Alfred Crowquill Papers mssFR
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Subjects and Indexing Terms
1824-1852 February
1852 March-1860 December
approximately 1860-1863 February
1863 March-1869
Drawings approximately 1850
Sketchbook approximately 1843
Gina C Giang
The Huntington Library
March 2020
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San Marino, California 91108
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Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Alfred Crowquill papers
Creator:
Crowquill, Alfred
Identifier/Call Number: mssFR
Physical Description:
6 Linear Feet
(6 boxes, 1 volume)
Date (inclusive): 1824-1905
Date (bulk): 1852-1862
Abstract: Alfred Crowquill was a pseudonym used
by Alfred Henry Forrester (1804-1872), an English author and artist. This collection
consists primarily of letters addressed to Forrester from 1824 through 1905.
Language of Material: Materials are in
English.
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[Identification of item]. Alfred Crowquill papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Purchased from H.M. Fletcher, March 5, 1951 and Meyers & Co., March 26, 1953.
Alfred Henry Forrester (1804-1872) was an English author and artist, who used the pseudonym
of Alfred Crowquill. Forrester was born on September 10, 1804. Forrester frequently
collaborated with his brother Charles Robert Forrester, who was a lawyer and writer.
Crowquill's works included "Memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851," a statuette of
Wellington Bear, and Phantasmagoria of Fun. Forrester died on May 26, 1872.
Collection primarily consists of letters addressed to Forrester, many of which are replies
to Forrester's requests for autographs or photographs from 1824 through 1905. Included are
references to his illustrative works, literary manuscripts, and a sketchbook.
Processed by Huntington Library staff, June 1957. At that time, the collection was
cataloged as the Alfred Henry Forrester papers. In 2001, the title was changed to the Alfred
Crowquill papers. In 2020, Gina C Giang and Maggie Hughes created a finding aid derived from
a legacy summary report.
Crowquill, Alfred. [Album of original drawings and prints], approximately 1825-1872,
301099.
Arranged chronologically.
Artists -- England -- Correspondence
Authors, English -- 19th century -- Correspondence
Drawings -- Great Britain
Letters (correspondence) -- Great Britain
Manuscripts -- Great Britain
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
Dibdin, Thomas, 1771-1841
Dickens, Charles,
1812-1870
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845
Jerdan, William, 1782-1869
Kean, Charles John,
1811?-1868
Kean, Ellen, 1805-1880
Mathews, Charles, 1803-1878
Smith, Albert, 1816-1860
Woodford, Alexander George, Sir
Box 1
Box 2
Box 3
Box 4
Box 5
Box 6, Folder 1-2
Volume 1