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COLLECTION — Multiple Containers Identifier: 2006MT-272

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.

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

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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