Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation
Thackeray family papers
Thackeray family
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919
D.51
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1 box(es)
(1 box and 1 volume)
1788-1914
English
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Scope and Contents
The first part of the collection consists of letters written by the novelist William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863). Also here are manuscript fragments and pen and pencil sketches by Thackeray. The letters are principally from the last fifteen years of his career, after the publication of Vanity Fair, and concern his lecture tours and opinions on literary subjects. A few are rhyming and whimsical social notes.
The second part of the collection is concerned with other members of the Thackeray family. The principal correspondent is William Makepeace Thackeray's daughter, the writer, Anne Isabella (Thackeray) Ritchie (1837-1917). Her letters concern her own and other's books, her father, her philanthropies, and social engagements. There are also legal documents signed by William Makepeace Thackeray (1749-1813), the grandfather of the novelist.
Access
The Thackeray Family Papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books, Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Robert F. Metzdorf, May 1971; March 1875; and in honor of Mary Oemisch, September 15, 1974.
Use
In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permissionto publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
[Item title, item date], Thackeray Family Papers, D.51, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Authors, English
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Paintings
Thackeray family
Thackeray, William Makepeace, 1811-1863
Ritchie, Anne Thackeray, 1837-1919
Series I: Correspondence of William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183183William Makepeace Thackeray to Stephen Edmond Spring-Rice/repositories/2/archival_objects/183186August 21, 184411William Makepeace Thackeray to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/1831871850?12William Makepeace Thackeray to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow/repositories/2/archival_objects/183188December 28, 185213William Makepeace Thackeray to Amy Marianne (Crowe) Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183189185214William Makepeace Thackeray to Charles James Blomfield, bp. of London/repositories/2/archival_objects/183190September 1, 185315William Makepeace Thackeray to Emily Jane Stewart (James), Lady Hardinge/repositories/2/archival_objects/18319116William Makepeace Thackeray to William Webb Follett Synge/repositories/2/archival_objects/183192December 25, 185417William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane (Perry) Elliot and Kate Perry/repositories/2/archival_objects/183193November 20-28, 185518William Makepeace Thackeray to James Hannay/repositories/2/archival_objects/183194January 13, 185619William Makepeace Thackeray to Jane (Perry) Elliot and Kate Perry/repositories/2/archival_objects/183195November 1856110William Makepeace Thackeray to Adelaide Ann Procter/repositories/2/archival_objects/183196April 21, 1862111William Makepeace Thackeray to William Howard Russell/repositories/2/archival_objects/1831971863112William Makepeace Thackeray to John Blackwood/repositories/2/archival_objects/183198June 21 (no year)113William Makepeace Thackeray to Mr. Dean and Madame/repositories/2/archival_objects/183199undated114William Makepeace Thackeray to Mrs. Russell Sturgis/repositories/2/archival_objects/183200undated115William Makepeace Thackeray to Frederick Mullett Evans/repositories/2/archival_objects/183201undated116William Makepeace Thackeray to Sir Benjamin Hawes/repositories/2/archival_objects/183202undated117William Makepeace Thackeray to John Kenyon/repositories/2/archival_objects/183203undated118William Makepeace Thackeray to Lady Pollock/repositories/2/archival_objects/183204undated119William Makepeace Thackeray to Anne (Skepper) Procter/repositories/2/archival_objects/183205undated120William Makepeace Thackeray to Thomas James/repositories/2/archival_objects/183206undated121Series II: Manuscripts and sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/324527The adventures of Philip/repositories/2/archival_objects/183207122Scope and ContentsManuscript page from chapter 3
"W.M. Thackeray original autograph manuscript account of his arrival in the U.S.A. written in Thackeray's slanting handwriting with corrections in his later vertical hand" /repositories/2/archival_objects/183208A note laid in by Robert Metzdorf says the manuscript is written in Eyre Crowe's hand, corrected by Thackeray. 6 pages in bound volume123Sketches by William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183209124Self caricature of William Makepeace Thackeray blowing his own horn/repositories/2/archival_objects/183225Pen and ink. Sheet size 15.5 x 11.5 cm."On these evenings Emily and Maria would often sing a duet.... The Orphan of Exeter. v.II.p.183"/repositories/2/archival_objects/183226Pen and ink. Sheet size 17.5 x 15.5 cm.Several figures and a landscape/repositories/2/archival_objects/183227Pen and ink. Sheet size 11 x 8 cm.Child blowing soap bubbles/repositories/2/archival_objects/183228Pen and ink. Sheet size 8.5 x 9.5 cm."Fieschi at the guillotine"/repositories/2/archival_objects/183229Pencil. Sheet size 16.5 x 21.5 cm.Execution of Fieschi/repositories/2/archival_objects/183230Pencil. Pencil. Sheet size 21 x 15.5 cm.Scope and ContentsOn verso: Man, priest, and soldier standing at a guillotine
