25 letters, mainly written to Florence Farr/Emery. Correspondents include: William Archer, J M Barrie, Annie Besant, Edward Carpenter, Arnold Dolmetsch, Richard Le Gallienne, John William Mackail, Edward Martyn, George Robert Stow Mead, Gilbert Aimé Murray, Sir W M Flinders Petrie, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, the Princess Royal (HRH Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife), Charles Ricketts, Robert Baldwin Ross, Charles Haslewood Shannon, George Bernard Shaw, Arthur Symons, John Todhunter, Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, W B Yeats.
All letters are autograph, with signatures. Many of the letters relate to plays, theatrical performances and drama criticism; other topics covered include theosophy, Indian religion and Egyptology.
Florence Farr correspondence
This material is held atSenate House Library Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 96 AL203
- Dates of Creation
- 1st Jan 1891 - 1st Jan 1911
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 25 items
Scope and Content
Arrangement
Chronological, with undated letters filed at the end of the sequence.
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