[Maxwell letters and papers]., 1862-1938
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Email UsFolder 1: No. 1: Letter to Miss Frith dated November 3 77. -- No. 2: Letter to Mrs. Tweedie in which Sir Mawson is mentioned. -- No. 3: Letter to Mr. Sala. -- No. 4: Transcription of Wordsworth poem by Braddon. -- No. 5: Letter to Lady Wilde dated October 1st 86. -- No. 6: Letter concerning Frederick Selous, Mr. [Edmund?] Yates and the death of Mr. Selous; dated 17.7.92. -- No. 7: Letter [to a publisher?] dated Feb. 19th. -- No. 8: Letter to Miss Bright dated April 17th 79. -- No. 9: Letter [to a publisher?] dated November 4th concerning copy editing. -- No. 10: Letter to an unknown recipient dated Sunday night. -- No. 11: Letter to Mr. Thomas dated Jan 10. 91. -- No. 12: Letter to Mr. Thomas dated 14.1.92. -- No. 13: Letter to Mr. Simis dated Nov 4th. 97. -- No. 14 Letter addressed to Mr. Thomas in envelope postmarked Bideford Au 21 86. -- No. 15: Letter to an unknown recipient dated March 2. 92. -- No. 16: Letter concerning proofs dated October 11th 79. -- No. 17: Letter to Lady Wilde dated Jan 19th in Cannes. -- No. 18: Letter to Mr. Harrison dated Dec 17th. -- No. 19: Autograph of Braddon. -- No. 20: Autograph in envelope addressed to Mr. J Matheson and postmarked Fe 3 86. -- No. 21: Letter to unknown recipient dated Dec 13th 62.
Folder 2: No. 22: Letter to Mrs. Holtz dated March 24th. 98. -- No. 23: Typed copy of letter to Mrs. Holtz mounted in envelope. -- No. 24: Presentation photograph addressed to Lady Campbell Clarke and dated January 24th. 1906.
Folder 3: No. 25: Letter to Mr. Thomas from W. B. Maxwell dated Dec. 31. 1900. -- No. 26: Letter to Mr. Thomas from W. B. Maxwell dated 10.5.02. -- No. 27: Cartoon signed W. B. M. -- No. 28: Card addressed to a certain Juliette (dated in pencil on verso: December 1887). -- No. 29: Invitation to a fete at the Royal Dramatic College signed by Braddon. -- No. 30: Letter to Mrs. Adames dated May 27th. -- No. 31: Fragment of letter to Mrs. Martin. -- No. 32: Postcard to Mrs. Holtz dated Dec 31st 1881. -- No. 33: Collection of 8 newspaper clippings (mostly obituaries) relating to W. B. Maxwell.
Folder 4: No. 34: Obituary of M. E. Braddon containing photographs and cartoons. -- No. 35: Two manuscript copies of M. E. Braddons gravestone inscription; one dated 15.2.36. and signed R.H. -- No. 36: Manuscript list of Braddons works. -- No. 37: Two printed leaves concerning "The Masks Album". -- No. 38: Postcard with photograph of Braddon. -- No. 39: Hand-drawn map of unknown location. -- No. 40: Clipping (10 p.) from 1867 Broadway Annual. -- No. 41: Clipping (4 p.) from Windsor Magazine. -- No. 42: Two typed copies of Braddon?s obituary from the Morning Post. -- No. 43: Clipping (4 p.) from Melia?s Magazine. -- No. 44: Collection of 7 newspaper clippings relating to M. E. Braddon.
Folder 5: No. 45: Copy of London Times from February 5,1915. -- No. 46: Newspaper clipping from Times Literary Supplement dated 9 October 1937.
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Includes letters, cards, clippings, photographs, and obituary notices of authors Mary Elizabeth Braddon and her son William Babington Maxwell.
All correspondence from M. E. Braddon except where indicated.
Provenance: Purchased from John Schroder.
Provenance: No. 1 purchased from Rogers, 12 Feb 1957.
Provenance: No. 2 purchased from Newham, 9 Feb 1957.
Former Shelfmark: Urbana, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, xq B M46532M1.
Shelfmark: Urbana, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Post-1650 MS 85.