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Chatterton, Thomas : clippings.

File consists of forty clippings on the life and works of Thomas Chatterton, including a nine-teen part serial from the Western Daily Press Saturday Supplement.

Davis, Bertram R.

Southey, Robert. Mary, the Maid of the Inn. London:

File consists of one illustrated short-story titled "Mary, the Maid of the Inn; An Affecting Narrative: Detailing, her Unfortunate and Ill-Requited Attachment; Her Singular Courage, and the Miraculous Manner in Which She Becomes an Instrument in the Discovery of a Murder, and Brining One of the Perpetrators to Condign Punishment. Describing, Also, the Wandering of the Unfortunate Mary, who Becomes a Wretched Maniac. From the Celebrated Poem, by Robert Southey, Which is Also Added Hereto." The book formerly belonged to Doris Davis.

Davis, Bertram R.

Raymond D. Havens, reviews of The Early Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth, ed. by Ernest de Selincourt and Wordsworth's Anticlimax, by Willard L. Sperry and "Wordsworth's Aesthetic Development, 1795-1802", by O.J. Campbell and P. Mueschke in Essays and Studies in English and Comparative Literature, Modern Languages Notes (1936): 389-93.

File consists of Raymond D. Havens' reviews of Ernest de Silencourt's "The Early Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth", William L. Sperry's "Wordsworth's Anticlimax", and O.J. Campbell and P. Mueschke's "Wordsworth's Aesthetic Development, 1795-1802" in "Essay and Studies in English and Comparative Literature." A presentation copy, the recto inscription reads "B.R. Davis and Mrs. Davis and Paul with happy memories. R.D. Havens."

Davis, Bertram R.

Raymond D. Havens, reviews of The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middle Years, ed, by Ernest de Selincourt and "Coleridge's Dejection: an Ode", by Ernest de Selincourt in Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association, collected by Helen Darbshire, Modern Languages Notes (1938): 395-6.

File consists of Raymond D. Havens' review of both Ernest de Selincourt's "The Letters of William and Dorothy Wordsworth: The Middles Years" and Ernest de Selincourt's "Coleridege's Dejection: an Ode" in "Essays and Studies by Members of the English Association" collected by Helen Darbshire. A presentation copy, the recto inscription reads "There's a new Southey item in Review of English Studies for April 1938 R.D.H."

Davis, Bertram R.

Raymond D. Havens, reviews of The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Poems Written in Youth, Poems Referring to the Period of Childhood, ed. by E. de Selincourt, and Wordsworth and the Seventeenth Century, by J. Crofts, and The White Doe of Rylstone, ed. by Alice P. Comparetti, and Some Letters of the Wordsworth Family, ed. by Leslie Nathan Broughton, and The Wordsworth Collection, compiled by Leslie Nathan Broughton, and The One Wordsworth, by Mary E. Burton, and Wordsworth's Pocket Notebook, ed. by George Harris Healey, Modern Languages Notes (1943): 559-63.

File consists of Raymond D. Havens', reviews of "The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Poems Written in Youth, Poems Referring to the Period of Childhood", ed. by E. de Selincourt, and "Wordsworth and the Seventeenth Century", by J. Crofts, and "The White Doe of Rylstone", ed. by Alice P. Comparetti, and "Some Letters of the Wordsworth Family", ed. by Leslie Nathan Broughton, and "The Wordsworth Collection", compiled by Leslie Nathan Broughton, and "The One Wordsworth", by Mary E. Burton, and "Wordsworth's Pocket Notebook", ed. by George Harris Healey.

Davis, Bertram R.

Observer, March 29, 1970.

File consists of a copy of the March 29, 1970 edition of Observer magazine from The Observer newspaper. This issue includes an article on Wordsworth.

Davis, Bertram R.

A Note on Captain John Williams of the Chilean Navy.

File consists of "A Note on Captain John Williams of the Chilean Navy" by an unknown author. The information was written up for Bertram R. Davis on the bequest of H.W.F. Usher, around the time of the Chilean war ship named for John Williams coming to Bristol under command of Commander Boris Kopaitic.

Davis, Bertram R.

Davis, Bertram R. : Some Literary Associations of Bristol.

