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Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on September 25, 2021. English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical/Historical note .......................................................................................................................... 3 Scope and Contents note ............................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 6 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................... 7 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 7 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 8 - Page 2 - Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Summary Information Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Creator: Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906 Creator: Welldon, J. E. C. (James Edward Cowell), 1854-1937 Creator: Alexander, George, Sir, 1858-1918 Title: Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers ID: D.12 Date [inclusive]: 1888-1911 Physical Description: .75 Cubic feet (2 containers) Language of the English Material: Preferred Citation [Item title, item date], Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers, D.12, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester ^ Return to Table of Contents Biographical/Historical note Pearl Craigie (1867-1906) was the daughter of a New York merchant who settled in London soon after she was born. She was educated in England, and was married for a brief time to an Englishman, Reginald Walpole Craigie, with whom she had a son. In 1891, she published her first book, a short epigrammatic novel, under the pseudonym of John Oliver Hobbes, a name she continued to use to the end of her career. Her novels of society life were very popular, but by 1897 the tone had begun to change. She then produced novels which contained Roman Catholic themes, reflecting her deep commitment to the Catholic Church, which she joined in 1892, shortly after she left her husband. She also wrote critical essays and plays. The most successful of the plays was the comedy The Ambassador, produced by Sir George Alexander in 1898. ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Scope and Contents note The Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers are comprised of two boxes consisting of letters written to Mrs. Craigie by various members of London society, and of the London theatrical and literary worlds concerning her novels and plays. The largest groups are those from James E. C. Welldon, headmaster of Harrow and Bishop of Calcutta, and those from Sir George Alexander, who produced her plays. There are also letters addressed to Mrs. Craigie's father, John Morgan Richards, concerning the "Life" of Mrs. Craigie which he edited after her untimely death at age 38. Notable correspondents include Edith Wharton, Thomas Hardy, the mother of Winston Churchill, Lady Randolph Churchill, and Victoria Mary, Consort of George V. Names represented in collection: The Ambassador. St. James's Theatre, June 2, 1898. A Repentance and The Ambassador. St. James's Theatre, Feb. 28, 1899. The Wisdom of the Wise, St. James's Theatre, Nov. 22, 1900. Alexander, Sir George Benson, Arthur Christopher Bigelow, Poulteney Boucicault, Dion (1859-1929) Bourchier, Arthur Brackenbury, Sir Henry Brown, Curtis Cambon, Paul Chamberlain, Sir Austen Choate, Joseph Hodges Churchill, Jennie (Jerome), Lady Randolph Churchill Clifford, Lucy (Lane) Cook, Sir Theodore Andrea Craigie, Mrs. Pearl Mary Teresa (Richards) - Page 4- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Craigie, Reginald Walpole Field, Henry Martyn Forbes-Robertson, Sir Johnston Godson, Dr. Gosse, Sir Edmund William Harcourt, Lady Elizabeth Cabot (Motley) Ives Vernon Hardy, Thomas Harland, Henry Irving, Sir Henry Ker, William Paton Lovat-Fraser, James Alexander Mary, Queen Consort of King George V of England Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth Duchess of Teck Moore, George Moore, Mary Nevill, Lady Dorothy Fanny (Walpole) Parker, Joseph Paterson, William Romaine Reid, Whitelaw Richards, John Morgan Seaman, Sir Owen Shorter, Clement King Smalley, George Washburn Spencer-Churchill, Charles Richard John, 9th Duke of Marlborough Strachey, John St. Loe - Page 5- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander Louis Terry, Dame Ellen Terry, Marian Welldon, James Edward Conwell Wharton, Edith Newbold (Jones) Wood, Evelyn Wyndham, George. ^ Return to Table of Contents Administrative Information Publication Statement Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp Restrictions on Access The Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification. Immediate Source of Acquisition note The collection was the purchased on the Fletcher and Myers Funds, 1961 and 1969. Further accruals are not expected. - Page 6- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers Restrictions on Use In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. ^ Return to Table of Contents Related Materials Related Archival Materials note Other collections in the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections relating to the Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers are: George Alexander Papers Sir Edmund William Gosse Papers Iriving-Disher Collection Sir Owen Seaman Papers Other collections outside the Department of Rare Books & Special Collections relating to the Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie Papers are: Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie Papers, 1894-1909, New York Public Library Dictionary of National Biography Richards--The Life of John Oliver Hobbes. ^ Return to Table of Contents Controlled Access Headings • Authors, English • Actors • Theater • England • Correspondence - Page 7- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers • Theater programs • Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906 • Welldon, J. E. C. (James Edward Cowell), 1854-1937 • Alexander, George, Sir, 1858-1918 Collection Inventory Title/Description Instances Correspondence, 1888-1901 Title/Description Instances Correspondence, 1888-1894 Box 1 Folder 1 Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina Elizabeth, Duchess of Teek to Pearl Craigie, February 18, 1888 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, June 2, 1892 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, September 10, 1893 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, May 3, [1894] James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, November 24, 1894 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, December 12, 1894 Correspondence, 1895 Box 1 Folder 2 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, March 4, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, March 11, 1895 Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson to Pearl Craigie, March 12, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, June 19, 1895 Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos to Reginald Walpole Craigie, July 8, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, July 12, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, July 20, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, July 23, 1895 George Washburn Smalley to Pearl Craigie, August 30, 1895 Henry Martyn Field to Pearl Craigie, September 4, 1895 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, October 19, 1895 - Page 8- Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Craigie papers James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, November 8, 1895 Correspondence, 1897 Box 1 Folder 3 William Paton Ker to Pearl Craigie, March 13, 1897 Lady Elizabeth Cabot (Motley) Ives Vernon Harcourt to Pearl Craigie, April 2, 1897 Sir Henry Irving to Pearl Craigie, April 28, 1897 Sir Henry Irving to Pearl Craigie, May 5, 1897 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, May 29, 1897 Correspondence, February-July, 1898 Box 1 Folder 4 James Edward Cowell Welldon to Pearl Craigie, February 28, 1898 Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, [April 1898] Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, [April 1898] Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, June 7, 1898 Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, June 17, 1898 Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, June 18, 1898 Sir George Alexander to Pearl Craigie, June 23, 1898
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