CARROLL MANUSCRIPTS AND FIRST EDITIONS IN WIDENER

The first two editions of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland", printed in 1865 and 1866 in London, are on exhibition this week in the Widener Memorial Room. In addition, there are manuscripts and letters of Lewis Carroll from the Harcourt Amory Collection recently given to Harvard College Library.

The first edition of "Alice in Wonderland", it is alleged by English collectors, is no longer in existence. Harvard is, however, in possession of two copies of it.

In one case there is one of Carroll's "Wonderland postage stamp cases" with drawings by John Tenniel on the back and case. "Eight or nine words about letter writing" that went with Carroll's own personal stamp case, are of especial interest. In this case, also, is "The Game of Logic" with diagrams and counters.

The manuscripts of "Mischmasch" and "The Rectory Umbrella" were written while Lewis Carroll was a student at Eton and Oxford. These also are on display.

Perhaps the smallest letter ever written was one called "The Miniature Letter" and was written by Carroll to Dynphna Ellis and signed "Sylvie". One of the first prints of this is among other letters of Carroll. The entire exhibit will be in the cases for two weeks, until the resuming of classes after the Spring recess.