3:2. #75 Herbert Mason / Greeting Cards from Swinburne Family., c.1880-1897., bulk: 1880 - 1897

File — Box: 3, Folder: 2

Dates

c.1880-1897.
Majority of material found within 1880 - 1897

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Series: 0.25 Linear Feet (Item relating to Herbert Mason, a.k.a. "Bertie": printed greeting cards from Algernon Charles Swinburne and his family; notes by Swinburne about Bertie; and letters to Swinburne from his sister Alice Swinburne and mother Lady Jane Henrietta Swinburne that include references to Bertie.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Printed greeting cards (18) sent to Herbert Mason, variously signed by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Alice Swinburne, Charlotte Swinburne, Isabel Swinburne, and Lady Jane Swinburne. Includes card from Lady Jane Swinburne containing inserts: \ inscribed note, "With Jane H. Swinburne's love and best wishes"; and newspaper clipping of a poem "Seven Years Old," written by Swinburne for Herbert Mason. Also included: envelope bearing autograph inscription, "H.W. Mason Esq" with Swinburne's initials in the lower left corner; and envelope bearing autograph notes by John Mayfield.