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W. S. Lewis Collection of Marie du Deffand
Collection
Call Number: LWL MSS 11
Abstract:
The W. S. Lewis Collection of Marie du Deffand contains correspondence and other papers created, owned by, or relating to Marie Anne de Vichy Chamrond, marquise du Deffand (1697-1780), a friend and correspondent of the English author Horace Walpole. The collection was compiled by author, editor, and collector Wilmarth S. Lewis (1895-1979). It includes letters exchanged between du Deffand and her wide circle of friends and acquaintances, manuscripts including verses, essays, memoirs, word...
Dates:
1706-1858, bulk 1760-1780
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library
W. S. Lewis Collection of George Selwyn Correspondence
Collection
Call Number: LWL MSS 39
Abstract:
The collection consists of letters sent to George Selwyn by nearly one hundred friends, associates, and family members; they range in content from short formal notes of invitation to long and descriptive letters from friends in his social and political circles. Also present are five letters written by Selwyn to colleagues and unidentified recipients.
Dates:
1739-1788
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library