Vanity Fair Prints of Thomas Hughes
This collection houses prints from the June 8, 1872 edition of Vanity Fair magazine caricaturing Member of Parliament Thomas Hughes. They are accompanied by text describing him as an "overgrown teenager" and "ineffective liberal do-gooder."
Dates
- 1872 June 8
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet
Abstract
This collection houses prints from the June 8, 1872 edition of Vanity Fair magazine caricaturing Member of Parliament Thomas Hughes. They are accompanied by text describing him as an "overgrown teenager" and "ineffective liberal do-gooder."
Biographical/Historical Note
Vanity Fair (not to be confused with the current magazine of that name) was a weekly magazine published from 1868 to 1914 in London. It carried articles on current events, fashion, and culture, but it is best known for its caricatures.
Thomas Hughes was born on October 22, 1822 in Uffington, Berkshire, England. He attended Rugby School and Oxford, studying law and gaining admission to the bar in 1848. From 1865 to 1874 he was a Member of Parliament in the Liberal party. He considered himself a Christian Socialist and supported trade unions and women's suffrage. He was also a writer, best known for Tom Brown's Schooldays. In 1880 he founded Rugby, Tennessee, a utopian colony for English gentlemen. He died on March 22, 1896.
Arrangement
Collection consists of a single folder.
Acquisition Note
Collection was purchased on March 28, 2007
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository