Lansing V. Hammond collection of Hugh Thomson 1879-1958

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Lansing V. Hammond collection of Hugh Thomson 1879-1958

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Collection contains materials collected by Lansing V. Hammond documenting the life and career of Hugh Thomson, including correspondence, writings, artwork and other papers. Correspondence includes originals and copies of letters by Thomson, as well as correspondence of M. H. Spielmann, friend and co-author with Walter Jerrold of the Thomson biography entitled Hugh Thomson, His Art, His Letters, His Humor and His Charm, with Thomson's widow Jessie Naismith Miller Thomson, Walter Jerrold and others. Writings include research notes, drafts, proofs and other materials related to Spielmann's biography of Thomson. Artwork contains many original drawings and watercolors by Thomson, some copies and photographs of his works, and drawings by C. E. Brock and H. M. Brock. Other papers include clippings, catalogs of exhibitions, printed material, sales catalogs and other material related to Thomson.

Total Boxes: 12; Other Storage Formats: 2 broadsides; Linear Feet: 7.0

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349817

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Thomson, Jessie Naismith Miller.

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Spielmann, M. H. (Marion Harry), 1858-1948

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Marion Harry Alexander Spielmann (London 22 May 1858 – 1948) was a prolific Victorian art critic and scholar and the editor of The Connoisseur and Magazine of Art. Among his voluminous output, he wrote a history of Punch, the first biography of John Everett Millais, and a detailed investigation into the evidence for portraits of William Shakespeare. Marion Spielmann (perhaps confusingly, several female relatives were similarly called Marian Spielmann) was born in London in 1858, the younges...

Jerrold, Walter, 1865-1929

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Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund), 1870-1938

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Hammond, Lansing V. (Lansing Van der Heyden), 1906-

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Hugh Thomson, British artist and illustrator. From the description of Lansing V. Hammond collection of Hugh Thomson, 1879-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79699386 From the description of Lansing V. Hammond collection of Hugh Thomson, 1879-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702161888 Hugh Thomson was born on 1 June 1860 in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. He was educated in Coleraine, and as a young man worked for Marcus Ward & Co., a Belfast publ...

Thomson, Jessie Naismith Miller.

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Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920

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Thomson was an Irish born artist particularly noted for his illustrations for literary texts. From the description of [Letter] 1915 Apr. 28, 8, Patten Road, Wandsworth Common, S.W. [to] Sirs / Hugh Thomson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 437417042 Hugh Thomson, best known for his illustrations of popular books, was born on June 1, 1860 in Coleraine, Ireland. His professional career began with an apprenticeship at Marcus Ward and Company, a card manufacturer. In 1883 he...

Brock, H.M. (Henry Matthew), 1875-1960

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