Crawhall (Joseph) Papers, 1864-1890

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Title:: Joseph Crawhall Papers,
Dates:: 1864-1890
Creators:: Crawhall, Joseph, 1821-1896
Abstract:: Joseph Crawhall was an illustrator, making colored woodblocks for books such as A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands (1864) and Olde Ffrendes Wyth Newe Faces (1883)He also illustrated Garlands for North-Country Anglers (1864), Chaplets from Coquet-Side (1873), and Border Notes & Mixty-Maxty (1880). The collection consists of proof copies, scrapbooks, and limited editions of Crawhall's works and clippings concerning Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne around the time Crawhall was mayor. There is also biographical material on Charles Keene, artist-cartoonist for Punch, and letters from other artists and original drawings by Joseph Crawhall, Jr. (1861-1913), a well-known animal painter.
Extent:: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
Language:: English.
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], Joseph Crawhall Papers (Collection 424). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Scope and content:: Collection consists of proof copies, scrapbooks, and limited editions of the works of English wood-block illustrator Joseph Crawhall. Includes heavily annotated scrapbooks containing pen-and-ink sketches, wood-block book plates, and heraldic drawings. Clippings concern Northumberland and Newcastle-upon-Tyne around the time Crawhall was mayor, and also biographical material on Charles Keene, artist-cartoonist for Punch. Also includes letters from other artists and original drawings by Joseph Crawhall, Jr. (1861-1913), a well-known animal painter.
Biographical / historical:: Joseph Crawhall was born in 1821; became an illustrator, making colored woodblocks for books such as A Collection of Right Merrie Garlands (1864) and Olde Ffrendes Wyth Newe Faces (1883); also illustrated Garlands for North-Country Anglers (1864), Chaplets from Coquet-side (1873), and Border Notes & Mixty-Maxty (1880); became mayor of Newcastle.
Acquisition information:: William Wreden, purchase, 1952.
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.

Collection Guide Author:: Processed by Manuscripts Division staff; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
Date Prepared:: © 1999
Date Encoded:: Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, September 1999 . Frontmatter gathered from MARC record. Supplementary encoding and revision supplied by Caroline Cubé.

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Restrictions:: COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Terms of access:: Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary 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:: [Identification of item], Joseph Crawhall Papers (Collection 424). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library

Box 951575

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US