William Makepeace Thackeray collection of papers, [1828]-1937 bulk (1829-1864) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:This is a synthetic collection consisting of portraits, pictorial works, manuscripts, typescripts, financial documents, notebooks, realia, forged manuscripts and correspondence, and correspondence by and about the author. The collection includes original portraits by Samuel Laurence, John Leech, and George Robert Lewis, as well as self-portraits in pen-and-ink, water color, and pencil. Also included are pen-and-ink, pencil, and water color portraits and illustrations by Thackeray. The manuscripts include holograph poems, essays, lectures, portions of novels, notebooks, and diaries for 1845 and 1860, as well as miscellaneous manuscript materials relating to the author