Summary Information
Archer Family papers
1812-1936
Cairns Manuscript, Archer
1 linear foot of clippings, printed materials, essays- 1.0 Linear Feet
- 1 half letter document box, 1 half legal document box, 1 small flat box, 1 oversized folder
1 linear foot of clippings, printed materials, essays1.0 Linear Feet 1 half letter document box, 1 half legal document box, 1 small flat box, 1 oversized folder
The Archer Family papers (1812-1936) contain writings, correspondence, diary entries, and clippings preserved by members of the Archer family. The collection contains contributions from Rev. William John Bellew Archer and his three daughters: Lavinia, Marcella, and Tryphenia. Marcella is noted for having written "Ireland's True Daughter: A Novel" in 1881 and many shorter pieces in various journals and magazines. Her sister, Tryphenia, also wrote a number of poems and stories.
English
, French
, German
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Biography/History
Sisters Marcella Archer (later Mrs. Henry Crewe), Tryphenia Margaret Archer, and Lavinia Archer were daughters of the Rev. William John Bellew Archer. They grew up in Worms, Germany, where he had a congregation for some years. Later he was the incumbent of Churchill, somersetshire. As "Mercellina" Miss Archer also wrote at least one original three-decker, "Ireland's Ture Daughter. A Novel" in 1881. This novel was dedicated to Gladstone (Wolff 7654). BLC and Wolff treat "marcellina" as anonymous and BLC lists only two tracts for Mrs. Henry Crewe. Tryphenia Archer married Canon J. D. H. Browne and lived in Santa Monica, California. Her husband founded "The Los Angeles Churchman." Lavinia Archar married the Rev. F. J. H. Axford and moved to Nova Scotia.
Scope and Content Note
The Archer Family papers contain an autographed letter signed from W. E. Gladstone to Miss Archer commenting favourably on her stranslation as "Marvellina," of "Love Blinded" (1879) by Salvatore Farina: together with an autographed card authoriszing her to quote him, and an advertisement for "Love Blinded," printing an exact from Gladstone's letter. This , along with 36 press cuttings from newspapers adn magazines that printed her later work, as Mrs. Henry Crewe (1880s-1890s). A manuscript of 5 essays by her husdband Henry Crewe, who wrote as "Budge" are also present in the collection.
Six brief autographs and four printed poems by Tryphenia Archer are included in the collection in addition to a copy of "Household Words," which contains an installment of her anonymous story, "Chiquita. A tale of Southern California," and the final page of an excited letter announcing its acceptance by Charles Dickens (the younger); and with the autograph manuscript of her sketch "The Sandwich Man" (15 paged, undated).
A small "album amicorum" kept by Lavinia Archer in Germany in the 1840s through 1850s which includes an autograph poem by D. F. Strauss is also included in this collection. There are a few papers in William John Bellew's hand, along with a few family letters, unsorted cuttings, poems, ect. Much of the contents are photocopies of originals but not all originals are present in the collection.
Administrative/Restriction Information
This collection includes no known access restrictions.
Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.
Purchased
Subject Terms
Women authorsClippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Contents List
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Itemized inventories and biographical information from seller, Undated
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Lavinia, Newspaper Clippings 1890
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Lavinia, Correspondence & Newspaper Clippings 1848-1898
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Lavinia, Diary 1845-1898
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Marcella, Newspaper and Magazine Clippings 1886-1899
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Marcella, Newspaper Clippings 1884-1894
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Marcella, Newspaper Clippings 1894-1896
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Marcella, Photocopies of Newspaper & Magazine Clippings 1884-1893
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Marcella, Photocopies of Newspaper & Magazine Clippings 1884-1899
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Marcella, Correspondence 1879-1880
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Marcella, 5 Essays Undated
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Tryphenia, Newspaper Clippings & Printed Materials 1892-1936
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Tryhpenia, Holographs 1858
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Tryhpenia, Photocopies of Holographs & Printed Materials 1830-1901
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Tryphenia, Photocopies of Holographs & Printed Materials 1936
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William John Bellew, Letter, Newspaper, and Passport document 1849
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William John Bellew, Holograph Letters, Writings 1828-1861
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William John Bellew, Photocopies of Holograph Letters, Writings 1812-1868
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William John Bellew, Photo plates 1849-1854
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William John Bellew, Photocopies of photo plates 1849-1854
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William John Bellew, Postcards 1874
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Personal Clippings, 1849-1908
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Photocopies of Personal Clippings, 1835-1898
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Clipping, Death Certificate, and "The Goblin's Refrain" 1878-1898
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