MS 683 01 10
Reference code
MS 683 01 10
Title
Mary Coleridge: Autograph letters from Mary Coleridge to Celia Newbolt, with manuscript poems by Mary Coleridge
Level
File
Administrative / Biographical history
Celia Newbolt (later Furze) was the daughter of Margaret and Henry Newbolt, a friend of Mary Coleridge. Coleridge taught Celia and was known to her a ‘Aunt Mary’
Date
1898-1915
Extent & medium
14 items
Content description
Nine autograph letters from Coleridge to Newbolt, with one additional letter from Florrie Coleridge to Newbolt. The letters contain images of fairy kingdoms and the countryside.
Also included are four manuscript poems written by Mary Coleridge:
1.‘For Celia’, which was written for Newbolt’s birthday
2. ‘Introduction’
3. ‘A Monk’s Tale’
4. Untitled poem by Mary Coleridge in Margaret Newbolt’s hand. The poem was written for Newbolt’s sister Helen on her wedding day in 1895 and contained in a red notebook
Kept with the letters is an envelope in which Celia Newbolt originally kept the letters and is marked by her as ‘aunt Mary’s letters to me’
Also included are four manuscript poems written by Mary Coleridge:
1.‘For Celia’, which was written for Newbolt’s birthday
2. ‘Introduction’
3. ‘A Monk’s Tale’
4. Untitled poem by Mary Coleridge in Margaret Newbolt’s hand. The poem was written for Newbolt’s sister Helen on her wedding day in 1895 and contained in a red notebook
Kept with the letters is an envelope in which Celia Newbolt originally kept the letters and is marked by her as ‘aunt Mary’s letters to me’
Provenance
The letters were passed down through the family to Daniel and Frances Whistler
Finding aids
Accompanying the letters is a typed sheet providing details on references in the letter and a letter from Maggs Bros. Ltd. regarding the valuation of the letter. THIS LETTER SHOULD BE REMOVED BEFORE THE FILE IS SHOWN TO READERS
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