Guard-book of letters mainly to T.W. Bourne
Single Item
MS. Eng. lett. e. 45
Held at the Weston Library
Guard-book of letters, including:
- (fols. 1-104) letters mainly to T. W. Bourne, many from Sir Frederick Bridge, concerning the performance in London of Handel's Messiah conducted by Bridge, 2 Jan. 1899, and Bridge's Gresham Lectures on Messiah, 1899
- (fols. 116-64) letters from A. W. Kinglake to various correspondents, 1845-90.
Dates
- Creation: 19th century
Extent
179 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. e. 45, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 45
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 8619
Abstract
Guard-book of letters
Biographical / Historical
Sir Frederick Bridge (1844-1924) was an English organist and composer. Alexander William Kinglake (1809-1891) was an English historian and travel writer.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired, 1948-57.
Topical
- Title
- Guard-book of letters mainly to T.W. Bourne
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2019 by Alice Whichelow
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk