Huth, Alfred Henry, 1850-1910 (book collector)
Person
Biography
Alfred Henry Huth (1850-1910), book collector, was born in London on 14 January 1850. In August 1864 Alfred was sent to Rugby School, which he left at the end of 1866. After a brief enrolment at London University in 1867, he was sent to the University of Berlin (1867-8). In 1875 he published The Marriage of Near Kin Considered with Respect to the Laws of Nations. His work on his own collections resulted in the publication in 1910 of A Catalogue of the Woodcuts and Engravings in the Huth Library. He died suddenly on 14 October 1910 at Fullerton Wherwell, Hampshire.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Fonds
Alfred Henry Huth: Letter to George Chawner, 1908
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/705
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1908
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
File
Correspondence to Jenkinson, 16 Oct. 1904-12 Sep. 1909
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.8781/238-289
Dates:
16 Oct. 1904-12 Sep. 1909
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).