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Letter dated 24 May 1879, sent from Ashcliff, Bonchurch to St. Boniface Schools, in black ink on paper edged in black, discusses the “Education Fund” at St. Boniface School.

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Letter dated 13 June 1873, sent from Ashcliff, Bonchurch to Arley Castle, Bewdley, on paper edged in black, envelope included, thanks Woodward for “your continued kindness.”

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Letter addressed to Arleigh [sic] Castle, Bewdley, and dated 30 July 1874, sent from Ashcliffe, Bonchurch, with addressed envelope, asks Woodward for money for St. Boniface School.

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Letter dated 14 April 1866, sent from Ashcliff, Bonchurch, debates the principles of the Sunday Reader magazine

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Letter dated 18 April 1866, from Bonchurch, mentions the Sunday Reader magazine.

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Letter addressed to “Dear Mrs. Payne” with no date, sent from Arts Club, Hanover Square, 12 Fitzroy St W., inquires about “Burnell. ”

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Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. [Algernon Charles] Swinburne" and dated 23 July 1882, expresses gratitude for "another volume of your poems."

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 150 pieces of handwritten and typescript carbon copy correspondence from nineteenth and twentieth century artists, writers, educators, scholars, editors, and politicians. Correspondents include Algernon Charles Swinburne; Queen Victoria; siblings Christina, William Michael and Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Thomas Woolner; Matilde and Karl Blinde; Frederic Harrison; William Morris;Elizabeth Sewell; John Everett Millair; Alfred and Emily Tennyson; and John Ruskin.Correspondence...

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Letter dated 29 March 1872?, description written on back and initialed J – Y, part of letter is blacked out: “My dear Madam, Many thanks for your kind congratulatory letter. I waited to answer you till I could give you a satisfactory account of Emily [Tennyson’s wife]. This I am now able to do. After 8 dates or (I think) 9 of commitments…”

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Letter dated 20 October 1888, from Aldworth, Haslemere, Surry: Tennyson’s father is ill, so he is unable to travel or visit much.

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Letter dated 26 June 1892, Farringford, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, on paper edged in black: “My best thanks are due to you for your interesting volume and kindly dedication…”

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Letter not dated, addressed to Burlington House, folded: “I am sorry to find you are out – I will call again on Monday.”

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 150 pieces of handwritten and typescript carbon copy correspondence from nineteenth and twentieth century artists, writers, educators, scholars, editors, and politicians. Correspondents include Algernon Charles Swinburne; Queen Victoria; siblings Christina, William Michael and Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Thomas Woolner; Matilde and Karl Blinde; Frederic Harrison; William Morris;Elizabeth Sewell; John Everett Millair; Alfred and Emily Tennyson; and John Ruskin.Correspondence...

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Letter dated March 15 (ca. 1852), Chapel House, Twickenham, Middlesex, inquires about the capabilities of a nurse-maid, named Chappel, and whether or not Mrs. Larkin thinks Chappel capable of caring for an infant.

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Letter dated 4 July 1870, from Aldworth, Blackdown, Haslemere, invites Mrs. Charles to visit and notes that she asked so late because she was unable to offer her a bed with certainty.

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Letter dated 18 November 1893, Farringford, on paper edged in black, mentions Mrs. Charles’ cataracts and thanks her for her reminiscences to be included in a memoir, written by son Hallam, on Alfred Tennyson.

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Letter addressed to “Mrs. William Rossetti, [Lucy Madox Brown]” and undated, on stationery with red anchor, thanks Mrs. Rossetti for a copy of “Your life of Mrs. Shelley.”

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Letter addressed to to “Sir” and dated 26 October 1909, from Grand Hôtel (Brufani) Perugua, hotel stamp in blue, provides editorial advice on a reprint of Trevelyan’s poem, “The Cambridge University Boat of 1860.”

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Typed carbon copies include correspondence from Algernon Charles Swinburne to Edmund Gosse, Victor Hugo, William Michael Rossetti, Theodore Watts,

Correspondence to Algernon Charles Swinburne from Henry Norman, Frederick Whymper, William Michael Rossetti, Lucy (Madox) Rossetti.

One letter from William Michael Rossetti to Theodore Watts-Dunton.

Correspondence between 1870 - 1909 and arranged chronologically.

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Typecript carbon copies are undated. Correspondence from Algernon Charles Swinburne to unknown; Lucy (Madox) Rossetti to Swinburne.

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Letter addressed to "Dear Mr. [Theodore] Watts" and undated, mentions availablity to meet, notes Watts' presence at a wedding.

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and Addressed to “My Dear Holman [unreadable]” dated 7 June 1894, Little Holland House, Kensington W., cannot make a “Sunday Society Meeting.” Mentions his health.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Over 150 pieces of handwritten and typescript carbon copy correspondence from nineteenth and twentieth century artists, writers, educators, scholars, editors, and politicians. Correspondents include Algernon Charles Swinburne; Queen Victoria; siblings Christina, William Michael and Dante Gabriel Rossetti; Thomas Woolner; Matilde and Karl Blinde; Frederic Harrison; William Morris;Elizabeth Sewell; John Everett Millair; Alfred and Emily Tennyson; and John Ruskin.Correspondence...

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Letter dated 14 October 1884, The Pines, Putney Hill, on paper edged in black, is “far away in the country” but sure he would “make the acquaintance of any one introduced by so old and dear a friend as…”

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Letter dated 22 August 1890, from Northcourt, Newport, Isle of Wright, stays with Swinburne and his aunt, Lady Mary Gordon, and will “be seeing Lord Tennyson who is at Aldworth…”