Fonds GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/3 - The London Tavern: Past and Present' and 'A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern'

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Reference code

GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/3

Title

The London Tavern: Past and Present' and 'A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern'

Date(s)

  • 1851-1852 (Creation)

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Fonds

Extent and medium

1 volume

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Archival history

GB 0372 LONDON COLLECTION MANUSCRIPTS/3 1851-1852 Fonds 1 volume Dickens , Charles John Huffam , 1812-1870 , novelist and journalist
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Collected by C.W.F.Goss as part of the Institute's London Collection.

Includes a handwritten draft of an article, A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry by unknown author, possibly 'Thomson' (27pp) (n.d.); three printed proofs of the article with annotations (March 1852); two handwritten drafts of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (17pp and 34pp) (October 1851); two printed proofs of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present, annotated (2 copies) (1852); edition of Household Words featuring the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (14pp) (18 October 1851); letter from Charles Dickens regarding the article A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry (2pp) (n.d.)

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Entry compiled by Stefan Dickers. 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. 15 August 2005 Architecture Buildings Dickens , Charles John Huffam , 1812-1870 , novelist and journalist England Europe King's Head Tavern , London London Public buildings Recreational facilities UK Western Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Collected by C.W.F.Goss as part of the Institute's London Collection.

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Scope and content

Includes a handwritten draft of an article, A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry by unknown author, possibly 'Thomson' (27pp) (n.d.); three printed proofs of the article with annotations (March 1852); two handwritten drafts of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (17pp and 34pp) (October 1851); two printed proofs of the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present, annotated (2 copies) (1852); edition of Household Words featuring the article, The London Tavern: Past and Present (14pp) (18 October 1851); letter from Charles Dickens regarding the article A Tradition of the King's Head Tavern in the Poultry (2pp) (n.d.)

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Accruals

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No further arrangement required.

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Conditions governing access

Open

Conditions governing reproduction

Documents cannot be photocopied at present. Digital photography (without flash) is permitted for research purposes on completion of the Library's Copyright Declaration form and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

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English

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Bishopsgate Institute

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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.

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  • English

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