Autograph letters signed from various correspondents mostly to F.A. Leo [manuscript], 1852-1899.
Leo, F. A. (Friedrich August), 1820-1898, addressee.; Bulthaupt, Heinrich, 1849-1905, correspondent.; Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930, correspondent.; Hofmann, August Wilhelm von, 1818-1892, correspondent.; Jodrell, H. R., active 1866, correspondent.; Lowe, C., active 19th century, correspondent.; Norris, John Pilkington, 1823-1891, correspondent.; Oechelhäuser, Wilhelm, 1820-1902, correspondent.; Pertz, G. H. (Georg Heinrich), 1795-1876, correspondent.; Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930, correspondent.; Tobler, A., active 1882, correspondent.; Tropus, K., active 19th century, correspondent.; White, A. D., active 19th century, correspondent.; Kunstmann, active 1837-1866, addressee.
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Title
Autograph letters signed from various correspondents mostly to F.A. Leo [manuscript], 1852-1899.
Uniform title
Shakespeare Jahrbuch.
Description
650 items.
Associated name
Leo, F. A. (Friedrich August), 1820-1898, addressee.
Bulthaupt, Heinrich, 1849-1905, correspondent.
Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930, correspondent.
Hofmann, August Wilhelm von, 1818-1892, correspondent.
Jodrell, H. R., active 1866, correspondent.
Lowe, C., active 19th century, correspondent.
Norris, John Pilkington, 1823-1891, correspondent.
Oechelhäuser, Wilhelm, 1820-1902, correspondent.
Pertz, G. H. (Georg Heinrich), 1795-1876, correspondent.
Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930, correspondent.
Tobler, A., active 1882, correspondent.
Tropus, K., active 19th century, correspondent.
White, A. D., active 19th century, correspondent.
Kunstmann, active 1837-1866, addressee.
Bulthaupt, Heinrich, 1849-1905, correspondent.
Furness, Horace Howard, 1865-1930, correspondent.
Hofmann, August Wilhelm von, 1818-1892, correspondent.
Jodrell, H. R., active 1866, correspondent.
Lowe, C., active 19th century, correspondent.
Norris, John Pilkington, 1823-1891, correspondent.
Oechelhäuser, Wilhelm, 1820-1902, correspondent.
Pertz, G. H. (Georg Heinrich), 1795-1876, correspondent.
Sachau, Eduard, 1845-1930, correspondent.
Tobler, A., active 1882, correspondent.
Tropus, K., active 19th century, correspondent.
White, A. D., active 19th century, correspondent.
Kunstmann, active 1837-1866, addressee.
Scope and content
Much of the correspondence illuminates the early history of the Deutsche Shakespeare Gesellschaft and Shakespeare studies in Germany, England and the United States. Several concern the theatre. A few include poems. In addition, H.A. (Heinrich Alfred) Bulthaupt (1510 (2-3)) and H.H. Furness (1530) mention Edwin Booth; Furness refers to a Shakespeare Calendar for 1881 and 1882 compiled by J.B. Moreau, and to [Marcus] Jastrow; A.W. von Hofmann enclosed a translation of Lord Dufferin's Letters from High Latitudes; H.R. Jodrell(?) of Manchester describes his extensive collection of Shakespeare illustrations in 1866; C. Lowe invites Leo to meet Henry Irving and Ellen Terry; J.P. Norris refers to Joseph Crosby; W. Oechelhauser mentions Fanny Kemble; E. (Eduard?) Sachau writes of Lewis Carroll's Hunting of the Snark; A. Tobler issues a certificate on behalf of Max Pfeffer in 1882; and A.D. White introduces Phillips Brooks and W.T. Hewett, and mentions H. (Hiram?) Corson. Also includes 22 mostly aut. let. sig. to - Kunstmann from [Georg H.] Pertz and K. Tropus, 1837-1866.
Note
Poems listed in Folger card index of first lines. Some letters are undated.
Historical background
Leo was editor of the Shakespeare Jahrbuch from 1880-1898.
Finding aid
Finding aid available online (Guide to Letters to and from Friedrich August Leo (1820-1898), 1852-1899) and in typescript (Habicht, Werner, 1930- List of German correspondence... Z6621.F61 G3 R.R.).
Finding aid identifier
L46586
Exhibited
Y.c.1505 (1) Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2007. Shakespeare in American Life.
Item Details
Call number
Y.c.1505-1631
Folger accession
cs613; 1115 and 1119