Collection of letters primarily from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, various places, to Philipp Seidel, between 1786 and 1794 : autograph manuscripts initialed.

Collection of letters (32) from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to his secretary, Philippe Seidel, between 1786 and 1794, written primarily from Rome, Naples, Venice, and Verona, Italy and Dessau and Weimar, Germany, written during his Italian journey; includes 2 letters from Luise von Göchhausen to Philipp Seidel, undated and 1778 July 19; and 2 letters from Karl Ludwig von Knebel to Philipp Seidel, 1785 February 4 and 1811 October 11. Items in the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see related records for more information.