Nineteenth Century Resources: Archives & Special Collections

Welby was the author of several works on the new science of semiotics, or 'significs' as she termed it, the best known being 'Significs and language,' (1911), 'What is meaning?'(1903) and 'Links and clues,' (2nd. ed. 1883). The fonds consists of Lady Welby's correspondence, research and reference notes, publications, poetry, newspaper clippings, and printed material. Lady Welby corresponded with many of the prominent intellectual figures of her time. The fonds also includes galley proofs of Fran

This series consists of single letters written during the Victorian era by authors, poets, artists, and activists and acquired from donors or antiquarian book dealers to support research and teaching by faculty with the Victorian Studies Network at York University. Authors include Ford Madox Brown, Christina Rossetti, Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones and others.