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William James Linton papers (Ms.80.5)

Brown University Library

Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu

Inventory

Series 1. Literary manuscripts and sketchbooks
7.0 folders

Literary manuscripts composed entirely by Linton
3.0 folders

Box 1, Folder 1-3

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 1 Love's diary
ca. 175 pages (unpaginated), 22 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

1854-1889
Box 1, Folder 2 Mr. Joseph. A farce: As performed by the --- Family at Yule-tide
Hamden, CT

14 pages, 23 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

1874
Box 1, Folder 2 Blue-beard: A musical medley in two acts and a Supplement
Hamden, CT

28 pages, 23 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

1876
Box 1, Folder 3 Love-song
Hamden, CT
ca. 123 pages (partially paginated), 18 centimeters

Contents Note:


Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

1887

Literary manuscripts and sketchbooks partially by Linton
Box 1, Folder 4-7

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 4 Mamma's own nursery rhyme and other childrens verse
16 pages (unpaginated), 19 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Woodford, Mrs.

1848
Box 1, Folder 4 Another Jack the Giant Killer with several portraits of the giant
London, England

7 pages (unpaginated), 18 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
By a Friend

1849
Box 1, Folder 5 Album, 1861
unpaginated, 12 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, Eliza Lynn
Linton, William James

1861-1862
Box 1, Folder 5 Album
unpaginated, 12 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, Eliza Lynn
Linton, William James

1861-1862
Box 1, Folder 6 A good child's alphabet
16 pages (unpaginated), 11 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

18--
Box 1, Folder 6 Vegetables: 12 a penny
7 pages (unpaginated), 7 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
Linton, William James

18--
Box 1, Folder 7 Lord Bateman: a very pretty play in three acts
London, England

28 pages (unpaginated), 20 centimeters

Contents Note:
Genre: manuscript

Names:
By a Child

18--

Series 2. Correspondence, 1853-1897
5.0 folders

Outgoing correspondence
1.0 folder

Box 1, Folder 8

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 8 Linton, William James to Sterne, My dear
New Haven, CT

2.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Sterne, My dear

1875 Sep 21
Box 1, Folder 8 Linton, William James to Stoddard, Richard Henry
New Haven, CT

4.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Stoddard, Richard Henry

1877 Jan 19
Box 1, Folder 8 Linton, William James to May and Williams, Messrs.
New Haven, CT
2.0 pages

Contents Note:


Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
May, Mr.
Williams, Mr.

1896 Feb 4
Box 1, Folder 8 Linton, William James to Easton, Daniel
1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Easton, Daniel
Linton, William James

undated
Box 1, Folder 8 Linton, William James to My dear friend
1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
My dear friend

undated

Incoming correspondence
4.0 folders

Box 1, Folder 9-12

Container Description Date
Folder 9
7.0 items

1853-1875
Box 1, Folder 9 Mazzini, Joseph to Linton, William James
1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Mazzini, Joseph

1853 Feb 6
Box 1, Folder 9 Duncombe, G.F. to Linton, William James
3.0 pages

Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Duncombe, G.F.
Linton, William James

1862 Aug 12
Box 1, Folder 9 Ruskin, John to Linton, William James
1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Ruskin, John

1871 Sep 20
Box 1, Folder 9 Cespedes, Ramon to Linton, William James
New York, NY

2.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Cespedes, Ramon
Linton, William James

1871 Oct 21
Box 1, Folder 9 Winter, William to Linton, William James
New York, NY

1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Winter, William

1875 Aug 12
Box 1, Folder 9 Winter, William to Linton, William James
New York, NY

1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Winter, William

1875 Sep 26
Box 1, Folder 9 Larcom, Lucy to Linton, William James
Beverly, MA

2.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Larcom, Lucy
Linton, William James

1875 Dec 9
Folder 10
6.0 items

1877-1897
Box 1, Folder 10 Page, [Sophie?] and Page, William to Linton, William James
Bay Shore and New York, NY

4.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter

Names:
Linton, William James
Page, [Sophie?]
Page, William

1877 May 20 and 22
Box 1, Folder 10 Farnum, Alexander to Linton, William James
Providence, RI

2.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Farnum, Alexander
Linton, William James

1878 Apr 20
Box 1, Folder 10 Forman, H. Buxton to Linton, William James
London, England

3.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Forman, H. Buxton
Linton, William James

1882 Apr 7
Box 1, Folder 10 Stevens, B.F. to Linton, William James
London, England

1.0 page

Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Stevens, B.F.

