Norman Colbeck Collection of English Literary Manuscripts, 1718-1725; 1822-1928

Collection Number: 11024

Collection Title: Norman Colbeck Collection of English Literary Manuscripts, 1718-1725; 1822-1928

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Size	1.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 95 items)
Abstract	The collection includes letters, poems, essays, and other items chiefly relating to lesser-known English literary figures, 1822-1928, purchased from Norman Colbeck, dealer in literary manuscripts, of Vancouver, B.C. There are only a few items, usually letters or handwritten poems, for most of the writers represented. These writers include Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), Mathilde Blind (1841-1896), Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), William Broome (1689- 1745), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), William Dyce (1806-1864), Florence Farr (1860-1917), including references to W. B. Yeats and essays on the social status of women, Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886), Robin Ernest William Flower (1881-1946), including eleven letters apparently to John Freeman (1880-1929), Richard LeGalliene, Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826-1875), Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893-1944), Winthrop Mackworth Praed, (1802- 1839), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). Other items include a 183-page typescript autobiography by W. J. Ibbett; an annotated copy of "The Song of the Stars and other Poems," by Alpha Crucis (London: Cassell, Petter, Galphin & Co., circa 1882), with letters from R. D. Smith; an unascribed handwritten collection of hymns and poems, 1822, some designated for particular Sundays and holy days; a family history and genealogy of the Grant family, 1718; a 189-page volume of handwritten poems by Emily Sarah Holt (b. 1836); and handwritten diary entries, 1896-1900, probably by William Canton (1845-1926) and his wife, chiefly recording and reflecting on activities and conversations of their young children, Winifrid V. Canton (b. 1890) and Guy Canton (b. 1896).
Creator	Colbeck, Norman.
Curatorial Unit	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Rare Book Literary and Historical Papers.
Language	English

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Restrictions to Access: No restrictions. Open for research.

Restrictions to Use: Retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States or British copyright law.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the Norman Colbeck Collection of English Literary Manuscripts #11024, Rare Book Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information: Purchased from Norman Colbeck of Vancouver, B.C., in May 1978.

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The collection includes letters, poems, essays, and other items chiefly relating to lesser-known English literary figures, 1822-1928, purchased from Norman Colbeck, dealer in literary manuscripts, of Vancouver, B.C. There are only a few items, usually letters or handwritten poems, for most of the writers represented. These writers include Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), Mathilde Blind (1841-1896), Gordon Bottomley (1874-1948), William Broome (1689- 1745), Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), William Dyce (1806-1864), Florence Farr (1860-1917), including references to W. B. Yeats and essays on the social status of women, Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886), Robin Ernest William Flower (1881-1946), including eleven letters apparently to John Freeman (1880-1929), Richard LeGalliene, Augustus Septimus Mayhew (1826-1875), Robert Malise Bowyer Nichols (1893-1944), Winthrop Mackworth Praed, (1802- 1839), and William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). Other items include a 183-page typescript autobiography by W. J. Ibbett; an annotated copy of "The Song of the Stars and other Poems," by Alpha Crucis (London: Cassell, Petter, Galphin & Co., circa 1882), with letters from R. D. Smith; an unascribed handwritten collection of hymns and poems, 1822, some designated for particular Sundays and holy days; a family history and genealogy of the Grant family, 1718; a 189-page volume of handwritten poems by Emily Sarah Holt (b. 1836); and handwritten diary entries, 1896-1900, probably by William Canton (1845-1926) and his wife, chiefly recording and reflecting on activities and conversations of their young children, Winifrid V. Canton (b. 1890) and Guy Canton (b. 1896).

