Bill and Annie Bakewell Davis collection of Cyril Connolly papers, 1948-1974
Scope and Contents
The Bill and Annie Bakewell Davis collection of Cyril Connolly papers relate to Cyril Connolly (1903-1974), English literary critic and author. Included are letters; telegrams; book reviews; more than forty photographs of Connolly and his friends; miscellaneous clippings; and miscellaneous articles and correspondence; all relating to Connolly and the literary life. Also included is the original signed contract between Connolly and publisher George Weidenfeld, agreeing that Connolly will produce a book to be called "Shade Those Laurels," which was never published. The 51 letters from Connolly to his friends Bill and Anne Bakewell Davis (older sister of Jean Bakewell, Connolly's first wife who died in 1950) are unpublished and provide a running account of Connolly's public and private life. Connolly was a frequent visitor at the Davis home on Malaga on the Costa del Sol coast of the Mediterranean. The papers, dating from 1948-1974, consist of 51 letters, 20 telegrams, 40 snapshots, 2 professional portraits, 2 handwritten book reviews by Connolly, book contract for "Shade Those Laurels", pocket notebook belonging to Anne Davis.
Dates
- Creation: 1948 - 1974
Access
This material is open for research use by any registered reader. This material is housed off-site and will require advance notice of 1 business day for use.
Use and Copyright
This material is owned by the University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections. Unpublished manuscripts are under copyright. Therefore, permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from both the repository and the copyright holder.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Collection shelved at off-site storage.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase
Subject
- Davis, Anne Bakewell (Correspondent, Person)
- Davis, Bill (Correspondent, Person)
Source
- Dutton, Davis, approximately 1937-2016 (Bookseller, Person)
- McFarlin Fellows (Funder, Organization)
- Title
- Bill and Anne Bakewell Davis collection of Cyril Connolly papers, 1948-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2016-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu