Comprises the following items: (1) Autograph manuscript of a revised version of Don Tarquinio [1904]; (2) Autograph letter of Rolfe to Father Sidney de Vere Beauclerk, 10 February 1906, held with a printed version of the same letter (1960); and (3) Autograph manuscript commonplace book compiled by Rolfe.
Autograph manuscript of Don Tarquinio by Frederick Rolfe, and a commonplace book compiled by him, together with a letter
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Elliott Collection MS Rolfe
- Dates of Creation
- 1904-1906
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 vols and 1 letter (2 ff. conjoined); manuscript. Item (1) is held in a custom-made box covered in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 'Don Tarquinio/ Fr Rolfe'. (2) is kept inside a transparent plastic folder. (3) is also held in a custom-made box covered in blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine, 'Fr Rolf/ Manuscript Commonplace Book'.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Frederick William Rolfe (1860-1913), the English novelist and eccentric, who was better known by his assumed name 'Baron Corvo'. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The gift of Fay and Geoffrey Elliott, 2002, supplemented by a later purchase (item 3) in 2003.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
The Rolfe items, both manuscript and printed, are described in greater detail in the Library's handlist of the Fay and Geoffrey Elliott Collection (handlist 148) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/handlists/148Elliott.pdf
Additional Information
The Rolfe section of the Elliott Collection also contains printed items, which are catalogued separately.