The Hue and Cry

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  Keeping up appearances

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  Daisy and Daphne, half-sisters, are staying with a family of English 'intelligentsia' on holiday in the Mediterranean. Daisy - shy, insecure and working-class - conceals her 'shameful' work as an author of 'women's fiction' and a journalist with a popular newspaper. Daphne - attractive, confident and sophisticated - is approved of by all, and she and Raymond, the elder son, fall in love (as does Daisy with him). Back in London, the sisters resume normal life, Daisy visiting her 'common' but loving family and Daphne seeing Raymond, who proposes marriage, and is accepted - on condition the engagement is kept secret, to Raymond's consternation. As tension mounts, the author reveals that Daphne and Daisy are actually different facets of one person, and that Raymond, in accepting the sophisticated Daphne, will have to accept Daisy's lesser qualities as well. Daisy/Daphne feels she cannot afford to divulge her origins or let him and his cultured family meet her brash, 'common' mother, and agonises over this. But her determined mother decides to see her daughter's betrothed for herself, and the truth is out. Raymond rather likes mother, but his beloved's prevarications and duplicity have somewhat cooled his passion; will the engagement triumph, or, if not, who will end it?

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  A. H. Cutting journal of a trip by overland route

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  A. H. Cutting describes an overland journey from Fidelity, Illinois, to Sacramento, California, by way of the Oregon Trail. There is much description of the landscape and campsites, hunting, and searching for goods in towns. The wagon train stayed a few days in Nebraska, which Cutting describes as "much better than Iowa." They meet many other trains, both coming back and traveling to various places in the West, and hear of much trouble caused by the Indians. They stay at various ranches, and at one point, find an Indian campsite. While passing through Colorado in May, they met with members of another wagon train who warned them of harsh times in New Mexico. They pass many "stage stations" along the route, as well as mail stations guarded by soldiers. While staying at Fort Bridges in Utah, Cutting and his group heard of a recent skirmish during which three hundred Indians were killed. As the party progresses, they hear of much conflict with the Indians. Upon reaching Salt Lake City, the party meets Brigham Young, and visits a site where a Mormon temple is being constructed. Outside Salt Lake City, on June 19, the party is approached by a woman with a young child who asks to stow away with them to escape her drunken husband. She told them she would do whatever work was needed, and even dress in men's clothes as a disguise. The party agreed to take her, but she did not meet them at their appointed time, and they left without her. The journal is dated April 13 through July 27, 1863.

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  David W. Davies Correspondence

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  The majority of the collection consists of personal letters sent by David William Davies to his wife, Thelma Davies, while working as a librarian and serving in the United States Army Corps during World War II from 1941 through 1947. Most of the letters were sent while Davies was serving in the military, which included his cryptographic preparation at Chanute Field Air Force Base, work at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and his deployment in Europe. The correspondence begins in December 1938 when Davies was an assistant librarian in the Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. Much of the correspondence during this time concerns his wife's health; she was in a tuberculosis sanatorium in Altadena, California. Other common topics include work in the library, social life, and a project renovating a house. In August 1941 the correspondence begins in Logan, Utah where Davies was appointed as librarian at Utah State University, College of Agriculture. As an ambitious librarian, Davies "... made several proposals to the President and the Dean of Education for improving the curriculum in library science, but they do not want to do anything. Well if they do not want to do anything I guess it is all right on account it is their college" (August 21, 1941). Davies was accepted for active military service on May 21, 1943. He was inducted at San Francisco Army Induction Station #2 and his reception center was in Monterey, California. After Monterey he moved to Kearns, Utah to a "rugged camp" where he "have never seen a such a bunch of hard guys" (May 31, 1943). The bulk of the correspondence during this time is related to military life and training. In regards to military life, Davies states, "This life is so easy it is hard to believe. No work tomorrow either - I shall read another book" (June 21, 1943). Before being assigned to a training school, Davies was appointed as a librarian at the Intelligence Technical Information Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. He complains, "Well the worst has happened but I guess I will not commit suicide. Tomorrow I have to report to Post Intelligence to start their goddamn technical library" (June 27, 1943). Fortunately for Davies, the technical library closed on September 30, 1943 to become a basic training center. In September 1943 Davies trained to become a cryptographer at Chanute Field Air Force Base in Chicago, Illinois. In November 1943 he was stationed for work at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Davies describes in one letter, "I am actually enjoying this bloody camp. Its informality is very appealing. We wear what we please and lead an easy life - comparatively" (September 15, 1943). Similar to his camp experience in Kearns, Utah, military life and training is a common topic during this time. Davies deployed to Europe in January 1944 and arrived in England later that month. He later was stationed in France and Germany. Although Davies was not on the front lines, he did meet locals with their own stories about the war. "Last night I met a Pole who was in the Warsaw revolution. He says that there were 100,000 Poles in that revolution and that 88,000 were killed. He said the remaining 12,000 were taken prisoner and spent the rest of the time in concentration camps" (May 17, 1945). The bulk of the letters during this time describe military and social life among the Europeans. The United States Army censored some of the letters by cutting out certain words and sentences throughout the correspondence. This collection also includes correspondence and manuscript drafts related to Davies' bookClyde Browne and the Abbey Press, Scott E. Haselton and his Abbey Garden Press, and Ralph Lloyd and the Lloyd Corporation. Ephemera (organized by genre) include brochures, pamphlets, drafts of catalog cards, invitations, programs, photographs, medals, periodicals, and a print from the United States of America Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco.

