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Call Number:
MSS 19
Holdings:
[Request]
Title(s):
Letter to Eva Whyte
Date:
1885 May 28
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series I: Correspondence
Part of Collection:
1, folder 11
Provenance:
Acquired 2012, Paul Mellon Fund.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Scope and Content:
Letter from Aunt Grace, addressed to Westbourne Villa on Coswell Road and sent from Torrington. Discusses packing and leaving Torrington to go to stay with Mrs. Thorne in Dalverton. Mentions that it has not been warm enough to sketch outside, although she has done a few flower paintings. Is pleased that Eva's cough and is better and wishes her a happy birthday.
Physical Description:
4 pages (1 folded leaf) ; 18 x 12 cm. + envelope. Autograph letter signed; written in pen and black ink.
Genre:
Correspondence , Clippings (information artifacts) , Letters, and Trade cards
Subject Terms:
Bazaars (Charities)
Birthdays
Botanical illustration
Charities
Collection and preservation
Drama
Flower painting and illustration
Flowers
Flowers in art
Hydrotherapy
Music
Orphanages
Schools
Tea parties
Temperance
Voyages and travels
White family
Wild flowers
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Malvern (England)
Associated People/Groups:
Whyte, Eva Anchoretta, 1873-1943
Finding Aid Title:
Whyte Family Correspondence
Collection PDF:
https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/12.pdf
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2085
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2085?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1