| Title |
Correspondence |
| Reference |
STE/3 |
| Covering Dates |
1838–1966 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 box |
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| Content and context |
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The correspondence in this section of the catalogue is arranged has follows:
STE/3/1-14: individual correspondents in alphabetical sequence;
STE/3/15-16: subject files;
STE/3/17: family letters;
STE/3/18-21: letters bought from dealers.
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| Further information |
See also the copy of Steegman: 'The Rule of Taste' held in the Archive Centre, in which are inserted a letter from Francis Needham; a catalogue of the William Kent Bicentenary Exhibition; a handwritten note signed 'J. S.' entitled 'Grottoes and rococo etc'; a postcard signed 'J. S.'; a letter and a postcard from Arundell Esdaile to JEHS. |
| King's/PP/STE/3 contains: |
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1
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Letters from John and Penelope Betjeman to JEHS. 6 autograph letters signed (of which 1 is partly in Welsh), 1 typed letter signed and 2 Christmas cards. Creator: Betjeman, John and Penelope. 9 items in envelope; paper. |
1947–1962 |
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2
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Letters from Kenneth Clark to JEHS. 1 autograph letter signed and 1 copy typed letter. Creator: Clark, Kenneth. 2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
7 Nov. 1949–22 Nov. 1949 |
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3
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Letters from 'Glotta' to 'Bulginer'. 3 autograph letters signed. Creator: 'Glotta'. 1 item in envelope; paper. |
June 1962-July 1962 |
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4
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Letters from Duncan Grant to JEHS. 2 autograph letters signed. Creator: Grant, Duncan. 2 items in envelope; paper. |
19 Oct. 1941–23 Dec. 1941 |
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5
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Letters from Augustus John to JEHS. 4 autograph letters signed and 2 inscribed postcards. Creator: John, Augustus. 6 items in envelope; paper. |
1942–1952 |
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6
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Letter from James Knapp-Fisher to JEHS. 1 typed letter signed. Creator: Knapp-Fisher, James. 1 item in envelope; paper. |
4 June 1962 |
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7
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Letter from John Steegman to the Maurice Frost Lecture Agency. Autograph manuscript draft and copy typed letter. Creator: Steegman, John Edward Horatio. 2 sheets in envelope; paper. |
27 Jan. 1966 |
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8
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Letter from Robert A. Milikin to JEHS. 1 copy typed letter. Creator: Milikin, Robert A. 1 item in envelope; paper. |
30 Mar. 1930 |
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9
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Letter from Alan Searle to JEHS. 1 typed letter signed. Creator: Searle, Alan. 1 sheet in envelope; paper. |
12 Feb. 1962 |
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10
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Postcard from George Bernard Shaw to Mary Steegman. 1 autograph postcard signed, with explanatory note. Creator: Shaw, George Bernard. 2 items in envelope; paper. |
13 July 1906 |
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11
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Letters from Osbert Sitwell to JEHS. 6 autograph letters signed, 2 of which include notes at foot from 'David'. Creator: Sitwell, Osbert. 6 items in envelope; paper. |
1942–1952 |
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12
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Correspondence between Philip Steegman and JEHS. The file contains:. - 1 autograph letter signed from Philip Steegman to JEHS, 1938.;. - 6 autograph letters signed from JEHS to Philip Steegman, 1935-7. Creator: Steegman, Philip. 7 items in envelope; paper. |
1935–1938 |
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13
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Letters from Lytton Strachey to JEHS. 2 autograph letters signed. Creator: Strachey, G. Lytton. 2 items in envelope; paper. |
13 Mar. 1922–29 Mar. 1922 |
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14
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Postcard from H. G. Wells to JEHS. 1 autograph postcard signed. Creator: Wells, H. G. 1 item in envelope; paper. |
15 Apr. 1932 |
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15
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Correspondence between JEHS and Kupferberg and Co. of Mainz. The correpsondence concerns the biographical details of John Chambers (1814-90), JEHS's great grandfather and close friend of Christian Adalbert Kupferberg, the firm's founder, with photograph of a portrait of Chambers. 1 item in envelope; paper. |
1958 |
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16
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Correspondence relating to lecture tours in the USA and Canada. 4 folders and 3 loose items in envelope; paper. |
1959–1965 |
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17
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Letters of John Chambers. The file includes letters from F. Kupferberg and C. M. Friedlander. 1 bundle in 2 envelopes; paper. |
1850–1879 |
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18
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9 autographs cut from letters. 9 items in envelope; paper. |
1800–1899 |
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19
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Letter from Baroness Burdett-Coutts, possibly to Fanny Lambert. 1 autograph letter signed, with envelope. Creator: Burdett-Coutts, Baroness. 2 items in envelope; paper. |
6 Mar. 1902 |
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20
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Letter from Samuel Butler to Helen Zimmern. 1 autograph letter signed. Creator: Butler, Samuel. 1 sheet in envelope; paper. |
1895–1899 |
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21
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Letter from Queen Victoria to the Honourable Charles Murray. 1 autograph letter signed, 14 Oct. [1838-44] with explanatory notes and letters, 1955. Creator: Queen Victoria. 6 items in envelope; paper. |
14 Oct. 1838–14 Oct. 1844 |