Thackeray, William Makepeace; Hood, Thomas; and Nelson, Horatio: correspondence and poems (forgeries)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0096 AL335
Held at	: Senate House Library, University of London   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/our-collections ›
Full title	: Thackeray, William Makepeace; Hood, Thomas; and Nelson, Horatio: correspondence and poems (forgeries)
Date(s)	: [1801-1861]
Level of description	: fonds
Extent	: 94 items
Name of creator(s)	: Unknown

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

Details of the creator were unknown at the time of the compilation of this finding aid.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

A collection of 80 letters and 14 poems, purporting to be written by William Makepeace Thackeray (60 items); Thomas Hood (32 items) and Horatio Nelson (2 items), [1801-1861]. Most items are undated. Forgeries, mainly bearing forged signatures.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue.

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Finding aids:

Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Purchased from Miss M Wadlow, 1963.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
July 2008