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Bertram R. Davis collection.
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Manuscripts Held in Trust

Series is comprised of a collection of manuscripts held in trust, given to the archive by Doris Davis, widow of Bertram R. Davis. The items include letters, poetry, an indenture and other miscellaneous notes by romantic poets and their relatives including Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.

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.

Kew. S.F.

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

Davis, Bertram R.

Kuhn, A.J.

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

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.

Nowell, Charles.

File consists of one item of correspondence from Charles Nowell, Chief Librarian of Manchester Public Libraries.

Davis, Bertram R.

Purchase, J.L.

File consists of four items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and J.L. Purchase of The Council House, Bristol.

Davis, Bertram R.

Reeves, Florence S.

File consists of nine items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Florence S. Reeves of The Charles Lame Society.

Davis, Bertram R.

Rich, Norman.

File consists of one item of correspondence from Norman Rich of The Western Daily Press & Bristol Mirror.

Davis, Bertram R.

Ross, James.

File consists of three items of correspondence from James Ross of City and Council of Bristol Public Libraries.

Davis, Bertram R.

Smith, H.G.

File consists of fourteen items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and H.G. Smith.

Davis, Bertram R.

Sypher, Wylie.

File consists of forty seven items of correspondence from Wylie Sypher as well as one joke poem written by Wylie Sypher about E.H.W. Meyerstein.

Davis, Bertram R.

Taylor, Donald.

File consists of thirty seven items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Donald Taylor.

Davis, Bertram R.

Taylor, L. Acland.

File consists of one item of correspondence from L. Acland Taylor of City & Council of Bristol Municipal Public Libraries.

Davis, Bertram R.

Thompson, J.E.

File consists of one item of correspondence from J.E. Thompson of Keswick School House, Cumberland.

Davis, Bertram R.

Times, The.

File consists of three items of correspondence from Bertram R. Davis to The Times.

Davis, Bertram R.

Waller, Robert.

File consists of two items of correspondence from Robert Waller of the British Broadcasting Company.

Davis, Bertram R.

Wilkinson, Norman B.

File consists of four items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Norman B. Wilkinson or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Davis, Bertram R.

Woof, Robert.

File consists of sixteen items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and Robert Woof.

Davis, Bertram R.

Correspondence regarding Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz.

File consists of seventy seven items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and others regarding Portuguese author Jose Maria de Eca de Queiroz and his time living and working in Bristol. Also includes a copy of a period letter, and a note with a tribute to Eca de Queiroz. File was separated by Davis.
Correspondents include:

  • Beddoe, Dorothy (Max Reinholdt Ltd.)
  • Boyce, R.R.
  • Bremner, Robert
  • Cabral, Adolfo de Oliveira
  • Cascas, Artur Simoes
  • Castro, Maria de Eca de Queiroz
  • do Ceu Costa, Maria
  • de Eca de Queiroz, Antonio
  • His Excellency the Portuguese Ambassador
  • Massey-Stewart, John
  • Metford, J.C.J.
  • Nunes de Silva, Henrique
  • Pinto, Abranches
  • Times, The
  • Times Literary Supplement

Davis, Bertram R.

Correspondence regarding Southey portraits.

File consists of thirty two items of correspondence between Bertram R. Davis and others regarding portraits of Southey and contemporaries. Also includes a clipping on portraits of Sara Coleridge and Edith May Southey as well as photocopy of "Breun's Manuscript Catalogue of Engraved Portraits." A glass jar of shells collected by Southey's daughter Edith May (later Warter) and presented to Bertram R. Davis by Edith's granddaughter Mrs. F.F. Boult is also included. File and shells were donated separately by Dr. Warren U. Ober in 2012.
Correspondents include:

  • Baldwyn, L (Folio Fine Art Ltd.)
  • British Museum, The (Prints and Portraits)
  • Curry, Kenneth
  • Fox, Levi (The Shakespeare Birthplace and Trust)
  • Gandy, Norman (Keswick Museum)
  • Garlick, Kenneth
  • Kuhn, A.J.
  • New House Museum, Curator
  • Ormond, R.L. (National Portrait Gallery)
  • Simmons, Jack
  • Warter, Henry de Grey

Davis, Bertram R.

Correspondence from others to others.

File consists of sixteen items of correspondence from others to others. Includes letters to Bertram's wife Doris and daughter Annabel as well as letters to and from colleagues, researchers and friends.
Correspondents include:

  • Bernard Quariten Ltd.
  • British Museum
  • Carnall, Geoffrey
  • Davis, Annabel
  • Davis, Doris
  • Faliscue-Brickdale, Matthew
  • Fisher, Dorothy
  • Gibbs, Donald T.
  • Griggs, Earl Leslie
  • Haugh, W.S.
  • Havens, Raymond D.
  • Heaton, P.
  • Hough, Henry B.
  • Kaderly, Nat Lewis
  • Kaufman, Paul
  • Kopaitic, Boris
  • Lamoine, Georges
  • Laverick, D.M.
  • Penney, Clara L.
  • Purchase, J.L.
  • Rawnsley, H.D.
  • Sypher, Gale
  • Sypher, Lucy
  • Wakefield, [?]

Davis, Bertram R.

Unidentified correspondents.

File consists of nineteen items of correspondence where the correspondent can not be identified, due to a lack of name, or to illegible handwriting. Includes correspondence both to and from Bertram R. Davis.

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.

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.

Southey, Robert 1774-1843: ALS, 1809 March 14-15, Keswick, to Thomas Southey, Plymouth.

Autograph letter to Thomas Southey (Robert's brother and an officer in the Royal Navy.) March 14-15, 1809. Discusses progress on poem "Curse of Kehama." Reports that the Quarterly Review has been published, mentions his and Walter Scott's contributions, editorial deletions, his payment. Discusses development in the war, "Thalaba" has been finished. His Brazil reviewed by Sharon Turner, to be reviewed by Bedford and, possibly, S.T. Coleridge.
Published in Kenneth Curry's New Letters v.1 p. 502.

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.

Chatterton, Thomas : Lines on Redcliffe Church.

File consists of Chatterton's poem "Lines on Redcliffe Church." The poem is torn from a book (possibly John Britton's "An Historical and Architectural Essay Relating to Redcliffe Church, Bristol. Also, an Essay on the Life and Character of Thomas Chatterton") and mounted on a heavy stock paper.

Davis, Bertram R.

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