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Total number of records: 168

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Archives167
Books and printed items1

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Brotherton Collection168
English Literature19

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letters1
english literature1
english poetry1

Top 10: People and organisations

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Patrick Branwell Bronte25
Currer Bell7
Bronte, Charlotte (1816-1855)7
Bronte, Patrick Branwell (1817-1848)2
Nussey, Ellen (1817-1897)2
Wise, Thomas James (1859-1937)1
Symington, John Alexander1
Tatlock, John Strong Perry1
Symington, John Alexander (1887-1961)1
Hatfield, C W1

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From 1800144
From 190022

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Up to 199933

Archive Collection

Brontë family manuscripts and correspondence

Brontë Family

1812-1925

A substantial collection of original and transcribed material by, or relating to, different members of the Brontë family. The collection contains: (A) by Anne Brontë, an autograph manuscript discu...

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Brontës: Unpublished typescripts on sources of works, by Florence Dry.

Dry, Florence Swinton

1934-1970

Typescripts of four unpublished works by Florence Swinton Dry on the sources of works by the Brontës: (1) The Sources of Emily Brontë's Poems; (2) The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Its Purpose and Origin...

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Branwell Brontë

1830 - 1848

Manuscripts and letters created by Patrick Branwell Brontë (known as Branwell). The only son of Patrick and Maria Brontë, Branwell was bother to Charlotte, Emily and Anne. The manuscripts and lett...

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Charlotte Brontë

1842 - 1984

Manuscripts, letters and associated material written by Charlotte Brontë. This series also includes substantial correspondence written after her death by friends and associates, and latterly concerni...

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Archive Series

Charlotte Brontë manuscripts in French

c,1842-1843

Notebooks with exercises and text in French, presumably written by Charlotte Brontë whilst resident in Brussels.

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Letters from Charlotte Brontë to various correspondents

Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855)

1849 - 1850

Removed from bindings. Typescript transcriptions included.

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Letters from Branwell Brontë to various correspondents

1842 - 1848

Letters written by Branwell Brontë and addressed to various correspondents. 21 letters are addressed to Joseph Bentley Leyland, with one address to Francis Grundy, one to John Brown, and a further le...

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Letters of A. B. Nicholls to Ellen Nussey
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'Letters of A. B. Nicholls to Ellen Nussey'

1855-1858

Nine autograph letters from A. B. Nicholls to Ellen Nussey, bound together.

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Manuscripts written by Branwell Brontë

1830 - 1832

Manuscripts of stories and poems written by Branwell Brontë, often illustrated with sketches. Early manuscripts written during childhood and adolescence include the miniature fictional stories, or l...

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Nine letters from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose
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Letter from Charlotte Brontë to Amelia Ringrose

24 Dec 1847

Letter to Amelia Ringrose at Brookroyd. Commenting on a letter Brontë has received from Ringrose making her acquaintance, and their mutual friendship with Ellen Nussey.

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Letters of A. B. Nicholls to Clement Shorter'
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Letters of A. B. Nicholls to Clement Shorter'

c.1895-1900

Fifty-six autograph letters from A. B. Nicholls to Clement King Shorter, bound together. Letters concern Charlotte Brontë and the Bronte family manuscripts. Frequent manuscript annotations in the han...

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