Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1811-07-18 - 1863-12-23
William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863), British novelist, author, and illustrator.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick Stoever Dickson collection regarding Henry Fielding
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 511
Overview:
The Frederick Stoever Dickson Collection regarding Henry Fielding consists of correspondence, writings and subject files documenting research and scholarship on Henry Fielding. There are two series: Frederick Stoever Dickson Papers and Material from Other Sources.The Frederick Stoever Dickson Papers consist of three subseries: Correspondence, Writings and Subject Files. Correspondence consists chiefly of letters to Dickson from publishers, bookdealers, journal editors, libraries and...
Dates:
1733-1937, bulk 1900-1922
Frederick Stoever Dickson collection regarding William Makepeace Thackeray
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1100
Overview:
The collection consists of manuscript and typescript material created by Frederick Stoever Dickson and others pertaining to Dickson's research on the life and work of William Makepeace Thackeray; included are letters to Dickson from authors, librarians, publishers, and other colleagues.
Dates:
1853-1912, bulk 1891-1912
Norman Holmes Pearson Collection of “Art for the Wrong Reason”
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 1031
Scope and Contents:
The collection contains sixty-three sketches, drawings, paintings, and prints acquired by Yale faculty member Norman Holmes Pearson not for their aesthetic or artistic merit, but because they were created by poets and other authors; he titled his collection “Art for the Wrong Reason.” The works were executed in crayon, gouache, graphite, ink, charcoal, oil, and watercolor on paper, board, canvas, and panel, by fifty-three writers including E. E. Cummings, George Du Maurier, Victor Hugo, D. H....
Dates:
1833-1979
William Makepeace Thackeray collection
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1101
Overview:
The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and drawings by or related to William Makepeace Thackeray. Correspondence includes letters written by Thackeray to colleagues such as Connop Thirlwall and William Webb Follett Synge, and letters to Thackeray from potential conributors to Cornhill Magazine. Writings include an autograph manuscript of a chapter of The Adventures of Philip, an autograph poem parodying Goethe's Werther, and an autograph manuscript notebook with memoranda,...
Dates:
1846-1912