LEADER 00000npcaa2200000 u 4500001 998126183506421 008 251030i15481904xx eng d 035 (PULFA)C0047 040 NjP |beng |edacs |cNjP 041 eng 046 i |c1548 |e1904 099 C0047 100 1 Wild, John, |ecollector |0WILDJOHND315613960. |4col |0https://viaf.org/viaf/315613960 245 10 John Wild Autograph Collection, |f1548-1904 |g(mostly 1800-1850) 300 2 |fboxes 300 2 |fitems 300 36 |fVolumes 581 Unpublished Letters from the Collection of John Wild (New York, N.Y.: Dial Press, 1930), edited and selected by H. N. Carew Hunt. 520 3 Consists of over 2,000 autograph items of prominent English and European figures from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries compiled by the English collector John Wild. 520 2 The collection consists of over 2,000 autograph items of prominent English and European figures--the great and near great, the noteworthy and notorious--from the 16th to the mid-19th centuries. Groups of individuals represented in the collection include writers, lawyers, actors and actresses, opera stars, naval and military heroes, explorers, artists, clergyman, politicians, doctors and medical researchers, and royalty. While the emphasis is on autographs of Englishmen/women, there is a good number of French manuscripts, particularly two volumes of items dating from the French Revolution and the First Empire. By far, the largest group of manuscripts (8 volumes) consists of correspondence from mainly English 19th-century artists and engravers. Included are a letter (1550) by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to Pope Julius III against new Church policies; a document (1576) by Elizabeth I ordering from the Master of the Wardrobe various cloths, "two Greate hammers," and a large iron shovel; documents and letters by Louis XIV (1674-1715), Louis XV (1724), and Louis Philippe (1816); a document (1720) signed by Issac Newton; a letter (1779) of fatherly advice by George III to his son William IV; and three letters (1786-1792) by Lavoisier. There is one volume devoted to the letters of cardinals, ranging from 1550 to 1738. Other notable names, by groups, include: artistic--Fielding, Reynolds, Turner; literary--Congreve, Goethe, Moore, Rousseau, Voltaire; military/naval--Bligh, Cook, Lafayette, Napoleon, Nelson, Wellington; theatrical--Booth, Kean, Siddons; and royal--Charles I, Charles II, Eugene of Savoy, Ferdinand I, George III, James I, James II, Sigismund II Augustus, and William III. In addition, the collection contains, bound with the manuscripts in a grangerized manner, numerous engravings, mezzotints, and other types of prints. Volumes 16, 18, 31, 32, 33, and 42 do not exist. Volume 40 was disbound and can be found in Box 1. Box 2 contains related lists and photographs. 506 Collection is open for research use. 650 0 Actors |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Actresses |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Art, English |y19th century |vSources |xHistory. 650 0 Artists |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Authors, English |y18th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Authors, English |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Authors, French |y18th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Authors, French |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Clergy |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Diplomats |xFrance |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Engravers |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Opera producers and directors |xItaly |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Opera producers and directors |xEngland |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Opera |y19th century |vSources |xItaly |xHistory. 650 0 Opera |y19th century |vSources |xEngland |xHistory. 650 0 Politicians |xGreat Britain |y18th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Theater |y19th century |vSources |xEngland |xHistory. 650 0 Nobility |xFrance |y19th century |xAutographs. 650 0 Nobility |xGreat Britain |y19th century |xAutographs. 651 0 Great Britain |xKings and rulers |xAutographs. 651 0 France |vSources |xHistory |xConsulate and First Empire, 1799-1815. 651 0 France |vSources |xHistory |xRevolution, 1789-1799. 651 0 France |vSources |xHistory, Military |y1789-1815. 651 0 France |xKings and rulers |xAutographs. 651 0 Great Britain |y19th century |vSources |xHistory, Military. 651 0 Great Britain |y18th century |vSources |xHistory, Naval. 651 0 Great Britain |y19th century |vSources |xHistory, Naval. 651 0 Great Britain |y18th century |vSources |xHistory, Military. 610 20 Church of England. |0CHURCHOFENGLAND135203514 610 20 France. Armée. |0FRANCEARMÉE122754256 610 20 Great Britain. Army. |0GREATBRITAINARMY124946906 610 20 Great Britain. Royal Navy. |0GREATBRITAINROYALNAVY155396161 856 42 |zSearch and Request |uhttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/g158bh32s |yPrinceton University Library Finding Aids 982 |cscamss