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Title: Hood Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1820-1956, bulk 1820-1875
Collection number: 717
Creator: Hood Family
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was an author and artist. He sketched and wrote for local newspapers in Dundee, England (1815-18),
was the assistant sub-editor and constant contributor to
London Magazine (1821), editor of the
Gem (1829) and
New monthly magazine (1841). His son Thomas Hood (1835-1874), better known as Tom Hood, was an author, illustrator, and editor of
Liskeard gazette (1858-59) and
Fun where he did much of the writing, as well as some drawings and engravings. The collection consists of correspondence, literary
manuscripts, and drawings of Thomas Hood (1799-1845), and letters from his son, Thomas Hood. The collection also contains
letters from other members and friends of the family, as well as correspondence (1945-56) to Professor Leslie A. Marchand
relating to his work on the Hoods.
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
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
- J.S.L. Gilmour, purchase, 1958.
- F. Turner Bridger, purchase, 1958.
- Carnegie Book Shop, purchase, 1960.
- Leslie A. Marchand, purchase, 1958.
[Identification of item], Hood Family Papers (Collection 717). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1720501
Thomas Hood was born on May 23, 1799 in London, England; after attending private schools, he entered a merchant's counting
house at about age 13; ill health forced him to leave, and he spent time sketching and writing for local newspapers while
staying with relations in Dundee (1815-18); in 1821 he became assistant sub-editor and constant contributor to
London Magazine; became editor of the
Gem in 1829; published novel
Tylney Hall in 1834; became editor of
New monthly magazine in 1841; his poems include Song of the shirt, Bridge of Sighs, Miss Kilmansegg, and Epistle to Rae Wilson; he died
on May 3, 1845 in London; his son Thomas Hood, better known as Tom Hood, was born on January 19, 1835 in Wanstead, Essex,
England; matriculated from Pembroke College, Oxford in 1853; published his first book,
Pen and pencil pictures, in 1857; editor of
Liskeard gazette in Cornwall, 1858-59; worked as a clerk in the war office, 1860-65; wrote novel,
Captain Masters's children, 1865; became editor of the comic newspaper,
Fun, where he did much of the writing, as well as some drawings and engravings; began
Tom Hood's comic annual in 1867, and wrote and illustrated many children's books; he died on November 20, 1874 in Peckham Rye, Surrey.
Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and drawings of Thomas Hood (1799-1845), early 19th century poet
and satirist, and letters from his son, Thomas Hood the younger, known also as Tom Hood (1835-74), editor of the comic magazine,
Fun. Also contains letters from other members and friends of the family, as well as correspondence (1945-56) to Professor Leslie
A. Marchand relating to his work on the Hoods. Includes also copies of Hood material located in various libraries.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Hood, Tom, 1835-1874--Correspondence.
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845--Archives.
Hood family--Archives.
Poets, English--19th century--Archival resources.
Periodical editors--Great Britain--Archival resources.
Drawings.
Ackerman, Rudolf, 1764-1834
Box 1, folder 1
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882
Box 1, folder 9
Broderip, Frances Freeling (Hood) 1830-1878
Box 1, folder 1 and 9
Caldicott, Alfred James, 1842-1897
Box 1, folder 11
Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855
Box 1, folder 1 and 11
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Box 1, folder 9
Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831
Box 1, folder 1
Gordon, George Huntly
Box 1, folder 1 and 8
Grattan, Thomas Colley, 1792-1864
Box 1, folder 1 and 3
Hall,
Mrs. Anna Maria (Fielding) 1800-1881
Box 1, folder 1, 8, 9
Hood,
Mrs. Jane (Reynolds) 1794-1846
Box 1, folder 1, 5, 9, 10
Jerdan, William, 1782-1896
Box 1, folder 1
Jerrold, Walter Copeland, 1865-1929
Box 1, folder 9
Lee, Henry, 1826-1888(?)
Box 1, folder 8 and 11
Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870
Box 1, folder 4 and 5
Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895
Box 1, folder 8
Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868
Box 1, folder 8
Marchand, Leslie Alexis, 1900-
Box 1, folder 12
Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855
Box 1, folder 1
Morgan,
Sir Thomas Charles, 1783-1843
Box 1, folder 1
Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
Box 1, folder 5
Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858
Box 1, folder 1
Phillips, Samuel March, 1780-1862
Box 1, folder 9
Read, David Charles, 1790-1851
Box 1, folder 11
Reynolds,
Miss Charlotte, 1802-1882
Box 1, folder 9
Sala, George Augustus Henry, 1828-1895
Box 1, folder 11
Watson,
Sir William, 1858-1935
Box 1, folder 9