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AMs, 8 l. ; 28 cm.
With: Typescript (original) with
title: Lecture on the collection of
Goetheana, 6 l. ; 28 cm. with ms.
corrections; and another typescript
(original and carbon) with
corrections, carbon copy dated, in
pencil, Dec. 1939.

AMs (rough draft and corrected
version), 5, 5 l. ; 26 cm.

Typescript (carbon), 4 l. ; 28 cm.
2 copies.

Typescript poem, 2 l. ; 22 x 28 cm.
Corrections in Mr. Schreiber's hand.
Based on a quotation from Goethe's
Wilhelm Meister: "Glücklich ist der,
dem sein Geschäft auch zur Puppe
wird, der mit demselben zuletzt noch
spielt und sich an dem ergötzt, was
ihm sein Zustand zur Pflicht macht."

Typescript, 10 l. ; 28 cm.
Paper prepared by Carl F. Schreiber
and Warren W. Florer and read
before the Modern Language
Association of America, at Ithaca,
N.Y., December 1910, by Prof.
Schreiber.

AMs, 15 l. ; 28 cm.
Most leaves have text on both sides.
Illustrated lecture describing some
outstanding items in the William A.
Speck Collection.
With: Typescript (original), 12, i.e.
20, l. 4b, 5a, 7b, 10b, 11b, 12b-d
added in foliation.

AMs, 35, 3 l. ; 22 x 18 cm.
An excerpt from this manuscript was
published in translation in G. R.
Wieland's American fossil cycads,
v. 1, 1906, p. 139-141.
Enclosure: ALS: Yale University,
George Reber Wieland to William
Alfred Speck, June 23, 1924, 1 p. ;
21 x 28 cm.

iii, 89 l. ; 28 cm.
Typescript (original and carbon).
This biographical sketch by Mr.
Speck's wife was used as the basis
of Prof. C. F. Schreiber's version
written for Goethe's works with the
exception of Faust; a catalogue,
v. 1, 1940.

AMs (in pencil), 40 p. ; 23 x 15 cm.
Note on accompanying envelope, in Mr.
Schreiber's hand: Paper by Mr. Speck.
A comprehensive description of the
Berg Collection of 3,750 prints
acquired by Mr. Speck in November
1927.
With typed transcription, 16 p.

1 p. ; 19 x 12 cm.
Signed: M? Stael de N.

1 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.
Forwarding not only a signature, but
also a picture of Goethe and a poem
by him, as well as a few lines by
Duke Karl August of Saxe-Weimar-
Eisenach. These items are not
present.

Autograph poem, 2 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.
Begins: Jetzt da die Sachen alle
bereit.
Taylor signed it "Goethe" at the end,
presumably thus indicating that his
poem is in the style of Goethe's
poetry, perhaps Hermann und
Dorothea.

Autograph poem (original draft, in
pencil), 3 p. ; 7 x 11 cm.-
15 x 11 cm.
Begins: Erhabener Geist.
The 3d stanza written on inside back
cover detached from an unidentified
book.
Revised version published in many
editions of Taylor's translation of
Goethe's Faust.
With envelope bearing manuscript note
explaining the origin of the poem,
signed Lilian B. T. Kiliani, April
30, 1920.

Autograph poem, 2 p. ; 25 x 19 cm.
Signed: B. T.
Without title.

Autograph poem, signed, 2 p. ;
22 x 14 cm.
Signed: B. T.
First line: "Du, die hohe, holde."
On p. 2, there are 2 other poems: "Der
Tag ist rauh" and "An meine Frau."

Autograph poem, signed, 1 p. ;
22 x 14 cm.
Signed: B. T.
Without title.

AMs, 24 p. ; various sizes.
Several poems in Mrs. Taylor's hand,
and one composed by her, Dec. 20,
1872.
Contents: Da die Gläser sind noch
nicht leer; Kennst du das Land, wo
schönste Braten blühen (parody of
Goethe's "An Mignon"); Abschiedslied;
Edles Paar, ihr habt vom tiefen
Kelch des Lebens; Lieblich, sanft
und milde; Ich wandl' auf deiner
Pfad, Natur!; Nachdem der
Neujahrstag war gekommen; Das Wetter
(by Marie Taylor); Wohngedicht; Ich
habe unausstehlichen Durst; Wer
leidet an einem bösen Husten; Die
durst'ge Erde trinkt den Regen;
Leidevoll, kreidevoll (parody of
Goethe's "Freudvoll und leidvoll");
Der Versuch deutsche Gedichte; Das
Lied vom schläfrigen Manne; Gelobet
sei Schlaf!; Er legt sich auf's Heu;
Die Hinterbliebenen traurig; Ich
sitze in der Laube; An die liebe,
gute Tante; Vom Nordkay.

1. Painted by T. B. Read, engr. by
W. G. Jackman. 17 x 13 cm. Signed:
Yours ever, J? Bayard Taylor.
2. Daguerreotype by Brady, engr. at
J. M. Butler's establishment.
18 x 13 cm. Signed: Bayard Taylor.
3. Clipping mounted. Signed: Very truly
yours, Bayard Taylor. On its reverse
side is mounted a landscape 'Yanina'
drawn by C. Stanfield from a sketch
by W. Page, engr. by E. Finden.

Galley proof of article, corrected in
Taylor's hand.
Published in: The Mayflower,
Washington, 1876, no. 2, p. 9.
A study on the difficulty of
translating Goethe's poem "Mignon."

Printed clipping, signed, with his
manuscript notes, 2 p. ; 31 x 21 cm.
Signed: B. T.
The clipping is mounted on large sheet,
which bears the notes of biographical
data and is directed to "Dear
E[dmund] C[larence] S[tedman]."
The last date mentioned is 1876.
Ends with a remark: engaged at present
on a biography of Goethe.

AMs (in pencil), 18, i.e. 20, l. ;
24 cm. (l. 12b: 15 x 15 cm.).
Irregular paging: 12a-b added; l. 14
has a passage inserted by pinning on
a slip.
Leaves 3, 6, 12a, 13, 16 have text on
verso.
Mrs. Taylor's recollections of her
husband's labor on his translation
of Goethe's Faust.

1 p. ; 19 x 22 cm.
Letter is mounted.
Date is cut away.

Typescript (carbon), 21 l. ; 36 cm.
Appendix to "Man's role in German
Baroque literature," Cambridge, 1952.
Footnotes include bibliography.
With: TLS : Kingston, Ontario, to
Prof. von Faber du Faur, Jan. 5,
1953; 2 p. ; 28 cm.; concerning
the manuscript above.

11 l. ; various lengths: 20 x 25 -
20 x 48 cm.
Autograph ms.
At head of title, the ms. note: Drama
(First article).
Pencil note on verso of last leaf:
Original ms. of Essay of mine on
Henry Irving as Mephistopheles.
Written for the New York Tribune.
Winter did not republish it in his
three vols. series of Shadows of the
stage.

The printed text of the speech
comprises 10 p.
Text of note: "This MS[!] was used by
Henry Irving in the delivery of this
speech, & subsequently was given to
me by him ... Parke Godwin presided
& spoke & a speech was made by George
William Curtis."

1 p. ; 20 x 25 cm.
Wolff promises to inform Clümmer what
the following week's repertoire will
be, after he has had a conference
with Genast.

1 p. ; 21 x 25 cm.
Signed: C. Wolzogen.
Concerning an exchange of Goethe
mementoes between Frau von Wolzogen
and Scheidler.

1 p. ; 13 x 21 cm.

1 p. ; 21 x 13 cm.
Watermark: Carl August, Grossherzog
von Sachsen Weimar Eisenach, 1757-
1828, with his portrait within the
circle formed by the inscription.

1 p. ; 8 x 13 cm.
In an unidentified hand.

53 l.; 29 x 23 cm.
Typescript (Original)

AMs, 46 p. ; 21 x 28 cm.
Transcriber unknown.
Note on p. 1: "Annuaire de la
Bibliothèque de Belgique,
par le conservateur Baron de
Reiffenberg, chevalier etc.
Troisième année. Bruxelles et
Leipzig. C. Muquardt 1842 ...
p.298, [i.e. 198]-206."
Grey board cover.
"Soergel nicht zugänglich
gewesen." Ehrhardt's catalogue
note no. 3880.

4 p. ; 28 x 23 cm.
Autograph biographical sketch.
Writer unidentified.
In upper right hand corner:
Biographie des Contemporains.
Clippings from unidentified
newspapers or periodicals are
pasted in various places as part
of the text.
Text in English.