BOX 14 - AMERICAN TOUR |
Ref No. |
Category |
Title |
Description |
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F14/01 |
Letter |
From Harrison Hill to French and
Collisson |
From Savage Club, 28.09.1910, a
letter in the form or a four verse song, with words and music. "Here's a health of French &
Collisson É.. Adieu!" |
F14/02 |
Cartoon |
C Hassall |
'For we're off to Philengagements in
the morning.' See Paintings List No. 91. |
F14/03 |
Cartoon |
HJ Leslie |
'A peep into the future.' |
F14/03A |
Cartoon |
HJ Leslie |
Ditto, another version, with
variations. Original pen
drawings. |
F14/04 |
Press Cutting |
re: sea voyage |
An account of the sea voyage to
America, sketch of French and other passengers "Éexceedingly popular
passengersÉ" Printed in AT. |
F14/05 |
Letter |
French to Joan |
On Royal Mail Steam Packet
Company notepaper. "I am sailing into the Bay of Carthagena and on the
high hill near the top is a conventÉ" |
F14/06 |
Letter |
French to Ettie |
From T'ranto [sic], typed (or is this a transcript made for Chronicles?) "Éif I get a day
to spare I will paint a maple turning É." |
F14/07 |
Letter/sketch |
French to Ettie |
In verse to Ettie on her
birthday, on Hotel Westminster, Boston, notepaper.
"I've wandered round TorontoÉ" Plus sketch of French looking in
window of 'jooler'. |
F14/07A |
Letter/sketch |
French to Ettie |
Ditto, photocopy. |
F14/08 |
Review |
The Montreal Star |
Review of the Windsor
Hall show. "Two gifted entertainers whose
medium is unusual and who art is all-compelling". |
F14/09 |
Review |
Toronto Gazette |
Review of Massey
Hall show. |
F14/10 |
Review |
Toronto Star |
Review of Massey
Hall show. |
F14/11 |
Review |
The Mail and Empire |
Review of Massey
Hall show. |
F14/12 |
Review |
Toronto Telegram |
Review of Massey
Hall show. |
F14/13 |
Review |
Montreal press |
Review of Windsor
Hall show. |
F14/14 |
Review |
Guelp Mercury |
Review of Griffin's
Royal show. |
F14/15 |
Leaflet |
re: American Tour |
Leaflet advertising the American
Tour containing reviews from Canada and New York. Includes photographs of French and Collisson. |
F14/15A |
Leaflet |
re: American Tour |
Ditto, another copy. |
F14/16 |
Advert |
re: Mendelssohn Hall Show |
Advert for Mendelssohn
Hall show, New York, 4th November 1910. |
F14/17 |
Review |
British Whig |
Review of show in Kingston, Ontario. |
F14/18 |
Review |
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Review of Jordan
Hall show. |
F14/19 |
Review |
Knickerbocker Press, Albany |
Review. |
F14/20 |
Review |
Albany Argos |
Review, with limerick. |
F14/20A |
Review |
Albany Argos |
Ditto, another original copy. |
F14/21 |
Review |
re: Mendelssohn Hall Show |
New York
review of Mendelssohn Hall show. |
F14/22 |
Interview |
Boston press |
Boston press
interview with French
and Collisson. Printed
in AT. |
F14/23 |
Poem |
Off to the West Indies |
Pen manuscript, French's hand. |
F14/24 |
Letter |
French to his family |
Letter from the Imperial Hotel, Bermuda. |
F14/25 |
Letter/sketch |
French to Joan |
A tale about Bermuda, with sketches. |
F14/25A |
Letter/sketch |
French to Joan |
Ditto, page two. |
F14/25B |
Letter/sketch |
French to Joan |
Ditto, page three, with sketch. |
F14/26 |
Letter |
French to Mollie |
A description of Jamaica, to
Mollie on her birthday, from SS Tagus. |
F14/26A |
Letter |
French to Mollie |
Ditto, second page. |
F14/26B |
Letter |
French to Mollie |
Ditto, third page. |
F14/27 |
Letter |
French to his children |
From Port of
Spain, with description of the boat, and being
quarantined. |
F14/27A |
Letter |
French to his children |
Ditto, second page. |
F14/28 |
Letter |
French to Ettie |
From Panama
Canal, with description of building the canal. |
F14/28A |
Letter |
French to Ettie |
Ditto, second page. |
F14/28B |
Letter |
French to Ettie |
Ditto, third page, with sketch. |
F14/28C |
Letter |
French to Ettie |
Ditto, fourth page, although
page is numbered '3'. |
F14/29 |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Page three of F14/24 above, from Bermuda. |
F14/29A |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Ditto, continuation of F14/24 above. With Postcard from
Courtney advising this fact. |
F14/30 |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Letter to Lennie, headed in pencil "Colon". |
F14/30A |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Ditto, second page. |
F14/30B |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Ditto, third page. |
F14/31 |
Letter |
French to Lennie |
Part of a letter from New York, c.Christmas 1910, on notepaper advertising the
show, with photographs. |
F14/32 |
Letter |
French to his family |
From Jamaica, with details of the trip home. |
F14/32A |
Letter |
French to his family |
Ditto, second page. |
F14/33 |
Letter |
French to his family |
From Bermuda. |
F14/34 |
Verse/sketch |
French to Joan |
See F14/05, on Royal Mail Steam
Packet notepaper, verses and drawings "Pirates invading
Carthagena". "The wind is blowing off the shoreÉ.Signed Baggybill
the Pelican". |
F14/35 |
Verse/sketch |
French |
From Port O'Spain, verse and
drawing "I'm not a jelly fishÉ.I seldom 'see an enemy'." |
F14/36 |
Drawings |
Tropical fish |
A page of small watercolour
drawings of tropical fish. |
F14/37 |
Poster |
Re: American Tour |
A large poster for the American
trip, French's half. |
F14/37A |
Poster |
Re: American Tour |
Ditto, Collisson's half. |
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NB: The crossings out on the
letters are the editing of the letters for Chronicles of
Percy French. |