Fonds GB 0096 AL519 - Smith, William Collingwood: letter (1870)

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GB 0096 AL519

Title

Smith, William Collingwood: letter (1870)

Date(s)

  • 1870 (Creation)

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Extent and medium

2 leaves

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Name of creator

Biographical history

William Collingwood Smith was a noted watercolourist, whose work was often featured in the London Illustrated News.

Archival history

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GB 0096 AL519 1870 fonds 2 leaves ,
Smith, William Collingwood (1815-1887) artist

William Collingwood Smith was a noted watercolourist, whose work was often featured in the London Illustrated News.

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Found enclosed in E Erskine Scott Tables of Logarithms and Anti-Logarithms (1870) - classmark: [DeM] L.8 [Scott]

Letter from William Collingwood Smith of Wyndam Lodge, Brixton Hill, London [the printed address of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, Pall Mall East, London SW, has been struck through] to Augustus De Morgan, 8 Dec 1870. Asking him to assess the depreciation in the Society's assets.

See hard copy catalogue.

Open for research. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
English

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

Compiled by Anya Turner. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Aug 2008 Collingwood , William , 1819-1903 , watercolour painter Societies Finance Accounting Financial administration Valuation Society of Painters in Water Colours x Royal Watercolour Society Associations Organizations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Found enclosed in E Erskine Scott Tables of Logarithms and Anti-Logarithms (1870) - classmark: [DeM] L.8 [Scott]

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Letter from William Collingwood Smith of Wyndam Lodge, Brixton Hill, London [the printed address of the Society of Painters in Water Colours, Pall Mall East, London SW, has been struck through] to Augustus De Morgan, 8 Dec 1870. Asking him to assess the depreciation in the Society's assets.

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See hard copy catalogue.

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Conditions governing access

Open for research. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

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Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.

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Senate House Library, University of London

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Language(s)

  • English

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