Flodden Heron collection of Lewis Carroll papers, 1876-1895 | Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Collection Overview

Title: Flodden Heron collection of Lewis Carroll papers, 1876-1895

ID: 01/01/MSS00023

Primary Creator: Heron, Flodden W.

Other Creators: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898

Extent: 27.0 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Items are numbered sequentially (1-149) in the following categories: Articles contained in C.D.'s Deed Box (1-27); Miscellaneous Items and Realia (28-76); Correspondence (77-94); Magazines and Clippings (95-125); Typescripts of Flodden Heron (126-128); and Dealers' Catalogs (129-149).These items are located in boxes 1-31.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Flodden W. Heron was a bibliographer and collector of rare materials on Lewis Carroll. He published the following articles on the subject: "The 1866 Appleton Alice" in The Colophon 1.3 (1935): 422-7; "Lewis Carroll, amateur photographer: the story of two photographs" Camera Craft (Nov.1938): 507-511; and "Lewis Carroll: Inventor of Postage Stamp Case" Stamps 26.12 (March 1939). Flodden W. Heron's collection consists of Lewis Carroll realia, correspondence, and photographs. The collection also includes Heron's typescripts, dealers' catalogs, and ephemera relating to Lewis Carroll, Alice Liddell Hargreaves, and Alice in Wonderland. Books from the Heron collection have been dispersed among the Rare Book and Manuscript Library book collections. Stickers in the inner covers reveal that these items came from the Heron collection, but currently, we do not have an inventory of these books. A list is being compiled and will be added to the finding.

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box-Folder:

[Box-Folder 1.1 to 18.27: Articles from Charles Dodgson's Deed Box, 1867 &; undated,],
[Box-Folder 19.28 to 27.76: Miscellaneous Items and Realia, 1862-1945,],
[Box-Folder 27.77 to 27.94: Correspondence, 1865-1948,],
[Box-Folder 29.95 to 30.125: Magazines and Clippings, 1892-1949,],
[Box-Folder 30.126 to 30.128: Typescripts, 1937 and unknown,],
[Box-Folder 30.129 to 31.147: Heron's Dealers' Catalogs, 1917-1951,],
[Box-Folder 1/1-2: Oversize],
[All]

Box-Folder 29.95 to 30.125: Magazines and Clippings, 1892-1949,

These folders primarily house Heron's published articles and ephemera on Alice in Wonderland, its theatrical and film productions, manuscript history, and appropriation in cartoons and advertisements. Some of these articles are extracts while others are available in full journal issues.