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Folder 1	Binyon, Laurence (1869-1943). Two letters, 1927 and undated, about poems and other matters.
Folder 2	Blind, Mathilde (1841-1896). One letter, 1883, about her work, a photograph of her, and two other items.
Folder 3	Bottomley, Gordon (1874-1948). Three letters, 1918, 1928, about his work.
Folder 4	Broome, William (1689-1745). One letter, 1725, to Sir Thomas Hanmer.
Folder 5	Coleridge, John Taylor (1790-1876). One item.
Folder 6	Coleridge, Arthur Duke. One item.
Folder 7	Cushman, Charlotte J. (1816-1876). Two items.
Folder 8	Doyle, Arthur Conan (1859-1930). One letter, 1897, regretting his inability to come to Dublin.
Folder 9	Dyce, William (1806-1864). Three letters, 1837-1839, to Mr. Tiffin, about paintings.
Folder 10	Ellis Edwin John (1848-1916). Five items.
Folder 11	Farr, Florence (1860-1917). Two letters, 1906, with references to W.B. Yeats, six handwritten essays, undated, dealing with the social status of women and other matters, and one other item.
Folder 12	Ferguson, Samuel (1810-1886). A handwritten poem, "Ophamaica No. II," and four items relating to him.
Folder 13	Flower, Robin Ernest William (1881-1946). Eleven letters, 1912-1927 and undated, apparently to John Freeman (1880-1929) and his wife, about poems, mutual friends, and other matters, and seven handwritten poems.
Folder 14	Higgins, F. R. One item.
Folder 15	Ibbett, W. J. "A Nobody's Annals," autobiography, 183 pp., carbon typescript with handwritten annotations.
Folder 16	[Irish clerics] One letter between Irish clerics.
Folder 17	LeGalliene, Richard (1866-1947). Two letters, 1897 and undated, about poetry and other matters.
Folder 18	Minchen, Harry C. One item.
Folder 19	Mayhew, Augustus Septimus (1826-1875). A letter, 1872, and a handwritten poem.
Folder 20	Newburg, Victor B. Twelve items.
Folder 21	Nichols, Robert Malise Bowyer (1893-1944). One letter, 1917, to A.E. (George William Russell, 1867-1935).
Folder 22	Phillpotts, Eden. One item.
Folder 23	Powell, Frederick York (1850-1904). Two items.
Folder 24	Praed, Winthrop Mackworth (1802-1839). One letter, 1832.
Folder 25	Radford, E. One item.
Folder 26A	Saunders, John, 1810-1895. One item.
Folder 26B	Scott, Dixon. One letter.
Folder 27	Stevens, R. J. S. One item.
Folder 28	Tadema, Lawrence Alma. One item.
Folder 29	Thackery, William Makepeace (1811-1863). One letter, 1855, to "Higgins," about contributions to the Cornhill Magazine.
Folder 30	Wedmore, F. One item.
Folder 31	White, Glesson. Two items.
Volume 1	Adams, R.D. Five letters and notes, 1902, 1911, and undated, one typed poem, and an annotated copy of The Song of the Stars and other Poems, by Alpha Crucis (R. D. Smith?) (London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., circa 1882)
Volume 2	Cover reads, "The Christian Year. Author's M.S.S. 1822." An unascribed handwritten collection of hymns and poems, some designated for particular Sundays and holy days.
Volume 3	Murray, John MacGregor, "An historical account of the ancient name of Grant...," 1718(?). Handwritten, 57 pages. Family history and genealogy of the Grant family.
Volume 4	[There is no Volume 4.]
Volume 5	Holt, Emily Sarah (b. 1836), "Textbook." Scriptural quotations for each day of the year, handwritten.
Volume 6	Holt, Emily Sarah (b. 1836), "Library Catalogue." Handwritten list of books in Holt's library.
Volume 7	Holt, Emily Sarah (b. 1836), "Poems," Handwritten, 389 pages. All poems apparently are by Holt.
Volume 8	Canton, William (1845-1926). Cover reads, "WV Her Book and Various Verses," a book published by Canton in 1896, but contents are handwritten diary entries, 1896-1900, probably by Canton and his wife, chiefly recording and reflecting on activities and conversations of their young children, Winifrid V. Canton (b. 1890) and Guy Canton (b. 1896).
Volume 9	Canton, William (1845-1926). "The Invisible Playmate and WV Her Book," published by Canton, but the contents are headed "Notes for Stories," and the flyleaf dated 1898.
Volume 10	Dixley, Giles, "A Book of Sonnets," twenty-three sonnets handwritten by Dixley, dated 1919-1920.

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Collection Number: 11024 Collection Title: Norman Colbeck Collection of English Literary Manuscripts, 1718-1725; 1822-1928