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Carlyle (Thomas) collection
MS .097
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Thomas Carlyle collection
Creator:
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Creator:
Carlyle, Jane Welsh, 1801-1866
source:
Houghton, Arthur Amory,
1906-1990
Identifier/Call Number: MS .097
Physical Description:
10 Linear Feet
9 document boxes, 1 flat, 7 framed items
Date (inclusive): 1795-1881
Date (bulk): 1824-1873
Abstract: This collection contains
correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, paintings and other graphic materials.
Language of Material:
English
Collection open for research.
Copyright for the items in this collection is owned by the creators and their heirs.
Reproduction or distribution of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair
use requires permission from the copyright owner. It is the responsibility of the user to
determine whether a use is fair use, and to obtain any necessary permissions. For more
information see UCSC Special Collections and Archives policy on Reproduction and Use.
Thomas Carlyle collection. MS 97. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of Norman and Charlotte Strouse, Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. and various other donors as
well as purchases.
Thomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 - 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical
writer, essayist, historian and teacher during the Victorian era. He called economics "the
dismal science", wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia, and became a controversial
social commentator.
Wikipedia
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection contains correspondence from Carlyle and his wife, Jane Welsh Carlyle to
each other and friends; manuscripts & fragments by Carlyle; engravings. photographs,
& paintings of Carlyle, and realia.
Books once in Carlyle's private library, an extensive library of works by and about the
author, including first and variant editions as well as presentation and association copies
have been cataloged separately and are available through UCSC's online catalog.
Processed by UCSC OAC Unit. Processing completed March 2005; Updated November 2013. EAD
finding aid encoded by M. Carey.
MS107 Carlyle Bibliography Collection
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Authors, Scottish -- 19th century --
Correspondence
Houghton, Arthur Amory,
1906-1990