]> brghardy Guide to the Thomas Hardy collection of papers,1870-1964 bulk (1870-1928) Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS HardyGuide to the Thomas Hardy collection of papers,1870-1964 bulk (1870-1928) The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public LibraryNew York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Thomas Hardy collection of papers, 1870-1964 bulk (1870-1928) Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Berg Coll MSS Hardy343 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 and typescripts, correspondence, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works. Subjects Personal Names Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938. Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931. Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle, Sir, 1867-1962. Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926. Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928. Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. Grigson, Geoffrey, 1905- Harte, Bret, 1836-1902. Morgan, J. H. (John Hartman), 1876-1955. Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957. Sassoon, Siegfried, 1886-1967. Shorter, Clement King, 1857-1926. Sitwell, Edith, Dame, 1887-1964. Tinsley, William, 1831-1902. Tomson, Arthur. West, Rebecca, Dame, 1892-1983. Woolf, Virginia, 1882-1941. Yeats, W. B. (William Butler), 1865-1939. Howe, W. T. H. (William Thomas Hildrup), former owner. Young, Owen D., 1874- former owner. Bliss, Howard, former owner. Fletcher, Frank, 1870-1954, former owner. Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945, former owner. Holmes, David J., donor. Organizations A. P. Watt And Son. Subjects Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928 -- Portraits. Hardy, Emma Lavinia Gifford, 1840-1912 -- Portraits. 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 is from W. T. H. Howe and Owen D. Young. These and other materials were previously owned by Howard Bliss, Frank Fletcher, Jerome Kern, Sydney Cockerell, and Clement K. Shorter. The proof of the photogravure portrait photograph of Hardy by Alvin Langdon Coburn is a gift of David Holmes.

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

Thomas Hardy was a British writer of novels, short stories, plays (including historical dramas), poetry, and essays.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of manuscripts and typescripts, correspondence from, to, and about the author, financial and legal documents, portraits, and pictorial works. The manuscripts and typescripts include stories, essays, poems, drafts of novels, and press clippings. The correspondence includes letters, dating from 1872 to 1926, from the author to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, William Morris Colles, Edmund Gosse, Lady Gregory, Bret Harte, John Hartman Morgan, John Middleton Murray, Clement King Shorter, W. Tinsley, Arthur Tomson, Virginia Woolf, and others. Also included are letters relating to the author, dating from 1905 to 1964, between various correspondents including Arnold Bennett, Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, Lascelles Abercrombie, Siegfried Sassoon, Edith Sitwell, Rebecca West, Geoffrey Grigson, William Butler Yeats, and A. P. Watt & Son. There are letters to Hardy from William Morris Colles, George Du Maurier, John Galsworthy, Edward Howard Marsh, Leslie Stephen, Anthony Trollope, and others, dating from 1875 through 1919.

Container List Manuscripts and Typescripts Manuscripts written by Hardy Manuscript box "According to the mighty working." Typescript and two page proofs, one of the latter with the author's (?) ms. corrections. Revised title of proofs originally read Transmutation 1917 typescripts (emended) 1 p. each Cased A changed man. Holograph (bound) n.d. ms. 27 p.

Signed. With marginal ms. note in an unidentified hand: "Copy to be returned to Mr. Shorter."; First published in Sphere, April 21, 1900. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box A Christmas garland. A sequelula to "The Dynasts" by Th*m*s H*rdy. Holograph n.d. ms. 7 p.

Signed. With Richard Clay and sons, ltd., stamp on verso of last page, Aug. 7, 1912

Cased A committee-man of "The Terror." Holograph (bound) n.d. ms. 19 p.

Signed. First published in The Illustrated London news, Christmas number, 1896. Howard Bliss; Berg

Cased Doctor's legend, The. Manuscript story in Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy's hand, with the author's ms. corrections n.d. ms. (emended) 16 p.

Telegram relating to this manuscript from Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell to the Anderson galleries, New York, laid in. Jerome Kern book label; Howard Bliss; Berg

Oversize (+) Life's opportunity. Holograph poem. Inscribed "For the Potteries' crippled children's guild" n.d. ms. 1 p.

Frank Fletcher bookplate; H.

Cased List of mss. of Hardy's works in his possession. Holograph. 1911 Sept. 29 ms. 1 p.

Signed by S. C. Cockerell. Bound with his: The three strangers. Holograph

Manuscript box Maid of Keinton-Mandeville, The. Typescript of poem n.d. typescripts 2 p.

Signed. Enclosed in his: TLS to John Middleton Murry. Max Gate, Dorchester [Eng.] April 7, 1920

Oversize (+) Man he killed, The. Holograph poem n.d. ms. 1 p.

Clement K. Shorther bookplate; Y.

Manuscript box Masefield, John and Thomas Hardy. Ms. copy in the hand of Sydney Carlyle Cockerell of petition for a Civil list pension for Charlotte Mew 1923 July 13 ms. 1 p. Manuscript box "Obituary notices of Mrs. Hardy's funeral." 3 newspaper clippings with envelopes inscribed by Thomas Hardy n.d. ms. [4] items

Howard Bliss; Berg

Cased Pair of blue eyes, A. Incomplete holograph. P. 81-82 in an unidentified hand, dated "end of copy for Jan. [1873]" [1873] Jan. ms. 1 v.

Howard Bliss; Berg

In his: Tess of the D'Urbervilles, [London, 1891] Copy 3, v. 1, opp. p. 130 [Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Saturday night in Arcady]. Fragment of manuscript, paginated 10, in the hand of Emma Lavinia (Gifford) Hardy n.d. ms. 1 p. Cased Three strangers, The. Holograph. Bound in morocco by Katharine Adams n.d. ms. 35 p.

Signed. With this is bound his: 2 ALS to Sydney Carlyle Cockerell Oct. 5, 1991 and Nov. 29, 1913; list of mss of his works in his possession; In memoriam Thomae Hardy [sen.]; Shaw, Bernard. ALS to Florence Hardy; other material laid in. Presented and inscribed by the author to S. C. Cockerell, Sept. 29, 1911

Inserted his: ALS to Sir Edmund William Gosse. Max gate [Dorchester, Eng.] July 18, 1913; Gosse, Sir Edmund William. ALS to John Lane, Oct. 16, 1922 Wessex folk. Holograph drafts, incomplete n.d. ms. 36 p.

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscripts related to Hardy Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). Winter! Holograph poem 1912 Nov. 22 ms. 1 p.

Signed. With mounted holograph stanza, under which T. Hardy wrote "Written by Mrs. (Emma) Hardy, 22 Nov. 1912, 5 days before her death" and both in envelope inscribed by him; also 4 original sketches, 5 photographs, etc. in envelope

Manuscript box Shaw, Bernard. Mimeographed letter to the editor of The Times. Circular letter, drafted by Shaw at the request of Wm. Rothenstein and Emery Walker with 37 copies signed by Hardy, and others. Written in response to a letter sponsored by Count Kessler [1905 - 1906?] ms. 1 p.

Signed

Correspondence Outgoing Correspondence Manuscript box Broadley, A. M. Postcard to 1914 June 28 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Broadley, [A. M.]. ALS to [n.y.] Dec. 31 corr. out 3 p.

Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. The mayor of Casterbridge. London, 1886. Copy 1, v. 1 Cartwright, Charles. ALS to 1908 Feb. 20 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Clodd, [Edward]. ALS to 1897 June 2 corr. out 1 item

Cased Clodd, [Edward]. 6 ALS to 1902 May 17 - 1906 July 1 corr. out 6 items

Cased Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle. 2 ALS to 1911 Oct. 5; 1913 Nov. 29 corr. out 4 p.; 3 p.

