Guide to the Peter Mellini Vanity Fair caricature collection, 1870-1957 M1838
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2011
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Peter Mellini Vanity Fair caricature collection
source:
Mellini, Peter
Identifier/Call Number: M1838
Physical Description:
4.21 Linear Feet
1 manuscript box, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1870-1957
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
Abstract: This collection contains lithorgraphic caricature and character portratis from the English weekly Vanity Fair and 850 slides
of various caricatures, dating from the late nineteenth century to mid-twentieth century. It also contains three printed caricatures
by Robert Searle from PUNCH.
Access to Collection
Open for research. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Scope and Contents
The Mellini Vanity Fair Collection comprises lithograph caricatures and character portraits from the English weekly "Vanity
Fair," along with subsequent reproductions, three printed caricatures in the "Vanity Fair" style by Ronald Searle from "Punch,"
and a collection of 892 photographic slides of the "Vanity Fair" images and the exhibits showcasing them.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given by Peter Mellini to Stanford University, Special Collections in November 2010.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Peter Mellini Vanity Fair caricature collection, M1838. Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Historical note
This collection was donated by Professor Peter Mellini, Professor Modern European History, Sonoma State University, retired.
Mellini co-authored the book, In ‘Vanity Fair’. This collection consists of lithographic caricatures and character portraits
from the English turn-of-the-century society magazine Vanity Fair as well as three Ronald Searle prints from PUNCH.
Vanity Fair magazine was created by Thomas Gibson Bowles and featured celebrities from all walks of life. Immortalized by
artists like “Ape”, “Spy”, and Max Beerbohm, these caricatures have been called “more like the person they depict than the
persons themselves.” From 1869 to 1914 each issue of Vanity Fair featured a color print of a prominent individual. At first
these comic portraits were a popular novelty; then they became an English institution. They set a style, were a landmark in
the development of mass color lithography, and constitute a unique visual record of the Victorian and Edwardian era. In many
cases the Vanity Fair cartoon created the public’s image of a celebrity. In all, nearly 2400 cartoons were published in Vanity
Fair.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of lithographic caricatures and character portraits and three printed caricatures from PUNCH. In
addition to the prints, there are 850 slides of caricature images.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Caricatures.
Vanity fair (London, England : 1868).
Mellini, Peter
box 1, folder 1
So 10, Ulysses Grant, 6/1/1872
box 1, folder 1
Queen Victoria, Monochrome Reprint of 6/17/1897
box 1, folder 1
Queen Victoria, Diamond Jubilee Supplement, 1/31/1901
box 1, folder 1
So 331, Lord RH Spencer-Churchill, 7/10/1880
box 1, folder 1
So 313, Phya Bhaskarawongse, 9/13/1879
box 1, folder 1
M 0974, FP Dunne, 7/27/1905
box 1, folder 1
M 0083, Sir GJ Wolseley Bt KCB, 4/18/1874
box 1, folder 1
M 0431, TG Bowles, 7/13/1889
box 1, folder 1
M 0986, TG Bowles, 10/19/1905
box 1, folder 1
M 2290 Frederick Vincent Brooks, 9/18/1912
box 1, folder 2
M 0461, FC Gould, 2/22/1890
box 1, folder 2
M 0651, THH Caine, 7/2/1896
box 1, folder 2
M 0185, J. Tenniel, 10/26/1878
box 1, folder 2
M 0096,WH Russell LLD, 1/16/1875
box 1, folder 2
M 1299, TR Allinson, 10/4/1911
box 1, folder 2
Punch Heroes of Our Time - 5, TS Eliot, 11/14/1956
