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Descriptive Summary Wilkie Collins collection of papers, 1849-1891 Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. Berg Coll MSS Collins325 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence to, from, and about the author, a diary for 1867 and 1868, and legal documents. Subjects Personal Names Bartley, Harriet Elizabeth. Bentley, George, 1828-1895. Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871. Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901. Caine, Hall, Sir, 1853-1931. Cunningham, Peter, 1816-1869. Dickens, Charles,1812-1870. Lucas, Samuel, 1818-1868. Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876. Smith, George, 1824-1901. Barrett, Oliver R. (Oliver Roger), 1873-1950, former owner. Berg, Albert Ashton, 1872-1950, former owner. Berg, Henry W., 1858-1938, former owner. Field, Eugene, 1850-1895, former owner. Forgues, E. D. (Emile Daurand), 1813-1883, former owner. Forgues, Leon, former owner. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), former owner. Underwood, Frederic Douglass, former owner. Organizations A. P. Watt and Son. Subjects Collins, Wilkie, 1824-1889. Document Types Correspondence Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Custodial History

The bulk of the materials was formerly owned by W. T. H. Howe, the literary agency A. P. Watt & son, and Henry W. and Albert A. Berg. Other materials were previously owned by Oliver R. Barrett, Frederick Douglass Underwood, "The Lighthouse" contains a manuscript note: "This was given by Wilkie Collins to Emile Forgues his French translator, Leon Forgues gave it to me in 1866. [signed] H.L.E."; and inscribed on verso of p. 98 of an incomplete holograph of "Iris": "This manuscript came from the library of my father, Eugene Field. Nov. 9, 1931. Eugene Field II."

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography

Wilkie Collins was an English writer of short stories, biographies, and novels.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts, correspondence by and about the author, a diary for 1867 and 1868, and legal documents. The manuscripts include holographs of stories, bibliographies, and notes for various works, as well as a manuscript copy in the hand of an amanuensis with holograph sections of "The Lighthouse." The correspondence includes letters, dating from 1849 to 1888, from the author to George Bentley, Richard Bentley, Peter Cunningham, George Smith, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from 1862 to 1898, between various correspondents including Harriet Elizabeth Bartley, Sir Walter Besant, Sir Hall Caine, Samuel Lucas, Harriet Martineau, the literary agency A. P. Watt & son, and others. There are letters to Collins from George Bentley, Charles Collins, Charles Dickens, A.P. Watt and Son, and others, dating from 1859-1891.

Series Descriptions Manuscripts Oversize (+) Black robe, The. Holograph n.d. ms. 266 p.

Signed. For serial publication in Canadian Monthly, 1880

Manuscript box Copyright novels which belong to me. Holograph (?) [1882 Jan.] ms. 5 p.

With related holograph notes, 2 p., and ms. copy of a list of his works, 3 p. From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Oversize (+) Iris. Incomplete holograph copy of story. Pages 1-5 in Collins' hand 1887 May ms. 104 p.

Signed. With copy of p. 1 in Collins' hand and copy of p. 29 in an unidentified hand

Oversize (+) Iris. Incomplete holograph of story 1887 May ms. 62 p.

Signed

Oversize (+) Iris. Incomplete holograph copy of story. Paginated 23-98 1888 ms. 75 p.

Signed. On verso of p. 98 inscribed: "This manuscript came from the library of my father, Eugene Field. Nov. 9, 1931. Eugene Field II."

Manuscript box Legacy of Cain, The. Holograph notes for a prescription n.d. ms. 1 p. Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Letters of Charles Dickens to Wilkie Collins. Manuscript list in an unidentified hand. Pages 1-5 written on stationery of A. P. Watt, literary agent n.d. ms. 7 p.

Accompanied by 2 ms. receipts, signed by Georgina Hogarth, Feb. 13 and 25, 1890. 1 p. each. Ms. list in an unidentified hand of letters "I recommend should not be sold"

Manuscript box Lighthouse, The. A drama in two acts ... Later holograph copy ? n.d. ms. 1 v.

Does not include the Prologue, and The song of the wreck which Charles Dickens wrote for the play. Ms. note on inside front cover: "This was given by Wilkie Collins to Emile Forgues his French translator, Leon Forgues gave it to me in 1866. [signed] H.L.E."; B.

