Letter to Eva Whyte, 1891 December 5
- Call Number:
- MSS 19
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Title(s):
- Letter to Eva Whyte
- Date:
- 1891 December 5
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Part of Collection:
- 1, folder 68
- 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 from Brampton Rise. Briefly mentions a rock called Toad Rock that "everyone comes to T. Wells is supposed to see." Tunbridge Wells postal stamp on envelope. [Before geologists were able to explain its origin, Toad Rock aroused much speculation, including the idea that it was possibly man-made. Some nineteenth century observers believed that it was 'the remains of an ancient sphinx', and as late as 1933 H G Wells referred to this idea in his novel <emph render="italic">Christiana Alberta's Father</emph>. The Toad was in fact eroded into its present forms by wind action during the last Ice Age. As a result of this geological history, the surrounding area was designated a geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1992.]
- 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)BirthdaysBotanical illustrationCharitiesCollection and preservationDramaFlowersFlowers in artHydrotherapyMusicOrphanagesSchoolsTea partiesTemperanceVoyages and travelsWhite familyWild flowers
- Associated Places:
- Great BritainMalvern (England)Tunbridge Wells (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/2142
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2142?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1