Manuscripts
mssHM 12895-12937
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Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood correspondence
Manuscripts
A collection of letters, pen and ink drawings, etchings, sketches, diary pages, manuscripts, and poems by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. The material was originally housed in one volume which was disbound by Huntington Library staff in 1975; the original binding (mssHM 12961) is housed in Box 3. The material is still window-mounted on original pages from the volume, many of the letters with envelopes.
mssHM 12895-12980
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mssHM 54509-54568, mssHM 54686
Manuscripts
The collection consists primarily of letters between William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) and John Lucas Tupper (approximately 1823-1879). The correspondence spans the entire life of their acquaintance, beginning in 1849 and ending with Tupper's death in 1879. Subject matter covers a wide range of topics, including descriptions of Hunt's journeys to Palestine, his quarrels with Thomas Woolner, his response to the death of Thomas Combe, his everyday ordeals as a painter, his struggles to create various paintings, his and Tupper's views on Pre-Raphaelite principles, and their differing opinions on politics and other topics. There is also one autograph poem by William Holman Hunt. Additional correspondents are: Annie Amelia French Tupper, Marion Edith Waugh Holman Hunt, Gladys Mulock Holman Hunt, and George Tupper. There are a few pieces of ephemera related to William Holman Hunt including a catalog of an exhibition of his works at Leicester Galleries, London, 1906.
mssHM 54509-54686
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mssHM 46989-47019, mssHM 47840
Manuscripts
The collection consists of correspondence between Ida May Pope, her sister Anne, and fellow Hawaiians, missionaries and teachers. Some of the letters are written from the island Kosrae (Kusaie), Micronesia. Many of the letters include newspaper clippings or notes including obituaries for Ida May Pope. There are also two receipts. There is also an article about Anne Pope (after her death in 1932). Also included is a copy of Ida May Pope's Last Will & Testament. Subjects included in this collection include: education and teachers in Hawaii (and Kosrae); Hawaiian history and social customs; King David Kalakaua; Kamehameha Girls' School; Queen Liliuokalani; and the leper colony on Molokai.
mssHM 46989-47019, HM 47840
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mssHM 14000-14061
Manuscripts
Unrelated letters collected for their autograph values.
mssHM 14000-14061