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  Artwork photocopies

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  This folder contains photocopies of artwork by Richard Cosway reproduced in published resources. The original envelope the items were received in had handwritten notes: "Copies of Cosway pencil drawings; works of other artists; drawings & miniatures of members of some family; engravings; "For Docet Amor – artist drawing woman's shadow profile – see 1791 Sales Catalogue Pen-Collegio – Roll 16"; "Have here many Docet Amors by other artists." Contents consist of: a. Venus Dissuades Adonis from Hunting, William Blake b. Ann, Marchioness of Townshend c. A Portrait of a Lady, R. Cosway d. Harriet, Vicountess Berkeley, F. Bartolozzi e. Printed description of Portrait of Isabella Czartoriska, R. Cosway f. Miniature of Anne Damer, R. Cosway g. Portrait of The Hon. Mrs. Damer h. Mademeiselle La Cheraliere, D'eon de Beaumont, R. Cosway i. Major-General Ferguson, M.P. j. "The Fair Moralist and her Pupil", R. Cosway k. Portraits of Lady Elizabeth Townshend, Second Wife of General William Loftus, and his two Daughters, R. Cosway l. Prince Michal and Princess Izabella Oginscy, Schiavonetti after Cosway original m. Charles, First Lord Yarborough, and his wife and family n. Cary Elwes and Family, R. Cosway o. "Kitty Fischer", R. Cosway p. Portrait of a woman and her four daughters, R. Cosway q. 6th Earl of Jersey when Viscount Villiers and Hon. Augustus Child-Villiers, R. Cosway r. "? Hebe", R. Cosway s. Hon. Catherine Neville & Child?, R. Cosway t. Lady Orde u. Elizabeth, Lady Craven, R. Cosway v. Master Thornhill Riddlesworth Hall, Norfolk, R. Cosway w. Mary, Fourth daughter of George III, R. Cosway x. Isabella Czartorisca y. Anne Damer, R. Cosway z. Mrs. Duff, Wife of James Duff, Earl of Fife, R. Cosway aa. Mrs. Jackson, R. Cosway bb. Mrs. Tickell, R. Cosway cc. Handwritten page of notes headed "Peter and Mrs. Tickell" dd. Paul Sandby, R.A., R. Cosway ee. Master Horace Beckford and Hon. Mrs. E. Bouverie, J. Conde ff. Lord Granville Leveson-Gower gg. 2nd Lord Gwydyr, R. Cosway hh. 7th Duke of Beaufort, R. Cosway ii. William Edward Tomline, Esq, R. Cosway jj. HRH Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, R. Cosway kk. Unidentified from Lord Sandwich Coll., Witt Library, R. Cosway ll. Mrs. Siddons and Lady Melbourne, R. Cosway mm. Pascal Paoli, Robert Shewell, Jr., and Mrs. Robert Shewell, Jr., Benbridge nn. An actor facing right in "Van Dyck" costume, R. Cosway oo. Frances Abington, R. Cosway pp. A Pencil Portrait Sketch, R. Cosway qq. Lady E. Paget, R. Cosway rr. The Gloucester Family, R. Cosway ss. Portrait of Mrs. Plooden, R. Cosway tt. Lady Honeywood, R. Cosway uu. Morassi: Disegni Antichi dalla Collezione Rasini in Milano, R. Cosway vv. Emma Hart, Lady Hamilton, R. Cosway ww. Portrait of a Lady, Cosway xx. Unidentified, reclining nude, noted on back "#57 photos of a private collection" yy. Daughters of the 2nd Earl of Buckinghamshire, R. Cosway zz. Unidentified portrait of a woman, R. Cosway aaa. Lady Mary Sturt, Cosway bbb. Young