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Bell, Vanessa, 1879–1961

Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant letters to Kenneth Clark and Jane Clark,

ca. 1920-1969

Romney, George, 1734–1802

Manuscript daybook for George Romney, in the hand of Richard Williams

1794-1796

Romney, George, 1734–1802

Account book of George Romney with his banker, Thomas Greene

1788 August 19-1798 April 6

Romney, George, 1734–1802

Journal and notebook kept during a tour through France and Italy in 1773

1773

Gainsborough, Thomas, 1727–1788

Thomas Gainsborough letters to his sister Mrs. Mary Gibbon,

1777-1781

Stubbs, George, 1724–1806

Comparative anatomical exposition of the structure of the human body with... [Read more]

ca. [1798?]

Lear, Edward, 1812–1888

Edward Lear archive,

ca. 1840-1985

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Joshua Reynolds archive,

1749-1816

Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792

Manuscript notebook

1781

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741–1821

Hester Lynch Piozzi letters to Dr. William Makepeace Thackeray,

1795, April 16-1816, September 10

Brangwyn, Frank, Sir, 1867–1956

Frank Brangwyn archive,

ca. 1900-1920

Letters to Richard Redgrave,

ca. 1840-ca. 1880

Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898

Edward Burne-Jones Letters to Cormell Price,

1852-1862

Calderon, P. H. (Philip Hermogenes), 1833–1898

Philip Hermogenes Calderon correspondence from John Everett Millais... [Read more]

1886-1896

Campbell, Ken, 1939–2022

Ken Campbell archive,

1975-2003

Bainbridge family.

Bainbridge deer park management archive,

1760-1821

Hogan, Eileen, 1946–

Poetry Box archive,

ca. 2001-2003

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1855-1875

Paul Mellon collection of British artists' correspondence,

1767-1917

Shepperson, Matthew, 1785–1874

Matthew Shepperson archive,

1810-1869

Herkomer, Hubert von, Sir, 1849–1914

Hubert von Herkomer archive,

1862-1943

Porcher, Edwin A., 1824–1878

Edwin Augustus Porcher collection

1849-1861

Shirley Smith, Richard.

Roger W. Moss collection of manuscript, original art and printed... [Read more]

1961-2011

Haywood, Helen, 1908–1995

Helen Haywood archive,

ca. 1960-ca. 1970

Excerpt and notes from Memoirs by Madame d'Arblay

not before 1832

Miles & Edwards (London)

Miles & Edwards and Charles Hindley & Sons correspondence,

1832-1875

King, Ron, 1932–

Daniel King Circle Press archive,

1967-2003

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin Letters to Ellen Heaton,

1850-1864,

Wake and Bellhouse collection,

1862-1892

Clutterbuck, Robert, 1772–1831

Collection of letters to Robert Clutterbuck concerning his History and... [Read more]

1808-1827

Rossetti, Dante Gabriel, 1828–1882

Dante Gabriel Rossetti Letters to William Houghton Clabburn,

1863-1865

Britton, John, 1771–1857

John Britton archive,

1839-1851

Grey, Booth, 1740–1802

Botanical collages from the circle of Booth Grey

1790s

Wales, James, 1746 or 1747–1795

James Wales archive,

1786-1797

Backhouse and Mounsey collection,

1819-1856

Leslie, Charles Robert, 1794–1859

Charles Robert Leslie collection,

circa 1812-1900

British transportation ephemera collection,

1912-2019

Our big picture book

not before 1928

Beaufort, Daniel Augustus, 1739–1821

Edgeworthstown archive,

1796-1815

Carr family.

Carr family collection of travel sketches, scrapbooks, and genealogical... [Read more]

1699-1981

Leighton, Mary, Lady, active 1832–1864

Mary Leighton collection,

1824-1860

Mallender, Fred, 1930–2003

Fred Mallender Collection of British Commonwealth postage stamps,

1937-1992

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to Thomas Goff Lupton,

1845-1873

Christie, John, 1945–

John Christie archive,

1975-1995

Nash, Paul, 1889–1946

Paul Nash letters to Mercia Oakley

1909-1951, bulk 1909-1912

Smith, Sam, 1908–1983

Sam Smith collection,

1972-1996, bulk 1972-1979

Southall, Joseph E.

Joseph Southall archive,

1898-1910

Norris, Robert Provo, died 1851

Robert Provo Norris Collection,

1846-1854

Pritzker, Rhoda.

