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Theodore Watts-Dunton Letters

An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 21 Oct 2010



Biographical History

Theodore Watts-Dunton (1832-1914) was an English critic and poet. He was close friends with English poets Alfred Lord Tennyson, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Algernon Charles Swinburne.

William Michael Rossetti (1829-1919) was an English writer and critic, brother to poets Christina and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and a founding member of the group known as the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Theodore Watts-Dunton Letters consists of four letters dated from his home "The Pines." The letter to William Michael Rossetti, on mourning paper, inquires about a sale of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's picture "Brimful," and sends thanks for note on Dante. The letters to Appleton & Co. discuss the possibility of a biography of Swinburne. Only the first, signed "Watts," is in Watts-Dunton's hand, the others were written for him by his secretary.


Arrangement of the Collection

Chronological.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.


Subject Headings

Persons

Rossetti, William Michael, 1829-1919.
Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914.

Corporate Bodies

John Appleton & Co.

Subjects

Authors, English -- 19th century.
Poets, English -- 19th century.

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Occupations

Poets.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Theodore Watts-Dunton Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Purchase, 1970.


Table of Contents

Correspondence


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