Bound with his: The three stranges. Holograph

Inserted in his: The famous tragedy of the Queen of Cornwall. London, 1923. Copy 2 Cockerell, Sydney Carlyle. 2 ALS to 1916 Nov. 20; 1923 Dec. 9 corr. out 1 p.; 2 p. Manuscript box Colles, [William Morris]. ALS to 1893 July 13 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Colles, [William Morris]. ALS to 1898 Nov. 30 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Colvin, Sidney. 3 ANS on correspondence cards to 1914 July 14 - 1915 Apr. 8 corr. out 3 items

Manuscript box Crawfurd, [Oswald]. ALS to 1902 Oct. 2 corr. out 2 leaves

Manuscript box Curtis Brown, [Spencer]. ALS to 1904 Jan. 27 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Dickinson, Rev. John H. 9 ALS to. Correspondent is the rector of St. Juliot, Cornwall, 1906-1925. His Records of St. Juliot and Lesnewth [n.p., 1927] is enclosed 1913 Mar. 28 - 1927 Jan. 14 corr. out 9 items in 2 folders

Howard Bliss; Berg

Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Song of the soldier's wives. [London, 1900?] Copy 2 Dunn, Mr. ALS to 1897 Sept. 18 corr. out 1 leaf Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Song of the soldiers' wives. [London, 1900?] Copy 1 Dunn, Mr. ALS to 1900 Nov. 28 corr. out 1 leaf Manuscript box Ford, Ford Madox. LS to. In the hand of Florence Emily Dugdale Hardy 1911 June 18 corr. out 1 leaf Manuscript box Gosse, Edmund. ALS to 1904 Jan. 31 corr. out 5 p.

Manuscript box Gosse, Edmund. ALS to 1906 Feb. 28 corr. out 2 leaves

Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. A group of noble dames. [London, 1891]. Copy 1 Gosse, Edmund. ALS to 1906 May 10 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Gosse, Edmund. ALS to 1908 Mar. 5 corr. out 1 leaf

Manuscript box Gosse, Edmund William. ALS to. Thanks for sympathy upon death of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy 1912 Dec. 17 corr. out 1 leaf

Howard Bliss; Berg

In his: Wessex folk. Holograph drafts Gosse, Edmund William. ALS to 1913 July 18 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Gregory, Lady [Isabella Augusta Persse]. ALS to. Relates to William Butler Yeat's civil list pension 1910 Aug. 7 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Hardy, Emma Lavinia Gifford. 2 ALS to [n.y] July 1; [n.y.] Oct. 23 corr. out 2 leaves each

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box Harte, Bret. ALS to 1883 Oct. 18 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box [Holt], [Henry]. ALS to 1886 Jan. 25 corr. out 1 p.

Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Under the greenwood tree. London, 1872. Copy 1, v. 1 Howe, W. T. H. LS to 1921 Feb. 6 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Hunt, Violet. Postcard to. Photograph of Max Gate with Christmas greetings 1907 [Dec. 25] corr. out 1 item Manuscript box La Fontaine, M. de. ALS to 1906 Aug. 8 corr. out 1 p.

Inserted in his: The dynasts. London, New York, 1904-08. 1st ed., issue of v. 1 with cancel title-page. Vol. 1 Macmillan, Mr. ALS to 1904 June 16 corr. out 1 p. Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the D'Urbervilles. [London, 1891]. Copy 3, v. 1 Macquird, T. K. ALS to 1891 Oct. 29 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Marsh, Edward Howard. ALS to 1918 Nov. 17 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Metcalfe, Rev. A[--?]. ALS to. Relates to Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy's funeral. [1912 Nov. 29] corr. out 1 leaf

With letter from H. F. Whitley to Howard Bliss, March 8, 1928, relating to the above letter. Howard Bliss; Berg

Inserted in his: The trumpet-major. London, 1880. Copy 1, v. 1 Moncrieff, [Ascott Robert Hope]. ALS to 1897 Feb. 14 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1916 Nov. 21 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1917 Sept. 19 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1919 Mar. 2 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1919 June 8 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1921 Apr. 5 corr. out 1 leaf

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1922 Oct. 12 corr. out 2 leaves

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1924 Jan. 16 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1924 Jan. 27 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1924 Apr. 21 corr. out 3 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. Correspondence card to 1924 June 22 corr. out 1 item

With Morgan's signed ms. note. B.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1924 July 28 corr. out 1 leaf

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1924 Dec. 1 corr. out 3 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. Correspondence card to [1924?] corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1926 Jan. 12 corr. out 3 p.

