COLLECTION
Identifier: MS Thr 37
Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by "Boz," extra-illustrated
Overview
Manuscript letters and drawings inserted into Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi (London, 1846).
Dates
- 1801-1849
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
.75 linear feet (4 volumes)
Contains manuscript letters, documents, and drawings, 1801-1849, by George Cruikshank, Charles Dickens, Joseph Grimaldi, Charles Kemble, Richard Brinsley Peake, and many others.
Biographical / Historical
Grimaldi was an English pantomime actor and clown.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Volume and page number nearest to manuscript item can be located at end of each entry.
Volume and page number nearest to manuscript item can be located at end of each entry.
Physical Location
f
Immediate Source of Acquisition
59M-303F. Gift of William S. Spaulding; received: 1959 November.
- Title
- Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi, edited by "Boz," extra-illustrated: Index.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- EAD ID
- hou01667
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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Harvard Yard
Harvard University
Cambridge MA 02138 USA
(617) 495-2440
Houghton_Library@harvard.edu