A collection of seven copper theater passes or tickets for London theatres dating between 1762 and approximately 1820, all blank on the obverse sides except for the token for the Box Prince's Side (BPS 1796) which is decorated with a chain of small li...
Manuscript, in a single secretary hand, of a treatise on the conjuration of angels. The manuscript begins with directions to conjure the airy spirits on Sunday, followed by instructions for conjurations on the other days of the week. Each entry incl...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Angels, Astrology, Incantations, Magic, Theater, and Tragicomedy
267 autograph letters, signed; 209 autograph postcards, signed; 5 autograph postcards; 3 typed letters, signed; 22 telegrams; and 17 calling cards with notes, from Arthur Schnitzler to Richard Beer-Hofmann, 1891 May 23-1928 September 24 and undated. ...
Description:
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), Austrian author and dramatist.
267 autograph letters, signed; 209 autograph postcards, signed; 5 autograph postcards; 3 typed letters, signed; 22 telegrams; and 17 calling cards with notes, from Arthur Schnitzler to Richard Beer-Hofmann, 1891 May 23-1928 September 24 and undated. ...
Description:
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), Austrian author and dramatist.
267 autograph letters, signed; 209 autograph postcards, signed; 5 autograph postcards; 3 typed letters, signed; 22 telegrams; and 17 calling cards with notes, from Arthur Schnitzler to Richard Beer-Hofmann, 1891 May 23-1928 September 24 and undated. ...
Description:
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), Austrian author and dramatist.
267 autograph letters, signed; 209 autograph postcards, signed; 5 autograph postcards; 3 typed letters, signed; 22 telegrams; and 17 calling cards with notes, from Arthur Schnitzler to Richard Beer-Hofmann, 1891 May 23-1928 September 24 and undated. ...
Description:
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931), Austrian author and dramatist.
Manuscript, in primarily one hand, of a collection of several hundred documents related to the office of the Master of the Revels, including printed matter, engravings, and handwritten notes. The volume contains historical information pertaining to t...
Description:
Partial finding aid available.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, and England
Subject (Name):
Buck, George, Sir, 1560-1622., Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869., Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673., Killigrew, Charles, 1655-1724 or 1725., and Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683.
Subject (Topic):
English drama, History, Royal households, Theater, Women authors, and Officials and employees
This manuscript, a unique specimen of dramatic composition by Queen Elizabeth, represents the only surviving piece of stage property from the Elizabethan theater. It was passed from player to player during the great Theobalds Entertainment of 1591, an...
Holograph diary of a stay in Brussels and France after the Battle of Waterloo. Many of the author's observations reflect the recent battle; she reports, for example, on the celebrations in Brussels when its inhabitants receive news of Napoleon's surr...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
France, Great Britain, and Belgium
Subject (Name):
Eaton, Charlotte Ann (Waldie), 1788-1859., Henry IV, King of France, 1553-1610., Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821., Waldie, John, 1781-1862., and Watts, Jane (Waldie), 1793-1826.
Subject (Topic):
Theater, Travelers' writings, English, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, Women authors, Description and travel, and Social life and customs