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  • 1. Abbey Theatre tray cloth

    Alternative Title:
    Sold by the Irish players at $1.00 towards a building to save Sir Hugh Lane's great gift of pictures to Ireland April 1913 [picture]
    Subject:
    Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet (Shaw, Bernard), Theaters, Abbey Theatre Players (Dublin, Ireland), Theater, Irish Players, Abbey Theatre Company, Actors, Abbey Theatre, Fund raising, and Lane, Hugh Percy, Sir, 1875-1915
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Yeats, Jack B. (Jack Butler), 1871-1957 and Abbey Theatre
    Publisher:
    Abbey Theatre
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1913
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Physical Object
    Identifier:
    Call Number: PN2602 D82A1S65
    Extent:
    1 tray cloth ; 46 x 49 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Ireland
    Coordinates:
    53, -8
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Enclosed in a wooden frame with glass. Printed on linen textile in black and white. Reproductions of signatures of W. B. Yeats and Lady Gregory. Shows full cast and features larger sketches of 8, all but one with names.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Gift of Ann Saddlemyer.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    black-and-white prints (prints on paper), prints (visual works), and tray cloths
    Date Digitized:
    2010
    Transcript:
    Tray Cloth sold by the Abbey Theatre in support of the Hugh Lane fund, showing the 1913 cast of Bernard Shaw's The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet.When the censor prohibited its production in England, the premiere performance was given by the Abbey Theatre in 1909,...
    Technical Note:
    Canon 30D zoom lens 17-40mm by KM/CDW. Metadata by GF and KD.

  • 2. Boston Theatre playbill, December 14, 1855

    Subject:
    Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.), Drama, Performances, and Theater
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Wright, J. B. (John B.), 1814- and Barry, Thomas
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    December 14, 1855
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    Massachusetts--Boston
    Coordinates:
    42.35843, -71.05977
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Framed by Humbertown Framing Gallery with Tru Vue conservation glass
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    playbills
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens Collection
    Date Digitized:
    2017-07-20
    Technical Note:
    additional metadata by Maggie Tan and Scanned by CDeWolfe using Betterlight TTI. Cropped, no colour correction or resizing. Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization

  • 3. Cookery by Isabella B. Bennett, April 1891- March 1892

    Subject:
    Food, Cooking for the sick, Cooking, English, and Cooking
    Creator:
    Bennett, Isabella B.
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1891 to 1892
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: TX717 B45 1891
    Extent:
    48 pages ; 26 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Original manuscript on ruled paper, green paper wrappers.
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    books, recipes, menus, and cookery book
    Date Digitized:
    2017-07-04
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi TIFFS. Scanned by CDeWolfe using TTI Betterlight. Images cropped by CDWolfe to remove colour bar. No colour correction, no size reduction. Additional metadata by MT.

  • 4. Edward Morell Holmes Herbarium

    Subject:
    Botanical specimens--Collection and preservation, Marine algae, Botanical specimens--Drying, Plants, Botanists, Botanical specimens, Botany, and Herbaria
    Creator:
    Holmes, Edward Morrell
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1849 to 1918
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Physical Object
    Extent:
    122 pages ; 34 x 24 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain Miscellaneous Island Dependencies--Isle of Man, England--Plymouth, England--Sussex, England--Yorkshire, Ireland--Galway (County), France--Cherbourg, England--Isle of Wight, Black Sea--Sea of Marmara Region, Ireland--Donegal (County), Northern Ireland--Antrim, Northern Ireland--Down (County), England--Cornwall (County), England--Devon, and England--Dorset
    Coordinates:
    53.33333,-9, 50.75,-3.75, 50.66667,-1.33333, 50.75,-2.33333, 54,-1.5, 50.41667,-4.75, 54.91667,-8, 54.33333,-5.75, 50.37153,-4.14305, 49.51113,-1.55471, 54.25,-4.5, 54.7,-6.2, and 50.91667,-0.08333
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Physical item donated to Uvic Special Collections and University Archives by Alan Austin.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    albums (books), herbaria (documents), scrapbooks, and plant specimens
    Fonds Title:
    Edward Morell Holmes fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR069
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/edward-morrell-holmes-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2020-09-21
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Betterlight-TTI 21 Sept- at 600DPI (1/20; 283; bent 5 tone - camera height 900) - PD ; Metadata by DS

  • 5. Ella Kidman autograph album

    Subject:
    Autograph albums, Autographs, Scrapbooks, Social networks, Art objects, Victorian, Personal archives, Arts, Victorian, Art, and Autographs--Collectors and collecting
    Creator:
    Kidman, Ella
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1897 to 1930
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: Z42.4 G7K53
    Extent:
    1 volume (unpaged) ; 20 x 16 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain and England--London
    Coordinates:
    51.50853, -0.12574 and 54, -2
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Illustrations (some colour)., A commercially produced autograph album, each page with red and blue borders. Mostly blank pages but some have illustrations with blank spaces for autographs. Album contains signatures, verses and original illustrations, some signed. Some...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    albums (books), scrapbooks, drawings (visual works), illustrations (layout features), and autograph albums
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2020-041
    Fonds Title:
    Kidman Family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC624
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/kidman-family-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2020-09-10
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 600 dpi TIFF on 10 September 2020 by JF. Metadata by KD.

  • 6. English 19th Century Autograph Scrapbook

    Subject:
    Autograph albums, Autographs, Scrapbooks, and Autographs--Collectors and collecting
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Fortescue, Hugh Fortescue, Earl, 1783-1861, Stanley, Edward, 1779-1849, Bagot, Richard, 1782-1854, Ryder, J. F. (James Fitzallan), 1826-1904, Russell, John Russell, Earl, 1792-1878, Cottenham, Charles Christopher Pepys, Earl of, 1781-1851, Hervey, A. C. (Arthur Charles), 1808-1894, Lyndhurst, John Singleton Copley, Baron, 1772-1863, Bethell, Christopher, 1773-1859, Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1770-1859, Anglesey, Henry William Paget, Marquis of, 1768-1854, Stamford, William Grey, Earl of, 1850-1910, Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865, Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843, Abercorn, James Hamilton, Duke of, 1811-1885, Saumarez, James, 1757-1836, Perry, Charles, 1807-1891, Harrowby, Dudley Ryder, Earl of, 1798-1882, Fife, James Duff, Earl, 1776-1857, Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881, Hurd, Richard, 1720-1808, Lonsdale, Hugh Cecil Lowther, Earl of, 1857-1944, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864, Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868, Hatherley, William Page Wood, Baron, 1801-1881, Monteagle of Brandon, Thomas Spring-Rice, Baron, 1790-1866, Pelham-Clinton, Edward, Lord, 1836-1907, Kinnaird, George William Fox Kinnaird, Baron, 1807-1878, and Hampton, John Somerset Pakington, Baron, 1799-1880
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1828 to 1859
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 volume (unpaged) ; 29 x 22 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain
    Coordinates:
    54, -2
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Includes blank pages and an index.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    autograph albums and scrapbooks
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1976-019
    Fonds Title:
    English 19th Century Autographs Scrapbook collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC198
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/english-19th-century-autographs-scrapbook-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2020-08-26
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 600 dpi TIFF on 26 August 2020 by JF ; Metadata by Dean

  • 7. Hablot Browne pencil drawing

    Subject:
    Illustrators and Art
    Creator:
    Browne, Hablot Knight, 1815-1882
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1870s
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 leaf
    Geographic Coverage:
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    pencil drawings, drawings (visual works), and sketches
    Date Digitized:
    2017-04-24
    Technical Note:
    Scanned @ 600 with Epson GT-15000 flatbed scanner; images cropped & stitched using Photoshop CS5, no colour correction by KMercer. Additional metadata by MT.

  • 8. Letter and envelope from Charles Dickens to Edmund Yates, August 28, 1867

    Subject:
    Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
    Creator:
    Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
    Contributor:
    Thompson, Henry, Sir, 1820-1904 and Yates, Edmund, 1831-1894
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    August 28, 1867
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    England--London, England--Rochester (Kent), and England--Higham (Kent)
    Coordinates:
    51.41417, 0.45598, 51.50853, -0.12574, and 51.38764, 0.50546
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Framed and mounted by Humbertown Framing Gallery with Tru Vue conservation glass
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    letters (correspondence)
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2017-10-26
    Technical Note:
    additional metadata by Maggie Tan and Scanned using TTI BetterLight scanner; 600dpi; no colour correction; cropped to remove colour bar using Photoshop CS5. Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization

  • 9. Letter from Alfred Chantrey Corbould to Mr. Burnand

    Subject:
    Authors, English, Illustration of books, Authors, and Illustrators
    Creator:
    Corbould, A. Chantrey (Alfred Chantrey), 1852-1920
    Contributor:
    Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), 1836-1917
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    April 4, 1894
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 leaf (folded)
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten.
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    autographs (manuscripts), sketches, correspondence, cartoons (humorous images), and letters (correspondence)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    File: 1.13 and Accession Number: 2020-023
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2020-09-15
    Technical Note:
    800 dpi TIFF. Metadata by KD.

  • 10. Letter from Charles Dickens to Mr. Eward

    Subject:
    Authors, English, Authors, Authors, English--Correspondence, and Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
    Creator:
    Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1836 to 1870
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    2 pages and 1 photograph
    Geographic Coverage:
    England
    Coordinates:
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Letter is one page double sided, framed with conservation glass mounted with a photograph.
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    correspondence, letters (correspondence), black-and-white photographs, and photographs
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2017-10-26
    Technical Note:
    Scanned using TTI BetterLight scanner; 600dpi; no colour correction; cropped to remove colour bar using Photoshop CS5. Metadata by Karen Dykes. Additional metadata by Maggie Tan.