The Charles Dickens Collection, 1836-1896
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, proof cover, 1836
- Nicholas Nickleby, proof cover and 5 illustrations, 1838
- Martin Chuzzlewit, proof cover, Jan. 1843
- Dombey and Son, proof cover, Dec. 1846
- Dombey and Son, no. 4, Mar. 1847
- David Copperfield, no. 1, May 1849
- Bleak House, 15 proofs for original plates, 1852
- Bleak House, no. 1, Mar. 1852
- The New York Journal, vol. 2 part 2, Jun. 1854
- Household Words, vol. 9 no. 5, Sep. 1854
- Little Dorrit, no. 3, Feb. 1856
- >Harpers's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 8 no. 68, undated
- A Tale of Two Cities, proof cover, 1859
- Our Mutual Friend, proof cover, May 1864
- Our Mutual Friend, no. 1, May 1864
- The Leisure Hour Library, vol. 3 no. 255, Aug. 1889
- The Mystery of Edwin Drood, no. 1, Apr. 1870
- Household Words, vol. 8 no. 176, Aug. 1853
- Household Words, part 91 nos. 393-397, Oct. 1857
- Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions, the Extra Christmas Number, Dec. 1865
- Mugby Junction, the Extra Christmas Number, Dec. 1866
- Advertisements, undated
- Charles Dickens, portrait, 1839
- Charles Dickens, portrait photograph, c. 1868
- Emlyn Williams as Dickens, c. 1958
- book jacket for The Disappearance of Edwin Drood, by Peter Rowland, cover, 1991
- book jacket for Dickens, Drood, and the Detectives, by Ray Dubberke, cover, 1992
- The Illustrated London News, Jul. 1858
- Harper's Weekly, a Journal of Civilization, vol. 4 no. 204, Nov. 1860
- Harper's Weekly, Feb. 1869
- Every Saturday, an Illustrated Journal of Choice Reading, vol. 1 no. 15, Apr. 1870
- The Graphic, Dec. 1871
- Sheet Music for Dombey and Son, 1896
- Names and Subjects
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- The Charles Dickens Collection
- Dates
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1836-1896 (inclusive)18361896
- Quantity
- 2 cubic feet, (3 boxes)
- Collection Number
- OLPb136DIC
- Summary
- Includes serial publications, original parts, proofs, photographs, and articles about the great English novelist, Charles Dickens. Most of the materials were produced during Dickens' life.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Content Description
Includes serial publications, original parts, proofs, photographs, and articles.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Charles Dickens Collection, Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by novel title, and by format and date for materials not associated with a specific novel.
Location of Collection
Special Collections Rare Books PR4500Acquisition Information
Assembled by Paul Merchant and donated to Lewis & Clark College in 2011.
Future Additions
The collection will be periodically supplemented with similar materials by Charles Dickens.
Processing Note
Processed in 2012.
Related Materials
Other books by Dickens are housed with Special Collections Rare Books.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
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Description: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, proof coverDates: 1836Container: Box/Folder 1.1
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Description: Nicholas Nickleby, proof cover and 5 illustrationsDates: 1838Container: Box/Folder 1.2
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Description: Martin Chuzzlewit, proof coverDates: Jan. 1843Container: Box/Folder 1.3
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Description: Dombey and Son, proof coverDates: Dec. 1846Container: Box/Folder 1.4
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Description: Dombey and Son, no. 4
Chapters 17-19; London: Bradbury and Evans
Dates: Mar. 1847Container: Box/Folder 1.5 -
Description: David Copperfield, no. 1
Chapters 1-3; London: Bradbury and Evans
Dates: May 1849Container: Box/Folder 1.6 -
Description: Bleak House, 15 proofs for original platesDates: 1852Container: Box/Folder 1.7
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Description: Bleak House, no. 1
Chapters 1-4; London: Bradbury and Evans
Dates: Mar. 1852Container: Box/Folder 1.8 -
Description: The New York Journal, vol. 2 part 2
Hard Times, chapters 7-10; New York: P.D. Orius
Dates: Jun. 1854Container: Box/Folder 1.9 -
Description: Household Words, vol. 9 no. 5
Hard Times, chapters 20-36; New York: T.L. McElrath and Co.
