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Collection
Identifier: 2007-030
Scope and Contents
The Additional Papers of John Rolph and the Scorpion Press consist of correspondence, business documents, publication notices, financial records, etc relating to the Press.
Dates:
approximately 1958-1967
Collection
Identifier: 1977-001
Scope and Contents
Consists of 89 handwritten letters and postcards, and 1 telegram to John E. Dobbin, Brion Gysin, and Sir Francis and Frederica Rose. Also included is one typed letter (as secretary to Gertrude Stein) to John Hinsdale Thompson.
Dates:
1933 - 1961
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
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
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
Collection
Identifier: 1981-007
Scope and Contents
Consist of handwritten, typed, carbon copy typed and photocopied typescripts, galley proofs and page notes, of short stories, television scripts, and novels including The Family and The Woods (2 novels in the trilogy, The Francoeur Novels) and one segment, “Jean" in Difficult Women; also included are handwritten notes and typescripts from Plante’s collaboration with Jean Rhys for Smile Please, 2 manuscript notebooks, 67 carbon copy typescript reader’s reports submitted by Plante (each...
Dates:
1963 - 1982
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
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
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
Collection
Identifier: 1986-001
Scope and Contents
The Elizabeth Jennings manuscripts consist of 39 notebooks and loose sheets of handwritten working drafts of approximately 2,225 poems, many with handwritten revisions, written between 1973 and 1992. The poems were said to be unpublished at the time of acquisition and cover a wide range of topics including artists, composers, and writers. They are arranged chronologically by the date provided by Elizabeth Jennings. They are also indexed alphabetically by title. This collection...
Dates:
1973 - 1992