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Edward Lasker manuscript collection

Description

The correspondence files consist of letters, faxes, invoices, and book catalogs related to Edward Lasker's rare book and manuscript purchases that made up his horse library. Notable corespondents include: Blood-Horse Inc., DeWitt Clinton, Fasig-Tipton Co., J. A. Allen & Co., and James Cummins Bookseller. There is also a folder containing material regarding British jockey Fred Archer, including photographs. Several folders contain photographs of books, copies of title pages, or other resource material.

Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings about Edward Lasker's racehorses and their races, most of which are from the Daily racing form. There are also some clippings about the horse By Zeus, which was owned by Jane Greer. Photograph albums include snapshots of of horses and horseracing culture.

The manuscripts, all formerly owned by Edward Lasker, span five centuries of horse and horse racing history, mostly in Great Britain and the United States. There are also two Italian manuscripts, one in German, and one in Arabic. The volumes include stud books; treatises on horse care and treatment; manuscripts with illustrations of bits and bridles; manuscripts on horse training, breeding and racing; horse pedigrees; horse registers; and two volumes dealing with horse races at "The Derby," and "The St. Leger." Many of the volumes have illustrations, and two are illuminated. HM 68502 is a subscription agreement for the Prince's Stakes races at Newmarket, signed by George IV when he was Prince of Wales and several other British nobility.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1523-1994
Call number
mssLaskere
Creator
Lasker, Edward (1912-1997)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Cynthia Lasker, 1998-2005.
Gift of Courtland E. Palmer, November 2010.
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Clinton, DeWitt, (1769-1828.)
George (1762-1830,)
Gould, Nat. (1847-1929.)
Lasker, Cynthia, (1808-1884.)
Palmer, Courtland E., (1788-1851.)
Rosebery, Archibald Philip Primrose, (1856-1933.)
Scott, Robert W.
Skinner, John S.
Taunton, T. H.
Wavertree, William Hall Walker,
Associated organizations
Blood-Horse, Inc.
Fasig-Tipton Co.
J.A. Allen & Co.
James Cummins Bookseller.
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