Frederick Tennyson letters from various correspondents
Overview
Letters to English poet Frederick Tennyson from various correspondents.
Dates
- Creation: 1831-1884
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.16 linear feet (1 volume)Includes autograph letters to Tennyson from Arthur Henry Hallam, R. J. Tennant, Septimus Tennyson, Maria (Giuliotti) Tennyson, Edmund Law Lushington, Mary Isabella I. Brotherton, and William Brooks, among other correspondents. These letters concern the daily life of the Tennyson family, personal financial matters, European travels, and mesmerism among other topics.
Biographical / Historical
Tennyson was an English poet and the brother of Lord Alfred Tennyson.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*42M-22-69. Purchased from C. A. Stonehill Ltd., 565 Madison Avenue, New York, New York; received: 1942 June 30.
- Title
- Tennyson, Frederick, 1807-1898, recipient. Frederick Tennyson letters from various correspondents: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00418
Repository Details
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