Lady in White Standing Near a Lake, R. Cosway ccc. Lady Airey, Cosway ddd. Miss Hayes (?), Cosway eee. Lady Duncombe (?), Cosway fff. Lady St. Germaine, Cosway ggg. Mrs. Graham hhh. Lady Rushout, Cosway iii. A Lady Standing by a garden ornament, R. Cosway jjj. Portrait of a Lady, R. Cosway kkk. Peter Robert Burrell and Elizabeth Burrell, R. Cosway lll. Colonel the Hon. Henry Murray, R. Cosway mmm. Hon. Sir Henry and Lady Murray nnn. 5th Earl of Jersey in fancy dress, R. Cosway ooo. Portrait of a Gentleman, R. Cosway ppp. Said to be Poet Shelley qqq. Miss Jocelyn of Stansted Bury House and Drawing of a Gentleman rrr. The Duchess of Gordon, Mrs. Moffat, Lady Paget, and Unknown, Cosway sss. Frances Julia Burrell, Elizabeth Burrell, believed to represent Elkizabeth Amelia Burrell, and Sophia ttt. Peter Burrell, Sir John Swinburne, and Emilia Elizabeth, his wife uuu. The Ladies Priscilla and Georgiana Bertie and the Duchess of Ancaster vvv. Peter Burrell, Lady Priscilla Burrell, and Robert Fourth Duke of Ancaster www. Emma, Lady Hamilton xxx. Emma, Wife of Sir Wm. Hamilton, Mrs. Fitzherbert, and a Lady yyy. Four of the Daughters of Charles Pelham zzz. Three Ladies of the Rushout Family, A. Plimer aaaa. Sir William Burrell bbbb. George Barret: Coast Scene cccc. Miss Hodgson and Major-General John Stadholm Hodgson, J. Downman dddd. General Dulong de Rosnay, Ingres eeee. Her Majesty Queen Charlotte, J. Downman ffff. Portrait of a Young Lady, J. Hopper gggg. H.R.H. Princess Amelia, H. Edridge hhhh. Madame Destouche, Ingres iiii. Madame Hinard, Ingres jjjj. The Forestier Family, Ingres kkkk. Dame auf Diwan, aus dem Fenster blickend and Lesendes Maddchen auf Diwan vor Fenster llll. Mrs. Fisher, G. Engleheart mmmm. Archers, Wright & Ziegler nnnn. Two copies of unidentified drawing, one noted "attributed – Cosway" oooo. Page from Art Bulletin Vol. 39, Dec. 1957 with three drawings pppp. Page from Art Bulletin Vol. 39, Dec. 1957 with six drawings qqqq. Page 67 – Wittkaver – Eng Art & Med engraving by Adamo Ghisi… rrrr. Martyrdom of Four Saints ssss. Unidentified woman seated with dog and bird, R. Cosway tttt. A Classical Subject, Cosway uuuu. Cupid plucking the wings of Time, R. Cosway vvvv. Nude female figure and an eagle, R. Cosway wwww. Minerva Directing the Arrows of Cupid xxxx. The Toilet of Venus, R. Cosway yyyy. Cupid Unmasking False Love zzzz. Woman and Child, R. Cosway aaaaa. Descent from the Cross, Cosway bbbbb. The Rest in Egypt ccccc. The Holy Family and St. John ddddd. The Virgin and the Holy Child eeeee. Madonna and Child fffff. Angels Holding the Sleeping Child ggggg. Angels Watching Sleeping Child, Cosway hhhhh. Virgin & Child iiiii. Mrs. Fitzherbert; Unidentified male figure running jjjjj. Il Guioco del Pallone, J. Sergel; Il Guioco del Pallone, Feder; and Ginuocatori del Pallone, S. Kreide kkkkk. Lucifer and the Gods lllll. Male figure with Harp mmmmm. Marquis of Blandford, W. Barney after Cosway nnnnn. The Birth of Venus, R. Cosway oooo. Cosway portrait of Lady Boynton from 1986 Christie's sale, New York

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