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Comprising nearly 1,000 pieces of correspondence, this collection is prized not only by scholars of Lee/Paget, but also by those researching her many correspondents. To date, just over 75 percent of the collection has been digitized. New content will be added as it becomes available. (Note: due to technological limitations, items of unknown dates are tagged and sorted with the year "1800.")

Letters from 1899 1899

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Mona Taylor (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 19th, 1899

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Mona Taylor (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 18th, 1899

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Mona Taylor (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 17th, 1899

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mona Taylor (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 6th, 1899

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mona Taylor (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 5th, 1899

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mona Taylor (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mona Taylor.
Date: March 4th, 1899

Envelope labelled: "Mona Taylor's excellent letter to me after Kit's departure and my letters to her which she sent back at this time.", Vernon Lee (Violet Paget).
Date: January 1st, 1899

Letters from 1898 1898

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (London, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: December 4th, 1898

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: November 10th, 1898

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: October 16th, 1898

Violet Paget (Birmingham, England) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (Northumberland, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 13th, 1898

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: August 23rd, 1898

Violet Paget (Rothenburg, Germany) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: July 9th, 1898

Letters from 1897 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mary C. Berenson (Mrs. Costelloe) (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mary C. Berenson.
Date: November 17th, 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mary C. Berenson (Mrs. Costelloe) (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mary C. Berenson.
Date: November 12th, 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mary C. Berenson (Mr.s Costelloe) (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mary C. Berenson.
Date: November 9th, 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Mary C. Berenson (Mrs. Costelloe) (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Mary C. Berenson.
Date: November 3rd, 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Alfred W. Benn (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Alfred W. Benn.
Date: November 1st, 1897

Violet Paget (Gloucester, Engalnd) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (plalce unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 20th, 1897

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Bernard Berenson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Bernard Berenson.
Date: September 2nd, 1897

Letters from 1896 1896

Violet Paget (London, England) to Eugene Lee-Hamilton (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.
Date: September 28th, 1896

Violet Paget (Exmouth, England) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (London, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 15th, 1896

Violet Paget (Exmouth, England) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (London, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 12th, 1896

Letters from 1895 1895

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Marie Belloc Lowndes (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Marie Belloc Lowndes.
Date: December 31st, 1895

Violet Paget (place not named) to Marie Belloc Lowndes, Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Marie Belloc Lowndes.
Date: November 4th, 1895

Violet Paget (Mte. Ricco, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: October 26th, 1895

Violet Paget (Ravenna, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: October 14th, 1895

Violet Paget (Seravezza, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 29th, 1895

Violet Paget (Seravezza, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 29th, 1895

Violet Paget (Seravezza, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 27th, 1895

Violet Paget (Pistoia, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 26th, 1895

Violet Paget (Pistoia, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 21st, 1895

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (London, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 10th, 1895

Violet Paget (place not named) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 2nd, 1895

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (London, England), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: August 26th, 1895

Violet Paget (Foligno, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 20th, 1895

Violet Paget (San Marcello, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 18th, 1895

Violet Paget (San Marcello, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 15th, 1895

Violet Paget (San Marcello, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 14th, 1895

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: August 6th, 1895

Violet Paget (Beaufresne, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 28th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 28th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 28th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Marie Belloc Lowndes (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Marie Belloc Lowndes.
Date: July 21st, 1895

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 20th, 1895

Violet Paget (London, England) to Eugene Lee-Hamilton (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.
Date: July 16th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 13th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 11th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 6th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 3rd, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 28th, 1895

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 26th, 1895

Violet Paget (Oxford) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 19th, 1895

Violet Paget to Kit Anstruther-Thomson, Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: June 13th, 1895

Violet Paget (Nottinghill, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 11th, 1895

Violet Paget (London, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 10th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 8th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 7th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 4th, 1895

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: June 2nd, 1895

Violet Paget (Bale, Switzerland) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 31st, 1895

Violet Paget (Viareggio, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 14th, 1895

Violet Paget (Viareggio, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 12th, 1895

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 8th, 1895

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 5th, 1895

Violet Paget (Rome, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: May 3rd, 1895

Violet Paget (Castello, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: March 23rd, 1895

Violet Paget (Foligno, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: March 19th, 1895

Violet Paget (Bogliasco, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: February 12th, 1895

Violet Paget (Nervi, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: February 5th, 1895

Violet Paget (Nervi, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: February 3rd, 1895

Violet Paget (Genoa, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: February 1st, 1895

Violet Paget (San Remo, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: January 31st, 1895

Violet Paget (San Remo, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: January 29th, 1895

Violet Paget (San Remo, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: January 26th, 1895

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Marie Belloc Lowndes (place not named), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Marie Belloc Lowndes.
Date: January 1st, 1895

Letters from 1894 1894

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: November 17th, 1894

Violet Paget (Florence, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: November 9th, 1894

Violet Paget (Pistoia, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 25th, 1894

Violet Paget (San Martino, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 21st, 1894

Violet Paget (San Martino, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 20th, 1894

Violet Paget (San Martino, Italy) to Kit Anstruther-Thomson (place unknown), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Kit Anstruther-Thomson.
Date: September 19th, 1894

Violet Paget (San Martino, Italy) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 18th, 1894

Violet Paget (Paris, France) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 14th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 12th, 1894

Violet Paget (Wimbledon, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 8th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: September 1st, 1894

Violet Paget (Farnboro, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 28th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 25th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 16th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 13th, 1894

Violet Paget (Buckinghamshire, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: August 8th, 1894

Violet Paget (Haslemere, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 30th, 1894

Violet Paget (Haslemere, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 28th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 24th, 1894

Violet Paget (Richmond, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 24th, 1894

Violet Paget (Richmond, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 24th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 21st, 1894

Violet Paget (Windsor Castle, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 16th, 1894

Violet Paget (Chelsea, England) to Matilda Paget (Florence, Italy), Vernon Lee (Violet Paget) and Matilda Paget.
Date: July 13th, 1894

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