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Bound scrapbook containing William Bull's account of the life of his father, Henry Bull, from his birth until his marriage. Including correspondence, photographs, postcards and other contemporary ephemera. Includes a record of Henry Bull's character made by a phrenologist, and an account of how William Bull's character differed from his fathers ‘from a Eugenics point of view’.

Scope and Contents Bound scrapbook containing William Bull's account of the life of his father, Henry Bull, from after his marriage until his death; and a typescript account by William Bull of his own early recollections of family and everyday life in late-nineteenth century London, including memories of childhood games, toys, shopping, holidays, health, and relationships with other Bull family members and friends. William Bull described the accounts, compiled in 1908 and 1929, thus: ‘It is a history of the...

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Arranged by William Bull, includes Henry Bull’s correspondences which have been transcribed and/or contain replies by Henry Bull. These are mostly regarding Henry Bull’s time in Rugby.

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A volume including sketches by Henry Bull (1829-1878), William Bull’s father. Also includes pages of William Bull’s drawings as a young boy, originally sketched into a book which had been given to William by his mother Cecilia Ann Bull (née Howard).