Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (playwright)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 26 April 1564 - 23 April 1616
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Broadside advertising Signor Francesco's wax figures exhibition in London, 1832
Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/26-0030
Scope and Contents
This is a broadside advertising an exhibition on 59, Minories, London, showing "Signor Francesco’s... extensive and magnificent collection of Royal Wax & Composition Figures". Dated in manuscript "Saturday, Decr. 1st, 1832". London: Starie, printer.The collection featured, amongst much else, an animated depiction of the dying moments of Mark Antony, an "elegant figure, in full armour, of William Wallace, the Hero of Scotland", a "striking likeness of William Shakespeare", and...
Dates:
1832
Collection of book illustrations representing theatrical characters from Shakespeare and Restoration plays
Collection — Box Df.4.92
Identifier: Coll-2892
Scope and Contents
This is a collection of illustrations taken from printed books, representing characters in costume from Shakespear's plays, and Restoration plays. Three envelopes, labelled: "Shakespeare" (53 illustrations), "Mainly Restoration drama" (24 illustrations), and "To be identified - Mainly Restoration drama" (25 illustrations). Most illustrations date from the 1770s, and have been "Published for Bells British Theatre".
Dates:
1770s
Collection of Correspondence, Alfred Edward Thiselton
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-626
Scope and Contents
The correspondence is that between a number of persons and Thiselton on his Shakespearean publications. The correspondents, of some 40 in number, include W. Salt Brassington, F. J. Furnivall, and Israel Gollancz.
Dates:
[circa 1895]-1916
Collection of Correspondence relating to the Shakespeare Commemorative Service, Southwark Cathedral, 23 April 1909
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-487
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of letters relating to the Shakespeare Commemorative Service in Southwark Cathedral, 1909, and includes too aShakespeare commemorative hymnby Canon H. D. Rawnsley. The correspondence is mostly in the form of replies to Leftwich for his invitations to attend the service.
Dates:
1908-1909
Collection of James O. Halliwell-Phillipps
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-103
Scope and Contents
The Halliwell-Phillipps Collection includes 16th-century works by Italian, French and Spanish authors. Its strength lies in English books however, especially English drama of the 17th and 18th centuries. The Collection also includes more than 600 plays including works by Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher, George Chapman, Thomas Middleton, John Webster, John Dryden, Philip Massinger, and William Wycherley. Several are playhouse copies with contemporary stage directions added in manuscript....
Dates:
16th century-19th century
Commonplace Book - Extracts by Charles Lyell - Prose and Verse, 1817-1826
Item
Identifier: Coll-203/A2/5
Scope and Contents
Small label affixed reads 'Extracts by Charles Lyell Prose & Verse - Crown Office Temple Row'. Commonplace book of notes and quotations compiled by Lyell when a practicing barrister in London in his early twenties. The book is inscribed with his address: 9 Crown Office Row, Temple, where he moved in 1826 after vacating the cramped quarters he had known as a law student in nearby Norfolk Street (no longer in existence, checked 2021). The first entry has the date 1817, indicating this...
Dates:
1817-1826
Lecture notes on English literature and English Language, taken down by Janet H. Kirkwood
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2952
Scope and Contents
5 volumes of notes on lectures on English literature and English language, taken down by Janet H. Caird. Further item detail below:
Coll-2952/1
Shakespeare, taught by Professor Grierson.
Coll-2952/2
17th Century literature, taught by Professor Grierson. With additional page of notes laid in.
Coll-2952/3
English Language, taught by Angus MacDonald. Volume 1. With additional pages of notes laid in.
...
Dates:
1934-1935
Papers of Arthur Melville Clark
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-65
Scope and Contents
The Papers of Arthur Melville Clark contain lecture notes; lectures and articles on Sir Walter Scott; material on Shakespeare; Edinburgh University examinations material; some work on rhyme; material on heraldry and genealogy, and on the Order of St. Lazarus; correspondence, personal material and some photographs; speeches; reviews; and, books and a notebook containing poems with some inserted letters....
Dates:
circa 1920
Papers of David Playfair (D. P.) Heatley
Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-243
Scope and Contents
The papers of D. P. Heatley include, at Dk.6.5-7, manuscripts of unpublished works on political science, these being on the subjects of :"The mind of Britain in politics"; "Britain, the USA, and the comity of nations"; "The politics of Richard Hooker"; "Shakespeare and Bacon on human nature and politics"; and "A humanist view of a political classic". There is also some material for a memoir.At Gen. 825/1-2 there are certificates mainly for classes taken at the University of...
Dates:
1880-c 1944
Two Autograph Letters Signed from James Halliwell to Sir William Tite, giving his professional advice on books relating to Shakespeare, 20 May 1865; 1 January 1866
File — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0029
Scope and Contents
Two Autograph Letters Signed from James Halliwell (later Halliwell-Phillipps) to Sir William Tite (1798-1873, architect). Both sent from 6 St Mary's Place, West Brampton, London, 20th May 1865 and 1st January 1866.In the first letter dated 20 May 1865, Halliwell gives his professional advice on a copy of a book with an "interesting connexion to Shakespeare" that Tite is interested in for his collection. He also advises on how much the book would fetch at a sale, and how much to...
Dates:
20 May 1865; 1 January 1866
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