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Gordon Russell West autograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0118
Finding aid note: Stored on-site at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

This is a collection of autographs in the form of clipped signatures and holograph letters from many well-known hisorical figures, including Queen Victoria, Kings George III and IV, Sir Robert Peel, Viscount Palmerston, Victor Hugo, John Stuart Mill, Susan B. Anthony, and Mark Twain. The dates of the signatures range from 1723-1930.

Dates

  • 1723 - 1930

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored on-site at the Woodson Research Center.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish from this material must be facilitated through the Woodson Research Center.

Biographical / Historical

Gordon Russell West collected autographs over a period of time.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

This is a collection of clipped signatures and holograph letters from many well-known, mostly 19th century British, historical figures.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated by Josephine Morrow West in October 1985.

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Record Groups

Related Names

Source

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Gordon Russell West autograph collection, 1723-1930
Status
Completed
Author
Mary Tobin
Date
2015
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

https://library.rice.edu/woodson
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA

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