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1. A catalogue of the library of the right honble earl of Chesterfield, at Ethrope, Bucks., 1778 Jun
- Creator:
- Edwards, A.
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 80
- Image Count:
- 65
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Holograph catalogue of Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield's library at Ethrope. The manuscript begins with an explanation of the shelving system at the library, followed by an index to the volume which divides the work by book size and language. ...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Name):
- Betterton, Thomas, 1635?-1710., Cervetto, Giacobbe, 1682-1783., Chesterfield, Philip Stanhope, Earl of, 1755-1815., Darly, Matthias., Dryden, John, 1631-1700., Duck, Stephen, 1705-1756., Edwards, A., Hogarth, William, 1697-1764., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Collectors and collecting, Nobility, Books and reading, Private libraries, and Intellectual life
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A catalogue of the library of the right honble earl of Chesterfield, at Ethrope, Bucks., 1778 Jun
2. Breaking up of the Blue Stocking Club [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1 March 1815]
- Call Number:
- 815.03.01.04+
- Collection Title:
- V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Blue Stocking meeting over a tea table has dissolved into one of furious combat. Five pairs of women beat each other with their fists and tear at each other's hair and clothes. One woman empties a boiling pot of tea over her prostrate foe while an...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- By Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Topic):
- Intellectual life, Women in England, Fighting, and Clubwomen
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Breaking up of the Blue Stocking Club [graphic]
3. Breaking up of the Blue Stocking Club [graphic]
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [not before 1 March 1815]
- Call Number:
- Folio 75 W87 807 v.4
- Collection Title:
- V. 4. Caricature magazine, or, Hudibrastic mirror.
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- The Blue Stocking meeting over a tea table has dissolved into one of furious combat. Five pairs of women beat each other with their fists and tear at each other's hair and clothes. One woman empties a boiling pot of tea over her prostrate foe while an...
- Description:
- Title etched below image.
- Publisher:
- By Thos. Tegg, No. 111 Cheapside
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and England
- Subject (Topic):
- Intellectual life, Women in England, Fighting, and Clubwomen
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Breaking up of the Blue Stocking Club [graphic]
4. Catalogue of Dr. Hutton's library, 1815
- Creator:
- Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 54
- Image Count:
- 116
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general ...
- Description:
- Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology,...
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Catalogue of Dr. Hutton's library, 1815
5. Catalogue of Dr. Hutton's library, 1815
- Creator:
- Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 54
- Image Count:
- 80
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript catalogs of Dr. Charles Hutton's books, each volume in a single hand, arranged in alphabetical order and including information on place and date of publication, size, and number of volumes. The first volume contains books from his general ...
- Description:
- Charles Hutton (1737-1823) was a mathematician, professor, and foreign secretary of the Royal Society from 1777-1783. He was interested in applied mathematics and open to innovations from the continent, active in experiments with military technology,...
- Subject (Geographic):
- England, Great Britain., and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Hutton, Charles, 1737-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Mathematicians, Books and reading, Collectors and collecting, Private libraries, Science and technology libraries, and Intellectual life
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Catalogue of Dr. Hutton's library, 1815
6. John Sterling letters to the Fox family. 1840-1844
- Creator:
- Sterling, John, 1806-1844
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 143
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 135
- Abstract:
- Collection primarily of letters, and copies of letters, by John Sterling to members of the Fox family in the last four years before his death, mostly on social, philosophical, and religious subjects. The four letters in Sterling's hand are to Anna Ma...
- Description:
- John Sterling (1806-1844) was a writer, curate, and poet. Diagnosed with consumption, or tuberculosis, in his twenties, he resigned his position as curate of Hurstmonceaux and devoted himself to writing. His works include the historical novel Arthur...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain., Falmouth (England), and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Fox, Barclay, 1817-1855., Fox, Caroline, 1819-1871., Fox, Anna Maria., Fox family., Sterling, John, 1806-1844., and Sterling family.
- Subject (Topic):
- Bereavement, Death, Social aspects, English literature, Tuberculosis, Intellectual life, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > John Sterling letters to the Fox family. 1840-1844
7. Letters between B. Strutt and J. Pattison, 1778-1782
- Call Number:
- Osborn fc156
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Album containing the correspondence of Benjamin Strutt of Colchester and John Pattison Jr. of Witham. The letters are highly literary in nature, and contain many references to, playful imitations of, and comments on MacPherson's <title>Ossian</title>,...
- Description:
- Available on microfilm.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782, Macpherson, James, 1736-1796, Pattison, John Jr., 1758-1782., Strutt, Benjamin, 1754-1827., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Subject (Topic):
- Influence, Classical studies, English literature, English poetry, Friendship, Sentimentalism in literature, Students, Books and reading, and Intellectual life
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Letters between B. Strutt and J. Pattison, 1778-1782
8. Letters describing life in England, 1790
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 115
- Image Count:
- 270
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution a...
- Description:
- In French.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, Great Britain., England, France, and Versailles (France)
- Subject (Name):
- Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834., Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793., and Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804.
- Subject (Topic):
- Cockfighting, Elections, Hunting, Lotteries, Slave trade, Newspapers, Nobility, Travelers' writings, French, Description and travel, History, Women, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Letters describing life in England, 1790
9. Papers of the Earl of Morton, 1745-1807
- Creator:
- Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, 1702-1768
- Call Number:
- OSB MSS 72
- Container / Volume:
- Box 1
- Image Count:
- 30
- Abstract:
- The collection contains scientific, political and personal correspondence of the Earl of Morton and the first Lady Morton; a travel diary kept by Sholto, Lord Morton in 1784; and a few folders of letters to George Douglas, Earl of Morton (1761-1827). ...
- Description:
- James Douglas, 14th Earl of Morton (1702-1768) was educated in Edinburgh and at King's College, Cambridge. An amateur scientist and mathematician, Morton was the first President of the Edinburgh Society for Improving the Arts and Sciences; served as P...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Scotland., France, Great Britain, and Scotland
- Subject (Name):
- Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Auguste Fouquet, duc de, 1684-1761., Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788., Clairaut, M., 1713-1765., Decker, Matthew, Sir, 1679-1749., Douglas, Robert, -1745., Douglas, William, -1747., Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782., Farquharson, Francis., Geoffrin, Marie-Thérèse Rodet, 1699-1777., Hoey, Abraham van, 1684-1766., Irwin, Anne, Viscountess, 1696-1764., König, Samuel, 1712-1757., Le Monnier, Louis Guillaume, 1717-1799., Le Monnier, M. 1715-1799. (Pierre-Charles),, MacLaurin, Colin, 1698-1746., Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat, baron de, 1689-1755., Morton, George Douglas, Earl of, 1761-1827., Morton, James Douglas, Earl of, 1702-1768., Morton, Sholto Charles Douglas, Earl of, 1732-1774., Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, 1683-1757., Saint-Germain, comte de, -1784., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., West, Benjamin, 1730-1813., Bastille., Royal Society (Great Britain), and Select Society.
- Subject (Topic):
- Astronomy, Enlightenment, Influence, Natural history, Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746, Philosophes, Telescopes, Design and construction, Intellectual life, Politics and government, and Civilization
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Papers of the Earl of Morton, 1745-1807