Sir Henry Irving records from tours of Great Britain
Summary
Financial records from several of Irving's tours of Great Britain with his Lyceum Company. Includes 5 account books from tours in 1881, 1888, 1891, 1897, 1902-1903, mostly kept by manager Bram Stoker; and an incomplete group of receipted bills, nightly returns, and weekly summaries from the 1881 and 1904 tours.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1904
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
.8 linear feet (2 boxes)Arrangement
Unprocessed.
Ownership and Custodial History
Gift of the Charles C. Titcomb Collection, date unknown.
Ownership and Custodial History
Purchased by Charles C. Titcomb from Puttick & Simpson, 1934 March 7 catalog, lot 211.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Charles C. Titcomb Collection. Method of acquisition--Gift; Accession number--2006MT-272.
Processing Information
Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.
Topical
- Title
- Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905. Sir Henry Irving records from tours of Great Britain, 1881-1904 (2006MT-272): Guide
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Date
- 2018 November 16
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou04339
Repository Details
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