microfilm held at The Women's Library.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English