Andrew White Tuer letters

Collection

Identifier: MS 0137

Staff Only

Finding aid note: Stored on-site at the Woodson Research Center.

Scope and Contents

The collection contains letters and cards to Tuer and to his publishing firm from Marcus Huish, A. Scott Gatty, Charles Dickens, Jr., A. Parsons, Lady Dorthy Nevill, Sir H. Ponsonby, W.E. Henley, Amelia B. Edwards, E.A. Wallis Budge, Robert Barr, Birkett Foster, W.F. Godley, Percy Fitgerald, Edmund Yates, Buffalo Bill Cody, Charles Keene, F.C. Burnand, H.J. Byron, Compton Reade, J. Knight, Emily Pfeiffer, and others regarding their work, Tuer's collections and books, invitations, dedications to the Queen, and more.

Dates

Creation: 1880 - 1897

Creator

Tuer, Andrew White (Correspondent, Person)

Restrictions on Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.

Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Andrew White Tuer letters must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Biographical Note

Andrew White Tuer (1838-1900), printer, publisher and author was born in Sunderland, England, on 24 December 1838, the son of Joseph Robinson Tuer and his wife, Jane Taft. Although trained to be a physician, he showed little interest in a doctor's life and turned to publishing instead. About 1862 Tuer formed the company of Field and Tuer that later became the highly successful Leadenhall Press. Tuer was a antiquarian and avid collector and has been described as "one of the kindliest and most hospitable of men."

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract:

The collection contains letters and cards to Tuer and to his publishing firm, Leadenhall Press, from Marcus Huish, A. Scott Gatty, Charles Dickens, Jr., A. Parsons, Lady Dorothy Nevill, Sir H. Ponsonby, W.E. Henley, Amelia B. Edwards, E.A. Wallis Budge, Robert Barr, Birkett Foster, W.F. Godley, Percy Fitzgerald, Edmund Yates, Buffalo Bill Cody, Charles Keene, F.C. Burnand, H.J. Byron, Compton Reade, J. Knight, Emily Pfeiffer, and others regarding their work, Tuer’s collections and books, invitations, dedications to the Queen, and more.