Highways and Byways

mshm300 Hugh Thomson Sketches, 1913, 1919 Finding Aid Finding aid prepared by Crystal L. Johnson. Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections

South Hadley, MA

Finding aid encoded in NoteTab Pro. Encoded by Crystal L. Johnson. 2005-07-27 Finding aid written in English 2005-09-23 mshm300 converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02-5c.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Hugh Thomson Sketches, 1913, 1919 Finding Aid MS 045 Crystal L. Johnson July 2005

Collection Overview Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920 Hugh Thomson Sketches 1913, 1919 MS 0045 1 folder Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Thomson, Hugh, 1860-1920; Illustrator. Two original pencil drawings from the Highways and Byways series. English. Biographical Note

Hugh Thomson, best known for his illustrations of popular books, was born on June 1, 1860 in Coleraine, Ireland. His professional career began with an apprenticeship at Marcus Ward and Company, a card manufacturer. In 1883 he moved to London where he met William Comyns Carr, editor of The English Illustrated Magazine. Thomson's work was featured frequently in this publication. He also contributed illustrations to The Graphic. His illustrations can be found in a series called Highways and Byways as well as works by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, James Lane Allen, and Austin Dobson. Thomson was married to Jessie Naismith of Belfast and had one son. He died in England on May 7, 1920 of heart disease.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Hugh Thomson Sketches, 1913 and 1919, consist of two original pencil drawings that were published in the Highways and Byways series. The 1913 drawing, titled "Brampton," can be found on page 408 of Highways and Byways in the Border by Andrew and John Lang. The 1919 drawing, titled "At Didbrook," is on page 174 of Highways and Byways in Gloucestershire by Edward Hutton.

Material from this collection is available in an online digital format.

Information on Use Terms of Access and Use

Unrestricted.

Use of the collection is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).

Additional Formats

The images from this collection are also available through the Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections Digital Images Database.

History of the Collection

The sketches were processed by Crystal L. Johnson, 2005.

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