Connolly, Cyril, 1903-1974

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

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Connolly, Cyril, 1945 - 1964

File

Identifier: 1988.012.1.14

Scope and Contents

Includes Ellmann's tyed and photocopied typed notes on Joyce in Paris; photocopy of a handwritten letter from Connolly to Joyce.

Dates: 1945 - 1964

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / Richard Ellmann papers / Series 1: Research and writings

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

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives

Poems, 1964-08

Item

Identifier: 1981.010.5

Scope and Contents

Poems, selected from a manuscript in preparation for Cyril Connolly. Titles include:

"The Artist" "Beyond All This Fiddle" "Christ of the Apocalypse" "Cri de Coeur" "Dilemma of a Poet" "The Fool" "Forty Years of Literary Aftermath" "Lethal Incommunion" "The Metaphysics of Failure" "The Metaphysics of Fame" "Nocturne" 'A Question of Epistemology: On Looking into the Heart of Begonia" "Retreat to the Infinite" "This Age" "Elegy for Sylvia Plath"

Dates: 1964-08