Correspondence and literary works relating to Alfred Lord Tennyson and his family

Comprises: (1) Poems, by two brothers, 1st edition, London, 1827, actually poems by the three brothers, Frederick, Charles, and Alfred Tennyson; (2) 'A collection of autograph letters from Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Lady Emily Tennyson (his wife), and Hallam, Lord Tennyson (his son) to various correspondents, 1844-1892', concluding with a printed funeral service; (3) 'Tennysoniana. A collection of autograph letters from Alfred Tennyson, together with eight letters from his son Lionel Tennyson to Henry Cameron and other miscellaneous correspondence', with a portrait of Alfred Tennyson taken from a photograph opposite the title-page; (4) Green box containing '3rd copies' of (2) above in typescript and of 40 letters from Hallam, Lord Tennyson to Bram Stoker, dated 1881-1906, also in typescript; (5) Autograph manuscript letter from Alfred Tennyson to Mr Philpott, dated 1 Nov 1869, Hazlemere, a more recent acquisition to the archive, held in an envelope.

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809-1892) was poet laureate in succession to Wordsworth from 1850. For a full account of his life and work see the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access is unrestricted.

Mainly from the library of Lord Brotherton, but with an additional letter purchased from Quaritch/Phillips on 14 Nov 1991.

In English.

The letters are listed in the Letters database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/letters/letlink.htm#tennyson

Additional Tennyson letters are located elsewhere in the Brotherton Collection; see the Letters database.