IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0117 VF
Held at: Royal Society
Title: Vanity Fair cartoons
Date(s): 1869 -1912
Level of description: sub-fonds
Extent: 1 bound volume and 20 loose cartoons with accompanying text
Name of creator(s): Vanity Fair
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Cartoons of eminent men of the day, 18 of which are bound together in a volume including photographs and signatures of the individuals; the volume is inscribed " C S Sherrington 1927". The cartoons were published in conjunction with articles by "Jehu Junior" in Vanity Fair between 1869 and 1912. Some of the cartoons are accompanied by the text of the article. Most of the subjects were Fellows of the Royal Society.
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Language/scripts of material: English
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Open
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No publication without written permission. Apply to Archivist in the first instance.
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Related material:
Sykes, Alan H 'The Doctors in Vanity Fair' 1995, Titus Wilson and Son Kendal.
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
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Archivist's note: Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.