Finding Aid for the Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers, 1851-1888
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Finding Aid for the Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers, 1851-1888
Collection number: 2068
UCLA Library, Department of Special CollectionsManuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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- Brooke Whiting, July 1977
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- Caroline Cubé
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Josh Fiala, March 2004
© 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Title: Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1851-1888
Collection number: 2068
Creator:
Reeve, Henry, Mrs.
Extent:
3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
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.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jarndyce Antiquarian Booksellers, purchase, 1976.
[Identification of item], Christina Georgina Jane Reeve Papers (Collection 2068). Department of Special Collections, Charles
E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
2723047
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.
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.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Reeve, Henry, Mrs.--Archives.
Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895.
Periodical editors--England--Archival resources.
Journalists' spouses--England--Archival resources.
Socialites--England--Archival resources.
Journals (accounts).
Letters.
Note
Description derived from in-house card file.
Letters and Journals, 1851-1888. n.p. (English) ca. 1895
Creator/Collector: Reeve, Christine Georgina Jane (Gollop) 1820-
Physical Description: (7 volumes in 3 boxes, Typescript copies)
Scope and Content Note
Christine Reeve was the wife of Henry Reeve, 1813-1895, well-known in literary, social, and political circles. She was the
author of a popular book on cookery and housekeeping.
These manuscripts are all typescript copies of the originals with some holography corrections by the author. It is probable
that they were prepared for J.K. Laughton, her husband's biographer.
Letters to my parents:
- vol.1, 1851-62
- vol.2, 1863-74
- vol.3, 1875-88
Extracts from journals kept by Christine G.J. Reeve:
- vol.1, 1851-60
- vol.2, 1861-67
- vol.3, 1868-72
- vol.4, 1873-78