Edward Bright Grand Tour Letters to Blanche Wright, 1888, c1830-1958
File — Box: 1, Folder: 36
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The collection consists of a variety of prepress materials, such as mock-ups, original book illustrations and acetate overlays. Also included are original artwork, many family letters, and other papers collected by Bright over the course of his career as a journalist and children's author. Some letters found in the collection are from Frieda Lawrence, from Adlai Stevenson, and one from Buckingham Palace to Dorothy Brett.
Dates
- c1830-1958
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2 boxes (1.35 cu. ft.)
General
- [April 28], letters written while awaiting embarcation on the Cunard Royal Mail Steamship "Umbria" from New York.
- Letter composed on shipboard during outbound voyage, April 28-May 5.
- London, May 6.
- Paris, May 13-18.
- Rome, May 21-26.
- Florence, May 28-29.
- Venice, June 2-20.
- Verona, June 21.
- Tyrolia, June 22.
- Innsbruck, June 26.
- Munich, June 26-July 22.
- Nuremburg, July 22-23.
- Bayreuth, July 25. Includes account and seating chart for a performance of Parsifal.
- Dresden, July 26-September 5.
- Weimar, September 7.
- Eisenach, September 7.
- Dresden, September 8.
- Coburg, September 9-10.
- Bergen, September 10, postcard.
- Heidleberg, September 10-11.
- Offenburg, September 11.
- Lucerne, September 12.
- Antwerp, September 13, postcard.
- Strasbourg, September 14.
- Brussels, September 15-16.
- Aboard the Steamship Cambridge, undated.
- London, September 19-20.
- Fragment written on the homeward voyage, September 25-27.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu