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Letter from Sir Edmund Gosse to Helen Allingham, January 29, 1916
Creator
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Date
1916-01-29
Description
One letter from English poet Sir Edmund Gosse to Helen Allingham regarding the Red Cross Sale at Christies'. Gosse asks Helen for anything she would give, and for them to be sent to address provided. Gosse's letter is written on stationary bearing the seal for the British Red Cross Society. The stationary also indicates that Gosse is the chairman of the "Books, MSS., and Auographs Committee." The letter's paper contains a watermark for Spicers, Ltd. Tudor Bond.
Extent
1 leaf, 1 page
Dimensions
25.3 x 20.2 cm
Language
English
Geographic Subject
London (England)
Subject
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Genre Subject
Personal Correspondence
Collection Title
William Allingham Papers
Series
Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container
Box 4, Folder 46: Gosse, Sir Edmund to Helen Allingham, 1915-1916
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Letter from Sir Edmund Gosse to Helen Allingham, January 29, 1916
Creator
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Date
1916-01-29
Description
One letter from English poet Sir Edmund Gosse to Helen Allingham regarding the Red Cross Sale at Christies'. Gosse asks Helen for anything she would give, and for them to be sent to address provided. Gosse's letter is written on stationary bearing the seal for the British Red Cross Society. The stationary also indicates that Gosse is the chairman of the "Books, MSS., and Auographs Committee." The letter's paper contains a watermark for Spicers, Ltd. Tudor Bond.
Extent
1 leaf, 1 page
Dimensions
25.3 x 20.2 cm
Language
English
Geographic Subject
London (England)
Subject
Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Genre Subject
Personal Correspondence
Collection Title
William Allingham Papers
Series
Series 1: Correspondence: Sub-series 3: Correspondence to and from Helen Allingham
Container
Box 4, Folder 46: Gosse, Sir Edmund to Helen Allingham, 1915-1916
Rights
No Copyright - United States
Rights Description
This item is in the public domain.
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Ivor L. Poole Ltd., circa 1951-1953
Repository
Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library