Letters to Eva Whyte, 1889 October or November
- Call Number:
- MSS 19
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- Letters to Eva Whyte
- Date:
- 1889 October or November
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 33
- 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:
- Two letters written on different days and sent together to Eva from her Aunt. The first letter, written on Monday, mentions that the "millionaires got tired of North [illegible] and have left it to their servants." The second letter, written on Thursday, mentions Temple Church and the "full length figures of Crusaders in brown marble.... The woman said that they had been hidden away for 300 years."
- Physical Description:
- 2 letters, each 4 pages (2 folded leaves) ; 18 x 12 cm. and smaller Autograph letter signed; written in pen and black ink.
- Genre:
- Correspondence , Clippings (information artifacts) , Letters, and Trade cards
- Subject Terms:
- Bazaars (Charities)BirthdaysBotanical illustrationCharitiesChurch BuildingsCollection and preservationDramaFlowersFlowers in artHydrotherapyMusicOrphanagesSchoolsTea partiesTemperanceVoyages and travelsWhite familyWild flowers
- Associated Places:
- Great BritainMalvern (England)
- Associated People/Groups:
- Temple Church (London, England)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/2107
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2107?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1