Guard-book of letters, including letters;
- Fols. 1-42. to G. F. Watts and his wife, 1887-1906
- Fols. 93-111. of Sir George Grove, c.1880-1892
- Fols. 152-92. from Richard Monckton Milnes, Baron Houghton, to W. D. Christie, c.1838-1869, n.d.
Dates
- Creation: 19th-20th century
Extent
222 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. lett. e. 118, fols. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. lett. e. 118
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 17188
Abstract
Guard-book of letters
Biographical / Historical
George Frederic Watts (1817-1904) was an English painter and sculptor. Sir George Grove (1820-1900) was an English writer on music and lexicographer.
Other Finding Aids
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired, 1970-1.
- Title
- Guard-book of letters
- 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
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk