19th Century Manuscripts Collection

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This collection showcases a selection of nineteenth-century handwritten documents (manuscripts) from Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Victoria Libraries dating from roughly 1800 to 1900. Documents such as artwork, autograph albums, letters, diaries, and scrapbooks can be found in the collection.

Collection highlights include:

Peter Lowens Collection: letters written by illustrators of Charles Dickens' works such as Edmund Yates, George Cattermole, William Powell Frith, and Alfred Chantrey Corbould.

Kidman Family Fonds: art album and autograph albums, dating from 1828 to 1930, created by sisters Lilian Kidman and Ella Kidman, and their father Henry Kidman.

Edward Morrell Holmes scrapbook: containing approximately 250 seaweed specimens collected between 1895 and 1918.

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

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Clarkson Stanfield to "My dear Searle", Thursday, April 13 [1800's?]
    Description:
    An autograph letter signed by Clarkson Stanfield to "My dear Searle." The letter pertains to Clarkson's work for "the Tragedy" and awaiting Searle's opinion on its merits. Dated April 13th (no year). "Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867), marine and landscape painter. As a boy, he made several voyages in the merchant service, and was pressed into the Navy in 1812. He retired from the sea after an accident, became a scene painter at a sailors' theatre in east London, and progressed to be a member of the Hampstead Sketching Society and a friend of Charles Dickens, Thackeray, Macready, Sir Edwin Landseer, David Roberts, Samuel Lover, and C.R. Leslie. He was called Clarkson after the anti-slavery agitator. He illustrated Heath's Picturesque Annuals for the years 1832-34, and in 1838 published a collection of lithographic views on the Rhine, Moselle, and Meuse; forty subjects from both sides of the English Channel were also steel-engraved under the title of Stanfield's Coast Scenery (1836). Among literary works for which he provided illustrations were Captain Marryat's 'The Pirate and the Three Cutters' (1836), Poor Jack (1840) and the lives and works of Lord Byron, George Crabbe, and Samuel Johnson, mainly in editions by John Murray."-- Dealer's description
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817559, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817571, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1050530, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/991944, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1009760
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/7886
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    18XX
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    License Tesim:
    Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Alternative Title:
    Autograph Letter by Clarkson Stanfield
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Gift of Peter Lowens, April 2024.
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028571, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028569, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    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

    Title Tesim:
    The Centre of Nature Concentrated
    Description:
    A handwritten translation into English (by F.E. in the 19th century) from a German translation by D.J.O.H. (Helbigius in 1682). The original was written in Arabic. Ali Puli, also known as Alipili, is the attributed author of a number of 17th-century alchemical and hermetic texts. However, his historical existence is doubtful. He is described as a Mauretanian Christian of Asiatic extraction; also variously as an Arab (because he was said to have written in Arabic), and a Moor. Most probably, Ali Puli is the pseudonym of Johann Otto von Helwig (1654-1698), a German physician, alchemist and author).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/804250, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/804245, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/804244, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1136762, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/804253, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1012448, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/882382
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2013273
    Contributor:
    F.E.
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    18XX
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    License Tesim:
    Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 volume (approximately 38 pages)
    Alternative Title:
    The center of nature concentrated. Or Ali Puli his tractate of the regenerated salt of nature.
    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:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028569 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028051
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Samuel Williams to J.H. Wiffen, December 20, 1824
    Description:
    Autograph letter, signed. Accompanied by envelope and illustration of "Old House, Toddington" by Samuel Williams.
    Subject:
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011257
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/270631
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1824-12-20
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    License Tesim:
    Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    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:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033973, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015578
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Maria Edgeworth to Mr. R. Hunter, May 21, 1827
    Description:
    A handwritten letter to Mr. R. Hunter (publisher) concerning the proofs for a proposed edition of Edgeworth's "Little plays, warrented harmless". Maria Edgeworth was a prolific Irish novelist of both adult and children's literature. Rowland Hunter was a printer and bookseller, active 1815-1836.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1177198, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821733, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822442, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822116, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1083463, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1897922
    Contributor:
    Hunter, Rowland
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1827-05-21
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    4 unnumbered pages
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Handwritten.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Literature Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028569, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    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

    Title Tesim:
    English 19th Century Autograph Scrapbook
    Description:
    The scrapbook contains autographs of English notables including Wellington, Peel, Palmerston, Disraeli, and George Cruikshank. The creator of the scrapbook is unknown. It is likely that the scrapbook creator collected autographs after requesting them through the mail.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822648, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822653, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1109297, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822655
    Creator:
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/55675, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1493727, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/228789, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/275040, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1595675, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/7308, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/105915, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/345594, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/148561, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1956155, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/508451, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/229243, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1547872, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/68303, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1760390, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/260731, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1621936, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1625451, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/251874, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1957415, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1800791, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/9861, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/248905, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52137, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1716354, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/37262, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/139345, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/209971, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/233016, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/160750, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/263590, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/447725
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1828/1859
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    License Tesim:
    This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 volume (unpaged) ; 29 x 22 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204623
    Coordinates:
    54, -2
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Includes blank pages and an index.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026691 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Lilian L. Kidman autograph album
    Description:
    This album, created in England, features autographs of Lilian Kidman’s friends and family. Collected autographs are often accompanied by inscriptions and original artwork. The album also features Kidman’s own art. Autographs include surnames: Caen; Smyth; Sherriff; Kidman; Crawford; Morgan; Hays; White; Winters; Walde; Haines; Shettle; Martin; Waller; Figgins; Earle, and Dyke. Some autographs are only initials. Also containing autographs of English notables including Wellington, Peel, Palmerston, Disraeli, and George Cruikshank.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822648, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822653, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1109297, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1122678, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815753, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1058566, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/818259, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815177, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/822655
    Creator:
    Kidman, Lillian L.
    Contributor:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/55675, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/52137, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1716354, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/68303, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1800791
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1828/1928
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Identifier:
    Call Number: Z42.4 G7K535
    Extent:
    1 volume (unpaged) ; 20 x 16 x 2 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204623 and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204271
    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, 1/5/1898.", Illustrations (some colour)., and 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, drawings, paintings and greeting cards. Most illustrations signed. Some illustrations and cards pasted in.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026690, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027341, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033618, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015617, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015578, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026691, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033973
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Charles Dickens to Mr. Eward
    Description:
    Letter from Charles Dickens to Mr. Eward. Autographed letter signed. Accompanied by a photo of Dickens.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821945, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821688, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/821953, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/28294
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/28294
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1836/1870
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    2 pages and 1 photograph
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1219920
    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:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Letter from Sir Edwin Landseer to a publisher, June 27, 1837
    Description:
    Autograph letter, signed.
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1427527
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1837-06-27
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Identifier:
    2/137
    Extent:
    2 pages
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Mr. Fogg dreams illustration
    Description:
    Original illustration by John Leech for the book "The Fortunes of the Scattergood Family" by Albert Smith (1816-1860) published by Richard Bentley in 1845. John Leech was a British caricaturist and illustrator known for his work in "Punch" and Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The illustration depicts several sleeping people in a room with illuminated figures like clowns and fairies from their dreams in the middle of them.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967424, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815177, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967406
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35397
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1845~
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    License Tesim:
    Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    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:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by donor from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, May 26, 2021. Gift of Peter Lowens, November 2023.
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015578, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300410334, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015617, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033973
    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

    Title Tesim:
    Scattergood Family illustration
    Description:
    Original illustration by John Leech for the book "The Fortunes of the Scattergood Family" by Albert Smith (1816-1860) published by Richard Bentley in 1845. John Leech was a British caricaturist and illustrator known for his work in "Punch" and Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol". The illustration depicts a man standing at the foot of a staircase firing a gun at another man coming through a door.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967406, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/967424, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/815177
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/35397
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1845~
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    License Tesim:
    Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    "Scattergood Family" written in pencil on the verso.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance:
    Purchased by donor from Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, May 26, 2021. Gift of Peter Lowens, November 2023.
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300033973, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300410334, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015617, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300015578
    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.