Wilkie Collins collection of autograph letters signed (117) : London, Paris, etc., to his mother, Harriet [Geddes] Collins, 1838 Dec. 1-1867 Oct. 26.

Record ID: 
107647
Accession number: 
MA 3150.1-117
Author: 
Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889.
Credit: 
Purchased on the Fellows Fund, 1970.
Description: 
117 items (415 p.) ; size varies
Notes: 

Some letters include addresses, postmarks, seals, and envelopes. Also contains 4 envelopes without matching letters.

Summary: 

A collection of 117 letters from Wilkie Collins to his mother. The letters include references to Collins' family, including his brother, Charles Allston Collins, and his father, William Collins. They also contain details about Collins' friendship with Charles Dickens.

Housed in: 
Blue cloth drop-spine box (37.4 cm)