Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography/History
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Collection of books illustrated by E.W. Kemble
Date (inclusive): ca. 1881-1933
Collection number: 916
Extent:
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: E.W. Kemble (1861-1933) contributed illustrations and cartoons to magazines and weekly periodicals. He also illustrated published
works by authors such as Mark Twain, and authored books himself. His works include
Kemble's Coons (1896),
Comical Coons (1898), and
A Pickaninny Calendar (1900). The collection consists of 11 books illustrated by Kemble.
Language: Finding aid is written in
English.
Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library Special Collections
for paging information.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Open for research. STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact UCLA Library
Special Collections for paging information.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UC Regents. 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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Two of the books (
Folks from Dixie and
On the Plantation) were purchased by UCLA at Needham Book Finders in Los Angeles around March 25, 1961.
Processing Note
Processed by Yasmin Damshenas in the Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT), with assistance from Megan Hahn Fraser,
July 2011.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Collection of books illustrated by E.W. Kemble (Collection 916). UCLA Library Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
Edward Windsor Kemble was an illustrator and writer born on January 18, 1861 in Sacramento, California. He grew up and attended
public school in New York City, and began contributing illustrations and cartoons to magazines and weekly periodicals in 1881.
His work was published in
Collier's,
Harper's Weekly,
Life,
Scribner's,
Century and
Leslie's Weekly. In 1883 Kemble illustrated the original edition of Mark Twain's
Huckleberry Finn. He illustrated a number of works including
Uncle Tom's Cabin,
Pudd'nhead Wilson, and
Colonel Carter of Cartersville. Among the books he authored are
Kemble's Coons (1896),
Comical Coons (1898), and
A Pickaninny Calendar (1900). He died on September 19, 1933.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of 11 books illustrated by E.W. Kemble.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933.
Illustrators--United States--Archival resources.
Authors, American.
Other Index Terms Related to this Collection
Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861-1933, illustrator.
