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Title: William Hepworth Dixon Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1845-1879
Collection number: 762
Creator: Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879
Extent:
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: William Hepworth Dixon (1821-1879) was an author who wrote several books and contributed to the
Athenaeum and the
Daily News. He was the editor of the
Athenaeum (1853-69), and helped to found the Palestine Exploration Fund. The collection consists of correspondence from various persons
to William H. Dixon, mainly in his capacity as editor of the
Athenaeum (1853-69) and as an author.
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
Myers & Company, purchase.
[Identification of item], William Hepworth Dixon Papers (Collection 762). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young
Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
1217834
Dixon was born on June 30, 1821 at Great Ancoats in Manchester, England; wrote a five-act tragedy,
The Azamoglan, which was privately printed; editor of
Cheltenham Journal, 1846; called to bar in London, 1854, but never practiced law; contributor to the
Athenaeum and the
Daily News; wrote
Life of William Penn (1851); editor of the
Athenaeum, 1853-69; traveled widely and helped to found the Palestine Exploration Fund; fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; active
in improving working class housing; appointed justice of the peace for Middlesex and Westminster, 1869; wrote several books,
including
The Story of Lord Bacon's Life (1862); died December 27, 1879.
Collection consists of correspondence from various persons to William Hepworth Dixon, mainly in his capacity as editor of
the Athenaeum (1853-69) and as an author. Also includes personal letters, letters to members of the Dixon family, letters
addressed to business matters concerning the
Athenaeum, and correspondence referring to Dixon. In addition are letters from Dixon and his family to various persons, unidentified
correspondence, and 2 photographs of William Hepworth Dixon.
Arranged in the following series:
- Letters to William Hepworth Dixon (Boxes 1-2).
- Unidentified correspondence (Box 2).
- Correspondence about Dixon (Box 2).
- Letters from Dixon to various persons (Box 2).
- Ella Nora Hepworth Dixon correspondence (Box 2).
- Letter from Marian Hepworth Dixon (Box 2).
- 2 photographs of William Hepworth Dixon (Box 2).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Dixon, William Hepworth, 1821-1879--Archives.
Athenaeum (London, England: 1830).
Periodical editors--England--Correspondence.
Authors, English--19th century--Correspondence.
Historians--England--Correspondence.