Manuscript box Lighthouse, The. A drama in two acts. First represented on the public stage at the Royal Olympic theatre. August 1857. [Ms. copy in the hand of an amanuensis, with t.-p. cast of characters, corrections, and some stage directions in the author's hand.] [n.d.] ms. 53 p.

Does not include the Prologue, and The song of the wreck which Charles Dickens wrote for the play. B.

Manuscript box Man and wife. Act I [and II]. Holograph draft. Inscribed on verso of last page: "Man and wife. Part of the drama (as originally written)." n.d. ms. 72 [i.e. 70] p.

Signed. Differs from text as printed in his: Man and wife: a dramatic story, in four acts. London, 1870. Prompt-book, p. 1-40. Barrett, Oliver R.; Berg

Oversize (+). In case with: Clarke, Marcus. The moonstone. Ms. play, signed and dated "Public Library, Melbourne, Victoria, 22d August 1879" [Moonstone: a dramatic story in three acts, The]. Holograph scenario and draft of acts II-III. Comprises act II scenario, 22 p., act III scenario, 13 p.; act II, 33 p., act III, 37 p. Several pages mutilated n.d. ms. 105 p.

Incomplete earlier draft of act III, 12 p.; numerous paste-over cancels. Published London: C. Dickens & Evans, 1877.

Manuscript box New Magdalen, The. Holograph fragment of act I scenario. Paginated 15. Removed from his: [The moonstone: a dramatic story, in three acts] Holograph scenario and draft of acts II-III n.d. ms. 1 item Oversize (+). In case with: Collins, Wilkie. [The moonstone: a dramatic story, in three acts]. Holograph scenario and draft of acts II-III Clarke, Marcus. The moonstone. Ms. play, signed and dated "Public Library, Melbourne, Victoria, 22d August 1879". A dramatization of Collins' novel. Includes 2 pen-and-ink sketches for stage settings 1879 Aug. 22 ms. 87 p.

Signed. With: Collins' ms. note on t.p.: "The Moonstone. A Drama, in a prologue and four acts. By Wilkie Collins and Marcus Clarke. London: October 28th 1879"

Manuscript box Quotation from the New Magdalen, Holograph. 1872 Dec. 26 ms. 1 p.

Oversize (+) Traveller's story of a terribly strange bed, A. Manuscript in the hand of an amanuensis, with corrections in another unidentified hand. n.d. ms. 36 p.

Published in Household Words, April 24, 1852, and in Collins' After dark, 1856, under the title A terribly strange bed. This is a much abridge version, perhaps prepared for a reading tour

Oversize (+) Your money or your life. Holograph n.d. ms. 22 p.

Also published as "Mr. Cosway and the landlady". B.

Oversize (+) "I say no;" or, The love letter answered. Holograph with many deletions, corrections, and additions. Dated "May 13" and "May 26" [n.y.] on p. 258 and 282 respectively. Pages 65-67, 282-283, and 287 in hand of an amanuensis [1884] ms. (emended) 316 p.

Published in London Society, Jan.-Dec., 1884. Underwood, Frederick Douglass bookplate. B

Diaries [Diary for 1867-1868. Holograph]. Entries relate to "The moonstone" and "No thoroughfare" 1867 - 1868 diaries 1 v.

Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to [1851] corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to [1852 Apr. 19] corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1853 Aug. 6 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1853 Aug. 17 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1854 Jan. 14 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1854 Mar. 20 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1871 July 5 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1871 Nov. 24 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1871 Nov. 30 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1871 Dec. 8 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1871 Dec. 11 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1871 Dec. 12 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Jan. 25 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1872 Jan. 31 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Feb. 8 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Feb. 20 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Mar. 22 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1872 Mar. 26 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 May 16 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 May 18 corr. Out 5 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 May 21 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George] ALS to 1872 June 29 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Sept. 24 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Sept. 30 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1872 Oct. 3 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Oct. 24 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1872 Oct. 29 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1872 Nov. 16 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1872 Dec. 11 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1872 Dec. 9 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1873 Jan. 15 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Jan. 17 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Feb. 12 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to 1873 Mar. 3 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Mar. 14 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Mar. 18 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Apr. 7 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1873 May 8 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1873 May 24 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1873 May 29 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to [1873 May] corr. Out 3 p.

