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The Tennyson Research Centre, in the dome of Lincoln Central Library, is the most significant collection on Alfred Tennyson in the world.

Highlights for the visitor include:

  • The letter of sympathy from Queen Victoria to Tennyson on the death of his son
  • The copy of Through the Looking Glass that Lewis Carroll gave to Tennyson
  • Prince Albert's letter to Tennyson asking for his autograph
  • The altered drafts of The Charge of The Light Brigade
  • Cameron's photographs of 'King Arthur' Hand-illustrated editions by enthusiastic amateurs

'Downloads of catalogues of  libraries in the centre are attached.  For further information on the contents of the other libraries, letters and illustrations please contact tennyson@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

For information on the contents of the other libraries, letters and illustrations, please contact  tennyson@lincolnshire.gov.uk  Many thanks to Victoria Sandbrook, Ben Stoker, Linda Richardson, Rachel Traves and Ros Boyce for all their hard work in typing the data.

As part of efforts to increase access to this collection, some of the holdings of the Tennyson Research Centre are available to search online through Cultural Collections .  For more information on Cultural Collections see: Searching Cultural Collections.

There is a sample of holdings of the Tennyson Research Centre on display in Lincoln Central Library.  For details of the current display, please see 'Tennyson in Lincoln Central Library' below.' 

Last Updated: 28 July 2010

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Tennyson Research Centre
Lincoln Central Library
Free School Lane
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Tel: 01522 782010
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Email: Lincoln_Library@lincolnshire.gov.uk

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