Scope and Contents
The Basil Champneys Correspondence consists principally of letters received by Basil Champneys between 1882 and 1925. Also included are letters between third parties, including three to Champneys' in-laws, the Drummonds; manuscript items by Archibald Campbell and Coventry Patmore; and an autograph sheet.
Basil Champneys (1842-1935), an author and architect in England, published the Memoirs and Correspondence of his friend Coventry Patmore in 1900. Champneys was connected to London's artistic circles, as evidenced by the letters in this collection, many of which refer to a dinner he sponsored in 1904 for the Artists' General Benevolent Institution.
Dates
- 1882-1925
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Basil Champneys Correspondence is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from David J. Holmes on the Donald S. Tuttle Book Fund and the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 1995-1997.
Arrangement
Organized into two groupings: Basil Champneys Correspondence, and Additions Since October 1995.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
Letters received by Basil Champneys from various correspondents including George Du Maurier, R. C. Jebb, A. C. Lyall, Hallam Tennyson, and Francis Warre Cornish. Many letters concern a dinner in 1904 for the Artists' General Benevolent Institution. Also included are manuscript pieces by Coventry Patmore, an autograph sheet, and third-party letters including items to or from Annie Wood Besant, John Fulleylove, and Brooke Foss Westcott.
Processing Information
Additions Since October 1995, consisting of materials purchased from David J. Holmes in 1997, were added to the finding aid in 2012.
- Architects -- Great Britain -- 20th Century
- Architects -- Great Britain -- Archives
- Artists -- Great Britain -- 20th Century
- Artists -- Great Britain -- Archives
- Artists' General Benevolent Institution (London, England)
- Besant, Annie, 1847-1933
- Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
- Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896
- Fulleylove, John, 1847-1908
- Jebb, R. C. (Richard Claverhouse), 1841-1905
- Lyall, Alfred C., Sir, 1835-1911
- Patmore, Coventry, 1823-1896
- Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, Baron, 1852-1928
- Warre Cornish, Francis, 1839-1916
- Westcott, Brooke Foss, 1825-1901
- Title
- Guide to the Basil Champneys Correspondence
- Author
- by Timothy Young
- Date
- October 1995
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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