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Title
Lewis Carroll, letter, 1892-11-30, to Owen
Creator
Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898
Soule, Carl W., Jr
Bond, W.H. (William Henry), 1915-2005
Contributor
Bond, W.H. (William Henry), 1915-2005, recipient
Soule, Carl W., Jr., recipient
Date Created and/or Issued
1892-11-30
1956-05-04
1956-05-08
1956-05-10
1956-05-11
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection
Rights Information
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Public domain
Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
USC Libraries Special Collections
specol@usc.edu
Description
Autograph letter (signed C.L. Dodgson), Lewis Carroll [i.e., Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], Christ Church, Oxford, England, UK, 1892 November 30, to Mr. Owen. "I beg your daughter, & you to accept, my very sincere wishes for her happiness..." -- first line. Summary: Declining an invitation. Accompanied by four letters regarding the authenticity of this Carroll letter between Carl W. Souls, Jr. (Charlestown, Massachusetts) and William Henry Bond (Houghton Library, Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts), 1956 May 4, 1956 May 8, 1956 May 10, 1956 May 11.
Type
text
Format
1 item (1 p.)
14 x 17.5 cm. + 5 items (5 p.)
holograph
letters (correspondence)
correspondence
Identifier
carroll-tn11514~1...~6
http://doi.org/10.25549/cassady-c85-413
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/carroll-tn11514~1.jpg
Language
English
Time Period
1892-11-30
1956-05-04
1956-05-08
1956-05-10
1956-05-11
Place
51.7471008,-1.25687
Christ Church
2 Harvard Place
Houghton Library, Harvard University
England
United Kingdom
USA
Massachusetts
North America
Oxford
Cambridge
Oxfordshire
Source
PR4612.A4 1892b [Call number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
Relation
Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection
Correspondence
Provenance
Letter. Provenance: Carl W. Soule Jr. (2 Harvard Place, Charlestown MA, 10 May 1956) ; Bonhams & Butterfields (sale no. 15875, lot no. 1096, 17 Febr. 2008). CLSU

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