Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Rare Books
A gallery of illustrious literary characters (1830-1838)
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Rare Books
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
A collection of 395 items from 1804 to 1896; it consists primarily of the correspondence of Edward Hawke Locker and his son, Frederick Locker-Lampson. Also included are a small number of manuscript drafts, watercolor and pencil drawings. Subject matter includes: biographical information for Edward Hawke Locker, Frederick Locker-Lampson and their families; Edward Hawke Locker's writings; illustrations of Frederick Locker-Lampson's books; literary contributions to early 19th century periodicals, especially the Quarterly Review; politics and government including the Reform Bill of 1832 and the slavery question; world travel and exploration including letters from Egypt, Ethiopia, the Arctic, Brazil, and India; education of children; the formation of the Naval Gallery at Greenwich; and literary affairs. Correspondents include: Matthew Arnold, William Barnes, Shute Barrington, Charles James Blomfield, John Taylor Coleridge, John Wilson Croker, George Cruikshank, Richard Doyle, George DuMaurier, Whitwell Elwin, Orlando Felix, Millicent Hawes, William Howley, Alexander William Kinglake, Frederick Leighton, John Gibson Lockhart, Charles Long, James Russell Lowell, Frances Nelson, Sir William Edward Parry, Sir Robert Peel, Granville Penn, Eleanor Grosvenor Percy, Louise Drummond Percy, Sir Walter Scott, Robert Southey, Charles Richard Sumner, John Bird Sumner, Joseph Blanco White, and William Wilberforce.
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Visual Materials
Image of a bust-length portrait of politician Daniel Webster.
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