Description
A collection of the papers of Edward
Hawke Locker and, his son, Frederick Locker-Lampson.
Background
Edward Hawke Locker (1777-1849) was commissioner of Greenwich Hospital, a Fellow of the
Royal Society, a watercolor artist, and author of Views in Spain (1824) and Memoirs of
celebrated naval commanders (1832). His son, Frederick Locker-Lampson (1821-1895) was the
author of London lyrics and collector of the Rowfant Library. Both men enjoyed the
friendship of many prominent literary and artistic persons in England and Europe during the
Victorian era.
Extent
8.19 Linear Feet
(7 boxes)
Restrictions
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Availability
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