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  • 1. Letter from Clarkson Stanfield to "My dear Searle", Thursday, April 13 [1800's?]

    Alternative Title:
    Autograph Letter by Clarkson Stanfield
    Subject:
    Artists, Artists--Correspondence, Painters, Landscape painters, and Marine painters
    Creator:
    Stanfield, Clarkson, 1793-1867
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1800s
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Gift of Peter Lowens, April 2024.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    autographs (manuscripts), manuscripts (documents), letters (correspondence), and correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2024-026
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2024-04-17
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • 2. The Centre of Nature Concentrated

    Alternative Title:
    The center of nature concentrated. Or Ali Puli his tractate of the regenerated salt of nature.
    Subject:
    Alchemy--Manuscripts, Alchemy, Alchemists, Substance (Philosophy), Alchemy--Religious aspects, Matter, and Creation
    Creator:
    Ali Puli
    Contributor:
    F.E.
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1800s
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    1 volume (approximately 38 pages)
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten. Consists of a 38 l. 1/4 leather bound volume. Hand-coloured initial letter at beginning of text, part of text in red ink (l. 31).
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    manuscripts (documents) and books
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1999-019
    Fonds Title:
    Ali Puli fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC349
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/ali-puli-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2022-03-14
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • 3. Letter from Samuel Williams to J.H. Wiffen, December 20, 1824

    Subject:
    Creator:
    Williams, Samuel, 1788-1853
    Contributor:
    Wiffen, Jeremiah Holmes, 1792-1836
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    December 20, 1824
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Letter is two pages, affixed to board with an envelope and illustration.
    Physical Repository:
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    letters (correspondence), correspondence, drawings (visual works), and illustrations (layout features)
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens Collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    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. Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization. Additional metadata by Maggie Tan.

  • 4. Letter from Maria Edgeworth to Mr. R. Hunter, May 21, 1827

    Subject:
    Women authors, Authors and publishers, Authorship, Authors, Irish, Publishers and publishing, and Authors
    Creator:
    Edgeworth, Maria, 1768-1849
    Contributor:
    Hunter, Rowland
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    May 21, 1827
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Extent:
    4 unnumbered pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Literature Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    correspondence, manuscripts (documents), and letters (correspondence)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1997-074
    Fonds Title:
    Maria Edgeworth collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC197
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/maria-edgeworth-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2021-01
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Epson Expression 1640XL at 800 dpi TIFF on 5 by JF. Metadata by KD.

  • 5. 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

  • 6. Lilian L. 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, Lillian L.
    Contributor:
    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852, Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865, and Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1828 to 1928
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: Z42.4 G7K535
    Extent:
    1 volume (unpaged) ; 20 x 16 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    Great Britain and England--London
    Coordinates:
    54, -2 and 51.50853, -0.12574
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    On cover: Album. Label at bottom of inside back cover: M.W. & Co. Ltd. London. No. 6483. On first page: poem in German with English paraphrase signed with 3 initials, last one W; Linkenholt, 8/10/99. On second page: "Yes this is my album ... Lilian L. Kidman,...
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    albums (books), scrapbooks, paintings (visual works), sketches, illustrations (layout features), autograph albums, and drawings (visual works)
    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
    Transcript:
    2020-09-14
    Technical Note:
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 600 dpi TIFF on 14 September 2020 by JF. Metadata by KD.

  • 7. 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.

  • 8. Letter from Sir Edwin Landseer to a publisher, June 27, 1837

    Creator:
    Landseer, Edwin, Sir, 1802-1873
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    June 27, 1837
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    2/137
    Extent:
    2 pages
    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:
    2017-04-24
    Technical Note:
    additional metadata by Maggie Tan and Scanned @ 600 with Epson GT-15000 flatbed scanner; images cropped & stitched using Photoshop CS5, no colour correction by KMercer. Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization

  • 9. Mr. Fogg dreams illustration

    Subject:
    Illustration of books, Victorian, Art, and Illustration of books
    Creator:
    Leech, John, 1817-1864
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    approximately 1845
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    "Mr. Fogg dreams." and some other largely illegible words written on pencil under the sketch on the recto and "Scattergood Family" written in pencil on the verso.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by donor from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, May 26, 2021. Gift of Peter Lowens, November 2023.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    illustrations (layout features), pencil drawings, sketches, and drawings (visual works)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2023-080
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2023-11-10
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.

  • 10. Scattergood Family illustration

    Subject:
    Illustration of books, Illustration of books, Victorian, and Art
    Creator:
    Leech, John, 1817-1864
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    approximately 1845
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Still Image
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    "Scattergood Family" written in pencil on the verso.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by donor from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, May 26, 2021. Gift of Peter Lowens, November 2023.
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    drawings (visual works), pencil drawings, sketches, and illustrations (layout features)
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2023-080
    Fonds Title:
    Peter Lowens collection
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC564
    Is Referenced By:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peter-lowens-collection
    Date Digitized:
    2023-11-10
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by KD.