Stanley Weyman collection
Finding aid prepared by Gina C Giang.
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Stanley Weyman collection
Inclusive Dates: 1895-1922
Collection Number: mssWeyman
Creator:
Weyman, Stanley John, 1855-1928
Extent:
150 items in 2 boxes
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Fax: (626) 449-5720
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The Stanley Weyman collection primarily consists of correspondence related to his novel
Under the Red Robe.
Language of Material: The records are in English.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
Stanley Weyman collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Acquisition Information
Purchased through Maggs Ltd. from Sotheby's, Lot 163, January 30, 1962.
Biography
Stanley John Weyman (7 August 1855 – 10 April 1928) was an English writer of historical romance. His most popular works were
written in 1890–1895 and set in late 16th and early 17th-century France.
Scope and Content
This small collection primarily consists of correspondence addressed to Stanley John Weyman related to his historical novel
Under the Red Robe. The bulk of the letters are from Edward Everett Rose, 1862-1939, an American playwright, who adapted the Weyman’s novel
for stage at the Haymarket Theater in 1896. Weyman also received letters from Cyril Maude, a manager, and actors from the
production.
Other material related to
Under the Red Robe includes memorandum books, photographs, and theater programs.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Indexing Terms
Personal Names
Emery, Winifred, 1861-1924
Maude, Cyril, 1862-1951
Methuen, Algernon, 1856-1924
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939
Weyman, Stanley John, 1855-1928
Corporate Names
Chester, Mayhew, Broome & Griffiths (Firm)
Subjects
British literature -- 19th century
Drama -- 19th century
Theater -- 19th century
Geographic Areas
Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
Genre
Letters (correspondence)
Folder 1
Aleer, Edward 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1897, Feb. 3)
Folder 2
Beveridge, [T.K.?] 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1912, Nov. 17)
Folder 3
Brackenbury, Charles E. 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Sep. 7)
Folder 4
Chester, Mayhew, Broome & Griffiths (Firm) 14 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896-1897)
London (England)
Majority of letters written by clerks and signed by partners.
Folder 5
Clark, E. Holman (Ernest Holman), 1864-1925 1 letter to [Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928], ([1896], Dec. 4)
Folder 6
Compigne, Alice 1 letter to [Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928], (1898, Oct. 13)
Folder 7
Corde, Leslie 1 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896)
Folder 8
Courtenay, Alfred 1 letter to [Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928], (1897, Oct. 25)
Folder 9
d' Assailly, [-----?] 1 letter to [Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928], (1897, Nov. 13)
Folder 10
Dillaye, Blanche Annie, 1851-1931 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Mar. 7)
Folder 11
Emery, Winifred, 1861-1924 9 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, [1896-1898]
Folder 12
Fuller, W.O., Jr. 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1895, Sep. 23)
Folder 13
Gassaway, F.H. 2 letters and 1 telegram to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1895-1896)
Folder 14
Hanbury, Lily, 1873-1908 2 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1897)
Folder 15
Jennings, Herbert 1 letter to Ada Wooldridge, (1901, Aug. 22)
Folder 16
Lestocq, W. 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1897, June 12)
Folder 17
Leverton 1 letter, 1 memorandum, and 1 telegram to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896)
Folder 18
Longman, C. J. (Charles James), 1852-1934 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1922, Sep. 12)
Folder 19
Maude, Cyril, 1862-1951 5 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896-[1897])
Folder 20
Methuen, Algernon, 1856-1924 4 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1895-1899)
Folder 21
Moore, Eva 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, ([1896], May 22)
Folder 22
Murray, John, 1851-1928 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1922, June 20)
Folder 23
Rix, Wilton 3 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928; Chester, Mayhew, Broome & Griffiths (Firm); and The Examiner, (1896)
Beccles (England)
Two letters are copies
Folder 24
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 18 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Jan.-Aug.)
Folder 25
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 4 postcards to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, July-Dec.)
Folder 26
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 6 telegrams to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Aug.-Dec.)
Folder 27
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 20 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Sep.-Dec.)
Folder 28
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 14 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1897)
Folder 29
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 2 postcards to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1897)
Folder 30
Rose, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1876-1939 4 letters to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1898-1899)
Folder 31
[Sefano della Cerda, Georgina Santos?] 1 letter to [Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928], [1896]
Folder 32
Sharples, Jennie 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1895, Oct. 14)
Folder 33
Smith, Thomas F.A., 1875- 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1909, Jan. 4)
Folder 34
Solomons, Theodore, 1870-1947 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1896, Apr. 23)
Folder 35
Stewarts H. Hamilton 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1900, Mar. 25)
Folder 36
Valentine, Sydney 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1912, Feb. 17)
Folder 37
Watt, A.S. 2 letters to [Chester, Mayhew, Broome & Griffiths (Firm)]; [Frederick] Harrison, (1896)
Folder 38
Weyer, R. 1 letter to Stanley John Weyman, 1855-1928, (1903, Nov. 12)
Box 2
Accounts - Theater programs
Folder 1
Accounts -- Messrs. Weyman & Weyman to Chester, Mayhew, Broome & Griffiths (Firm), (1896)
Folder 2
Copyright certificate -- Stationers' Company (London, England), (1896, Aug. 15)
Folder 3
Memorandum books -- Under the Red Robe, (1896)
Folder 4
Note -- Under the Red Robe, [undated]
Related to the letters in this collection
Folder 5
Photographs -- Under the Red Robe, [1896]
Folder 6
Theater programs -- Under the Red Robe, (1896)
Theater, Royal Haymarket
2 copies
Folder 7
Theater programs -- Under the Red Robe, (1897)
Empire Theater and Royal Court Theater
3 items
