MS#188: Letter to James Knowles from Swinburne., 01/31/1895-01/31/1895

File — Box: 1, Folder: 21

Identifier: GAMMS470.1.21

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Contains all material by and pertaining to Algernon Charles Swinburne. Corresponding curatorial files maintained by John Mayfield for most items are cited. Access to these files are by permission from the Manuscripts Librarian.

Dates

01/31/1895-01/31/1895

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 20 Cubic Feet (40 document cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Manuscript #188: ALS dated January 31, 1895 (1 page + postmarked envelope) from Algernon Charles Swinburne to James Knowles acknowledging receipt of payment for the poem "To a Baby Kinswoman," originally published in "The Nineteenth Century," December 1894; republished in "A Channel Passage and Other Poems," (Chatto & Windus, 1904). The poem was written by Swinburne for Mildred Leith, the granddaughter of Mary Gordon Leith. See notes by Mayfield in the Curatorial File and Index Card #188. The Curatorial File also includes correspondence from Mildred Leith to Mayfield.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

KNOWLES, JAMES - CORRES. FROM SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES 1895: Autographed Letter

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES - CORRES. FROM KNOWLES, JAMES 1895: Autographed Letter

SWINBURNE, ALGERNON CHARLES - "TO A BABY KINSWOMAN" REF 1895: Autographed Letter