Rhoda Pritzker archive,

ca. 1940-2000

Taylor, Henry, 1825–1888

Collection of designs for Worcester porcelain,

ca. 1770-ca. 1880

Upcott, William, 1779–1845

Extra-illustrated Life of Nollekens,

1708-1875,

Royal College of Art (Great Britain). Sketch Club

Royal College of Art Sketch Club Collection,

1934-1937

Patrick Procktor archive

ca. 1970-ca. 2015

McHale, John.

John McHale archive,

ca. 1950-1978

Tilson family archive,

1962-2008

Clayton family.

Clayton family papers,

1814-1871

Courtney, Cathy.

Cathy Courtney collection of artists' books ephemera,

ca. 1977-2003

Bruce, James, 1730–1794

James Bruce archive,

ca. 1750-ca.1850

Pease family.

Pease family collection of sketchbooks and exercise books,

1814-1909

Jones family.

Jones family archive

1805-1945

Wareing, Alfred, 1876–1942

Alfred Wareing archive,

ca. 1891-2007

Marshall, Keith.

Keith Marshall collection of photographs,

circa 1880-circa 1920

Pugin family archive,

ca. 1790-1870

Albert, Neale M.

Neale Albert archive,

ca. 2000-ca. 2020

Benedict-Jones, Linda.

Linda Benedict-Jones archive,

1972-1992 (bulk 1981-1982)

Burne-Jones, Edward Coley, 1833–1898

Edward Burne-Jones letters to John Ruskin,

1862-ca. 1889

Woolner, Thomas, 1825–1892

Thomas Woolner Letters to John Frederick Lewis,

1863-1914

Grimston, Rose Armatrude Frances, 1859–1927

Grimston family correspondence,

1872-1889

Hockley, Edgar, 1860–1938

Edgar Hockley collection,

1886-1924,

Wootton, Stanley, 1895–1986

Stanley Wootton archive,

1933-1934

Ruskin, John, 1819–1900

John Ruskin letters to John Henry Le Keux,

1854-1860

Whyte family correspondence,

1880-1892

Diary and account book of a military officer and cricket player

1854-1855

Woodman, William, ca. 1654–1731?

Masons' report concerning the roof-line balustrade of St. Paul's... [Read more]

1719 January 26

Account book

1839-1851

Collection of eight ham radio QSL calling cards

1936-1939

Ellicott, Elizabeth, ca. 1823–1887

An illustrated history of the county of Somerset

1862

[Notice for permission to open grave for burial]

[approximately 1868]

Wicksted, Charles, 1796–1870

Charles Wicksted commonplace book

1833-circa 1870

Oxnard, H. T. (Henry Thomas), 1860–1922

Pedigrees of thoroughbred broodmares the property of Henry T.... [Read more]

circa 1889-1900

Finch, Louisa, Countess of Aylesford, 1760–1832

Hepatics and mosses from the herbarium of the Countess of Aylesford

circa 1790-1810

Letter ordering a camera obscura for Count Alessandro Baldeschi Eugeni

Florence?,

Loftus, Montague Egerton, 1860–1934

Field notebook compiled by Montague Egerton Loftus

circa 1882?

John Hardman & Co

John Hardman & Co. album of stained glass designs

ca. 1850-ca. 2000

The Kit Kat papers

1891 January-1892 February

Sill, Nany Anna, 1909–1982

Nancy Anna Sill diary

1939-1945

Directions for numbering and detaching 15 men to the service of a... [Read more]

1807

Album of embroidered fabric samples

ca. 1900

Smith, Elder, and Co

Smith, Elder, and Co. advertisements and prospectus

1831-1834

Henney, John, 1791–1869

Diary of John Henney

1814

Mackenzie, Maggie

Maggie Mackenzie botany notebook

Great Britain,

Hetherington, Vera Margaret, 1892–

Vera Hetherington needlework book

circa 1910

Journal of a tour through Wales, the lakes in Lancashire, Westmoreland &... [Read more]

1808 August 10-September 26

Seymour, Louisa Caroline Harcourt, 1828–1889

Louisa Caroline Harcourt Seymour diary, 1850 February 12-1852 January 5

1850-1852

S. T. S

The lymnour's tale of Caroline

1891

Green, George Pritzler, 1881–1961

Journal of George P. Green, from January 1900 to July 17th, 1901, of the... [Read more]

1900-1901

Album relating to Richard Parkes Bonington

not before 1827

Berrington, John, -1743

An account of what workmen hath bin imployed about the building at Greate... [Read more]

1694-1721

Faulkner, Edrica, 1822–1890

Riddles, charades, and puzzles

1840s

Hordern, Francis

[Billhead of Francis Hordern, chemist, druggist, and grocer, of Cheadle, for... [Read more]

Nov. 17, 1823