Manuscript box Morgan, John Hartman. ALS to 1926 Apr. 24 corr. out 2 p.

Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. Card to 1919 Mar. 9 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. Card to 1919 Mar. 23 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1919 July 29 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1919 Oct. 28 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1919 Nov. 8 corr. out 1 leaf Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1920 Jan. 9 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1920 Feb. 23 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. TLS to 1920 Apr. 7 corr. out 1 p.

Encloses his: The maid of Keinton-Mandeville. Typescript of poem, signed, undated. 2 p.

Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1920 May 18 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1920 Oct. 26 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1920 Dec. 9 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1923 Jan. 21 - 1923 Feb. 15 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to 1923 June 19 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to . Relates to George Moore 1924 Apr. 9 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Murry, John Middleton. ALS to. Relates to George Moore 1924 Mar. 28 corr. out 3 p. Cased Nevinson, Mr. ALS to 1908 [Dec. 31] corr. out 1 leaf

Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Under the greenwood tree. [London, 1896] Osgood, [J. R.]. ALS to 1888 Dec. 6 corr. out 2 leaves Inserted in his: The trumpet-major. London, 1880. Copy 1, v. 2 Pouncy, [John?]. ALS to 1908 Dec. 29 corr. out 2 leaves Manuscript box Procter, Anne Skepper. ALS to 1883 Jan. 17 corr. out 3 p.

Inserted in his: Wessex poems, and other verses. [London, 1898] Copy 2 Rose, James. ALS to 1907 July 6 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Shorter, Clement King. 22 ALS, 6 ANS, 1 TLS, 21 cards to. Letter of March 14, 1895 relates to Florence Henniker; July 7, 1916 relates to Sir Roger Casement 1894 May 31 - 1925 Dec. corr. out 50 items in 11 folders

With 34 unrelated envelopes

Manuscript box Shorter, [Clement K.]. ALS to 1897 Mar. 7 corr. out 1 leaf

Manuscript box Shorter, [Clement K.]. ALS to 1898 Aug. 1 corr. out 1 leaf

(Hardy). Inserted in: Danielson, Henry. The first editions of the writings of Thomas Hardy. London [1916] Shorter, Clement K. ALS to 1902 Oct. 10 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Shorter, Clement King. Postcard to 1911 Apr. 20 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Shorter, Clement King. ALS to 1911 May 4 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Shorter, Clement. ALS to 1912 Jan. 30 corr. out 3 p.

Manuscript box Shorter, Clement King. ALS to 1914 June 5 corr. out 1 leaf Inserted in: The book of France. London, Paris, 1915. Copy 2 Shorter, Clement. Postal card to 1916 Feb. 2 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Shorter, Clement King. ALS to 1918 Jan. 7 corr. out 1 leaf Inserted in: The book of France. London, Paris, 1915. Copy 2 Shorter, Clement. Postal card to 1923 Sept. 25 corr. out 1 item Manuscript box Shorter, Dora Sigerson. ALS to. Correspondent is Clement King Shorter's first wife 1913 July 17 corr. out 1 p. Inserted in his: The convergence of the twain. London, 1912 Stevens & Brown, Messrs. B. F. 3 ALS to 1912 July - 1912 Aug. 11 corr. out 3 items Inserted in his: Desperate remedies. London, 1871. Copy 2, v. 1 Tinsley, W. ALS to 1872 Jan. 3 corr. out 1 p. Inserted in his: A pair of blue eyes. London, 1873. Copy 2, v. 1 [Tinsley], [W.]. ALS to 1872 Sept. 7 corr. out 1 p. Inserted in his: A pair of blue eyes. London, 1873. Copy 2, v. 2 [Tinsley], [W.]. ALS to 1873 Apr. 19 corr. out 1 p. Inserted in his: A pair of blue eyes. London, 1873. Copy 2, v. 3 [Tinsley], [W.]. ALS to [n.d.] corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box Tomson, [Arthur]. ALS to 1901 Aug. 1 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box Tomson, Arthur. Postal card to 1902 Apr. 7 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Tomson, [Arthur]. ALS on correspondence card to 1903 June 8 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Tomson, [Arthur]. ALS on correspondence card to 1904 July 1 corr. out 1 item