Dates: Sep. 1854Container: Box/Folder 1.10 -
Description: Little Dorrit, no. 3
Chapters 9-11; London: Bradbury and Evans
Dates: Feb. 1856Container: Box/Folder 1.11 -
Description: >Harpers's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 8 no. 68
Little Dorrit, chapters 5-18
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 1.12 -
Description: A Tale of Two Cities, proof coverDates: 1859Container: Box/Folder 1.13
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Description: Our Mutual Friend, proof coverDates: May 1864Container: Box/Folder 1.14
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Description: Our Mutual Friend, no. 1
Partial copy, chapters 1-4; London: Chapman and Hall
Dates: May 1864Container: Box/Folder 1.15 -
Description: The Leisure Hour Library, vol. 3 no. 255
Our Mutual Friend, entire novel; New York: F.M. Lupton
Dates: Aug. 1889Container: Box/Folder 1.16 -
Description: The Mystery of Edwin Drood, no. 1
Chapters 1-5; London: Chapman and Hall
Dates: Apr. 1870Container: Box/Folder 1.17 -
Description: Household Words, vol. 8 no. 176
1 original copy, 1 photocopy
Dates: Aug. 1853Container: Box/Folder 2.1 -
Description: Household Words, part 91 nos. 393-397
The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices (not by Dickens)
Dates: Oct. 1857Container: Box/Folder 2.2 -
Description: Doctor Marigold's Prescriptions, the Extra Christmas NumberDates: Dec. 1865Container: Box/Folder 2.3
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Description: Mugby Junction, the Extra Christmas Number
Contains 8 stories, 4 by Charles Dickens: "Barbox Brothers"; "Barbox Brothers and Co."; "Main Line: the Boy at Mugby"; "No. 1 Branch Line: The Signalman"
Dates: Dec. 1866Container: Box/Folder 2.4 -
Description: Advertisements
"The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices"; "Hard Times"; "New Work of Fiction"
Dates: undatedContainer: Box/Folder 2.5 -
Description: Charles Dickens, portraitDates: 1839Container: Box/Folder 2.6
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Description: Charles Dickens, portrait photographDates: c. 1868Container: Box/Folder 2.7
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Description: Emlyn Williams as Dickens
playbill
Dates: c. 1958Container: Box/Folder 2.8 -
Description: book jacket for The Disappearance of Edwin Drood, by Peter Rowland, coverDates: 1991Container: Box/Folder 2.9
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Description: book jacket for Dickens, Drood, and the Detectives, by Ray Dubberke, coverDates: 1992Container: Box/Folder 2.10
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Description: The Illustrated London News
Illustration and brief description of Dickens reading
Dates: Jul. 1858Container: Box/Folder 3.1 -
Description: Harper's Weekly, a Journal of Civilization, vol. 4 no. 204
Great Expectations, chapters 1-3
Dates: Nov. 1860Container: Box/Folder 3.2 -
Description: Harper's Weekly
Article titled "Mr. Charles Dickens's New Reading"
Dates: Feb. 1869Container: Box/Folder 3.3 -
Description: Every Saturday, an Illustrated Journal of Choice Reading, vol. 1 no. 15
Article on Dickens, illustrations, and chapters 1-2 of The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dates: Apr. 1870Container: Box/Folder 3.4 -
Description: The Graphic
Portrait of Wilkie Collins
Dates: Dec. 1871Container: Box/Folder 3.5 -
Description: Sheet Music for Dombey and Son
"What Are the Wild Waves Saying?", a duet between Paul and Florence; music by Stephen Glover; Boston: F. Trifet
Dates: 1896Container: Box/Folder 3.6
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Novelists, English -- 19th century
Personal Names
- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
