http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf0p3003mt No online items Processed by George Chacon; machine-readable finding aid created by Myra Villamor URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 633 1
Collection number: 633 Los Angeles, CA Contact Information Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time) URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ Processed by: George Chacon, October 1970 Encoded by: Myra Villamor Encoding supervision and revision by: Caroline Cubé Online finding aid edited by: Josh Fiala, June 2002 1999 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Descriptive Summary Title: Playbills Relating to Charles Dickens, Date (inclusive): ca. Collection number: 633 Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.) Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, California 90095-1575 Abstract: Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was born at Portsea, near Portsmouth, England. He was originally a journalist, but also wrote fictional sketches of London life and novels. He held private theatrical events at his London home as well. The collection consists of 19th century English playbills for plays written by Dickens or adapted from novels by Dickens, as well as 9 plays in which Dickens appeared as an actor. 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. Restrictions on Use and Reproduction Property rights to the physical object belong to the. 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 633 2
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 Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific Time) Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Playbills Relating to Charles Dickens (Collection 633). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233593 Biography Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812 at Portsea, near Portsmouth, England; moved with his parents to Chatham and then London; attended Wellington House Academy, and at 15 became an office boy in the Holborn law firm of Ellis and Blackmore; went into journalism, becoming by 1832 a general reporter for the True Sun and parliamentary reporter for the Mirror of Parliament; began to write fictional sketches of London life for magazines, leading to the publication of Sketches by Boz (1836); became a novelist with Pickwick papers, serialized in 1836-37; held private theatrical events at his London home, and between 1847-57 the amateur company that he formed appeared in public more then 60 times; other published works include Oliver Twist (1837-39), Dombey and Son (1846-48), David Copperfield (1849-50), Bleak House (1952-53), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and Great Expectations; he died at Gad's Hill on June 9, 1870. Scope and Content Collection consists of 19th century English playbills for plays written by Dickens or adapted from novels by Dickens, as well as 9 plays in which Dickens appeared as an actor. Most of these were removed from The Extra-Illustrated Life of Charles Dickens, by John Forster (London, Chapman and Hall, 1872-74: Collection 170/404). Titles include Barnaby Rudge, Battle of Life, The Chimes, A Christmas Carol, Cricket on the Hearth, David Copperfield, Dombey and Son, Hard Times, The Haunted Man, Is She His Wife?, Little Dorrit, Martin Chuzzlewit, Master Humphrey's Clock, Mrs. Gamp's Tea and Turnout, Nicholas Nickleby, No Thoroughfare, Old Curiosity Shop, Oliver Twist, Our Mutual Friend, Pickwick Papers, Seven Poor Travelers, The Strange Gentleman, A Tale of Two Cities, and Village Coquettes. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Authors, English--19th century. Playbills. Related Material The Life of Charles Dickens by John Foster, London, Chapman and Hall, 1872-74: (Collection 170/404). Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA. 1. Barnaby Rudge. Physical Description: 4 copies. 2. Battle of Life. 3. The Chimes. 4. Christmas Carol. Physical Description: 6 copies. 633 3
Container List 5. Cricket on the Hearth. Physical Description: 6 copies. 6. David Copperfield. 7. Dombey and Son. 8. Hard Times. 9. The Haunted Man. 10. Is She His Wife? 11. Little Dorrit. 12. Martin Chuzzlewit. Physical Description: 4 copies. 13. Master Humphrey's Clock. 14. Mrs. Gamp's Tea and Turnout. 15. Nicholas Nickleby. Physical Description: 7 copies. 16. No Thoroughfare. 17. Old Curiousity Shop. 18. Oliver Twist. Physical Description: 10 copies. 19. Our Mutual Friend. 20. Pickwick Papers. Physical Description: 7 copies. 21. Seven Poor Travelers. 22. The Strange Gentleman. 633 4
Container List 23. Tale of Two Cities. 24. Village Coquettes. Plays In Which Dickens Appears. Physical Description: 9 copies. 633 5