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Bertram Rota, Ltd

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Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Andre Deutsch archive, 1952-1995

 Collection
Identifier: 1988-013
Scope and Contents

Consists of editorial, production and publicity files for approximately 2000 books published by this London firm. Includes correspondence with Jean Rhys, Stevie Smith, and V.S. Naipaul, among many others. Also represents a great deal of the work of Deutsch editor Diana Athill who influenced women's writing in Britain.

Dates: 1952 - 1995

Christopher Isherwood papers, 1909-1954

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-012
Scope and Contents The papers are comprised of correspondence to and from Isherwood's mother, Kathleen Bradshaw-Isherwood, and his brother, Richard, dating from 1936 through 1954. Other correspondence includes letters (most of which contain references to Isherwood) from various individuals to Kathleen or to Richard dating from 1915 through 1978. There is also miscellaneous material belonging to Kathleen which includes her handwritten notes and transcriptions of reviews and articles pertaining to Isherwood and...
Dates: 1909 - 1954

Cyril Vernon Connolly papers, 1912-1974

 Collection
Identifier: 1976-002
Scope and Contents

This artificial collection was begun in 1976 with the acquisition of Connolly's library, which contained some manuscript materials. Gradually, further manuscripts and Connolly specific books were added. Literary critic, editor of Horizon magazine, and writer, these papers document Connolly's life and career

Dates: 1912 - 1974

Doris Lessing manuscripts, 1974-1985

 Collection
Identifier: 1976-010
Scope and Contents

Consists of the typescript, carbon copy typescript, photocopied typescript, and galley proofs for the novel, Memoirs of a Survivor; typescript and carbon copy typescript of the novella, the Temptation of Jack Orkney; and the typesetter's copy and master galleys of The Good Terrorist.

Dates: 1971 - 1985

Edward Charles (E.C.E. Hemsted) papers, 1921-1961

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-010
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into three series: Series 1: Correspondence consists of letters between Charles and various publishers, his literary agent, fellow authors (including E.M. Forster, John Strachey, and H.G. Wells), colleagues and scientists, and Left Book Club groups; the correspondence dates from 1931-1961 and is arranged alphabetically by surname. Also within the correspondence is an autograph draft short story by Edith Charles and the typescript draft of Cecil I.B. Voge’s book,...
Dates: 1921 - 1961

Elizabeth Coles Taylor papers, 1946-1973

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-002
Scope and Contents The novels, the first and largest section, are arranged in chronological order by date of publication and include manuscripts, some typescripts, and, in three cases, corrected proof copies. The manuscript versions are, for the most part, the clean copies from which Mrs. Taylor's typist worked and, therefore, reflect the finished product more than the work in progress, though they do contain some additions, deletions, and emendations. In those instances where a manuscript is actually a...
Dates: 1946 - 1973

Leslie Poles Hartley correspondence, 1952-1967

 Collection
Identifier: 1973-001
Scope and Contents

Consists of 72 autograph letters and 5 Christmas cards (most accompanied by their envelopes) to friends and colleagues including Ian Hamilton, H. A. Rappaport, Alan Ross, and Roger Senhouse; also included is a cablegram to Hartley from Harvey Curtis Webster. The collection also holds editions of Hartley's books, books to which he contributed, and secondary critical appraisals, and an extensive run of Weekend Review, a journal to which Hartley made regular contributions.

Dates: 1952 - 1967

Margaret Drabble papers, Undated

 File
Identifier: 1976-005
Scope and Contents

Consists of typescript and carbon typescript drafts, as well as working notes, for three novels and the signed offprint of an essay. Included in the collection is a letter from Samuel Epstein to Margaret Drabble, a letter from Margaret Drabble to Gordon Taylor (English Department, University of Tulsa) with an attached note from Taylor to Sid Huttner (Curator, Special Collections, University of Tulsa).

Dates: Undated

Margaret Storm Jameson correspondence, 1941-1979

 Item
Identifier: 1987-002
Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters and greeting cards to Ignace and Madame Legrand, P. Beaumont Wadsworth, and Marjorie Watts between 1941 and 1979.

Dates: 1941 - 1979

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Novelists, English -- 20th century. 6
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Correspondence 4
Authors, English -- 20th century -- Manuscripts 3
Authors, American -- Correspondence -- 20th century 2
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Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography 2
English fiction -- 20th century. 2
Poets, British -- 20th century. 2
Radio scripts. 2
American Literature -- 20th century 1
Arts -- Periodicals 1
Authors and publishers. 1
Authors, American -- 20th century 1
Authors, English -- 21st century 1
Authors, English -- Biography 1
Book reviewing. 1
British -- India -- Fiction. 1
British -- India -- Social life and customs. 1
Censorship. 1
Children's literature, English. 1
English drama -- Women authors. 1
Film posters. 1
Happiness in literature. 1
Literature -- History and criticism. 1
Novelists, English -- 20th century -- Diaries. 1
Publishers and publishing. 1
Sexology. 1
Social advocacy. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence -- Jameson, Margaret Storm. 1
Special Collections -- Correspondence -- Quennell, Peter. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Andre Deutsch Ltd. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Charles, Edward. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Connolly, Cyril. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Drabble, Margaret. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Hartley, L. P. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Isherwood, Christopher. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Lessing, Doris. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Plante, David. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Quennell, Peter. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Scannell, Vernon. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Scott, Paul. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Secker, Martin. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Spark, Muriel 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts -- Taylor, Elizabeth Coles. 1
Special Collections -- Manuscripts. 1
Special Collections -- Photographs. 1
Women and literature -- Great Britain 1
Women journalists -- Great Britain 1
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