Manuscript box Tomson, Mrs. [Arthur]. ALS to 1889 Oct. 6 corr. out 2 leaves

Manuscript box Trist, [Sidney G.]. ALS to 1910 May 18 corr. out 1 leaf

Manuscript box Unwin, T. Fisher. ALS to 1897 Jan. 19 corr. out 2 p.

With reader's report by W. H. Chesson

Manuscript box Watson, Miss. 2 ALS to. Relates to the graves of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy and her family 1914 June 15; 1915 June 5 corr. out 3 p.; 2 leaves

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box Watt & son, A. P. ALS to 1891 Sept. 7 corr. out 1 leaf Inserted in: Hardy, Thomas. Far from the madding crowd. (The Cornhill magazine, London, 1874. Vol. 29, no. 169) Windle, Dr. ALS to 1901 Mar. 17 corr. out 3 p. Manuscript box Woolf, Virginia. 2 ALS to. Mention Sir Leslie Stephen 1915 Jan. 20; 1924 June 6 corr. out 1 leaf each Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1891 July 27 corr. out 1 leaf Inserted in his: The well-beloved. [London, 1897] Copy 2 [--?]. ALS to 1897 Mar. 27 corr. out 2 leaves Inserted in his: Jude the obscure. [London, 1896] Copy 2 [--?]. ALS to 1900 June 20 corr. out 1 p. Manuscript box [--?]. ALS to 1902 Mar. 20 corr. out 1 p.

Manuscript box [--?]. ANS on a card to [n.d.] corr. out 1 item

Inserted in: Hardy, T. The hand of Ethelberta. London, 1876. 1st ed., 1st issue. Copy 2, v. 2 [--?]. ANS to [n.d.] corr. out 1 p. Incoming Correspondence (Hardy, T.) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Black, William. ALS to Hardy [1876?] in. corr. 2 p.

Manuscript box Blackmore, Richard Doddridge. ALS to Hardy 1875 June 11 in. corr. 2 p.

Manuscript box Colles, William Morris. 48 TL (carbons) to Hardy. First letter written by Thomas Hardy, Dec. 20, 1890 1891 July 23 - 1897 Jan. 14 in. corr. 48 items (Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Du Maurier, George. ALS to Hardy [1800] in. corr. 1 p. Inserted in Galsworthy's The man of property. London, 1906. Copy 2 Galsworthy, John. ALS to Hardy 1906 Apr. 5 in. corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Guiney, Louise Imogen. ALS to Hardy 1895 Dec. 27 in. corr. 2 p.

Removed from her: Lovers' Saint Ruth's and three other tales. Boston, Copeland and Day, 1895. 1st ed.; H.

(Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Keene, Charles. ALS to Hardy [1879?] in. corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Marsh, Edward Howard. ALS to Hardy 1919 Nov. 7 in. corr. 1 p. (Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Meredith, George. ALS to Hardy 1888 May 22 in. corr. 1 leaf (Hardy) Sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy. [Collection of nine letters arranged by Hardy in a folder, lettered in his hand and presented to the Red Cross]. Letters cataloged separately various dates in. corr. 1 v.