box 1, folder 2
Punch Heroes of Our Time - 9, Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh, 1/23/1957
box 1, folder 2
Punch Heroes of Our Time - 6, Lord Beaverbrook, 12/5/1956
box 1, folder 2
Miscellaneous Pages from Vanity Fair Magazine, 2/20/1869, 7/10/1869, 1/29/1870
box 1, folder 2
So 7, Victor Emmanuel II, 1/29/1870
box 1, folder 2
M 0193 Sig G Verdi, 2/15/1879
box 1, folder 2
M 2286 J Hassall, 8/21/1912
box 1, folder 2
M 0059, Edward Levy, 3/22/1873
box 1, folder 2
M 0551, WE Henley, 11/26/1892
box 1, folder 2
S 107, WH Smith MP, 3/9/1872
box 1, folder 2
M 0169, Archibald Forbes, 1/5/1878
box 1, folder 2
Supplement to The New Statesman, JL Garvin, 5/15/1926 (15)
box 1, folder 2
M 1296, JL Garvin, 9/13/1911
box 1, folder 2
M 0080, James Johnstone, 2/14/1874
box 1, folder 3
Vanity Fair Caricature Exhibit Ephemera
box 1, folder 3
M 0052 HM Stanley, 11/2/1872
box 1, folder 3
Supplement to The World, Lieut General Sir Horace L. Smith Dorrien
box 1, folder 3
M 0030, Don Manuel Rances y Villanueva, 8/26/1871
box 1, folder 3
M 0424, Gustave Eiffel, 5/11/1889
box 1, folder 3
S 116, Sir Arthur Wellesley KG PCMP, 6/22/1872
box 1, folder 3
S 763, Marquis of Northhampton, 2/11/1904
box 1, folder 3
S 569 MF Sadi Carnot, 9/21/1889
box 1, folder 3
M 0385, Mahraj Sir Pertab Sing, 8/27/1887
box 1, folder 3
M 1049, FE Smith MP, 1/16/1907
box 1, folder 3
J 15, Hon Sir JW Chitty, 3/28/1885
box 1, folder 3
M 0057, Richard Owen, 3/1/1873
Box 1, Folder 4
Mrs. Starr, late Mother Superior of the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy at Hull, People of the Day, no. 1, 2/20/1869
Box 1, Folder 4
The Right Honourable Edward Cardwell, Statesman no. 9, 4/3/1869
Box 1, Folder 4
Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland, Statesman no. 37, 12/04/1869
Box 1, Folder 4
H. E. Musurus Pasha, Statesman no. 73, 2/4/1871
Box 1, Folder 4
John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess (Marquis) of Lorne, Men of the Day, 11/19/1870
Box 1, Folder 4
Admiral the Honourable Sir Henry Keppel, G. C. B., Men of the Day, no. 130, 4/22/1876
Box 1, Folder 4
Lord Henry A. G. Somerest, 11/19/1887
Box 1, Folder 4
Lord Wimborne, Statesmen no. 411, 9/23/1882
Box 1, Folder 4
Walter W. Winans, 8/17/1893
Box 1, Folder 4
Lord Alexander Victor Paget, 1/14/1888
Box 1, Folder 4
Sir Claude Maxwell MacDonald, Men of the Day no. 825, 10/10/1901
Box 1, Folder 4
James Braid, Supplement, 1907
Box 1, Folder 4
The Grand Duke Michael Michaelovitch of Russia, Men of the Day no. 1102, 1907
Box 1, Folder 5
Six prints of cricketers: Hylton Philipson, 6/29/1889; K. S. Ranjitsinhji, 8/26/1897; Gilbert L. Jessop, 7/25/1901; Hon. F.
S. Jackson, 8/28/1902; Geroge Hirst, 8/20/1903;B. J. T. Bosanquet, 9/15/1904. A March Publications reproduction distributed
worldwide by Arts International, London
Box 1, Folder 5
Five original pencil drawings that appeared in 1905-1906 publications
box 2, folder 1
J 62, Hon Sir Arthur Jelf KC, 5/19/1904
box 2, folder 1
S 068, Hon John Cranch Walker Vivian, 11/5/1870
box 2, folder 1
M 0009, Viscount Ranelagh, 6/25/1870
box 2, folder 1
So 71, Count Rudolph Apponyi, 1/14/1871
box 2, folder 1
M 0056, Sir Jack Kerslake, 2/22/1873
box 2, folder 1
S 160, Sir Richard Wallace Bt, 11/29/1873
box 2, folder 2
Miscellaneous Vanity Fair Magazine Ephemera
box 2, folder 3
M 0886, Horace Harold Hilton, 7/16/1903
box 2, folder 3
M 1072, J. Braid, 6/26/1907
box 2, folder 3
M 0477, Horace Gordon Hutchinson, 7/19/1890
box 2, folder 3
M 1028, Robert Maxwell, 8/22/1906
box 2, folder 3
M 1166, Harry Deeley Mallaby-Deeley, 4/7/1909
box 2, folder 3
M 1012, JH Taylor, 4/26/1906
box 2, folder 3
M 0534 J Ball Jr., 3/5/1892
box 2, folder 4
Vanity Fair Caricature Slides
box 2, folder 5
Vanity Fair Caricature Slides
box 2, folder 6
Vanity Fair Caricature Slides
box 2, folder 7
Vanity Fair Caricature Slides