File consists of a transcription of a lecture by Bertram R. Davis titled "Some Literary Associations of Bristol" given at the British Council Centre as part of a course on English Language and Literature arranged by the British Council on August 6th, 1953. Also includes two additional copies of the portion of the talk regarding Robert Southey.

Davis, Bertram R.

Davis, Bertram R. : Thomas Chatterton 1752-1770 A Lecture at the Opening of Chatterton House, Redcliffe.

File consists of a transcription of a lecture given by Bertram R Davis on Thomas Chatterton for the opening of Chatterton House on October 20, 1958. The transcript shows edits and changed by Davis. Also includes a portion of a revised transcript. Chatterton house has since been torn down and the commemorative plaque from the occasion has been moved to the office building now on the lot.

Davis, Bertram R.

Hall, Mrs. S.C., "Pilgrimages to English Shrines : The Birthplace of Thomas Chatterton." The Art-Journal XI (1849): 21-25

File consists of Mrs. C.S. (Anna Maria) Hall's article "Pilgrimages to English Shrines: The Birthplace of Thomas Chatterton" from The Art-Journal. The pages of this article have been torn from the journal. The article was also reproduced in a book of collected Pilgrimages to English Shrines in 1850.

Davis, Bertram R.

Charles Lamb Society Bulletin.

File consists of thirteen editions of the Charles Lamb Society Bulletin: October 1970, July 1970, October 1969, April 1968, March 1964, October 1971, January 1972, January 1971, April 1970, October 1969, January 1971, July 1971.

Davis, Bertram R.

Chatterton, Thomas : Aella: A Tragical Interlude.

File consists of one copy of Thomas Chatterton's play "Aella" along with a program from when the play was performed at Colston's School for the 200th anniversary of Chatterton's death. Chatterton attended Colston's School and wrote Aella immediately after leaving. This production was the first time it was performed, and was transcribed by Basil Cottle. File also includes ten photographs of the play being performed.

Davis, Bertram R.

Brief Articles and Notes. Philological Quarterly XXIX, no.4 (1950): 413-48.

File consists of the section "Brief Articles and Notes" from volume XXIX, no. 4 of Philological Quarterly. This section contains a short article by Raymond D. Havens titled "A Theft in the Annual Register" pages 416-417. A presentation copy, the inscription on the recto reads "Bertram Davis in his eager intellect in literature may find something of interest here, but hardly on pg. 416-417. R.D. Havens."

Davis, Bertram R.

Barrett, William : History & Antiquities of the City of Bristol : excerpt.

File consists of a an excerpt from the original 1789 edition of William Barrett's "History & Antiquities of the City of Bristol." This excerpt relates to Chatterton, and includes inserted plates, some of which may be extraneous. Barrett was known to have believed Chatterton's Rowley story and to have published the information as fact, before the scandal broke.

Davis, Bertram R.

Moore, R.W.

File consists of one item of correspondence from R.W. Moore of The Grammar School, Bristol.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kuhn, A.J.

File consists of two items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and A.J. Kuhn.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of thirty six items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kew. S.F.

File consists of one item of correspondence from S.F. Kew of Bristol Literary Dinners.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of fifty nine items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Keens, R. Lyall.

File consists of one item of correspondence from R. Lyall Keens of The Bristol Incorporated Chamber of Commerce and Shipping.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of forty nine items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of forty one items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of forty six items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Howe, H.W.

File consists of twenty five items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and H.W. Howe of Keswick School and a page of recommendations of Davis' for Howe's work on Southey.

Davis, Bertram R.

Kaufman, Paul.

File consists of sixty items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Paul Kaufman.

Davis, Bertram R.

Gayford, J.C.

File consists of one item of correspondence from J.C. Gayford on behalf of The British Council.

Davis, Bertram R.

Fitzgerald, Maurice H.

File consists of thirty nine items of correspondence from Maurice H. Fitzgerald and one from wife Isla Fitzgerald regarding her husband's death.

Davis, Bertram R.

d'Eca de Queiroz de Castro, Maria.

File consists of eight items of correspondence from Bertram R. Davis to Maria d'Eca de Queiroz de Castro. Note that correspondence between the two can also be found in File .

Davis, Bertram R.

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