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Finding Aid for the Joseph Crawhall Papers, 1864-1890
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  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Joseph Crawhall Papers,
    Date (inclusive): 1864-1890
    Collection number: 424
    Creator: Crawhall, Joseph, 1821-1896
    Extent: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.) 1 oversize box
    Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
    Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
    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.
    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.

    Administrative Information

    Restrictions on Use and Reproduction

    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.

    Restrictions on Access

    COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.

    Additional Physical Form Available

    A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
    • Public Services Division
    • UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
    • Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
    • Box 951575
    • Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
    • Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time)
    • Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu

    Provenance/Source of Acquisition

    William Wreden, purchase, 1952.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], Joseph Crawhall Papers (Collection 424). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

    UCLA Catalog Record ID

    UCLA Catalog Record ID: 964561 

    Biography

    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.

    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.

    Indexing Terms

    The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
    Crawhall, Joseph, 1821-1896--Archives.
    Wood-engravers--England--Archival resources.