William Makepeace Thackeray collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 20 letters, mounted and bound by the dealer, 5 of which were written by William Makepeace Thackeray himself. The remaining 15 letters were written by members of Thackeray's family and by friends and are concerned with the W. M. Thackeray's life, his family, and his works. The 15 letters were written by Charles H. E. Brookfield (1857-1913), Shirley Brooks (1815-1874), John Brown (1784-1858), L. B. Gibbs, E. H. Elton, R. M. Coulion, Jane Thackeray Pryme, Anne Thackeray Ritchie (1837-1919), Hester Thackeray Ritchie, Richmond Ritchie, W. G. B. Ritchie, Albert Smith (1816-1860), Sir Leslie Stephen (1832-1904), Isabella Shaw Thackeray, and Martin Thackeray. There are also 28 pictures of William Makepeace Thackery and one of the Thackery house. These pictures are pasted on the pages of the book and were probably taken from magazines. They are not originals.
Dates
- 1838-1903
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the William Makepeace Thackeray collection must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist. His most famous work is "Vanity Fair."
Extent
1 book ((46 leaves) ) : Handwritten bound ; 40 cm. x 30 cm
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Item-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/VMSS374.xml
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography
- Brookfield, Charles H. E. (Charles Hallam Elton), 1857-1913
- Brooks, Shirley
- Brown, John
- Correspondence
- Coulion, R. M.
- Elton, E. H.
- Gibbs, L. B.
- Letters
- Material Types
- Pryme, Jane
- Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919
- Ritchie, Hester Thackeray
- Ritchie, Richmond
- Ritchie, W. G. B.
- Smith, Albert, 1816-1860
- Stephen, Leslie, 1832-1904
- Thacker family
- Thackeray, Isabella Shaw
- Thackeray, Martin
- Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863 -- Correspondence
- Title
- Register of William Makepeace Thackeray collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States