BIB_ID
413100
Accession number
MA 6397.1-13
Creator
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898.
Display Date
England, 1874-1894.
Credit line
Gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Description
13 items (54 pages) ; various sizes
Notes
Written in purple ink.
Written from '"Ch. Ch.", Carroll's abbreviation for Christ Church.
This item is part of the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll collection. The large collection includes printed books, letters, manuscripts, puzzles and games, personal effects and ephemera, which have been cataloged separately.
The letter is signed C. L. Dodgson. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson adopted the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll" in 1856 when publishing a poem in "The Train." He used the pseudonym when publishing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and other works, but wrote under his given name, Charles Dodgson, when publishing mathematical works and in daily life. For administrative purposes, all manuscripts are collated under the name Lewis Carroll.
Previously accessioned as AAH 471, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 483, 488, 490, 491, 512, 513 and 514.
Written from '"Ch. Ch.", Carroll's abbreviation for Christ Church.
This item is part of the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll collection. The large collection includes printed books, letters, manuscripts, puzzles and games, personal effects and ephemera, which have been cataloged separately.
The letter is signed C. L. Dodgson. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson adopted the pseudonym "Lewis Carroll" in 1856 when publishing a poem in "The Train." He used the pseudonym when publishing Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and other works, but wrote under his given name, Charles Dodgson, when publishing mathematical works and in daily life. For administrative purposes, all manuscripts are collated under the name Lewis Carroll.
Previously accessioned as AAH 471, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 483, 488, 490, 491, 512, 513 and 514.
Provenance
From the Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., Lewis Carroll collection; gift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., 1987.
Summary
Being a collection of twelve autograph letters signed from Lewis Carroll to Ellen Terry and one autograph letter signed from Carroll to Ellen Terry's sister, Florence Maud Terry. Letters in the collection have been described individually in thirteen separate catalog records; see related records for more information (MA 6397.1-13).
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