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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Eng 1339

Mary Russell Mitford letters to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd and other letters

Overview

Autograph manuscript letters from English author and dramatist Mary Russell Mitford to English judge and author Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd.

Dates

  • 1821-1852

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.75 linear feet (2 volumes)

Collection consists primarily of over 250 autograph manuscript letters from Mitford to Talfourd containing discussions of her literary and dramatic productions and other matters. Most letters were written from Three Mile Cross, England, and are signed by Mitford. There are also a few letters from others to Mitford including a Miss James and a Mrs. Hofland. Collection also includes a few of Mitford's autograph manuscript compositions, including a poem and a partial verse play about Cromwell. There is also a partial letter from Talfourd to a "Rachael". Some letters were bound out of date order. Volumes are bound in dark blue morocco.

Biographical / Historical

Mary Russell Mitford (1787-1855) was an English author and dramatist. Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854) was an English judge and author whose influence assisted Mitford's literary career.

Arrangement

Arranged into two series, as bound, mostly chronological:

  1. I. Volume 1
  2. II. Volume 2

Immediate Source of Acquisition

52M-97F. Purchased with the Amy Lowell fund; received: 1953 January 8.

Processing Information

Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt

Title
Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855. Mary Russell Mitford letters to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd and other letters, 1821-1852: Guide.
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Description rules
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Language of description
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EAD ID
hou02494

Repository Details

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