Special Collections Research Center
George Holbert Tucker Collection of Jane Austen Materials
Tucker, George Holbert, 1909-
Mss. Acc. 1987.22
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8.55 Linear Feet
1975-1987
English
Biographical Information:
George Holbert Tucker was born in Norfolk on September 14, 1909. After graduating from Maury High School in 1928, he became the Norfolk supervisor for the Federal Archives Project under the Works Progress Administration. In 1949, Tucker began writing carefully researched articles on various phases of local and Virginia history for The Virginian-Pilot. From 1959 until two years after his retirement in 1975, he wrote a popular weekly column called "Tidewater Landfalls." He authored and co-authored books on Jane Austen.
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Acquisition Information:
Gift
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
George Holbert Tucker Collection of Jane Austen Materials, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Related Materials:
The Jane Austen Collection at Goucher College.
Information about related materials is available at https://www.goucher.edu/the-library/special-collections-and-archives/special-collections/jane-austen-collection
Arrangement of Materials:
Arranged in the order received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
Collection contains source material regarding Jane Austen collected and compiled by George Holbert Tucker for his books on Jane Austen, particularly "Jane Austen the Woman: Some Biographical Insights", "A History of Jane Austen's Family" and "A Goodly Heritage: A History of Jane Austen's Family." Tucker compiled material into binders documenting the times in which Austen lived as well as themes for his research and publication. His research also fact-checked biographies and cleared up discrepancies. Tucker's annotations are found throughout the accumulated material. Some of the volumes he created follow the chapter titles from his own books.
Collection also contains approximately 80 slides illustrating Jane Austen and her times; slides have identification.
Correspondence
Photocopies
Photographs
Reports
Research notes
Slides (photographs)
Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Series 1: Timeline for Jane Austen and Family Member Materialid82014/repositories/2/archival_objects/14885Scope and ContentsSeries contains notes on Jane Austen's life in chronological order and material on family members.
1763-1765/repositories/2/archival_objects/369780English11Rev. James Austen and family/repositories/2/archival_objects/369781English121766-1767/repositories/2/archival_objects/369782English13George Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/369783English14Edward (Austen) Knight (Folder 1 of 3)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369784English15Edward (Austen) Knight (Folder 2 of 3)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369785English16Edward (Austen) Knight (Folder 3 of 3)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369786English171768-1774/repositories/2/archival_objects/369787English18Henry Thomas Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/369788English19Cassandra Elizabeth Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/369789English110Charles John Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/369790English111Series 2: Jane Austen Chronologyid82015/repositories/2/archival_objects/14886Scope and ContentsChronology of Jane Austen's life and writings.
Jane Austen Chronology, 1775/repositories/2/archival_objects/369791English21Jane Austen Chronology, 1776-1780/repositories/2/archival_objects/369792English22Jane Austen Chronology, 1781-1783/repositories/2/archival_objects/369793English23Jane Austen Chronology, 1784/repositories/2/archival_objects/369794English24Jane Austen Chronology, 1785/repositories/2/archival_objects/369795English25Jane Austen Chronology, 1786-1787/repositories/2/archival_objects/369796English26Jane Austen Chronology, 1788/repositories/2/archival_objects/369797English27Jane Austen Chronology, 1789-1795/repositories/2/archival_objects/369798English28Jane Austen Chronology, 1796/repositories/2/archival_objects/369799English29Jane Austen Chronology, 1797-1799/repositories/2/archival_objects/369800English31Jane Austen Chronology, 1800/repositories/2/archival_objects/369801English32Jane Austen Chronology, 1801 (Folder 1 of 3)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369802English33Jane Austen Chronology, 1801 (Folder 2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369803English34Jane Austen Chronology, 1801 (Folder 3 of 3)/repositories/2/archival_objects/369804English35Jane Austen Chronology, 1802-1803/repositories/2/archival_objects/369805English36Jane Austen Chronology, 1804/repositories/2/archival_objects/369806English37Jane Austen Chronology, 1805-1806/repositories/2/archival_objects/369807English38Jane Austen Chronology, 1807/repositories/2/archival_objects/369808English39Jane Austen Chronology, 1808-1810/repositories/2/archival_objects/369809English310Jane Austen Chronology, 1811-1813/repositories/2/archival_objects/375697English41Jane Austen Chronology, 1814/repositories/2/archival_objects/375698English42Jane Austen Chronology, 1815/repositories/2/archival_objects/375699English43Jane Austen Chronology, 1816/repositories/2/archival_objects/375700English44Jane Austen Chronology, 1817/repositories/2/archival_objects/375701English45Series 3: Jane Austen Chronicle/repositories/2/archival_objects/375702EnglishProcessing InformationMaterials are in two ring binders.
Jane Austen Chronicle, 1731-1739/repositories/2/archival_objects/375703English46Jane Austen Chronicle, 1739-1751/repositories/2/archival_objects/375704English47Jane Austen Chronicle, 1751-1765/repositories/2/archival_objects/375705English48Jane Austen Chronicle, 1765-1772/repositories/2/archival_objects/375706English49Jane Austen Chronicle, 1773-1779/repositories/2/archival_objects/375707English410Jane Austen Chronicle, 1779-1787/repositories/2/archival_objects/375708English411Jane Austen Chronicle, 1787-1794/repositories/2/archival_objects/375709English412Jane Austen Chronicle, 1794-1798/repositories/2/archival_objects/375722English51Jane Austen Chronicle, 1799-1801/repositories/2/archival_objects/375723English52Jane Austen Chronicle, 1802-1807/repositories/2/archival_objects/375724English53Jane Austen Chronicle, 1807-1810/repositories/2/archival_objects/375725English54Jane Austen Chronicle, 1810-1813/repositories/2/archival_objects/375726English55Jane Austen Chronicle, 1813-1815/repositories/2/archival_objects/375727English56Jane Austen Chronicle, 1815-1817/repositories/2/archival_objects/375728English57Jane Austen Chronicle, 1817-1818/repositories/2/archival_objects/375729English58Jane Austen Chronicle, 1818-1820/repositories/2/archival_objects/375730English59Jane Austen Chronicle, 1821-1824/repositories/2/archival_objects/375731English510Jane Austen Chronicle, 1824-1826/repositories/2/archival_objects/375732English511Jane Austen Chronicle, 1827-1845/repositories/2/archival_objects/375733English512Jane Austen Chronicle, 1846-Present/repositories/2/archival_objects/375734English513Series 4: Writings, Who's Who, and Jane Austen the Womanid82016/repositories/2/archival_objects/14887Materials are in two ring binders.Scope and ContentsSeries includes several notebooks on Austen's writings and a Who's Who description and index. 3 notebooks are titled: "Jane Austen the Woman."
Writings #1: Notes on Volume the First, Volume the Second, Volume the Third, Sophia Sentiment (?), Lady Susan, Sir Charles Grandison (play), and The Watsons/repositories/2/archival_objects/375735English514Writings #2: Notes on Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice/repositories/2/archival_objects/375736English61Writings #3: Notes on Mansfield Park/repositories/2/archival_objects/375737English62Writings #4: Notes on Emma/repositories/2/archival_objects/375738English63Writings #5: Notes on Northanger Abbey, Persuasion/repositories/2/archival_objects/375739English71Writings #6: Notes on Sanditon, also Charades, Poems, Prayers, etc. /repositories/2/archival_objects/375740English72Writings #7: Jane Austen Section from The History of the English Novel by Ernest A. Baker/repositories/2/archival_objects/375741English73Jane Austen: Information on the novels/repositories/2/archival_objects/375742English74Who's Who: General Index/repositories/2/archival_objects/375743English75Who's Who #1: A-B/repositories/2/archival_objects/375744English76Who's Who #2: B/repositories/2/archival_objects/375745English81Who's Who #3: C-D/repositories/2/archival_objects/375746English82Who's Who #4: E-G/repositories/2/archival_objects/375747English83Who's Who #5: H-L/repositories/2/archival_objects/375748English84Who's Who #6: M/repositories/2/archival_objects/375749English85Who's Who #7: N-Q/repositories/2/archival_objects/375750English91Who's Who #8: R/repositories/2/archival_objects/375751English92Who's Who #9: S-Z/repositories/2/archival_objects/375752English93Jane Austen the Woman #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375753English94Jane Austen the Woman #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375754English95Series 5: Chapter Notesid82017/repositories/2/archival_objects/14888Scope and ContentsSeries contains notebooks labeled the same as chapters from the book, "Jane Austen the Woman: Some Biographical Insights."
Processing InformationMaterials are in two ring binders.
Jane Austen's Homes #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375755English96Jane Austen's Homes #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375756English101Jane Austen's Homes #3/repositories/2/archival_objects/375757English102Jane Austen's Homes #4/repositories/2/archival_objects/375758English103Jane Austen's Love Affairs/repositories/2/archival_objects/375759English111Jane Austen and the Events of Her Time/repositories/2/archival_objects/375760English112Jane Austen and the Theater/repositories/2/archival_objects/375761English113Jane Austen: The Fine and Decorative Arts/repositories/2/archival_objects/375762English114Jane Austen: Music and Dancing/repositories/2/archival_objects/375763English115Jane Austen: Games, etc. /repositories/2/archival_objects/375764English116Jane Austen: Natural Beauties, Gardens, etc. /repositories/2/archival_objects/375765English117Jane Austen: Food and Drink, etc. /repositories/2/archival_objects/375766English118Jane Austen: The Letters/repositories/2/archival_objects/375767English119Series 6: Jane Austen's London id82018/repositories/2/archival_objects/14889Scope and ContentsSeries contains several notebooks on Jane Austen's visit to London and the use of London in her work.
