Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Hood Family
- Abstract:
- Thomas Hood (1799-1845) was an author and artist. He sketched and wrote for local newspapers in Dundee, England (1815-18), was the assistant sub-editor and constant contributor to London Magazine (1821), editor of the Gem (1829) and New monthly magazine (1841). His son Thomas Hood (1835-1874), better known as Tom Hood, was an author, illustrator, and editor of Liskeard gazette (1858-59) and Fun where he did much of the writing, as well as some drawings and engravings. The collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and drawings of Thomas Hood (1799-1845), and letters from his son, Thomas Hood. The collection also contains letters from other members and friends of the family, as well as correspondence (1945-56) to Professor Leslie A. Marchand relating to his work on the Hoods.
- Extent:
- 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of correspondence, literary manuscripts, and drawings of Thomas Hood (1799-1845), early 19th century poet and satirist, and letters from his son, Thomas Hood the younger, known also as Tom Hood (1835-74), editor of the comic magazine, Fun. Also contains letters from other members and friends of the family, as well as correspondence (1945-56) to Professor Leslie A. Marchand relating to his work on the Hoods. Includes also copies of Hood material located in various libraries.
- Biographical / historical:
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Thomas Hood was born on May 23, 1799 in London, England; after attending private schools, he entered a merchant's counting house at about age 13; ill health forced him to leave, and he spent time sketching and writing for local newspapers while staying with relations in Dundee (1815-18); in 1821 he became assistant sub-editor and constant contributor to London Magazine; became editor of the Gem in 1829; published novel Tylney Hall in 1834; became editor of New monthly magazine in 1841; his poems include Song of the shirt, Bridge of Sighs, Miss Kilmansegg, and Epistle to Rae Wilson; he died on May 3, 1845 in London; his son Thomas Hood, better known as Tom Hood, was born on January 19, 1835 in Wanstead, Essex, England; matriculated from Pembroke College, Oxford in 1853; published his first book, Pen and pencil pictures, in 1857; editor of Liskeard gazette in Cornwall, 1858-59; worked as a clerk in the war office, 1860-65; wrote novel, Captain Masters's children, 1865; became editor of the comic newspaper, Fun, where he did much of the writing, as well as some drawings and engravings; began Tom Hood's comic annual in 1867, and wrote and illustrated many children's books; he died on November 20, 1874 in Peckham Rye, Surrey.
- Acquisition information:
- J.S.L. Gilmour, purchase, 1958. F. Turner Bridger, purchase, 1958. Carnegie Book Shop, purchase, 1960. Leslie A. Marchand, purchase, 1958.
- 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.
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Poets, English--19th century--Archival resources.
Periodical editors--Great Britain--Archival resources.
Drawings. - Names:
- Hood family--Archives.
Hood, Tom, 1835-1874--Correspondence.
Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845--Archives. - Indexes:
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Index
Ackerman, Rudolf, 1764-1834 Box 1, folder 1 Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 Box 1, folder 9 Broderip, Frances Freeling (Hood) 1830-1878 Box 1, folder 1 and 9 Caldicott, Alfred James, 1842-1897 Box 1, folder 11 Cooke, William Bernard, 1778-1855 Box 1, folder 1 and 11 Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Box 1, folder 9 Elliston, Robert William, 1774-1831 Box 1, folder 1 Gordon, George Huntly Box 1, folder 1 and 8 Grattan, Thomas Colley, 1792-1864 Box 1, folder 1 and 3 Hall, Mrs. Anna Maria (Fielding) 1800-1881 Box 1, folder 1, 8, 9 Hood, Mrs. Jane (Reynolds) 1794-1846 Box 1, folder 1, 5, 9, 10 Jerdan, William, 1782-1896 Box 1, folder 1 Jerrold, Walter Copeland, 1865-1929 Box 1, folder 9 Lee, Henry, 1826-1888(?) Box 1, folder 8 and 11 Lemon, Mark, 1809-1870 Box 1, folder 4 and 5 Locker-Lampson, Frederick, 1821-1895 Box 1, folder 8 Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868 Box 1, folder 8 Marchand, Leslie Alexis, 1900- Box 1, folder 12 Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855 Box 1, folder 1 Morgan, Sir Thomas Charles, 1783-1843 Box 1, folder 1 Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 Box 1, folder 5 Moxon, Edward, 1801-1858 Box 1, folder 1 Phillips, Samuel March, 1780-1862 Box 1, folder 9 Read, David Charles, 1790-1851 Box 1, folder 11 Reynolds, Miss Charlotte, 1802-1882 Box 1, folder 9 Sala, George Augustus Henry, 1828-1895 Box 1, folder 11 Watson, Sir William, 1858-1935 Box 1, folder 9
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988