| Discrete Collections | The Women's Library |
| Title | Autograph Letter Collection: Literary Ladies |
| Ref No | 9/07 |
| Box Fetch No | Microform available in the reading room: TWL 6.1 Box 3 (ALC2118-2302. Note: No record for ALC/2164) |
| Level | Collection |
| Date | 1881-1959 |
| Extent | (185 items) |
| Admin Biographical History | See biographies for:
* Carpenter; Mary (1807-1877); educationist and penal reformer
* Harraden; Beatrice (1864-1936); novelist
* Martineau; Harriet (1802-1876); journalist and author
* Russell; Alys [née Whitall] (18671951); wife of Bertrand Russell |
| Custodial History | This collection consists of letters taken from various sources and filed individually in ring binders. The original source of the item (often from archive collections) is not generally indicated. |
| Description | The collection contains correspondence that discusses social visits, works of a literary nature, invitational offers to engagements, provision of books for book sale organised by Mrs Alys Russell. The collection also includes extensive communication from Beatrice Harraden to Daisy Solomon and various autograph signatures. |
| URL | https://lse-atom.arkivum.net/uklse-dl1al01 |
| Related Material | Also held at The Women's Library are the personal papers of Harriet Martineau. Other Collections within Strand 9 which may be of interest include 9/18 Women in the Arts, 9/22 Scholars & Learned Ladies. |
| Related Record | 7HRM |
| 9/18 |
| 9/22 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | This collection has been digitised and is available on the LSE Digital Library. |