Alfred C. Berol collection of Lewis Carroll, 1845-1993.

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Alfred C. Berol collection of Lewis Carroll, 1845-1993.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476052045

Collection contains Lewis Carroll's correspondence, manuscripts (firsts, autographed copies, presentation copies, and proofs), drawings, and photographs. It also contains drawings by illustrators John Tenniel and Harry Furniss. Additionally, there is a wide cross section of ephemeral materials related to Lewis Carroll which illustrate his work's contemporary and ongoing cultural impact, as well as, Berol's correspondence and notes on the provenance of the materials in the collection.

7 linear ft.

Churchill County Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7582411

Churchill County Museum

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Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

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Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodson was born in England at Daresbury, Cheshire, to Charles Dodgson, an Anglican clergyman, and his wife Frances Jane Lutwidge on January 27, 1832. In 1851, Dodgson matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, and in 1855 was appointed to a mathematical lectureship in that college, of which he remained a member for the rest of his life. A lifelong interest in writing, combined with a predisposition for story telling, word play, and games, led to a unique liter...

Tenniel, John, 1820-1914

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English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mrs. Henry Pilleau, 1885 Jan. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575003 From the description of Autograph letter signed : "22 Gloucester Place, New Road," to an unidentified recipient, 184?. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574368 Painter, illustrator, cartoonist. From the description of Letters, 1882-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80500969 Epithet: knight; ar...

Berol, Alfred C., 1892-

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Alfred C. Berol (1892-1974), who assembled this collection, was the president of the Eagle Pencil Company (later renamed Berol Corp.) of Danbury, Connecticut. Though an avid collector of a wide array of rare books and manuscripts, Berol was a particularly ardent collector of Lewis Carroll materials. Lewis Carroll, the pseudonym used by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was born in Daresbury, Cheshire, England in 1832. He was a writer, teacher, photography enthusiast, mathematician and Oxford don. While ...

Furniss, Harry, 1854-1925

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Caricaturist, author, and lecturer. From the description of Letters : London, to various correspondents, 1884-1896. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996314 Harry Furniss was an Irish-born illustrator, humorist and lecturer who worked for Punch magazine. From the description of Letters, 1883-1905, and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612822907 British illustrator Harry Furniss was essentially self-taught when he arrived in Lond...

Hargreaves, Alice Pleasance Liddell, 1852-1934

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