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Vizetelly Archive

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Collection Description

The two-box Vizetelly Archive contains a range of primary and secondary material related to the Vizetelly family of publishers. From the earliest days of their publishing career (which effectively began in 1843 with the launch of a newspaper, The Pictorial Post), brothers Henry and James attempted to fuse the disciplines of printing and journalism and the Archive reflects their varied roles as writers, editors and illustrators. Photographs, drawings, scrapbooks and personal histories are included, together with related press-cuttings, tape-recordings and a draft unpublished biography of Henry Vizetelly, written in the 1960s by Russell Purchase. Purchase’s detailed research notes and correspondence are also included. The Vizetelly Archive at Sussex represents the work of Henry’s sons Ernest (1853–1923) and Francis (1864–1938) more strongly than it relates to Henry himself. Henry had edited works by leading French writers and Ernest continued this tradition. He also wrote books on Republican France, anarchism, and Lord Kitchener. The last named was withdrawn before publication in the 1910s, but the Library holds a proof copy for consultation; many of Ernest’s other publications are also available. Other items relating directly to Ernest include family photographs and an album of his drawings and book jacket designs. The papers were donated to the University in 1982 by Dr O Wright Holmes, Ernest Vizetelly’s granddaughter.

 

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