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Title: J.W.T. Ley Correspondence,
Date (inclusive): 1900-1942
Collection number: 704
Creator:
Ley, J.W.T. (James William Thomas), 1879-1943
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: The Dickens Fellowship was founded on October 6, 1902. The organization's purpose continues to be to create a common bond
of friendship between admirers of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812-70) and to preserve properties associated with Dickens
and his works. The collection consists of letters pertaining to Charles Dickens written to J.W.T. Ley, secretary and later
vice-president of the Dickens Fellowship, London, from various persons writing in response to information requested by Ley
for his book,
The Dickens Circle (1918).
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including
copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds
the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
[Identification of item], J.W.T. Ley Correspondence (Collection 704). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1973139
The Dickens Fellowship was founded on October 6, 1902, and maintains a headquarters at the Dickens House on Doughty Street
in London; now with an international membership, the organization's purpose continues to be to create a common bond of friendship
between admirers of English novelist Charles Dickens (1812-70) and to preserve properties associated with Dickens and his
works.
Collection consists of letters pertaining to Charles Dickens written to James W. T. Ley, secretary and later vice-president
of the Dickens Fellowship, London, from various persons. Many were family members, friends and acquaintances of Dickens, writing
in response to information requested by Ley for his book,
The Dickens Circle (1918). Correspondents include Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Sir James Barrie, Marie Corelli, Sir Henry Fielding Dickens, Jerome
K. Jerome, Leo Tolstoy, and Jules Verne.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Ley, J.W.T. (James William Thomas), 1879-1943--Archives.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Dickens Fellowship (London, England).