Box 1
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870). English writer. ALS. 2 pp. 7"x9", folded once, Tavistock House. Addressed to Mrs. Marson. Near-fine. Signature slightly faded. Letter mounted to another sheet of paper on blank final page. Written to the matron in charge of Dickens' Charitable Home for Fallen Women at Urania College in Shepherd's Bush, London, regarding a perspective girl's admission; With 2 1/2"x4" carte-de-viste of Dickens made in 1867 by J. Gurney and Son of New York, October 23, 1852, 1867
File — Box: 1, Folder: 68
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
This collection consists of letters and supporting documentation, books on the art of letter writing, a small miscellaneous grouping of catalogs and photographs, and issues of The Wolf Magazine of Letters from June-July 1979 to Summer Quarterly 1991. The earliest letter, from the Marquise de Sevigne, dates from 1695; while the most recent was signed by entertainer Mike Douglas in 1980. Most of the letters date from the 19th century. The collection, which now numbers 85 letters, will continue...
Dates:
October 23, 1852, 1867