Title: Wells Family Photograph Albums and Scrapbook, 1901-1913?

ID: 01/02/02/POST-1650 MS 0453

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement

The photograph albums are arranged chronologically from the earliest known date, with the scrapbook at the end.

Creators

Wells Family

Administrative/Biographical History

Herbert George Wells (1866-1946) was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, screenwriter, and political figure. A prolific author, he wrote from 1893 until his death in 1946. He is widely considered to be the father of modern science fiction and is best known for novels such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. Wells wrote many additional novels, as well as nonfiction books and essays concerning the improvement of society.

After divorcing his first wife, Isabel Mary Wells (1866?-1930), in 1895, Wells married Amy Catherine Robbins (1872-1927), commonly referred to as "Jane." H. G. and Jane Wells had two sons: George Philip Wells and Frank Richard Wells.

Source

Parrinder, Patrick. "Wells, Herbert George (1866-1946)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Online edition. 2011. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/36831

Author: Lisa Vallen

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Wells, Catherine, 1872-1927
Wells, Frank, 1902-1982
Wells, G. P. (George Philip)
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946

Languages of Materials

English

Administrative Information

Restrictions: Open to researchers.

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Preferred Citation: Wells Family Photograph Albums and Scrapbook, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Collection Material Type: Manuscripts