Comprises manuscript copies of 50 letters written by Beddoes to Kelsall and others between February 1824 and 26 January 1849, chiefly from Germany.
Letters from Thomas Lovell Beddoes to Thomas Forbes Kelsall
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Misc. Letters 1 Beddoes
- Dates of Creation
- 1824-1849
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 50 letters (vi, 303 ff.), manuscript. The folios are loose-leaf and held within boards covered with blue cloth. The spine cover is gilt-embossed with the lettering: LETTERS OF T.L.BEDDOES TO T.F.KELSALL. The letters are not autograph, but transcripts attributed to 'Lister'.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Thomas Lovell Beddoes (1803-1849), the poet and physiologist, who spent much of his life in Switzerland and Germany. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
From the library of Lord Brotherton.
Note
In English.