Janus: Personal Papers of Bessie Rayner Parkes

Girton/GCPP Parkes contains:
<-- See earlier
7	Correspondence with the Howitts
8	Correspondence with the Procters
9	Minor correspondents
10	Miscellaneous letters, poems, drawings
11	Newspaper cuttings
12	Photographs and family documents
13	Elizabeth Parkes' diaries and journals
14	BRP Publications
15	Later letters, galley proofs, typescripts etc
16	Marie Belloc Lowndes' typescript material for her biography of BRP
17	Additional material

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Personal Papers of Bessie Rayner Parkes

Title	Miscellaneous letters, poems, drawings
Reference	GCPP Parkes 10 (former reference: BRP X)
Creator	Parkes, Bessie Rayner
Covering Dates	1821–1889
Extent and Medium	112 items; paper

Content and context

Includes some Bodichon correspondence.

Girton/GCPP Parkes 10 contains:

10A

BRP miscellaneous fragments.
Creator: Parkes, Bessie Rayner.
22 items; paper.

1850–1884

10A/1

BRP miscellaneous fragments. Fragments and drafts of letters, all presumed to be have been written by BRP, with the exception of no. 3) below, some undated. Ms, all with typescript transcripts attached. Parts of some of the letters have been crossed out: where this is the case, these parts have not been transcribed. 10 items, as follows:. 1) 1856, no address, appears to be part of a letter from BRP to her father [Joseph Parkes] about a Mr Blackwell;. 2) 19 May [1862], from 17 Wimpole Street [London], to 'Darling Polly' [probably George Eliot], referring to Robert Browning and to the death of Mrs [Elizabeth Barrett] Browning;. 3) 2 letters, dated 2 and 5 February 1864, from 17 Wimpole Street, to 'Darling Mary' from 'My Mary's own wee Benjamin', concerning the death and funeral of Adelaide [Procter], finishing 'I am so thankful Bessie is with thee at last';. 4) 24 December 1869, Paris, to 'My dearest Grandmama' from Mary Adelaide Elizabeth Julie Renee Belloc [Marie Belloc, daughter of BRP, aged about one; presumably written by BRP on MB's behalf];. 5) 5 March 1872, from 17 Wimpole Street, refers to Louis [BRP's husband];. 6) 22 July 1874, from Deal, describing Deal and other parts of Kent, alludes to 'When I was a child, at Leam - - ');. 7) no date, addressed to 'My darling', refers to 'my new nephew' [Marcel] and his marriage to Juliette;. 8) no date [1870s?], talks of French and Belgian thought and politics and refers to Mary M [Merryweather?];. 9) fragment only, no date, describes a moonlight walk and refers to 'my dear, dear husband'.
Creator: Parkes, Bessie Rayner.
10 letters; Paper.

1856–1874

10A/2

Letter from Bessie Rayner Parkes to 'My Dear Sir' [recipient unknown], addressed from 2 Savile Row, London. BRP has received a parcel containing 16 copies of a book and a note from her correspondent, who appears to be an aspiring poet asking BRP to help in spreading his work. She comments favourably on his work and reflects on the length of time it can take to gain fame, for example 'Tennyson was 12 years in attaining a position in English Literature', but says 'I will do all I can for your book' and will show it to Mrs Browning on her 'return to England next year'.
Creator: Parkes, Bessie Rayner.
1 item; Paper.

17 November 1852

10B

Typescript copies of BRP's letters - no original copy.
Creator: Parkes, Bessie Rayner.
17 items; paper.

1854–1880

10C

Papers relating to William Stead.
Creator: Various.
3 items; paper.

1889

10D

Bodichon correspondence.
Creator: Various.
13 items; paper.

1854–1859

10E

Miscellaneous letters.
Creator: Various.
13 items; paper.