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Title: Sherwood Family Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1775-1850
Collection number: 1437
Creator:
Sherwood family
Extent:
11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Mary Martha Sherwood (1775-1891) was a English author of children's books. Her first story, “The traditions,” was published
in 1794, and her major work was
The history of the Fairchild family, or the child's manual, the first part of which appeared in 1818. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, her
My Pedigree, notes, clippings, sketches, and photographs concerning the Mary Martha Sherwood and her family.
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.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Justin Schiller, purchase, 1984-86.
[Identification of item], Sherwood Family Papers (Collection 1437). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2976882
Mary Martha Sherwood was born on May 6, 1775 in Stanford, Worcestershire, England; sent to Abbey school at Reading, 1790;
first story, “The traditions,” published in 1794; married Captain Henry Sherwood in 1803; did charitable works with orphans
in India, where she wrote the popular story, “Little Henry and his bearer”; after returning to England, she studied Hebrew
with her family and worked on a dictionary of the prophetic books of the Bible; wrote over 95 stories and tracts of an evangelical
tone; a major work was
The history of the Fairchild family, or the child's manual, the first part of which appeared in 1818; died on September 22, 1851 in Twickenham, England.
Collection consists of diaries, correspondence, her
My Pedigree, notes, clippings, sketches, and photographs concerning the English author of children's books Mary Martha Sherwood and her
family.
Arranged in the following series:
- My pedigree, Mrs. Sherwood's diary (Boxes 1-6).
- Mrs. Sherwood's journal (Boxes 6-8).
- Mrs. Sherwood's diary (Boxes 8-9).
- Correspondence between Mary Martha Butt Sherwood and her sister Lucy Littleton Butt Cameron (Box 10).
- Receipt book, Sherwood family letters, Lucy Sherwood's commonplace book, Henry Sherwood's diary, clippings, miscellaneous family letters, photographs, sketch of Mrs. Sherwood, Sherwood family tree (Box 11).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Sherwood family--Archives.
Sherwood, Mrs. (Mary Martha), 1775-1851--Archives.
Authors, English--19th century--Archival resources.
Diaries.
Family papers.