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John Furber Dexter

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John Furber Dexter (1848, Kensington, London[1] - 1927, Wandsworth, London[2]) was an English collector of Charles Dickens's works.[3] Following his death Dexter's collection remained in family hands[4] before being purchased by the British Library in 1969 as the Dexter Collection of Dickensiana.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=john%20furber&lastname=dexter&eventyear=1848&eventyear_offset=0
  2. ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=john%20f&lastname=dexter&eventyear=1927&eventyear_offset=0
  3. ^ "Death of Mr. John F. Dexter". The Times. London. 1927-06-21. p. 13 col. B(issue 44613). {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  4. ^ Tillotson, Kathleen (May 1976). "Charles Dickens. The J.F. Dexter Collection". The Dickensian. 72 (379): 101–103.
  5. ^ Friend s of the National Libraries: Annual Report for 1969 (Annual Report) (1969 ed.), London: Friends of the National Libraries, 1969, § "Acquisitions", p. 11, ISSN 1746-3270British Library Ac.1326.. {{citation}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ British Library (2010-04-27). "D: Dickens". Named Collections of Printed Materials. British Library. Archived from the original on 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2011-06-04. DEXTER, John Furber [1847-1917[sic]]. "The Dexter Collection of Dickensiana". {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)