Contents of Carton 1

An introduction to the collection

Table of contents of the entire collection

Annotated bibliography of the literature on Lola Montez

Critical review of the biographies of Lola Montez

Chronology of the life of Lola Montez

Biographical sketches of persons associated with Lola Montez

Index of the collection

Abbreviations used in the collection

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for the Period through the End of 1842

Memorandum on the date and place of birth of Eliza Gilbert, later known as Lola Montez

Information pamphlet on Castle Oliver from the Kilmallock Information Office

Excerpt from The Olivers of Cloghanodfoy and their descendants, compiled by Oliver, Major Gen. J.R

Excerpt on the Oliver family from Burke's Irish Family Records (Irish Gentry)

"Lola Montez. The Story of a Fair Penitent" from Bengal, Past and Present, Journal of the Calcutta Historical Society, Volume I, 1907

Excerpts from Up the Country. Letters written to her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India by Eden, Emily

Excerpts from Miss Eden's Letters edited by her great-niece, Dickenson, Violet

Entries on "Eden, Emily" and "Eden, George, Earl of Auckland" from The Dictionary of National Biography

Entries on "Craigie, Patrick;" "Innes, William;" "James, Thomas;" "Lomer, Owen;" "Lomer, William H.;" "Lumley, Sir James R.;" "McMullin, Robert;" "Roberts, Browne" "Wallace, William James, AKA James, William;" and addenda on "James, Thomas" and "James, William" from Hodson's List of the Officers of the Bengal Army

Table of Contents from Calcutta in the 19th Century (Company's Days), an anthology of writing about Calcutta prior to the Mutiny

Photocopy of letter from LM to a Mr. Evans, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Entries on "Kelley, Frances (Fanny)" and '`Nicolls, Sir Jasper" from the Dictionary of National Biography

Information sheet on the Old Church, Montrose, Scotland

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1843

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Memoirs of an Ex-Minister by Malmesbury, James Harris, 3rd Earl of

Entry on "Lumley, Benjamin" from the Dictionary of National Biography

Excerpt from Reminiscences of the Opera by Lumley, Benjamin

Excerpt from Thirty-Five Years of A Dramatic Artist's Life by Fitzball, Edward

Entry on "Fitzball, Edward" from Modern British Biography by Boase

Excerpt from You Have Heard of Them by "Q"

Information on Reuá-Lobenstein-Ebersdorf from Colton's General Atlas

Slightly modified reprint of "Alles um Liebe." Eine wahre Geschichte aus dem Reuáischen Oberland" by Kretschmer, Ernst Paul, from the Thüringer Monatsblatter of 1 March 1938

"Der Beherrscher eines Kleinstaates" from Gartenlaube, No. 38, 1866

"Des erste Auftreten von Lola Montez in Deutschland" by KGM from Velhagen und Klasing's Monatsheft, February 1901

"Die neue Melusine" from Novellen by Bulow, Eduard von

Entry on "Abramowicz, Ignacy" from Polski Slownik Biograficzny

Excerpt from "The Warsaw Ballet under the Directorships of Maurice Pion and Filippo Taglioni, 1832-1852" by Pudelek, Janina from Dance Chronicle, Volume 10

"L'extraordinaire aventure de Lola Montez" by Ludwik Simon from Archives internationales de la danse, October 1934

"Lola Montez w Warszawie" by "Sigma" from Tyodnik Illustowany, No. 21, 1912, together with an English translation

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1844

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Memoirs of Petipa, Marius

Excerpt from Mes Souvenirs by Claudin, Gustav

Excerpt from Portrait of Liszt. By Himself and His Contemporaries, quoting Zwölf Bilder nach dem Leben by Lewald, Fanny

Excerpt from Correspondance de Liszt et de la Comtesse d'Agoult 1840-1864

Excerpt from Franz Lizst. The Virtuoso Years by Walker, Alan

Excerpt from Mein Leben by Wagner, Richard

Excerpts from Diaries by Wagner, Cosima

Excerpt from Romantic Ballet in Paris by Guest, Ivor

Entry on "Fiorentino, Pier-Angelo" from Dictionnaire de Biographie française

Entry on "Fiorentino, Pier-Angelo" from Larousse Grande Dictionnaire de la XIXe Siècle

Excerpt from Franz Liszt by Pourtalès, Guy de

Excerpts from 735 Lettres à sa Femme by Janin, Jules

Photocopy of LM letter in the Bancroft collection, with translation and commentary

Photocopy of LM letter in the Lily Library, Indiana University, with translation and commentary

Photocopy of LM letter in the Yale University Library, with translation and commentary

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1845

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Entry for "Dujarier" from Larousse Grand Dictionaire Universal du XlXe Siècle

Excerpt from Trois Journalistes Drouais by Mailler, Charles

Excerpt from Émile de Girardin. Prince de la Presse by Pellissier, Pierre

Entry on "Grainier de Cassagnac, Bernard-Adolphe" de from Dictionnaire de Biographie française

Excerpt from The Bravo Mystery and other cases by Hall, John

Excerpt from Recent Music and Musicians by Moscheles, Ignatz

Excerpts from 735 Lettres à sa Femme by Janin, Jules

Excerpt from Lebenserinnerungen by Schorn, Karl

Excerpt from Franz Liszt, The Virtuoso Years by Walker, Alan

Excerpt from Modern German Music by Chorley, Henry

Excerpt from Thirty Years' Musical Recollections by Chorley, Henry

Excerpt from An Englishman in Paris by Vandam, Albert

Excerpt from My Paris Note-Book by Vandam, Albert

Photocopy of LM manuscript note to Fiorentino, Pier-Angelo from the Harvard Theatre Collection

Photocopy of LM manuscript note from Vassar College Library

Le Duel du Chemin de la Favorite by Bouchardon, Pierre

"Beauvallon et D'Equevilley" from Causes Célèbres de Tous les Peuples by Fouquier, Armand

Photocopies of reports in the Parisian press of the trial of Beauvallon for the murder of Dujarier, March 1846

Photocopies of reports in the Parisian press of the trial of Equevilley for perjury, August 1847

Photocopies of reports in the Parisian press of the trial of Beauvallon for perjury from October 1847

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1846

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of LM manuscript letter to a M. Vijand(?) from the original in the Reims Archives

Photocopy of LM manuscript letter to a police commissioner, from the original in the Frankfurt City and University Library

Photocopy of LM manuscript letter to M. Du Bois, from the original in the Yale University Library

Excerpts from Die Wittelsbacher in Lebensbildern by Rall

Excerpt from Die Tagebücher of Boisserée, Sulpiz

Excerpts from Der verwunschene Prinz by Plötz, Johann

Excerpts from Memoir of Madame Jenny Lind-Goldschmidt by Holland and Rockstro

Excerpt from Am Rand der Geschichte by Muller, Karl

Excerpt from "Johann Nepomuk Wilhelm Freiherr von Pechmann" by Jungmann-Stadler, Franziska, in Das Bayernland

Excerpt from Geschichte des 1. Feldartillerie-Regiments König Regent Luipold, Band III, by Xylander and Sutner

Photocopy of article in Le Temps of Paris, giving the text of an LM letter to Fiorentino of 5 December 1846

Excerpts from Ein Staatsmann des Vormärz: Karl von Abel 1788-1859 by Gollwitzer, Heinz

Transcript of a poem to LM by King Ludwig, from the original in the Houghton Library at Harvard

Contents of Carton 2

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1847

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Notations of King Ludwig I. relative to Lola Montez on official documents in Bavarian state archives

Biographical sketch of the painter Wilhelm van Kaulbach

"Revue Politique -- Bavière" from Le Correspondent, Volume 17, 1847; "Lola Montes et les Catholiques de la Bavière" from Le Correspondent, Volume 17, 1847; and "Le Roi de Bavière et Lola Montes" from Le Correspondent, Volume 18, 1848

Excerpts from Ludwig I., König von Bayern by Heigel, Theodor

Facsimile of a note from King Ludwig I. to Police Director Mark, 1 March 1847, from Um Lola Montez. Blätter aus dem Kieler Theatermuseum

"Lola Montez und der Regierungswechsel in Bayern 1847" by Fournier, August, from Deutsche Revue, Band 34, Volume 4, October 1909

"Lola Montez. Ein geheimer Bericht über Bayern im Jahre 1847" by Fournier, August, from Deutsche Revue, Band 27, Volume 3, August 1902

Excerpt from "Bericht von Adolf Kuámaul" in Gastfreundliches München, edited by Zentner, Wilhelm

Photocopy of part of a letter in the Harvard Theatre Collection containing a transcript of a letter of LM to the editor of Galignani's Messenger, of 31 March 1847

Photocopy of a note of LM to Moritz Saphir dated 3? April 1847 from the original in the Boston Public Library

Excerpt from Les Trois Dumas by Maurois, André, with transcript of a letter from LM to Alexandre Dumas dated 14 April 1847

Excerpts from Briefe an Cotta

Excerpt from Würzburger Chronik by Günther, Leo

"Lola Montez in Würzburg" by Straub, Karl Willy from Fränkischer Bund, Volume 2, 1926

Poems of King Ludwig I. relating to LM

Photocopy of a note from LM to unknown man dated 14 September 1847 from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Excerpt from memoir of Escherich, Auguste in Altmünchener Erinnerungen der Zeit König Ludwigs I., edited by Escherich, Emile

"Lola Montez," a poem by Grillparzer, Franz from 1847

Excerpts from 735 Lettres à sa Femme by Janin, Jules

Entry on "Murray, John Oliphant" from Hodson's List of the Officers of the Bengal Army

Excerpts from Fürst Karl Leiningen und des Deutsche Enheitsproblem by Valentin, Veit

Photocopies of correspondence between LM and King Ludwig l during 1847 from the originals in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

Lola Montez und die Jesuiten. Eine Darstellung der jüngsten Ereignisse in München by Erdmann, Paul

Excerpts from Zustände und Ereignisse in München im Jahre 1847 by Dobmayer, Dr. Ignatz

Mola oder Tanz und Weltgeschichte. Eine spanische-deutsche Erzählung, published anonymously at Leipzig in 1847.

General Chronology and Documentary Chronology for the Period through the End of 1848

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Copy of a note from King Ludwig to LM dated 1 January 1848 from the original in the city library, Besançon, France

Biographical Sketch of Rector Friedrich von Thiersch

Excerpts from Briefe an Cotta

"Lola Montez und die Studenten. Unedierte Berichte." by Fournier, August, from Deutsche Revue, Band 39, Part 1, March 1914

Photocopies of letters between King Ludwig I and LM from the year 1848, from the originals in the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek

Excerpt from Gesandtschaftsberichte aus München 1814-1848, Zweite Abteilung, Die Berichte der österreichischen Gesandten, Dritter Band, edited by Chroust

Notes on the archives and correspondence of the British Embassy in Munich preserved in the Public Record Office, Kew

Excerpt from Gesandtschaftsberichte aus München 1814-1848. Dritte Abteilung. Die Berichte der preuáischen Gesandten. Vierter Band, edited by Chroust

Excerpt from Gesandtschaftenberichte aus München 1814-1848. Erste Abteilung. Die Berichte der französischen Gesandten, Band V, edited by Chroust

Map of the districts of Munich in 1855

Excerpts from Biedermeiers Glück und Ende...die gestörte Idvlle 1815-1848 edited by Ottomeyer, Hans

Ludwig I., König von Bairn by Mann, Golo

Excerpt from Entwicklungsgeschichte Bayerns by Doeberl, M., edited by Spindler, Max

Excerpt from Handbuch der bayerischen Geschichte edited by Spindler, Max

"Die politische Wendung von 1847/48 in Bayern" from Erbe und Verpflichtung by Spindler, Max, edited by Kraus, Andreas

"Die politische Wendung von 1847/48 in Bayern" by Spindler, Max from Bairn, Staat und Kirche, Land und Reich. Forschungen zur bayerischen Geschichte, vornehmlich im 19. Jahrhundert

Excerpts from Tagebücher, 1801-1852 by Schmeller, Johann Andreas, edited by Ruf, Paul

Excerpts from Ludwig Augustus. König von Bayern by Sepp, Johann N

Excerpt from Unter den vier ersten Königs Bayerns by Kobell, Luise

"Die spanische Tänzerin. Ein Stück Weltgeschichte im Unterrock" by Weiglin, Dr. Paul from Velhagen und Klasings Almanach 1920

Excerpt from Bayerische Hofgeschichten by Vehse, Eduard

Excerpt from Denkwürdigkeiten aus meinem Leben by Bray-Steinburg, Otto Graf von

"Aus den Tagen der Lola Montez" from Neue Deutsche Rundschau, XII. Jahrgang, 1901

Excerpt from Lola, Ludwig und der General by Kristl, Wilhelm L.

Excerpt from Handbuch der bayerischen Kirchengeschichte edited by Brandmüller, Waller

Excerpt from Die Beziehungen zwischen Bayern und dem Hl. Stuhl in der Regierungszeit Ludwigs I. by Hacker, Rupert

"Lasaulx und die vorrevolutionäre Münchener Szene im Februar 1847. Ein unbekannter Brief des Professors an seinen Würzburger Kollegen Aloys Mayr" by Wernitz, Axel from Oberbayerisches Archiv für vaterländische Geschichte, Band 93, 1971

Glorreiches Leben und Thaten der edelen Sennora Dolores. Aus dem Spanischen verteutscht durch L. Beyer

Lola Montez. Abenteuer der berühmten Tänzerin. Von ihr selbst erzählt

Mollalontez [by Oettinger, Eduard Maria]

Excerpt from Georg Ludwig von Maurer 1790-1872. Eine Biographie by Dickopf, Karl

Excerpt from Im Kampfe für Preuáens Ehre. Aus dem Nachlaá des Grafen Albrecht von Bernstorff edited by Ringhoffer, Karl

Excerpt from Der "Fürst Proletarier" Ludwig von Oettingen-Wallerstein by Zuber, Karl-Heinz

Excerpt from Erinnerungen an Wilhelm von Kaulbach und sein Haus by Durck-Kaulbach, Josepha

Contents of Carton 3

Excerpt from Das Leben der Amalia Schoppe und Joanna Schopenhauer by Schleucher, Kurt

"Elias Peiáner (1825-1863). Peiáner in Amerika" by Kopf, J. from Die Oberpfalz, 1952

Materials on Elias Peiáner from the Archives of Union College

"The King of Bavaria, Munich, and Lola Montez" [by Francis, George Henry] from Fraser's Magazine, January 1848

Lola Montez und ihre politische Stellung in München. Nach einem englischen Berichte und mit einem Vorwort des deutschen Herausgebers

Excerpt from "Chronik der Palatia" by Horn, O. in Zur fünfzigjähigen Jubelfeier des Corps Palatia. Ein Gedenkbuch

"Die Februar- und Märzunruhen in München 1848" by Seitz, Max from Oberbayerisches Archiv für väterlandische Geschichte, Band 78, 1953

Der Antheil der Münchener Studentenschaft an den Unruhen der Jahre 1847 und 1848 by Kurz, Ferdinand

"Sturmbewegte Zeiten. Universität, Studenten und Bürgerschaft im Februar 1848" by Dirr, Pius from Das Bayernland Vol 37, 1926

Bericht aus München über die Ereignisse des 9.10.11. Februar

Allgemeine Studenten- und Volksbewegung in München am 8.,9.,10.,11., und 12. Februar

Lola Montez, Gräfin von Landsfeld

Anfang und Ende der Lola Montez in Bairn. Wahrheitsgetreue Schilderung der Zeit von Oktober 1846 bis Februar 1848 [by Merz, Dr. Ludwig?]

Lola Montez mit ihrem Anhange und Münchens Bürger und Studenten! Ein dunkler Fleck und ein Glanzpunkt in Baierns Geschichte. Münchens edlen hochherzigen Bürgern und Studenten in tiefgefühlter Verehrung zugeeignet von einem Unpartheiischen mit dem Nachtrag Das Nachtlager in Blutenburg oder der Lola Montez letztes Verweilen in Münchens Nähe [by Vogt, Karl Wilhelm?]

"Lola Montez. Aus den Aufzeichnungen eines Achtundvierzigers" from Österreichisches Rundschau, Band 16

Excerpt from Gustav Kraus 1804-1852 by Pressler, Christine

"Scandala Monacensia" from Chiemgau-Blätter

"Lola Montez am Bodensee" by Diesbach, Alfred

Excerpt from Geschichte der deutschen Revolution von 1848-1849 by Valentin, Veit Tab A Excerpt from Des deutschen Volkes Erehebung im Jahre 1848, sein Kampf um freie Instituionen und sein Seiegesjubel

Die allgemeine politisch-moralische Volkserhebung in München am 3. und 4. März 1848 by Wolf, Joseph Heinrich and an excerpt from Geschichtliche Walhalla der groáen Festund Versöhnungs-Woche zwischen König und Vol. in München vom 6. bis 13. März 1848 by Wolf, Joseph Heinrich

Münchener Fliegenblätter. Humoreske aus den Februartagen 1848

Excerpts from München in der Revolution von 1848/49 by Hummel, Karl-Joseph

Excerpt from Groáes europäishes Fürsten- und Völker-Concert componiert von F.H.Z.

Die Gräfin von Landsfeld weiland Lola Montez und die Münchener Studenten by Bernhard, Gustav

"Unpublished Letter of Doellinger on Lola Montez" by Gougaud, Dom from The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 3, 1914

Excerpts from Denkwürdiges aus meinem Leben by Bluntschli, J.C.

Excerpt from Die Volksbewegung 1848/49 im Allgäu und ihre Vorläufer by Bachmann, Karl

Excerpt from Die Revolution 1848-49 in Augsburg und bayerisch Schwaben by Nickel, Dietmar

"König Ludwig I. und Gottlieb Freiherr von Thon-Dittmer. Eine neue Quelle zum Verhalten des Königs in der Revolution 1848" by Albrecht, Dieter from Land und Reich, Stamm und Nation. Festgabe für Max Spindler zum 90. Geburtstag

Excerpt from Die Revolution von 1848/49 in Altbayern. Ihre sozialen und mentalen Voraussetzungen und ihr Verlauf by Reiter, Hermann

Politische Soiree der Ex-Regenten in England und ihre Begegnung mit Lola Montez by Hopf, A.

Excerpt from Justinius Kerners Briefwechsel mit seinen Freunden edited by Kerner, Theobald

"Lola Montez, Metternich und der Weinsberger Geisterturm" by Posse, Ernst from Historische Zeitschrift, Band 140

"Lola Montez und das Wünnenberghaus in Vilseck" by Emmerig, Ernst from Die Oberpfalz, Jahrgang 72, 1984

Excerpt from Friedrich Engels in seiner Frühzeit by Mayer, Gustav

"Ein vormärzliches Tanzidyll" by Stümcke, Heinrich from Bühne und Welt 7. Jahrgang, 1. Halbjahr, 1904-05

Pas de Fascination: or, Catching a Governor! by Coyne, J. Sterling

Excerpt from Geschichte der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Ingolstadt Landshut, München by Prantl, Karl von

Excerpt from Ludwig I. von Bayern by Corti, Egon Cäsar Conte

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1849

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Aus Metternich's nachgelassenen Papieren edited by Metternich-Winneburg, Richard von

Excerpt from 735 Lettres à sa Femme by Janin, Jules

Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of George Augustus Sala Written by Himself

Photocopy of the entry of marriage of George Trafford Heald and Maria de los Dolores de Landsfeld from the register of the French Chapel, London

The French Chapel Royal in London by Yeowell, John

Certified copy of the entry of marriage of George Trafford Heald and Maria de los Dolores de Landsfeld at St. George's Church, London, from the General Register Office, London

The Parish Church of Saint George, Hanover Square by Atkins, Rev. William M.

Entries for "Brougham, Henry Peter, Baron Brougham and Vaux" and "Bingham, Peregrine the younger" from The Dictionary of National Biography and the entries for "Hardwick, John" and "Leger, Theodore" from Boase's Modern English Biography

Lola Montès. Mémoires accompagnés de lettres intimes de S.M. le roi de Bavière et de Lola Montès, avec fac similie. Documents politiques et littéraires inédits du plus haut intérèt. Poésies. etc. Ornés des portraits de S.M. le Roi de Bavière et de Lola Montès, sur originaux donnés par eux a l'auteur by Papon, August

The Memoirs and Private History of Lola Montes; also, the whole of the correspondence between her and the King of Bavaria: with numerous anecdotes, and original poetry of King Louis: together with the particulars of her marriage with Captain Heald, of the Royal Horse Guards: and her subsequent career.

Lola Montes: or, a reply to the "Private History and Memoirs" of that celebrated lady, recently published, by the Marquis Papon. formerly secretary to the King of Bavaria, and for a period the professed friend and attendant of the Countess of Landsfeldt

Excerpts from Lola Montez. Memoiren in Begleitung vertrauter Breife Sr. Majestät des Königes von Bayern und der Lola Montez. Herausgegeben von A. Papon und Anderen.

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1850

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1851

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Les Lions du Jour. Physionomies Parisiennes. by Delvau, Alfred

Excerpts from Mémoires de Comte Horace de Viel Castel sur le Règne de Napoleon III

Entry for "Brifaut, Charles" from Dictionnaire de Biographie française

Biographical sketch of Pocci, Franz Graf von

Facsimile of album note by LM from Lola Montez. Pavane pour un roi poète by Wilmes, Jacqueline and Pezelin, Jacques

Photocopy of a letter of 8 November 1851 from Morris, George P. to Barnum, P. T. concerning LM's projected US tour, from the original in the University of Virginia

Excerpt from P. T.Barnum. The Legend and the Man by Saxon, A. H.

"How New York greeted King Ludwig's girl friend" by Marberry, M. M. from American Heritage, Volume 6, February 1955

Contents of Carton 4

A note on the memoirs of Lola Montez

Memoiren von Lola Montez Gräfin von Landsfeld. [The Grimma edition]

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1852

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

"George Washington Smith" by Moore, Lillian from Dance Index, June-August 1945 Tab C Excerpt from An Historical Account of the Providence Stage by Blake, Charles

Excerpt from Revelations of an Opera Manager in l9th-Century America by Maretzek, Max

Excerpt from Annals of the New York Stage by Odell, George

Facsimile of the playbill for the performance of Lola Montez in Bavaria at the Broadway Theatre, New York, on 26 May 1852

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1853

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of a letter from Sprigg, James Relfe to his mother from New Orleans, dated 5 January 1853, from the original in the Missouri Historical Society collection

Excerpt from Panama. The Canal, The Country, and The People by Edwards, Albert, plus a map of Panama circa 1860

Partial transcript of a letter from Buchanan, Thomas Ely to his wife from San Francisco, dated 22 May 1853, from the original in the Beninecke Library at Yale University

Photocopy of a letter from Wright, Tellman to his mother from Sacramento, dated 11 July 1853, and partial photocopy of a letter from Wright, Tellman to his mother from Sacramento, dated 12 November 1854, from the originals in the Smith College Library

Excerpt from The Fantastic City by Neville, Amelia Ransome

Excerpt from The Theater of the Golden Era in California by MacMinn, George R.

Excerpt from City of the Golden 'Fifties by Jacobson, Pauline

Facsimile of the entry of the marriage of LM and P. P.Hull from the register of the Mission Dolores, reproduced from Portsmouth Plaza. The Cradle of San Francisco by Phillips, Catherine Coffin

Excerpt from The San Francisco Stage. A History by Gagey, Edmond

Excerpt from Aus dem Wanderbuch eines österreichischen Virtuosen by Hauser Miska

Excerpt from A Golden Highway. Scenes of History's Greatest Gold Rush Yesterday and Today by Glasscock, G. B.

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1854

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of an article from the San Francisco Chronicle of 27 December 1914 concerning the discovery of a letter purporting to be from "J.C." to LM from Washington, D.C., on 3 November 1854, proposing to stage a rebellion and make LM Empress of California

Photocopy and transcript of a note from LM to Stephen Massett, probably written in Grass Valley in 1854, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Material from the archives of Amherst College concerning Shipley, Henry, the editor of the Grass Valley Telegraph in 1854

Lola Montez by Steele, Rowena Granice, appended to the 1862 novelette, Leonnie St. James; or The Suicide's Curse!

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1855

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Un Deuil au Bout du Monde by Moreton de Chabrillan, Céleste, Comtesse de, AKA Mogador, Céleste

Excerpts from Criticisms on the performances of Harry Jackson. the celebrated comedian, from the Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobarton, etc. newspapers

Excerpt from Always Morning. The Life of Richard Henry "Orian" Horne by Pearl, Cyril

Excerpt from This Was Sydney by Mourot, Suzanne, including a map of Sydney circa 1865

Excerpt from Aus dem Wanderbuch eines österreichischen Virtuosen by Hauser, Miska

"Lola Montez Down Under" by McCarthy, Michael, from The Old Limerick Journal

Excerpts from the dissertation Lola Montez in California, by Avedisian, Louise Joann

Divine Eccentric. Lola Montez and the Newspapers, by Foley, Doris

Contents of Carton 5

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1856

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Excerpt from Lola Montez and Castlemaine: Some Early Theatrical History by Bradfield, Raymond Arthur

Excerpt from An Eyewitness History of Australia by Gordon, Harry

Excerpt from Life in Victoria or Victoria in 1853 and Victoria in 1858, by Kelly, William

Excerpt from History of Ballarat by Withers, William Branwell

Excerpt from Enter the Colonies, Dancing by Pask, Ted

Excerpt from Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest

Article about the Jane Falkenburg from the San Francisco Examiner of 26 February 1893

Excerpt from The Australian Stage: a documentary history, edited by Love, Harold

Excerpt from My Adventures in the Australian Goldfields by Craig, William

Certified copy of the entry of death of George Trafford Heald on 20 June 1856 at Folkestone, from the General Register Office, London

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1857

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of a letter from LM to "Sweetest" from the original in the Cornell University Library

"Thomas Lake Harris and his Occult Teaching" by Swainson, W. P. from Three Famous Occultists

Excerpt from An Historical Account of the Providence Stage by Blake, Charles

Excerpt from Chicago Stage. Its Records and Achievements by Sherman, Robert L.

Lola Montès from the series Les Contemporains by Mirecourt, Eugène (pseudonym of Charles Jacquot)

Photocopy of a note by LM to Captain Ward from the original in the New York State Library.

Photocopy of a letter from LM to "My dear Dr," written from Baltimore to Dr. Robert Shelton MacKenzie of Philadelphia on 19 November 1857, from the original in the Yale University Library

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1858

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of a letter from LM to Mrs. Isaac Buchanan, written in New York City on 9 April 1858, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Editor's introduction to the 1862 Parisian edition of L'art de la beauté

Entry on "Chevalier, Henri-Émile" from the Dictionnaire de biographic française

The Lectures of Lola Montez. With a full and complete account autobiography of her life.

"Trial for Murder in France -- Lola Montes" from The American Law Journal, Volume 8, New Series Volume 1, July 1848

Notes on the manuscript reading copies of LM's lectures in the Harvard Theatre Collection

A review of The Lectures of Lola Montez from Living Age, Volume 58, copied from The Athenaeum

The Arts of Beauty or, Secrets of a Lady's Toilet. With Hints to the Gentlemen on the Art of Fascinating by Montez, Lola

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1859

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of a letter from LM to Miss Mitchell in New York City, written in London on 4 April 1859, from the original in the New York Public Library

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1860

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Entry for "Lola Montès" from a French encyclopaedia of 1860

Photocopy of a note of LM to Rosalie Amody, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Auction catalog entry for a letter from LM written from Baltimore on 30 January 1860 to Dr. Robert S. MacKenzie in Philadelphia

Photocopy of a letter of LM written in Louisville, KY, on 7 March 1860 to Mrs. Isaac Buchanan in New York City, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Excerpt from A Hundred Years of Rip and Roarin' Rough and Ready by Rogers, Andy

"The Most Famous Vamp Who Ever Lived" by Hutchings, Allis, from Hobbies -- The Magazine for Collectors, April 1945, including a transcript of LM's will of 29 July 1860

Map of New York City in 1860

General Chronology and Chronological Documentation for 1861 and beyond

Photocopies of Contemporary Newspaper Articles

Photocopy of a letter from King Ludwig I of Bavaria to Mrs. Isaac Buchanan in New York City, written in Munich on 9 April 1861, from the original in the Harvard Theatre Collection

Certified copy of the entry of marriage of Thomas James and Mary Louisa Banning at Holy Trinity Church, Paddington, on 1 January 1870, from the General Register Office, London

Certified copy of the entry of death for Thomas James on 18 May 1871, from the General Register Office, London

Certified copy of the entry of death of Eliza Craigie on 21 November 1875, from the General Register Office, London

The Story of a Penitent: Lola Montez [by Dyer, Heman]

Excerpt from Memoirs by Leland, Charles Godfrey

Entry on "Gilbert, Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna" from The Dictionary of National Biography

"Lola Montez in der Karikatur" by Fuchs, Eduard from Zeitschrift für Bücherfreunde, Juni 1898

Entries on "Montez, Lola" and "München" from Bibliotheca Germanorum Erotica & Curiosa by Hayn, Hugo and Gotendorf, Alfred

"Unsterbliche Lola? Bücher von und über Lola Montez" by Kristl, Wilhelm Lukas from Aus dem Antiquariat, supplement to Börsenblatt für den Deutschen Buchhandel, 30 March 1973

Excerpt from Lola Montez, a novel published circa 1902 in Berlin

Excerpt from Lola Montez, a novel by Poths-Wegner, Friedrich

Lola Montès, Favorite royale by Augustin-Thierry, A. from La Revue des Deux Mondes, Volume 30, 1935

"Des Lächeln der Lola Montez" by Erman, Hans from Ost und West, 1948, first half year

"Lola Montez. Eine historische Reportage" by Wilk, Gerard, from Der Monat, 7. Jahrgang, 1955, Heft 87

"Lola Montez. Die bezeichnende Lust und der bezeichnete Schmerz" by Bitomsky, Hartmut from Filmkritik, Volume 18, 1974

"Lola Montez. Auf der Suche nach Unabhängigkeit, Erfolg und Liebe" by Greenblatt, Robert B. from Sexualmedizin, 1981, No. 9

"Lola-Montez-Darstellungen als Indikator für Sexualstrukturen im bayerischen Alltagsleben der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts" by Pulz, Waltraud from Oberbayerisches Archiv für vaterländische Geschichte, Band 107, 1987

Entry for "Montes, Lola" from Who Played Who in the Movies by Pickard, Roy

Entry for "Montez, Lola" from Allgemeine deutsche Real-Encyklopädie für die gebildeten Stände, 1853

Entry for "Lola Montès" from Grand Dictionnaire Universal by Larousse, Pierre, [1865?]

Entry for "Montez, Lola" from Allgemeine deutsche Real-Encyklopädie für die gebildeten Stände, 1867

Entry for "Montez, Lola" from Encyklopedeski Slovar, 1896

List of references used by Holdredge, Helen for The Woman in Black, from the original in the California State Library

The Eton Boy. A Farce in One Act by Morton, Edward

The Follies of a Night. A Vaudeville Comedy in Two Acts, by Planché, J. R.

Asmodeus, The Little Demon or The -----'s Share. A Comic Drama in Two Acts, Adapted from the French of Eugene Scribe's "Part du Diable" by Archer, Thomas

The Morning Call. An Original Comedietta by Dance, Charles

Clarissa Harlowe

The Violet. A Drama in Two Acts

The Lady and the Devil. A Comic Drama in One Act. by Dimond, William

Notes on Antony and Cleopatra a burletta in one act by Selby, Charles together with a note on LM's career as an actress

Contents of Carton 6

Ein vormärzliches Tanzidyll. Lola Montez in der Karikatur by Fuchs, Eduard

Lola Montez. An Adventuress of the 'Forties by D'Auvergne, Edmund

An Excerpt from Adventuresses and Adventurous Ladies by D'Auvergne, Edmund

An Excerpt from Seven Splendid Sinners by Trowbridge, W. R. H.

Queen of Hearts. The Passionate Pilgrimage of Lola Montez by Goldberg, Isaac

Preliminary draft of Lola Montez. A Life by Seymour, Bruce, Part I

Preliminary draft of Lola Montez. A Life by Seymour, Bruce, Part II

"Lola Montez and Her American Image" by Day, Diane L. from History of Photography Magazine, October 1981

Images of Lola Montez

Images of Persons, Places, and Things Associated with Lola Montez

Photo of manuscript letter of LM in English to an unknown man, thanking him for his help "the other night when I was so ill," 10 April 1847, from the original in the Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Krakow

Excerpt from You Have Heard of Them by "Q"

Documents from the Lola Montez Papers at the Harvard Theatre Collection, including LM's letters to Mrs. Buchanan of 9 April 1858 and 7 March 1860, an early letter to a Mr. Evans, possibly from 1842, signed simply "E," and a note with a poem to Stephen Massett, probably written in Grass Valley in 1854.

The complete text of Lola Montez. Memoiren in Begleitung vertrauter Breife Sr. Majestät des Königes von Bayern und der Lola Montez. Herausgegeben von A. Papon und Anderen, published by Scheible at Stuttgart in 1849.

Cannon, M[ichael]. Lola Montes. The Tragic Story of a Liberated Woman. Melbourne: Heritage, 1973.

Darling, Amanda (psn.). Lola Montez. New York: Stein and Day, 1972.

Engel, lngeborg. Ein Schwerhöriger auf Bayerns Thron. Ludwig 1. 1786-1868. München: Collegium Augustinum, 1991.

Giardina, Roberto. Lola Montez. Ballerina e Avventuriera. Vita di Eliza Dolores Gilbert, Contessa di Landsfeld. Milano: Rusconi, 1992.

Holdredge, Helen. The Woman in Black. The Life of the Fabulous Lola Montez. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1955.

Montez, Lola. Memoiren der Lola Montez. (Gräfin von Landsfeld). Frankfurt am Main: Zweitausendeins, 1986, two volumes, a reprint of the edition published in Berlin by C. Schultze in 1851. This edition is edited by Kerstin Wilhelms and contains an afterword by her.

Rauh, Reinhold. Lola Montez. Die königliche Mätresse. München: Wilhelm Heyne, 1992.

Ross, Ishbel. The Uncrowned Queen. Life of Lola Montez. New York: Harper & Row, 1972.

Varley, James F. Lola Montez. The California Adventures of Europe's Notorious Courtesan; Spokane: Arthur H. Clark, 1996.

Wyndham, Horace. The Magnificent Montez. From Courtesan to Convert. New York: Hillman-Curl, [1935]

Lola Montez mit ihrem Anhange und Münchens Bürger und Studenten! München: Wildschen Buchbruckerei, 1848.

Das Nachtlager in Blutenburg oder der Lola Montez letztes Verweilen in Münchens Nähe: (Nachtrag zu "Lola Montez mit ihrem Anhange und Münchens Bürge und Studenten.") [ca. 1848]

Bericht aus München über die Ereignisse des 9, 10, 11, Februar 1848. München: Leonhard Henzel, 1848.

[Ludwig, König?] Auf Lolita: [poem]. [ca. 1848?]

Abel Leinsheim letter: München, to unknown recipient, 11 Februar 1847.

Extra-Beilage zu Nr. 32 der "Deutschen constitutionellen Zeitung." [ca. 1848]

Königliche Proklamation. 6 März 1848.

Der Engelsturz: [poster]. 11 Februar 1848.

Erzherzog Johann. Die Grundrechte des Deutschen Volkes: Beilage zum Bayerischen Eilboten. Frankfurt: Wild'schen Buchdruckerei, 27 Dezember 1848.