Self-Portrait of George Cruikshank, 1858

A Finding Aid by Judith Golden with additions by Barbara Volz and Teresa Basler Manuscripts Division Department of Rare Books and Special Collections Princeton University Library 1991, 2003 Introduction Collection Description Series Box/Folder Listing

Introduction

Range of Collection Dates: 1782-1894
Range of Collection Bulk Dates: 1825-1878

Container Count: 35 archival boxes, 69 bound volumes
Size: 19.5 linear ft.

Primary Language: English

Photocopying, literary rights, and citation: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Associate University Librarian for Rare Books and Special Collections. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright. Citations should be as follows: George Cruikshank Collection, Box #, Folder # (or, alternatively, Volume #), Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Collection Description

Contains personal papers and original drawings of George Cruikshank, reflecting his active participation not only in the world of book illustration and caricature but also in the temperance movement of Victorian England. Included are manuscript material, drawings, documents, and correspondence with editors, publishers, illustrators, authors, friends, and family such as William Harrison Ainsworth, John Auldjo, Octavian Blewitt, Richard Bentley, J. Cruikshank Roger, Robert Bell, Edward Dalziel, and Charles Tilt. There is miscellaneous material relating to Cruikshank's participation in the 48th Middlesex Volunteers; material dealing with the controversial Robert, the Bruce, Monument; and papers relating to his estate, a testimonial fund, a memorial at St. Paul's, and his posthumous autobiography. Many letters and manuscripts exhibit working sketches of Cruikshank, and there is a large number of bound volumes of original sketches and drawings (and engraved copper plates) Cruikshank created for published works

Much of the collection consists of papers of others, mainly, those of Eliza Cruikshank, the artist's wife and amanuensis. Beside papers relating to her husband there are correspondence and documents concerning Mrs. Cruikshank's family and friends, including Catherine Hogarth, Dickens, the wife of Charles Dickens. Included in the papers of others are manuscripts submitted to Cruikshank for possible illustration. Additional papers contain letters written by Cruikshank to William Henry Merle, Charles A. Howell, and others, letters to and by Eliza Cruikshank, correspondence of others, and miscellaneous material.

Arrangement: Series: I. Works--A. Art, B. Manuscript Material; II. Correspondence--A. By Cruikshank, B. To Cruikshank, C. Correspondence and Material About Cruikshank--1. Estate, 2. St. Paul's Memorial, 3. "Recollections", 4. Testimonial Fund, 5. Gifts of Works; III. Documents; IV. Photographs; V. Memorabilia; VI. Miscellaneous Material; VII. Printed Matter; VIII. Papers of Others--A. Eliza Cruikshank, B. Cruikshank Family, C. Others, D. General Correspondence, E. Manuscripts Sent to Cruikshank (for possible illustration); IX. Additional Papers (Open File)--A. Letters by Cruikshank, B. Letters to Cruikshank, C. Letters by Eliza Cruikshank, D. Letters to Eliza Cruikshank, E. Correspondence of Others, F. Miscellaneous Material; X. Bound Volumes.

Added Entries

The following added entries have been assigned to this collection to highlight significant sources (other than the main entry), subjects, and forms of the collection's materials. Where possible Library of Congress Subjects Headings have been used, and the forms of names reflect international cataloging standards. As a result, all of these entries may be searched in the Library's online catalog, in the Department's online database (MASC), and other bibliographic catalogs to find related material.

    Person Added Entries:    Cruikshank, Eliza, 1807-1890? (wife)
                                                Howell, Charles Augustus, d.1890
                                                Merle, William Henry

    Subject Headings (in uppercase) / Form Headings (in upper and lower case):

    Artists--England--19th century--Correspondence
    Artists--England--19th century--Drawings
    Authors, English--19th century--Correspondence
    Caricatures and cartoons--England--19th century
    Cartoonists--England--19th century--Correspondence
    Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878--Photographs
    Editors--England--19th century--Correspondence
    Engravers--England--19th century--Correspondence
    GRAPHIC ARTS, ENGLISH--19th CENTURY
    GREAT BRITAIN. ARMY. MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, 48TH
    Illustrators--England--19th century--Correspondence
    Illustrators--England--19th century--Drawings
    Publishers and publishing--England--19th century--Correspondence
    ROBERT, KING OF SCOTLAND, 1274-1329--MONUMENTS--SCOTLAND--BANNOCKBURN
    TEMPERANCE SOCIETIES--ENGLAND--19TH CENTURY

Notes: See also a separately bound list of "Cruikshank Artwork at Princeton University Library" which lists George Cruikshank's artworks in various mediums (oil, watercolor, pencil, etc.) and their various locations in the library. Also includes works of Robert, Isaac, and Percy Cruikshank.

Visual Materials Division also contains a large collection of Cruikshank prints. See their Website which highlights selections from their collection at:

http://libweb5.princeton.edu/visual_materials/cruikshank/index.html

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