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William Charles Macready Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
TC042
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.45 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Charles Macready Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1810-1866 (inclusive) and 1825-1855 (bulk)
Creator:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections and Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873
Form:
Correspondence.
Abstract:
William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was an English actor and theater manager. The collection consists of selected correspondence, letters written by members of his family, and some letters, articles, and miscellaneous documents about him. A significant number of letters (45) are from Macready's friend, William Frederick Pollock.

Macready, William Charles, 1793-1873

William Charles Macready (1793-1873) was an English actor and theater manager.

Consists of selected correspondence of Macready, letters written by members of his family, and some letters, articles, and miscellaneous documents about him. A significant number of letters (45) are from Macready's friend, William Frederick Pollock.

Organized into the following series:

Letters are arranged alphabetically within each series.

Purchased from a variety of sources over the course of 1977.

This collection was processed in 2002.

No appraisal information is available.

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Subject

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2002
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of letters written by William Charles Macready to individuals such as William Blake, Helen Faucit, and Charles Manby, as well as others.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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Allan, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Allman, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ambrose, J. T., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Barnes, Rev. William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Barton, R. B., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Blake, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Bowes, J. S., dates not examined. 1 box.
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(See separate folder)

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Britton, J., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Brookfield, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Browne, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Browning, Robert, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Cooper, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Creighton, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Crook, Edward, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Davis, Edward D., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Deane, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Dowton, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ellerman, C. F., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Elliston, William G., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Evans, C. M., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Fauche, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Faucit, Helen, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Felton, Cornelius, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Fitzgerald, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Fleming, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Forster, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Gaskell, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Gaspey, Thos, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Goldsmith, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Greaves, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Hall, Mrs. Carter, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Harris, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Hayman, R. M., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Haynes, James, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ioll, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Jordan, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Kenney, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Lane, R. J., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Manby, Charles, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Mason, C., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Minger, Frances, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Morris, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Murray, Leigh, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Nicols, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Norwood, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Nunn, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Osbaldiston, D. W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Parsons, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Phelps, Samuel, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Pollock, William Frederick, dates not examined. 1 box.
Scope and Contents

(See separate folder)

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Radcliffe, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Rance, Henry, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Robertson, H., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Rutherford, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ryder, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ryland, Arthur, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Scott, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Scott, Patrick, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Sheridan, R. B. Jr., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Smith, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Stanfield, Clarkson, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Stevens, T. V., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Stuart, T., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Symonds, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Taylor, Henry, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Thackeray, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Tilbury, William Harries, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Twiss, Horace, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Walford, Edward, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ward, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Ware, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Warner, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Watkins, Herbert, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Webster, Benjamin N., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Wightwick, George, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Willmott, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Wilson, William Effinton, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Scope and Contents

Consists of letters received by William Charles Macready from Marguerita Blessington, Frances Anne Kemble, and Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, as well as others.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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Abbot, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Anderson, James R. J., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Balfe, Michael William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Benedict, Sir Julius, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Betty, Henry, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Blessington, Marguerita, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Bryden, W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Buckstone, John Baldwin, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Coakly, T., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Compton, Henry, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Cooper, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Cushman, Charlotte, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Delane, J., dates not examined. 1 box.
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D'Orsay, [?], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Eastlake, C. L., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Elliston, R. W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Elliston, William Gore, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Farren, William, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Faucit, Helen, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Garcia, Eugenie, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Harley, John Pritt, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Kean, Charles J., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Kemble, Frances Anne, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Lytton, Robert, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Mazzini, Joseph, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Milvey, Richard M., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Nisbett, Louisa C., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Phelps, Samuel, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Russell, John, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Stanfield, Clarkson, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Sue, Eugene, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Talfourd, Sir Thomas Noon, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Taylor, Tom, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Tree, Ellen, dates not examined. 1 box.
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Wallack, J. W., dates not examined. 1 box.
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Scope and Contents

Consists of letters written by Catherine Macready, William Macready, and William Charles Macready [letters to parents].

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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Catherine Macready, dates not examined. 1 box.
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William Macready, dates not examined. 1 box.
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William Charles Macready [letters to parents], dates not examined. 1 box.
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Scope and Contents

Consists of Letters, Articles, and Miscellaneous Documents About William Charles Macready.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

Physical Description

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Letters, Articles, and Miscellaneous Documents About William Charles Macready, dates not examined. 1 box.
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