sub-fonds GB 0117 VF - Vanity Fair cartoons

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GB 0117 VF

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Vanity Fair cartoons

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  • 1869 -1912 (Creation)

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1 bound volume and 20 loose cartoons with accompanying text

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GB 0117 VF 1869 -1912 Sub-fonds 1 bound volume and 20 loose cartoons with accompanying text Vanity Fair

Cartoons of eminent men of the day, 18 of which are bound together in a volume including photographs and signatures of the individuals; the volume is inscribed " C S Sherrington 1927". The cartoons were published in conjunction with articles by "Jehu Junior" in Vanity Fair between 1869 and 1912. Some of the cartoons are accompanied by the text of the article. Most of the subjects were Fellows of the Royal Society.

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

English

Sykes, Alan H 'The Doctors in Vanity Fair' 1995, Titus Wilson and Son Kendal.

Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Feb 2009. Vanity Fair Films Cartoons Royal Society

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Cartoons of eminent men of the day, 18 of which are bound together in a volume including photographs and signatures of the individuals; the volume is inscribed " C S Sherrington 1927". The cartoons were published in conjunction with articles by "Jehu Junior" in Vanity Fair between 1869 and 1912. Some of the cartoons are accompanied by the text of the article. Most of the subjects were Fellows of the Royal Society.

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Open

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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Sykes, Alan H 'The Doctors in Vanity Fair' 1995, Titus Wilson and Son Kendal.

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Royal Society

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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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