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Preferred Citation:
George Holbert Tucker Collection of Jane Austen Materials, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William
and Mary.
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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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.
Information about related materials is available at https://www.goucher.edu/the-library/special-collections-and-archives/special-collections/jane-austen-collection
Series 4: Writings, Who's Who, and Jane Austen the Woman
Materials are in two ring binders.
Scope and Contents
Series includes several notebooks on Austen's writings and a Who's Who description and index. 3 notebooks are titled: "Jane
Austen the Woman."
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 14
Writings #1: Notes on Volume the First, Volume the Second, Volume the Third, Sophia Sentiment (?), Lady Susan, Sir Charles
Grandison (play), and The Watsons
English
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Writings #2: Notes on Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice
English
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Writings #3: Notes on Mansfield Park
English
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Writings #4: Notes on Emma
English
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
Writings #5: Notes on Northanger Abbey, Persuasion
English
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
Writings #6: Notes on Sanditon, also Charades, Poems, Prayers, etc.
English
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
Writings #7: Jane Austen Section from The History of the English Novel by Ernest A. Baker
Series 8: Jane Austen Biographies, Books, Pamphlets and Slides
Scope and Contents
This 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 Information
Some material is in two ring binders; slides have been placed in slide sheets, with identifying key in same folder.
Published books were not catalogued because they include items pasted in by George Holbert Tucker. It appears he used these
books as scrapbooks.
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 2
Pamphlets on Jane Austen
English
Scope and Contents
Materials 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."
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 3
Jane Austen and her England slides (Folder 1 of 2)
English
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 4
Jane Austen and her England slides (Folder 2 of 2)
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