Box-Folder 29.95 (box: "The 1866 Appleton 'Alice'" , by Heron, Flodden W., 1938: extract from The Colophon: New Series, vol 3. no 1.; Note: Heron Magazines M1 in previous finding aid; these items appear to be review copies p. 422-427
Box-Folder 29.96: "Alice on the Stage", by unknown, 1 April 1887: extract from The Theatre; Lewis Carroll's review of Alice in Wonderland theatre production; Note: Heron Magazines M2 in previous finding aid ; includes manuscript note on cover indicating reference to The Colophon article vol 2. no 2
Box-Folder 29.97: "Lewis Carroll: Portraits of Celebrities", by Hatch, Beatrice, January 1898: extract from Strand Magazine; Note: Heron Magazines M3 in previous finding aid; article includes reproduced photos and letters on/by Carroll
Box-Folder 29.98: "Before Alice: Boyhood of Lewis Carroll", by Collingwood, Stuart, 1898: extract from Strand Magazine; Note: Heron Magazines M4 in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.99: "Lilliput Literature", by unknown, 23 November 1867: extract from Chamber's Journal; Note: Heron Magazines M5 in previous finding aid essay on children's literature
Box-Folder 29.100: "Lewis Carroll, Amateur Photographer: The Story of Two Rare Photographs", by Heron, Flodden W., November 1938: extract from Camera Craft; Note: Heron Magazines M6 in previous finding aid; includes galley proofs for the article, and Heron's typescript copy (6p)
Box-Folder 29.101: "Reminiscences of Lewis Carroll", by Arnold, Ethel M., June 1929: The Atlantic Monthly vol. 143, No 6; Note: Heron Magazines M7 in previous finding aid ; first-person narrative of Ethel Arnold's friendship with Carroll
Box-Folder 29.102: "Alice's Recollection of Carolinian Days As Told To her Son", by Hargeaves, Caryl, July 1932: The Cornhill Magazine no. 433; Note: Heron Magazines M8 in previous finding aid ; Lewis Carroll Centenary Issue
Box-Folder 29.103: "The Man that was Two Men", by Siegrist, Mary, December 1928: The Mentor; Note: Heron Magazines M9 in previous finding aid ; see also mounted clippings and pictures from article, p.21-22 no pictures
Box-Folder 29.104: "Lewis Carroll: Inventor of Postage Stamp Case", by Heron, Flodden W., 25 March 1939: Stamps vol. 26, no 12; Note: Heron Magazines M10 in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.105: "On the Author of 'Alice'", by unknown, September 1941: Quarterly News Letter of the Book Club of California; Note: Heron Magazines M11 in previous finding aid; item is missing
Box-Folder 26.106: "Life Looks Back. 76 Years to 'Alice in Wonderland's First Audience", by unknown, 11 July 1938: Life Magazine; Note: Heron Magazines M12 in previous finding aid; just one page from article with large picture of Alice Liddell
Box-Folder 26.107: "Alice at Stanford", by Hambelton, Helen, April 1933: Stanford Illustrated Review; Note: Heron Magazines M13 in previous finding aid ; article is just one page reprinted from Stanford Illustrated Review
Box-Folder 29.108: "For a Child's Room", by Thayer, Lee, May 1928: extract from The Mentor; Note: Heron Magazines M14 in previous finding aid; on Alice in Wonderland stencils
Box-Folder 29.109: "Some Fine Photographs- are rediscovered", by unknown, unknown: extract from Life Magazine; Note: Heron Magazines M15 in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.110: "Lewis Carroll and a Geometrical Paradox", by Weaver, Warren, April 1938: extract from American Mathematical Monthly; Note: Heron Magazines M16 in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.111: "Life Visits Wonderland: Ageless Alice Makes Her Television Debut", by unknown, unknown: extract from Life Magazine; Note: Heron Magazines M17 in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.112: "Alice in Wonderland", by Houghtelling, Ayres, unknown: extract from Colliers; Note: Heron Magazines M18 in previous finding aid ; located with unprocessed items; upper level 6, column 2, top shelf; item in unstable condition
Box-Folder 29.113: Miscellaneous Clippings, by unknown, unknown: originals mounted on black cardstock; copies and originals interspersed in folder; Note: Unmentioned in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.114: Heron-- About Lewis Carroll, by unknown, unknown: originals mounted on black cardstock; copies included in folder; Note: Unmentioned in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.115: Heron-- About Alice Hargreaves, by unknown, unknown: originals mounted on black cardstock; copies included in folder; Note: Unmentioned in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 29.116: Heron-- Plays and Movie Clips, by unknown, unknown: originals mounted on black cardstock; copies included in folder; Note: Unmentioned in previous finding aid
Box-Folder 30.117: About C.L. Dodgson, by unknown, December 1928- April 1945: original articles and mounted clippings; Note: copies of items in folder 117a
Box-Folder 30.118: Alice Hargrave's visit to New York, by unknown, January 1932- April 1936: original items, mostly newspaper clippings; Note: copies of items in folder 118a
Box-Folder 30.119: Works Inspired by Alice, by unknown, April 1876-January 1938: poems, music, clippings; Note: copies of items in folder 119a
Box-Folder 30.120: Sales of Original MS, by unknown, March 1945- May 1948: clippings about selling Alice in Wonderland MS; Note: copies of items in folder 120a
Box-Folder 30.121: Returning Originals, by unknown, April 1946- November 1948: clippings about the return of the Alice in Wonderland MS to England; Note: copies of items in folder 121a
Box-Folder 30.122: Museum Exhibit, by unknown, February 1932-1939: clippings, diagram, and notes on Wonderland exhibit at M.H. de Young Memorial Museum; Note: copies of items in folder 122a
Box-Folder 30.123: Ads and Cartoons, by unknown, January 1946-1948(?): Alice themed clippings; Note: copies of items in folder 123a
Box-Folder 30.124: Productions of Alice in Wonderland, by unknown, March 1932-June 1949: clippings and items on theatrical productions of Alice in Wonderland; Note: copies of items in folder 124a
Box-Folder 30.125: Miscellaneous Clippings, by unknown, March 1882- June 1947: clippings, correspondence; Note: copies of items in folder 125a