Drawings by William Makepeace Thackeray illustrating quotations of British poets/repositories/2/archival_objects/18321036 item(s)Bound volume, signed on front fly-leaf Anne Thackeray125Documents used by William Makepeace Thackeray in writing "Roundabout papers - No. 3. On ribbons"/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832231Scope and ContentsCornhill Magazine, no. 5 (May, 1860)
Series III: Images of William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/324528Contemporary photographs of William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183211126Portraits of William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183212Reproductions127Series IV: Correspondence of Anne Thackeray Ritchie and others/repositories/2/archival_objects/324529Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832131849-1872128George Thackeray to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183231July 24, 1849Anne Thackeray Ritchie to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183232January 9, 1863Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Miss Tuckett/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832331870Anne Thackeray Ritchie to William James Stillman/repositories/2/archival_objects/183234October 9, 1871Anne Thackeray Ritchie to George Dunlap Leslie/repositories/2/archival_objects/183235June 20, 1872Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832141873-1914129Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Bryce/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832361873Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Thomas Spring-Rice, 2nd baron Mounteagle/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832371874Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Lady Metcalf/repositories/2/archival_objects/183238December 13, 1878Anne Thackeray Ritchie to John Jones Merriman/repositories/2/archival_objects/183239May 1, 1893Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Mrs. Holland/repositories/2/archival_objects/183240April 17, 1898Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Louise Rossi/repositories/2/archival_objects/183241August 4, 1902Anne Thackeray Ritchieto Lily/repositories/2/archival_objects/183242April 1914Correspondence, undated (A-B)/repositories/2/archival_objects/183215130Anne Thackeray Ritchie to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183243January 11, no yearAnne Thackeray Ritchie to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183244December 11, no yearAnne Thackeray Ritchie to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183245undated (circa 1864-1873)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to unknown/repositories/2/archival_objects/183246undated (circa 1894-1912) Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Bryant/repositories/2/archival_objects/183247undated (circa 1864-1873)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Bryant/repositories/2/archival_objects/183248undated (circa 1864-1873)Correspondence, undated (C-E)/repositories/2/archival_objects/183216131Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Clifford/repositories/2/archival_objects/183249undated (circa 1864-1873)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Miss Courteney/repositories/2/archival_objects/183250undated (circa 1862-1864)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Eleanor Eden/repositories/2/archival_objects/183251undated (circa 1864-1873)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Eleanor Eden/repositories/2/archival_objects/183252undatedAnne Thackeray Ritchie to Eleanor Eden/repositories/2/archival_objects/183253undatedCorrespondence, undated (F-K)/repositories/2/archival_objects/183217132Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Miss Field/repositories/2/archival_objects/183254undatedAnne Thackeray Ritchie to Miss Field/repositories/2/archival_objects/183255undatedAnne Thackeray Ritchie to Lady Knighton/repositories/2/archival_objects/183256undated (circa 1864-1873)Correspondence, undated (L-Q)/repositories/2/archival_objects/183218133Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Elkin Mathews/repositories/2/archival_objects/183257November 13, no year (circa 1914-1917)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to John Jones Merriman/repositories/2/archival_objects/183258undated (circa 1878-1890)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Mrs. Merriman/repositories/2/archival_objects/183259undated (circa 1862-1864)Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Mrs. Mitchell/repositories/2/archival_objects/183260undated (circa 1864-1873) Correspondence, undated (R-Z)/repositories/2/archival_objects/183219134Anne Thackeray Ritchie to Rudge/repositories/2/archival_objects/183261September 16, no yearAnne Thackeray Ritchie to Mrs. Stewart/repositories/2/archival_objects/183262January 6, no year (circa 1855-1863)Mary Ann Thackeray to Miss Alger/repositories/2/archival_objects/183263undatedSeries V: Family papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/324530Bond in common form from Henry Griffiths to William Makepeace Thackeray and George Griffies-Williams/repositories/2/archival_objects/183220October 15, 1802135Scope and Contents2 copies.
Marriage settlement between Henry Griffiths and Ann Griffies, witnessed by William Makepeace Thackeray/repositories/2/archival_objects/183221August 22, 1788136Marriage settlement/repositories/2/archival_objects/183222Photocopy137Watercolors by Paul Braddon, entitled "Haunts of Thackeray"/repositories/2/archival_objects/1832246 item(s)2Penny's house/repositories/2/archival_objects/183264Charterhouse from the playground/repositories/2/archival_objects/183265No. 16 Young Street, Kensington/repositories/2/archival_objects/183266The barroom of the Baithouse/repositories/2/archival_objects/183267Walpole House, The Mall, Chiswick/repositories/2/archival_objects/183268Becky Sharp's house in Mayfair/repositories/2/archival_objects/183269