Charles Lamb Collection 1817-1935

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Charles Lamb Collection 1817-1935

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This collection contains reprints, memorials, magazine article excerpts, book and exhibit catalogs, and other materials by and about Charles Lamb dating from 1817 to 1935.

1 Box; (0.5 Linear Feet)

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Arizona State University Libraries Special Collections

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Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834

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Charles Lamb was born to John and Elizabeth (Field) Lamb in London on February 10, 1775. Two of his siblings survived to adulthood, John (1763-1821) and Mary Ann (1764-1847). Charles Lamb studied at Christ's Hospital but left the school at the age of fifteen due to his chronic stammering. He began working as a secretary and later entered the mercantile trade, joining the East India Company as a clerk in the accounting department in 1792. Mental illness ran in the Lamb family, and C...