Correspondence and literary manuscripts of Bram Stoker

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS 19c Stoker
  • Dates of Creation
      1866-1997
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      3411 letters in 24 boxes and 3 envelopes, and 3 vols of literary manuscripts; manuscript. The volumes of literary manuscripts are bound with boards and brown leather spines, on which gilt lettering is embossed, as follows: (i) BRAM STOKER'S MS - PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA; (ii) BRAM STOKER'S MS - SECRET OF THE GROWING GOLD; (iii) BRAM STOKER'S MS - SEVEN GOLDEN BUTTONS. Within each volume small paper pages in Stoker's autograph have been pasted on to larger pages.

Scope and Content

Comprises: (1) Correspondence dated between 1866 and 1911; (2) Autograph literary manuscripts by Bram Stoker: (i) Lecture 'Personal impressions of America', delivered at the London Institute (and elsewhere), Dec. 28. 1885, with various notes and memoranda; (ii) Short story entitled "The secret of the growing gold", published in Black and White, Jan 23 1892, together with printed copy; (iii) 'Miss Betty'. The MS bears the title 'Seven golden buttons', and the ending is different from the work as published in 1899.

Administrative / Biographical History

Bram (Abraham) Stoker (1847-1912), the novelist and manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

From the library of Lord Brotherton.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

The letters are listed in the Letters database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/letters/letlink.htm#stoker