1886 Mar 6
Box 1, Folder 10 Stoddard, Richard Henry to Linton, William James
New York, NY

1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Stoddard, Richard Henry

1890 Sep 13
Box 1, Folder 10 Hutchinson, Thomas to Linton, William James
Morpeth, England

1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Hutchinson, Thomas
Linton, William James

1897 Dec 7
Folder 11 Undated
4.0 items

Box 1, Folder 11 Beatty, P. to Linton, William James
Earls Court, London, England

3.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Beatty, P.
Linton, William James

Sep 7
Box 1, Folder 11 Cole, Timothy to Linton, William James
Bath, New Utrecht, NY

2.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Cole, Timothy
Linton, William James

May 18
Box 1, Folder 11 Homer, Winslow to Linton, William James
1.0 page

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Homer, Winslow
Linton, William James

undated
Box 1, Folder 11 Rosetti, Christina to Linton, William James
1.0 page

Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Rosetti, Christina

undated
Box 1, Folder 11 Swinburne, Algernon Charles to Linton, William James
3.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Linton, William James
Swinburne, Algernon Charles

Sep 15
Folder 12 Correspondence not specifically addressed to Linton
2.0 items

Box 1, Folder 12 Watson, G.B. to Unknown
7.0 pages

Contents Note:
Genre: memorandum

Names:
Hibbert, Julian
Unknown
Watson, G.B.

undated
Box 1, Folder 12 Rossetti, Dante Gabriel to Unknown
2.0 pages

Genre: autograph letter signed

Names:
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel
Unknown

undated

Series 3. Pictorial material
6.0 folders

Photographs
4.0 folders

Box 1, Folder 13-15

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 13 Photographs of Linton
12.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 13 Portrait of Wm. J. Linton, N.A.
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Perry, E. Wood
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Perry

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Watkins, Charles
Watkins, John

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James

1882
Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James

1882 Mar
Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Perry

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton, Williams James
Contents Note:
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 13 Linton working at the "Appledore Press"
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, William James
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 14 Photographs of Linton's associates
12.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 14 Anthony, H.Y.S.
Genre: photograph

Names:
Anthony, H.Y.S.

Box 1, Folder 14 Booth, Edwin
Contents Note:
Genre: photograph

Names:
Booth, Edwin
Gurney & Son

1872 Oct
Box 1, Folder 14 Collins, Charles
Genre: photograph

Names:
Collins, Charles

1871
Box 1, Folder 14 Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Edinburgh, Scotland

Genre: photograph

Names:
Emerson, Ralph Waldo
Scott, David

1848
Box 1, Folder 14 Harney, Julian
Genre: photograph

Names:
Harney, Julian

1884
Box 1, Folder 14 Linton, Henry
Genre: photograph

Names:
Linton, Henry

1868 Nov 29
Box 1, Folder 14 Mazzini, Joseph
Contents Note:
Genre: photograph

Names:
Mazzini, Joseph

1869 May 30
Box 1, Folder 14 Mazzini, Joseph
Contents Note:
Genre: photograph

Names:
Mazzini, Joseph

Box 1, Folder 14 Philips, Wendell
Genre: photograph

Names:
Philips, Wendell
Anthony, E. & H.T.

1868 May 14
Box 1, Folder 14 Sadler, Dr.
Genre: photograph

Names:
Sadler, Dr.
City of London Institute of Photography

186-
Box 1, Folder 14 Watson, James
Genre: photograph

Names:
Watson, James
Negrette & Lambral

Box 1, Folder 14 Wehnert, Edward H.
Genre: photograph

Names:
Wehnert, Edward H.
Tulley

Box 1, Folder 15 Photographs of Appledore
5.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 15 Appledore Press
Genre: photograph

Names:
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 15 Appledore Press
Genre: photograph

Names:
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 15 Appledore Press
Genre: photograph

Names:
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 15 "Old Appledore"
State Street, Hamden, CT

Contents Note:
Genre: photograph

Names:
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 15 Appledore Press
Genre: photograph

Names:
Appledore Press

Engravings, drawings, and other material
3.0 folders

Box 1, Folder 16-18

Container Description Date
Box 1, Folder 16 Engravings designed by Linton
7.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Partial manuscript index
Genre: index
Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 16 Engraving
Genre: engraving

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 17 Drawings
4.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 17 W.J. Linton's Press
Contents Note:
Genre: drawing

Names:
Linton, William James
Appledore Press

Box 1, Folder 17 Sketches made in the woods on East Rock
East Rock, New Haven, CT

Genre: drawing

Names:
Martin, Homer D.

1880 July
Box 1, Folder 17 Linton and Wade homes at Brantwood, Kent
Brantwood, Kent, England

Genre: drawing

Names:
Linton, William James

1835
Box 1, Folder 17 Drawing
Genre: drawing

Names:
Linton, William James

Box 1, Folder 18 Miscellanea
2.0 items

Contents Note:
Box 1, Folder 18 Map of Brantwood in Monk Coniston
Contents Note:
Genre: map
Box 1, Folder 17 Subscription to Universal Republican Alliance
Contents Note:
Genre: subscription

Names:
Mazzini, Joseph