Enclosing playbill for the new Magdalen at the Olympic Theatre. B.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Sept. 2 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1873 Sept. 10 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1873 Nov. 21 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 Jan. 9 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 Mar. 21 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 Apr. 8 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1874 May 7 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 7 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1874 May 9 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 12 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 16 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 20 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1874 July 3 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1874 Sept. 7 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1874 Sept. 9 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1874 Oct. 27 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Mar. 27 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Apr. 9 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Apr. 13 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 July 5 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 July 29 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Sept. 12 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Sept. 30 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1875 Oct. 8 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1875 Nov. 10 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1876 Feb. 28 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box [Bentley], [George]. ALS to. On the front of an envelope 1876 Apr. 19 corr. Out [1 item]

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1876 Mar. 15 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1876 May 31 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1876 July 29 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1876 Sept. 4 corr. Out 2 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1876 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1877 July 7 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1877 Dec. 31 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1878 Jan. 25 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1878 Nov. 25 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1878 Dec. 14 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1878 Dec. 27 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Jan. 16 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Feb. 10 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Feb. 13 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1879 Mar. 5 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1879 Mar. 10 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Mar. 24 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Mar. 25 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Apr. 1 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1879 Apr. 22 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1879 May 13 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1879 July 27 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. ALS to 1884 May 3 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, [George]. ALS to 1885 Jan. 6 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, George. LS to 1886 Sept. 2 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, Richard. ALS to 1849 Aug. 30 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, Richard. ALS to 1849 Nov. 12 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Bentley, Richard. ALS to 1849 Dec. 6 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Bentley, Richard. ALS to 1850 May 21 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Chatto, Andrew. ALS to. Mutilated [n.y.] July 4 corr. Out 3 p. Cunningham, Peter. ALS to. Relates to Thackeray dinner 1855 Oct. 8 corr. Out 1 item

With: Thackeray, W. M. ANS to Mr. Quin. Kensington [n.d.]

Manuscript box Depret, Louis. ALS to 1863 July 11 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Hayne, Paul H. ALS to 1884 July 16 corr. Out 4 p.

Manuscript box Holsworth, Mr. ALS to 1879 Feb. 10 corr. Out 3 p.

Oversize (+)(Dickens)-B. In: Kitton, F. G. Charles Dickens by pen and pencil. London, 1890-92. Copy 2, v. 1, fol. p. 64 Kenney, Rosa. ALS to 1882 May 6 corr. Out 1 p. Oversize (+)(Dickens). In: Gallery of illustration, London. Souvenir of Charles Dickens and The frozen deep by Wilkie Collins performed at the Gallery of Illustration, Aug. 8, 1857. (Made-up volume) Kent, William Charles Mark ALS to 1881 Feb. 3 corr. Out 1 item Manuscript box Rose, E[--?] N[--?]. ALS to 1878 May 1 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Rose, E[--?] N[--?]. ALS to 1879 Jan. 23 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1871 Feb. 25 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1871 Oct. 10 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1871 Oct. 17 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1871 Oct. 23 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1871 Nov. 2 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1871 Nov. 7 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1872 May 10 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1872 Sept. 24 corr. Out 7 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1872 Nov. 1 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1872 Dec. 5 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1873 Apr. 4 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1873 Apr. 10 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1873 May 5 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1873 May 7 corr. Out 3 p. Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1873 May 11 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1873 May 15 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1873 May 31 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1874 May 7 corr. Out 1 p.

Manuscript box Smith, George. ALS to 1874 May 18 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 27 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box Smith, [George]. ALS to 1874 May 29 corr. Out 1 item

Manuscript box Smith, J[--?] E. ALS to 1882 May 3 corr. Out 3 p. Winter, William. ALS to 1881 Sept. 3 corr. Out 5 p.

[--?], Jane. ALS to 1877 Aug. 27 corr. Out 3 p.

Manuscript box [--?], ALS to 1888 June 27 corr. Out 1 p.

Incoming Correspondence Manuscript box Bentley, George. Copy, in an unknown hand, of a letter from Bentley to Collins. Letter paper headed Folkestone 1874 May [13] corr. In 3 p.

(Thackeray)-B. Inserted in: [Thackeray obituaries: made-up volumes] [v.I. Collins, Charles. ALS to W. Collins. Relates to W. M. Thackeray 1864 Feb. 17 corr. In 2 leaves Inserted in his: Works. [London, 1858-1859] vol. 1 Dickens, Charles. ALS to Collins 1859 Nov. 10 corr. In 1 p. Manuscript box Dickens, Charles. ALS to Collins 1862 Oct. 8 corr. In 2 leaves

With deletions; H.

Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Letters, ALS, TLS, etc. from various publishers, etc., to Collins 1881 - 1882 corr. In 2 items in 1 folder

From the files of A. P. Watt & Son

Watt, A. P., & Son. Letter books. Letters (copies) to various authors and publishers, etc. Volumes numbered on spines through XXV. Lacking volumes I, V-VI, XII, XIV, XX-XXIV. Each volume indexed separately at front by correspondent 1879 Oct. - 1891 June corr. In 16 v.

Vol. [16] contains letters to or relating to H. Rider Haggard; partial description and list of correspondents laid into volume 1. Includes letters addressed to Wilkie Collins, etc.

Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Youth's companion, The. Letter to Wilkie Collins. 1884 Dec. 11 corr. In 1 item

Signed "Perry Mason & co." Accompanied by Collins' holograph notes on publication terms, 2 p.; with three related letters to A. P. Watt & son. From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Related Correspondence Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Bartley, Harriet Elizabeth. ALS to Sir Hall Caine. Written as secretary to Wilkie Collins 1889 July 1 corr. About 1 item Manuscript box Besant, Sir Walter. ALS to A. P. Watt & son. Relates to Wilkie Collins 1890 Feb. 11 corr. About 1 p.

Encloses ms. receipt, signed, dated Feb. 11, 1890. 1 p.

Manuscript box Caine, Sir Hall. ALS to A. P. Watt & son. Relates to Wilkie Collins 1889 Aug. 28 corr. About 2 p. Manuscript box (Collins, Wilkie) Letters, ALS , TLS, telegrams, etc., from various publishers, etc., to the firm of A. P. Watt & son, as literary agent for Wilkie Collins. 1881 - 1898 corr. About 120 items in 8 folders Manuscript box Martineau, Harriet. AL to [Samuel] Lucas. Mentions Wilkie Collins' Woman in white [18]62 Oct. 18 corr. About 1 item

Signed with initials. B.

Manuscript box (Haggard) Tillotson & son ltd. 4 TLS, 1 LS, postcard and telegram to A. P. Watt & son. Relate to Sir Henry Rider Haggard and Wilkie Collins 1884 Nov. 27 - 1887 May 24 corr. About 1 folder Legal Documents Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between [Collins] and Kelly & Co. for the serial publication of an unnamed novel, Ms. copy of agreement, with Collins' ms. revisions. In W. Collins' hand legal docs. 3 p.

Signed for Kelly & Co. With ms. agreement between [Collins] and Kelly & Co. for the serial publication of an unnamed novel in Collins' hand. Draft of proposed memorandum. From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between [Collins] and Kelly & Co. for the serial publication of an unnamed novel, Ms. In W. Collins' hand. Draft of proposed memorandum. [1883?] legal docs. 2 p.

From the files of A. P. Watt & Son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between [Collins] and William Frederic Tillotson and William Brimelow for the publication of an unnamed novel [The evil genius]. In W. Collins' hand. Draft of proposed agreement [1884] legal docs. 2 p.

With ms. copy of proposed agreement and the ms. agreement, dated Dec. 8, 1884. From the files of A. P. Watt & Son

Signed by Tillotson. With ms. copy of proposed agreement and draft of proposed agreement. Copyright documents for The evil genius from Stationer's hall, Sept. 26, 1885, and the British museum, Sept. 30, 1885; and two related receipts from A. P. Watt. From the files of A. P. Watt & Son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreement between [Collins] and William Frederic Tillotson and William Brimelow for the publication of an unnamed novel [The evil genius]. In W. Collins' hand. Ms. copy of proposed agreement with Collins' ms. revisions legal docs. 3 p.

With draft of proposed agreement and the ms. agreement, dated Dec. 8, 1884. From the files of A. P. Watt & son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Agreements (5) between Wilkie Collins or A. P. Watt as agent and George Bentley, Richard Bentley, Chatto & Windus and the Illustrated London news for the publication of his works 1861 Mar. 11 - 1889 Nov. legal docs. 1 folder

From the files of A. P. Watt & Son

Manuscript box (Collins, W.) Stationers' company, London. Two memoranda of copyright registration made out to Wilkie Collins for his The victims of circumstantial evidence, Dec. 16, 1886, and The legacy of Cain, Oct. 29, 1887 1886 Dec. 16; 1887 Oct. 29 legal docs. 2 items

From the files of A. P. Watt & Son