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Album of letters sent to Brandon Thomas and Marguerite Thomas-Leverson, 1875-1921

 File — Box: 4

Scope and Contents

The scrapbook contains an assemblage of handwritten letters, postcards, cut signatures, autographed photos, and drawings, mostly addressed to Brandon Thomas. The letters come from an impressive array of senders such as W.S. Penley, Arthur Cecil, Edward George Saunders, Emil Sjögren, and Cyril Maude. A fragment of a letter from Florence Nightingale to E. A. Parkes is also pasted in, although the provenance behind these and the rest of the materials addressed to people other than Brandon Thomas are unknown. A few letters addressed to Marguerite Thomas-Leverson are found towards the end of the scrapbook.

Dates

  • Creation: 1875-1921

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

From the File: 6.3 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the File: English

General

Contains a 37x27x5 cm black leather-bound scrapbook with a gilded foredge and the letters "A.M.B.T" superimposed upon each other and embossed on the cover.

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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