Papers of Mary Coleridge, Ella Coltman and the Coltman family

Title

Papers of Mary Coleridge, Ella Coltman and the Coltman family

Shelfmark

MS. 23701/21

Summary

Papers of Mary Coleridge, comprising:

Two letters from Nellie Cecil about Mary Coleridge, 1951, transcribed by Margaret Newbolt and with typed copies by [Frances Whistler?]

Letter from Mary Coleridge to Violet Hodgkin then passed to Margaret 'to keep', signed 'Anodos' (her pen name), 1906?

Letter from Mary Coleridge to Helen Duckworth shortly before her wedding, 1896?

Letter (page 2 only) from Mary Coleridge possibly to Margaret Newbolt, n.d.

Letter from Florrie Coleridge (sister of Mary Coleridge) to Margaret Newbolt after Mary Coleridge's death, 1907?

Papers of Ella Coltman, comprising:

Letter (incomplete) from Ella Coltman to Helen Holland, black-edged, 1900?

Four letters (two incomplete) from Ella Coltman to Margaret Newbolt, 1912-1922, with a typed transcript of one of the letters by F.W.

Three letters (two incomplete) from Anna Coltman to her sister, Ella Coltman, 1926-1927

Nine letters from Maurice Hewlett to Ella Coltman, and one note enclosed for Margaret Newbolt, 1910-1915, with a press review of The Letters of Maurice Hewlett, 1964. A paper wrapper around the letters includes pencil annotations made by Theresa Whistler in 1994

Typed letter from Percy Lubbock, 1940

Letter from Ethel McLaren (née Stevenson) who lived with her husband Alick and Anna Coltman her longtime companion (and partner in the Swedish Gym), n.d. [1947?]

Letter from Peter Newbolt (1923-2012) to Ella Coltman, 26 Dec 1943

Letter from Una Shaw-Stewart written shortly before Capri visit in October 1913

Letter from Rupert Thompson and (second half of letter) Florence to Ella Coltman, 1 Apr 1946

Appreciations of Ella Coltman by Walter de la Mare, D.M. Sturt, and Theresa Furse, printed in pamphlet form by Peter Newbolt, 1948

And:

Three recipe books of Laura Coltman, n.d., with brief notes about them by Theresa Whistler

Book belonging to Anna Coltman, Memoir of Field-Marshall Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross, G.C.B., Royal Horse Artillery, 1871, with her signature on title page. Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross (1779-1868) was the maternal grandfather of Anna Coltman and her siblings. He fought with Wellington in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. The book was compiled by an unknown hand after Ross's death, and privately printed. Enclosed within is a four page letter, 1809, possibly in Ross's hand, addressed from 'Gariesigo' [Jaraicejo, Spain] on 9 Aug, to 'My dear Mary' (identified as his sister on pages 5-6 of the book). It begins with the march from Lisbon to Talavera: 'you will easily imagine my vexation at finding I was too late to share in the actions of the 27th and 28th - certainly the most splendid in point of gallantry that was ever fought'

Date

1871-1964

Language

English

Physical extent

1 box