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Box Firth Manuscripts Box 1

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Letter from Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Franks (née Firth), 2 June 1836

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/2
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Letter from Charlotte Bronte to Elizabeth Franks (née Firth) dated 2 June 1836 and written from Roe Head, where Charlotte was a teacher. The letter is enclosed within pages of an album belonging to Mrs Elizabeth Moore Smith (nee Franks), daughter of Elizabeth Franks (nee Firth), which contains notes on Charlotte Bronte's life.

Dates: 2 June 1836

Statements on the Elizabeth Firth diaries and papers by Douglas Hamer, 8 July 1961

 File — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/3
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Statements on the Diaries of Elizabeth Firth and Key items of Bronte-interest in the diaries, by Douglas Hamer.

Dates: 8 July 1961

Photograph of miniature of Elizabeth Franks (née Firth), c1900

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/4
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Photograph of miniature of Elizabeth Franks (née Firth). Writing on verso, pencil 'Our grandmother Mrs. J C Franks'.

Dates: c1900

Elizabeth Firth's school reports, 11 April 1811 - 25 March 1813

 File — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/5
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Two school reports on Elizabeth Firth by Miss Richmal Mangnall, Crofton Hall School, York. The first is dated 11 April 1811, and the second is dated 25 March 1813.

Dates: 11 April 1811 - 25 March 1813

Article from The Thorntonian by G.C. Moore Smith, 1935

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/6
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Copy of The Thorntonian, Vol. XII, No. 28, Spring 1935, with article titled 'The Diary of a Thorton School-Girl One Hundred and Twenty Years Ago' about Elizabeth Firth by her grandson G.C. Moore Smith. Contains extracts from 1812 and 1813 diaries.

Dates: 1935

Letter to G.C. Moore Smith from his uncle J. Firth Franks., c1900

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/2/7
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Letter to G.C. Moore Smith from his uncle J. Firth Franks, written in 'April'.

Dates: c1900

Photograph of an oil painting of the Rev James Clark Franks, 1793 - 1867, c1900

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/3
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Photograph of an oil painting of the Rev James Clark Franks, (1793 - 1867). Vicar of Huddersfield, 1823 - 1840. Husband of Elizabeth Franks (née Firth).

Dates: c1900

Correspondence of G.C. Moore Smith, 1852 - 1958

 Series — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/4
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Miscellaneous correspondence, notes and papers relating to and by G.C. Moore Smith. Transcriptions of some sections of the diaries by G.C. Moore Smith.

Dates: 1852 - 1958

Background material, 1900 - 1959

 Series — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/5
Scope and Contents

Additional background material for Elizabeth Franks (née Firth) and the Brontes.

Dates: 1900 - 1959

Article 'The Diary of a Schoolgirl of Eighty Years Ago' by G.C. Moore Smith, 1900

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/5/1
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Photocopy of article from Modern Language Quarterly, Vol. 3 (1900), i, pp 19-22

Dates: 1900

Article 'The Brontes at Thornton: 1815 - 1820' by Ivy Holgate, 1959

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/5/2
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Photocopy of article from Bronte Society Transactions, Vol 13 (1959), part 69, pp 323-338

Dates: 1959

Bronte Parsonage Museum guide, c2000

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/5/3
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Bronte Parsonage Museum guide, describing the route around the house and the uses of each room. Includes a Bronte family tree.

Dates: c2000

Scrapbook, c1854

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/6
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Scrapbook, with five loose manuscript pages (inscribed 'E.F. Franks – Sept 28th 1854 – A female Heirloom'). Scrapbook contains many recipies, including for Cake, Bread Pudding and Macaroons. Five loose manuscript pages from the scrapbook include handwritten instructions for how 'To cut Pinafores' and 'An Apron' and an extract from 'The Frugal Housewife'.

Dates: c1854

Books, 1835 - 1848

 Series — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/7
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Books which belonged to Elizabeth Moore Smith (née Franks), daughter of Elizabeth Franks (née Firth).

Dates: 1835 - 1848

The poetical works of Thomas Gray (London: Walter Spiers)., 1848

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/7/1
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The poetical works of Thomas Gray (London: Walter Spiers). Autograph: E. Franks, September 23rd 1848.

Dates: 1848

Hebrew lyrics: select poems on Old Testament subjects (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1837), 1837

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/7/2
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Hebrew lyrics: select poems on Old Testament subjects (London: The Religious Tract Society, 1837). Contains inscription: 'Formerly owned by Mrs George Moore Smith (née Elizabeth Franks) of Whittlesey, Cambs, later of Tombridge Wells. Presented to Douglas Hamer, June 1941, by her daughters, the Misses Ellen, Alice, and Maude Moore Smith.

Dates: 1837

The History of the Bible in England (London, 1835)., 1835 - 1849

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/7/3
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The History of the Bible in England (London, 1835). Dedication: Elizabeth Franks from her affectionate Brother Henry, Jan 8 1849.

Dates: 1835 - 1849

The Book of Common Prayer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1848)., 1848 - 1852

 Item — Box: Firth Manuscripts Box 1
Reference code: 58/7/4
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The Book of Common Prayer (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1848). Autograph: Elizabeth Franks, Aug 28th 1852.

Dates: 1848 - 1852