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Creator:
Allingham, William, 1824-1889
Collector:
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Title:
William Allingham and Helen Paterson Allingham Collection
Repository:
Manuscripts Division
Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/jd472w452
Dates:
1855-1916
Size:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1
Language:
English

Abstract

Consists of selected correspondence (1885-1887) of Irish writer William Allingham and twenty-seven letters (1892-1916) by his wife, watercolorist Helen Paterson Allingham, to artist William George Daffarn.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of selected correspondence (1885-1887) of William Allingham and twenty-seven letters (1892-1916) by Helen Paterson Allingham to artist William George Daffarn. William Allingham's correspondents include Julia Margaret Cameron, Moncure Daniel Conway, Ellen Dickson, James Anthony Froude, Alexander Macmillan, Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore, and William Michael Rossetti, the latter informing Allingham of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's marriage. Also included are three envelopes addressed to Allingham in the hands of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and Dame Ellen Terry. Subjects mentioned in the letters are poetry and poets, and books and authors, such as Charles Dickens and Lord Tennyson.

Helen Allingham's letters to Daffarn discuss the progress of her drawings, mutual friends, the death and funeral of her friend and watercolor painter Edith Martineau, her health, and the horrors of the First World War.

Collection Creator Biography:

Allingham, William, 1824-1889

William Allingham was an Irish writer and poet of English descent. Between 1874 and 1879 he was sub-editor of Frazer's Magazine. In 1850 he published a volume of Poems, followed by Day and Night Songs in 1855. Allingham was a close friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, who contributed to the illustration of Songs. Allingham also edited The Ballad Book for the Golden Treasury series in 1864. Other works include Fifty Modern Poems (1865), Evil May Day (1883), and Irish Songs and Poems. In 1874 Allingham married Helen Paterson.

Helen Paterson Allingham was a watercolor painter and illustrator of the Victorian era. In 1867 she went to study art at the Female School of Art in London and became an illustrator of children's books, including Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls (1876), Happy England (1903) and The Homes of Tennyson (1905), written with her brother, Arthur Paterson. After her marriage to William Allingham, she became a watercolor painter, and was the first woman to become a full member of the Royal Watercolour Society. Allingham is best known for her rural scenes, particularly her views of cottages in Surrey and Sussex.

Collection History

Acquisition:

William Allingham letters were purchased on March 19, 1952.

Helen Allingham letters were purchased on June 17, 1986.

Custodial History

The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.

Appraisal

No appraisal information is available.

Processing Information

Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

William Allingham and Helen Paterson Allingham Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Permanent URL:
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/jd472w452
Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1