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Thibaut Manuscript

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 22

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf168

Scope and Contents Fragment of the Roman de la Poire, a medieval French romance written by Thibaut, an imitator of Guillaume de Lorris, in the 13th century. It is influenced by the Roman de la Rose in describing the onset of love in terms of allegory and in its frequent use of the first person. The title is derived from a central scene where the damsel shares with her lover a pear that she has peeled with her teeth. The main text is preserved in BnF Ms. fr. 2186, an illuminated manuscript dated to the...

Found in: Manuscripts / Thibaut Manuscript

Maurice Thomson Collection

Collection — Box VMF General Oversize, Folder: 4

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf169

Scope and Contents

Indenture by which Maurice Thomson [sells] land in [Haversham], Horsham, Sussex, England, to John Corrance and Joseph Colston. Details the terms for delivery of fee, and terms for use, etc. Apparently for one year only (?). Verso, signatures of witnesses for both parties. Signed, no seal. Manuscript on vellum, 16 x 24"

Found in: Manuscripts / Maurice Thomson Collection

Charles Tomlinson Letters

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 23

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf170

Scope and Contents

Correspondence from Tomlinson largely to Peter Russell disucssing the British printing of "Versions from Fyodor Tyutchev, 1803-1873."

Found in: Manuscripts / Charles Tomlinson Letters

Katharine Tynan Collection

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 24

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf171

Scope and Contents

1900 June 3. Autograph letter signed from Tynan to [Elkin Mathews], publisher and antiquarian book dealer returning several books she had borrowed a few years earlier and announcing a return move to Ealing, 1 page

1928 June 16. Autograph letter signed from Tynan to John Betjeman inviting him to visit, 1 page

1898 July 16. A Lover's Breast-Knot, autograph commentary on a collection of love lyrics by Tynan, 1 page

Found in: Manuscripts / Katharine Tynan Collection

Edward Upjohn Letter

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 25

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf172

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed from Upjohn to Helen Allingham, wife of William Allingham, concerning errors in her husband's recently published autobiography. Thanks her for the volume and explains his ill-health, expressing his interest since he was apparently a friend of Allingham, 4 pages

Found in: Manuscripts / Edward Upjohn Letter

Theodore Newton Vail Collection

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 26

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf173

Scope and Contents

Autograph notecard signed from Vail to Frederick W. Lehmann with compliments upon presentation of Eliot facsimiles reproduced in John Eliot and the Indians, 1 page

Found in: Manuscripts / Theodore Newton Vail Collection

Mark Van Doren Typescript

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 27

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf174

Scope and Contents

Uncorrected signed typescript, The Four Brothers [short story] by Van Doren, 8 pages

Found in: Manuscripts / Mark Van Doren Typescript

Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris Collection

Collection — Box VMF 15, Folder: 28

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf175

Scope and Contents

Manuscript bill from Edward Pattinson, Ladies Boot and Shoe Maker, London, 4 pages

Found in: Manuscripts / Lucia Elizabeth Bartolozzi Vestris Collection

Adam Walker Collection

Collection — Box VMF 16, Folder: 1

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf176

Scope and Contents

Lectures on natural history, specifically meteorology, given in [Manchester] by Dr. Walker and recorded in shorthand by Thomas M. Randolph, a student. The lectures serve as an introduction to natural history, i.e. the history of the atmosphere and its phenomena. This copy was written out by William Anderson. Includes index. Manuscript, bound with leather covers. Signed by Randolph, with explanatory note concerning the origin of the work. No title page, circa 325 pages

Found in: Manuscripts / Adam Walker Collection

Thomas Humphry Ward Letter

Collection — Box VMF 16, Folder: 2

Identifier: MS-VMF-vmf177

Scope and Contents

Autograph letter signed from Ward to Lady [Julia Mary] Sheffield concerning The Life of Mrs. Humphry Ward by Janet Penrose (Ward) Trevelyam, Ward's daughter, and recounts news of the death of "Aunt Fan," the last child of Mathew Arnold, 2 pages

Found in: Manuscripts / Thomas Humphry Ward Letter

MS/VMF. Vertical Manuscript Files