24 cm.; The letter from Richard Blackmore was apparently sold separately and is not in the collection

(Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Stephen, Leslie. ALS to Hardy [18]88 Jan. 20 in. corr. 2 leaves (Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Terry, Marion. ALS to Hardy [1882?] in. corr. 1 leaf (Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Trollope, Anthony. ALS to Hardy 18[77] Mar. 27 in. corr. 2 leaves Cased Watt, A. P., & Son. Letter books. Letters (copies) to various authors and publishers, etc. Vols. Numbered on spines through XXV. Lacking vols. I, V-VI, XII, XIV, XX-XXIV. Each volume indexed separately. Includes letters to Thomas Hardy 1879 Oct. - 1891 June in. corr. 16 v. (Hardy) In: A sheaf of Victorian letters written to Thomas Hardy Woolner, Thomas. ALS to Hardy [18]80 Apr. 22 in. corr. 2 leaves Related Correspondence Manuscript box Bennett, Arnold. TLS to John Freeman. Relates to Thomas Hardy 1928 Jan. 18 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box Cockerell, Sir Sydney Carlyle. ALS to Lascelles Abercrombie. Relates to Thomas Hardy 1935 Sept. 2 related corr. 1 p. Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Donaldson, Albinia. ALS to Messrs. Alwin Scheuer. Relates to Lady Donaldson's copy of Thomas Hardy's A changed man 1930 Jan. 7 related corr. 2 leaves

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). ALS to A[--?] H[--?] Evans. Writer is T. Hardy's first wife 1909 Nov. 21 related corr. 3 p.

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). 3 ALS to John Lane. Writer is T. Hardy's first wife 1905 June 25 - 1910 Sept. 30 related corr. 3 p.; 1 p. each

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). ALS to the Rev. A[--?] Metcalfe. Writer is T. Hardy's first wife 1910 Jan. 18 related corr. 1 p.

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). ALS to Clement King Shorter. Writer is T. Hardy's first wife [n.y.] related corr. 1 p.

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Florence Emily (Dugdale). 2 ALS to Violet Hunt. Writer is Thomas Hardy's second wife 1925 Dec. 2; 1925 Dec. 23 related corr. 1 leaf each Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Florence Emily (Dugdale). ALS to William Charles Lengel of the International magazine company. Relates to Thomas Hardy [n.y.] June 22 related corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Florence. ALS to John Middleton Murry. Relates to George Moore [1924] Mar. 30 related corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box (Pinker, J. B., firm) Letters, ALS, telegrams, etc. from various publishers, etc. to the firm of James B. Pinker and son as literary agent for Thomas Hardy related corr. [1 item]

Manuscript box Sassoon, Siegfried Lorraine. 2 ALS to Edith Sitwell. Mention Charlotte Mew, Thomas Hardy, Ralph Hodgson and Virginia Woolf 1928 Mar. 28; 1932 Mar. 12 related corr. 1 leaf each Manuscript box West, Rebecca, pseud. ALS to Geoffrey Grigson. Relates to Thomas Hardy 1964 Jan. 25 related corr. 1 leaf Manuscript box Yeats, William Butler. 6 ALS, 2 TLS, 2 LS to A. P. Watt & son. Letter of April 27, 1924 mentions Thomas Hardy [1918] Dec. 2 - 1924 Apr. 27 related corr. 10 items in 2 folders Financial and Legal Documents Financial Documents Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) English review, The. Check made out to Thomas Hardy by Ford Madox Ford 1909 Apr. 14 financial docs. 1 item

Endorsed by Thomas Hardy

Legal Documents Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Gifford, Nathaniel. "Copy of Mr. Gifford's will of Bristol." Manuscript in the hand of Florence Emily Dugdale Hardy, T. Hardy's second wife. Will originally dated Feb. 12, 1812 Testator is the grandfather of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy, Hardy's first wife. [1812?] legal docs. 2 p.

