Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to the English illustrator and author Aubrey Beardsley.
- Extent:
- 4.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Aubrey Beardsley correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of letters written from 1895 to 1898, by Aubrey Beardsley to the English publisher, Leonard Charles Smithers. The letters are written from various locations including London, Epsom, Bournemouth, England; Brussels, Belgium; and Paris, Dieppe, and Mention, France. Separated binding included in box 4.
- Biographical / historical:
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Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872-1898) was an English illustrator and author closely associated with the Aesthetic movement; he also contributed to the development of Art Nouveau with his illustrations and posters. Beardsley had only a six-year career before his early death, at the age of 25, from tuberculosis.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased through Charles Sessler from Maggs Bros., Catalogue no 405/643, 1921.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Sue Hodson in approximately 1980; in September 2023, Gayle M. Richardson created the finding aid.
- Arrangement:
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Arranged chronologically.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- Terms of access:
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The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item]. Aubrey Beardsley correspondence, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191