Leighton, Frederic, 1830-1896 (1st Baron Leighton of Stretton, painter)
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Frederic Leighton (1830-1896), Baron Leighton of Stretton; painter
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
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Correspondence from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, 30 Jan. 1882-4 Feb. 1893 (Circa)
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9225/1/12-28
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From the Fonds:
Comprises correspondence and papers of Mary Hope Allen, as well as correspondence of her grandfather Robin Allen (1820-98), Secretary of Trinity House and a poet and critic, and of her father, Sir Ernest King Allen (1864-1937), Assistant Public Trustee 1915-23. Robin Allen's correspondents include 19th century
politicians, artists, poets and critics such as W.E. Gladstone, Thomas Hardy, Lord Leighton, John Ruskin, Lord Tennyson, Arnold Toynbee and Mrs. Humphry Ward. There is a collection of...
Dates:
30 Jan. 1882-4 Feb. 1893 (Circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter, 24 Feb. 1942
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9877/1/1/181
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Thanking Sassoon for photographs, recounting an anecdote concerning Sir Frederic Leighton, and giving news of family etc.
Dates:
24 Feb. 1942
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to John Willis Clark
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/56
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He sends a ticket for Mrs Clark
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From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to John Willis Clark
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/57
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Accepts invitation (to unveiling of Prince Consort's statue?)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to John Willis Clark
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/58
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Declines invitation (to a Greek play?)
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to John Willis Clark
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/59
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Declines invitation
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to John Willis Clark
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/61
Scope and Contents
Ashamed that he forgot to answer an invitation
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Letter from Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, to Sir Sidney Colvin
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8955/60
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He will attend, and 'say two or three words literally as a sort of token of sympathy.'
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).