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THE REV CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON (1832-1898), OTHERWISE LEWIS CARROLL, AUTHOR AND MATHEMATICIAN, AND THE DODGSON FAMILY OF GUILDFORD AND ELSEWHERE: THE 'DODGSON FAMILY COLLECTION' OF LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER MATERIAL, (PRE 1795)-1982

Reference Number: DFC

Descriptive Information about the Record (click to expand)
Provenance
Deposited by PD Jacques, trustee of the Dodgson family trust, between October 1965 and February 1981, and by Mrs Grace Collingwood in January 1975 (books in DFC/J/-).
Introduction
From the time when he became head of the family on his father's death until he died there in 1898, the Rev CL Dodgson (CLD) was a frequent visitor to Guildford. He installed his sisters in a house called The Chestnuts on Castle Hill in Sepember 1868 and he always spent Christmas with them. He brought child friends to stay there, photographed them and the children of Guildford friends in the garden, took part in amateur theatricals and went for long walks, on one of which the line of verse which was to become the last line in 'The Hunting of the Snark' came into his head. Occasionally he preached in St Mary's. As far as is known he was usually on holiday when in Guildford, and none of his imaginative writing was worked on there. Nonetheless Guildford has a good claim to be, after Oxford, the place most associated with his adult life. At least by the time the centenary of his birth was being celebrated in 1932 Guildford was conscious of the significance of the distinguished former occupant of The Chestnuts, and the profits of the celebrations in the town went towards the placing of a plaque on one of the gateposts in Castle Hill. The occasion of the unveiling on 24 May 1933 was ceremonious and attended by several members of the Dodgson family.
Arrangement
The list is arranged in sections A-L, all original archive material contemporary with Dodgson being in sections DFC/A and DFC/B. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson is generally referred to below with the initials CLD, except where he is specifically referred to in the persona of his authorial pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
Access Conditions
Photographic copies are available of original photographic prints in DFC/B/-. Originals of these may only be viewed at the discretion of the County Archivist. There are no other restrictions.

Series information for this collection[total matches: ]
- series: DFC/A/ - COLLECTED ORIGINAL RECORDS RELATING TO THE LIFE OF CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON (1832-1898) [ matches]
  Date: 1821-1898
- series: DFC/B/ - PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER GRAPHIC MATERIAL [ matches]
  Date: (PRE 1795)-1974
- series: DFC/C/ - RECORDS RELATING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DODGSON FAMILY [ matches]
  Date: 1851-1967
- series: DFC/D/ - PAPERS OF FRIENDS OF CLD, INCLUDING FIRST HAND REMINISCENCES OF HIM BY CHILD FRIENDS [ matches]
  Date: (1883)-1979
- series: DFC/E/ - FACSIMILES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF RECORDS RELATING TO THE LIFE OF CLD, INCLUDING CLD'S DIARIES [ matches]
  Date: (c.1844)-1951
- series: DFC/F/ - 'CARROLLIANA': DODGSON FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS RELATING TO CLD AND THE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL [ matches]
  Date: 1898-1977
- series: DFC/G/ - ARTICLES AND REVIEWS OF WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL [ matches]
  Date: 1898-1980
- series: DFC/H/ - NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS [ matches]
  Date: 1867-1982
- series: DFC/J/ - POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL AND BOOKS ABOUT HIM [ matches]
  Date: 1928-1978
- series: DFC/K/ - PROOFS OF WORKS ABOUT CLD [ matches]
  Date: 1932-1979
- series: DFC/L/ - PHOTOCOPIES [ matches]
  Date: (1888)-c.1971

series: DFC/A/ - COLLECTED ORIGINAL RECORDS RELATING TO THE LIFE OF CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON (1832-1898) [ matches]
Date:	1821-1898

series: DFC/B/ - PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER GRAPHIC MATERIAL [ matches]
Date:	(PRE 1795)-1974

series: DFC/C/ - RECORDS RELATING TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE DODGSON FAMILY [ matches]
Date:	1851-1967

series: DFC/D/ - PAPERS OF FRIENDS OF CLD, INCLUDING FIRST HAND REMINISCENCES OF HIM BY CHILD FRIENDS [ matches]
Date:	(1883)-1979

series: DFC/E/ - FACSIMILES AND TRANSCRIPTS OF RECORDS RELATING TO THE LIFE OF CLD, INCLUDING CLD'S DIARIES [ matches]
Date:	(c.1844)-1951

series: DFC/F/ - 'CARROLLIANA': DODGSON FAMILY CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS RELATING TO CLD AND THE WORKS OF LEWIS CARROLL [ matches]
Date:	1898-1977

series: DFC/G/ - ARTICLES AND REVIEWS OF WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL [ matches]
Date:	1898-1980

series: DFC/H/ - NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS [ matches]
Date:	1867-1982

series: DFC/J/ - POSTHUMOUSLY PUBLISHED WORKS BY LEWIS CARROLL AND BOOKS ABOUT HIM [ matches]
Date:	1928-1978

series: DFC/K/ - PROOFS OF WORKS ABOUT CLD [ matches]
Date:	1932-1979

series: DFC/L/ - PHOTOCOPIES [ matches]
Date:	(1888)-c.1971

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