Processing InformationMaterials are in two ring binders.
Jane Austen: The Prince Regent and James Stanier Clarke #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375768English121Jane Austen: The Prince Regent and James Stanier Clarke #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375769English122Jane Austen: The Prince Regent and James Stanier Clarke #3/repositories/2/archival_objects/375770English123Jane Austen's Reading/repositories/2/archival_objects/375771English124Jane Austen and the Poets/repositories/2/archival_objects/375772English125Jane Austen and Some Contemporary Scandals/repositories/2/archival_objects/375773English131Jane Austen the Traveler/repositories/2/archival_objects/375774English132Jane Austen's Visits to London #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375775English133Jane Austen's Visits to London #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375776English134Jane Austen's Visits to London #3/repositories/2/archival_objects/375777English136The London of Jane Austen's Novels #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375778English136The London of Jane Austen's Novels #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375779English137The London of Jane Austen's Novels #3/repositories/2/archival_objects/375780English141London (General) #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375781English142London (General) #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375782English143Jane Austen and Religion #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375783English144Jane Austen and Religion #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375784English145Series 7: Genealogyid82019/repositories/2/archival_objects/14890Scope and ContentsSeries contains genealogical information about Jane Austen's family.
Processing InformationMaterials are in two ring binders.
The Austen Family of Kent and its connections/repositories/2/archival_objects/375785English146The Rev. George Austen, 1731-1805/repositories/2/archival_objects/375786English151Hancock/Austen/Hastings/de Feuillide Notes, 1711-1813/repositories/2/archival_objects/375787English152Cassandra (Leigh) Austen, with notes on her Walker, Perrot and other ancestral families (also Cooper)/repositories/2/archival_objects/375788English153Lehigh and Related Families #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375836English161Leigh and Related Families #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375837English162Reminiscences of Caroline Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/375842English163Jane Austen: Mothering and Children/repositories/2/archival_objects/375843English164Lehigh Perrot Notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/375838English171Brydges-Chandos Family Notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/375839English172Craven, Fowle, Lloyd Family Notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/375840English173Jane Austen: A Critical Bibliography by R.W. Chapman/repositories/2/archival_objects/375841English174Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. James Austen (1765-1819) Book #1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375844English181Miscellaneous Works of the Rev. James Austen (1765-1819) Book #2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375845English182Series 8: Jane Austen Biographies, Books, Pamphlets and Slidesid82020/repositories/2/archival_objects/14891Scope and ContentsThis series contains an alphabetical listing of biographical information and literary analysis about Jane Austen, arranged according to the author's last name. There are also several books and pamphlets, as well as miscellaneous materials about non-Austen subject: the Norfolk Library, murder trials, slave narratives, etc.
Approximately 80 slides concerning Austen and her lived experience in England are also found in this series.
Processing InformationSome material is in two ring binders; slides have been placed in slide sheets, with identifying key in same folder.
Jane Austen Biographies: A-B/repositories/2/archival_objects/375846English183Jane Austen Biographies: C-G/repositories/2/archival_objects/375847English184Jane Austen Biographies: H-K/repositories/2/archival_objects/375848English191Jane Austen Biographies: L-M/repositories/2/archival_objects/375849English192Jane Austen Biographies: N-R/repositories/2/archival_objects/375850English193Jane Austen Biographies: S-Z/repositories/2/archival_objects/375851English194James Edward Austen Leigh: A Memoir/repositories/2/archival_objects/375852English195Narrative of Moses Grandy/repositories/2/archival_objects/3758531844English196Norfolk Circulating LibraryNorfolk Circulating Library, 1796/repositories/2/archival_objects/3758541796English197The Lagoardette Murder/repositories/2/archival_objects/3758551821English198A Poetical Picture of America (1799-1807) /repositories/2/archival_objects/375856English201The Loiterer (17898-1790) Volume 1, Part 1/repositories/2/archival_objects/375857English202The Loiterer (1789-1790) Volume 1, Part 2/repositories/2/archival_objects/375858English203The Loiterer (1789-1790) Volume 2, Part 3/repositories/2/archival_objects/375859English204The Loiterer (1789-1790) Volume 2, Part 4/repositories/2/archival_objects/375860English205Published books on Jane Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/375861English211Processing InformationPublished books were not catalogued because they include items pasted in by George Holbert Tucker. It appears he used these books as scrapbooks.
Pamphlets on Jane Austen/repositories/2/archival_objects/375863English212Scope and ContentsMaterials include "Jane Austen in Lyme" by Henry Chessell; "Ashdown House"; "St. Nicholas Church, Great Bookham"; "The Vyne"; Critical Inquiry Review article on Recollecting Jane Austen by A. Walton Litz; "Steventon and the Austens"; and "Blaise Castle House Museum."
Jane Austen and her England slides (Folder 1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/375894English213Jane Austen and her England slides (Folder 2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/375895English214