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On the manners & customs of the North American Indians : illustrated by the costume worn by them, also ornaments &c. / by J. Cullum, artist, 1841.

Title: On the manners & customs of the North American Indians : illustrated by the costume worn by them, also ornaments &c. / by J. Cullum, artist, 1841.

Autograph manuscript of a lecture designed to include exhibition of artifacts and demonstrations by American Indians. The lecture was probably intended to be given at George Catlin's Indian Gallery in Egyptian Hall, London, with the assistance of Iowa Indians brought to England by Catlin. Accompanied by a title page written in manuscript: "Various Indians who have visited England, collected by J. Cullum, 1844," and by a sheet containing manuscript notes and printed clippings relating to Catlin's lectures and public appearances of Iowa Indians in England and to earlier visits of American Indians to England.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ([i], [28] p.) ; 33 cm.

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4019588 View

Catlin's North American Indian bills scrapbook

Title: Catlin's North American Indian bills scrapbook

Scrapbook of announcements and other ephemera advertising Catlin's Gallery of North American Indians and events pertaining to Indians. Includes some correspondence, tickets signed by Catlin, newspaper clippings, and information about his exhibitions in the Indian Museum at the Egyptian Hall, Picadilly. Also advertisements for events with Indians who were brought back to Europe, including archery competitions and am event held at Windsor Castle. The advertisements mention the various tribes which the items in the collection are from. There are also advertisements for other exhibits that are not related to Native Americans, including a three-legged child, animals, and other curiosities.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/5693779 View

Egyptian Hall (London, England). Playbill, 1845.

Title: Playbill, 1845.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31533521 View

Lackington, George, 1777-1844. Letterbook, 1828 Nov - 1833 Nov.

Title: Letterbook, 1828 Nov - 1833 Nov.

Manuscript, in a single hand, of copies of about 700 letters concerning the business affairs of the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, the art exhibition hall which Lackington owned and managed. Most of the letters concern negotiations to rent various rooms for exhibitions, including discussions about prices, availability, size, and suitability for the works of art to be placed there. Other letters mention sales of art from the exhibitions, or lack thereof; one letter to Monsieur Le Thiere assuring him his painting had been shipped to France and expressing his disappointment that it did not sell while in the Egyptian Hall; another letter to Monsieur Le Jeunes advises him not to bring out his new picture just yet, and discusses the placement of a fireplace in one of the exhibition rooms. Many of the final letters in the collection concern the failure of one of the exhibitors to pay his rent, and Lackington's attempts to sell or rent the Hall as a residential space.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (178 p.) ; 33 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702178178 View