Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Christina Georgina Jane Reeve papers
- Dates:
- 1851-1888
- Creators:
- Reeve, Henry, Mrs.
- Abstract:
- Christina Georgina Jane Reeve was the second wife of Henry Reeve (1813-95). Henry Reeve's position as editor of the Edinburgh review allowed the Reeves to move in leading social, literary, and political circles of London and Paris of their time. The collection consists of bound typescript copies of Christina Reeve's correspondence and journals documenting the Reeves' literary, social, and political circles, often mentioning literary figures such as Charles Dickens, William M. Thackeray, Harriet Marineau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot, Matthew Arnold, and Alfred Lord Tennyson.
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers (Collection 2068). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of bound typescript copies of correspondence and journals of Christine Georgina Jane Reeve, wife of Henry Reeve. The letters (1851-88) are in three volumes, and her journals (1851-78) are bound in four. The journals document the Reeves' literary, social, and political circles, often mentioning literary figures such as Charles Dickens, William M. Thackeray, Harriet Marineau, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Gaskell, George Eliot, Matthew Arnold, and Alfred Lord Tennyson. The also include social gossip and lengthy eye-witness accounts of events such as the funeral of the Duke of Wellington.
- Biographical / historical:
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Christina Georgina Jane Reeve, eldest daughter of George Tilly Gollop of Strode House, Dorset, was the second wife of Henry Reeve (1813-95). Henry Reeve's position as editor of the Edinburgh review allowed the Reeves to move in leading social, literary, and political circles of London and Paris of their time.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, purchase, 1976.
- Processing information:
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- Physical location:
- Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-06 15:21:08 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers (Collection 2068). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988