Gordon Russell West autograph collection
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
- Creation: 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
Abstract
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.
Source
- West, Gordon Russell (Person)
Genre / Form
- 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
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu