The collection consists of signed postcards, original letters and framed items collected by Reginald Hunt, a member of a Yorkshire brewing family. Items relate to an array of personalities of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, including European politicians, military leaders, European composers, European and American actors and actresses and sports personalities.
Hunt; Reginald (1894-1941)The postcard is signed by the Duke of Kent and dated 1936 in red ink.
The postcard is signed 'Elizabeth Lyons' in ink. Date is approximate.
Adele Astaire was the elder sister of entertainer Fred Astaire.
Date is approximate.
The sketch was drawn and signed by artist Frank O Salisbury on 12/5/1937. Also includes a cutting about the artist's commission.
The exact date is unclear.
The sketch is drawn on card. Date is approximate.
Date is approximate.
Date is approximate.
Date is approximate.
Date is approximate.
Date is approximate.
Also includes a cutting from His Masters Voice magazine relating to Galli Curci.
The card does contain a signature however it cannot be deciphered. Date is approximate.
The postcard is signed by all the team members.
Date is approximate.
The photograph is signed by Pope Pius X.
The cartoon is drawn on card and is inscribed 'WAL.LAW to Lister Landsberg'.
The signatory is possibly the Irish tenor John Francis, Count McCormack.
The cartoon is signed by G E Studding.