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Lady Victoria Alexandrina Maria Louisa Welby fonds
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Ward, Prof. Lester Frank

File consists of folder of handwritten and typed letters (with edited typed excerpts and drafts) between Welby and Professor Lester F. Ward. Topics include: Welby's invitation to Ward to be her guest during London Congress Week in 1906 (although he did visit her); Ward's thoughts on Welby's book "What is Meaning?" as well as other articles and her poetry; work of Dr. Saleeby and Ward's efforts to put him in touch with Welby's work; the Ameican Sociological Society; writings of Bergson, Forillee; ideas of time and space; and Welby's illness in 1907. Ward writes from 59 rue Notre Dame des Champs in Paris; and the Department of Social and Political Science at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

University of Cambridge Press

Consists of correspondence between Welby and Cambridge University Press regarding inclusion of her entry on "significs" in the 1910 edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Also includes an envleope of news clippings regarding the pbulcation of the Encyclopedia Brittanica.

Lee, Mr and Mrs G. (Gerald) Stanley

File consists of voluminous correspondence between Gerald Stanley Lee and Welby, including handwritten correspondence, letter drafts, transcriptions and typed extracts. Topics include: invitations to Lee to lecure at The Sociological Society; Dr. F. Van Eeden's recommendation to Welby that she read "The Inspired Millionnaire"; Lee's gift of a copy of "The Voice of the Machines" to Welby; Welby's description of her own life's work as that of "primal sense, the sense of significance"; Welby's efforts to have Lee's work reviewed in "The Nation" by her friend Lowes Dickinson; Dr. Van Eedens fundraising to support Lee's colony in North Carolina; Welby's request for a photograph of Lee; Lee's correspondence with Henry James; Lee's visit to Denton in 1910; Welby's poem published in "The English Review" in December 1910; the visit of the Lees to England, including letters from Mrs. Jennette Lee. Lee writes from Mount Tom, Northampton, Massacussets, as well as various points on his travels to England, including New York City and the U.S.M.S. "Philadelphia". Correspondence also mentions Miss Carter and Miss Beals, employees of the Welbys at Denton.

Werner, Charles A.

File consists of folder of handwritten and typed letters between Welby and Charles A Werner. Topics include: efforts to coordinate a meeting to discuss philosophy; reaction to each other's writing and the discipline of significs; and Welby introducing Werner to Dr. Slaughter. Werner writes from Harrow on the Hill.

Ogden, C.K.

File consists of folder of correspondence. Several letters have been edited and published. See: Mrs. Henry Cust, (ed.) Other Dimensions: A Selection from the Later Correspondence of Victoria Lady Welby, London: Jonathan Cape, 1931, pp 335-337.

Walters, Prof. Henry Guy

File consists of two postcards from Professor Henry Guy Walters, thanking Welby for reviewing his work in the Hibbert Journal. Also includes a brief letter in response from Welby. The postcards contain short handwritten notes but are predominantly advertisements of Walters' credentials as an "instructor in Philosophy and Psycho-Physiology method of William James..." including a listing of his publications and the topics he is available to speak about at "Parlor and Club Lectures."

Levi, Alessandro

File consists of correspondence between Professor Alessandro Levi, professor at the University of Ferrara in Italy, including a calling card of Prof. G.F. Stout. Levi was introduced to Prof. Stout by a mutal friend Vailati and hoped to call on Welby with his wife Sarina Levi Nathan.

Ogden, C.K.

File consists of folder of correspondence. Several letters have been edited and published. See: Mrs. Henry Cust, (ed.) Other Dimensions: A Selection from the Later Correspondence of Victoria Lady Welby, London: Jonathan Cape, 1931, pp 335-337.

Macmillan & Co. R.&R. Clark Ltd.

Consists of correspondence between Welby and Macmillan Ltd. and R. & R. Clarke Ltd., publishers and printers of Welby's earlier works. The corresponsce concerns Welby's efforts to have her work "Significs" (also known as "Significs and Language") published (at her own expense). Includes discussion of format, copyright and type setting as well as cost.

Adams, Prof. John

File consists of typed, handwritten and transcribed excerpts from correspondence between VW and Prof. John Adams, who frequently writes from 23 Tanza Road in Hamstead, N.W.. Welby invites Adams to stay with her in October 1911 prio ro tAdam's lecture on "meaning" at University College London. Keywords include: meaning, significs and intention.

Lee, Mr and Mrs G. (Gerald) Stanley

File consists of handwritten letters and typescripts of correspondence between Gerald Stanley Lee and Welby. Topics include: Lees trip to London in 1911, Tebaig Rannock and Puck (Welby's pets) and other details regarding the Lees travels in England. Lee writes from: No 1 Elm Court, Inner Temple, London; #12 Cliffords Inn, London; and the Waldorf Hotel, Aldwych, W.C..

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