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Plymouth. Parish of St. Andrew. Baptism and birth certificate (copy) of Emma Lavinia Gifford, Thomas Hardy's first wife. In envelope inscribed by Mrs. Hardy 1909 Nov. 30 legal docs. 1 p. Portraits and Pictorial Works Portraits In: Hardy, Thomas. The dynasts. London, 1903, 06, 08. Copy 2, v. 1 Beerbohm, Max. Original sketch of Thomas Hardy n.d. portraits 1 item Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Coburn, Alvin Langdon. [Hardy, Thomas]. Proof of photogravure portrait photograph of Hardy. 13 x 10 cm. n.d. portraits 1 item

As frontispiece to Arthur Symons' A study of Thomas Hardy, London, Sawyer, 1927. Gift of David Holmes

Manuscript box Portrait photographs (2) of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy, one with Thomas Hardy's ms. caption 1870 portraits [4] items

Signed. With copies of originals. 1 each; Howard Bliss; Berg

Oversize (+++)(Hardy, T.) Strang, William. Engraved portrait of Hardy. 38 x 52 cm. n.d. portraits 1 item

With label laid in: Sold Cincinnati museum asscn. H.

Pictorial Works Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). "10 York st., Plymouth." Original pencil sketch of her birthplace. 17 x 10 cm. n.d. pictorial works 1 item

Signed with her initials; inscribed by T. Hardy on rector and verso. In envelope inscribed by Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell and Thomas Hardy; another envelope inscribed "Sketches" by Thomas Hardy; 3 photographs of St. Juliot church, St. Juliot rectory, Cornwall, and Max Gate, Dorchester, identified by Hardy on verso. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). "Gathering seaweed. Trebarwith Strand." Original pen-and-ink sketch. 21 x 15 cm. By Thomas Hardy's first wife n.d. pictorial works 1 item

Signed with initials. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). "Mine field nr. Kirland [Cornwall]" Original pencil sketch, with her ms. caption. 25 x 18 cm. By Thomas Hardy's first wife n.d. pictorial works 1 item

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box (Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). "St. Juliot church [Cornwall]" Water color sketch, with Thomas Hardy's ms. caption. 22 x 13 cm. By Thomas Hardy's first wife 1870 pictorial works 1 item

Signed by him with her initials. With his pencil tracing; With smaller version of same, 13 x 8 cm. Howard Bliss; Berg

Oversize (+++)(Hardy, T.) Hardy, Emma Lavinia (Gifford). St. Juliot rectory. Cornwall. Two water color sketches. 51 x 30 cm. By Thomas Hardy's first wife 1871 pictorial works 2 items

Signed. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box [pair of blue eyes, A]. 5 postcard photographs of Cornwall scenery mentioned in the novel n.d. pictorial works 5 items

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box "Sketches made in the Vallency valley." Four miniature original pencil sketches on same sheet. 9 x 10 cm. 1870 - 1872 pictorial works 1 item

Signed. Howard Bliss; Berg

Oversize (+) "St. Juliot [church, Cornwall] Before restoration." 8 original pencil sketches, with the author's ms. captions. 30 x 26 cm. 1870 pictorial works 1 item

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box "St. Juliot chruch, nr. Boscastle, Cornwall." Photograph, with Thomas Hardy's ms. caption 1870 pictorial works 1 item

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box [St. Juliot church, Cornwall]. Original pen-and-ink architect's drawing for his own memorial tablet to be put up in St. Juliot church near Bascastle, Cornwall to match that of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy who died 11/27/1912 n.d. pictorial works 1 item

In envelope addressed to the Rev. D. R. Morris, St. Juliot rectory, by Florence Emily Dugdale Hardy. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box "St. Juliot [church and rectory, Cornwall] etc." 10 photographs in envelope inscribed by Thomas Hardy n.d. pictorial works 10 items

Howard Bliss; Berg

Oversize (+) "St. Juliot rectory, Cornwall; St. Juliot church, Cornwall." Two photographs, with Thomas Hardy's ms. captions n.d. pictorial works 2 items

Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box "St. Neightan's Kieve nr. Tintagel, Cornwall." Original pencil sketch. 6 x 14 cm. 1871 Oct. pictorial works 1 item

Signed. Howard Bliss; Berg

Manuscript box "Stinsford churchyard." Photographs (5) of Emma Lavinia Gifford Hardy's grave in Stinsford churchyard, with Thomas Hardy's ms. captions on versos and ms. note on envelope pictorial works 5 items

Howard Bliss; Berg