THE ASSERTION, 1875-11-20

Item — Box: 21, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Series III of the Montague Summers papers contains off-prints, articles, publishers' prospectuses, playbills and theatre programmes, galley proofs, news clippings and other printed ephemera collected by Summers. A small number of photographs, most intended for use in publication, is included in this series. Of particular note is the extensive collection of theatre programmes and playbills, which includes examples from Summers' own theatre societies that are not listed in d'Arch Smith's bibliography.

Dates

Event: 1875-11-20

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

From the Collection: 9.64 Linear Feet (21 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

Broadside announcing the Jacobite claim of royal succession to the kingdoms of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales on the death of King Francis I to his niece Mary Theresa Dorothea, Arch-Duchess of Modena-Este.