Skip to main content

Authors, English -- 20th century -- Manuscripts

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

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

David Emery Gascoyne papers, 1954-1985

 Collection
Identifier: 1985-001
Scope and Contents The collection is comprised of correspondence between British author David Gascoyne and his friends and colleagues, and manuscript and typescript drafts of his writings. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent, followed by unidentified correspondence and four groups of letters arranged in the categories of "British painter friends," British poet contemporaries, "Literary friends and acquaintances," and "Requests for permission to quote" as organized by Gascoyne....
Dates: 1954 - 1985

Hudson Hawley - Lost Generation papers, 1923-1955

 Collection
Identifier: 1995-003
Scope and Contents

Hawley was managing editor of the Paris Herald for 46 years, during the time it served as a staging platform for Lost Generation writers including Hemingway, Pound, and Gertrude Stein. Correspondence from Hawley to various people, plus the manuscript of The Dizziest Daily.

Dates: 1923 - 1955

John Fowles papers, approximately 1960s-1970s

 Collection
Identifier: 1977-005
Scope and Contents Consists of 33 autograph, typescript and carbon copy typescript letters and one typescript postcard primarily between John Fowles, Herbert van Thal, and Gillon Aitken, and date from 1963-1978. Also included among the papers are the typescript and carbon copy typescript drafts of The French Lieutenant's Woman; gallery posters, black/white and color stills, and press release kits for the film adaptations of The Collector, The French Lieutenant's Woman, and The Magus; 35mm film trailer from the...
Dates: circa 1960s-1970s

Muriel Spark papers, 1957-1988

 Collection
Identifier: 1983-003
Scope and Contents Manuscripts, dead material, press cuttings and business correspondence of British writer and author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.Masterfile note: The Muriel Spark papers consist of handwritten and typed manuscripts, dead material, and press cutting of reviews of Muriel Spark's major works dating from 1957-1988, as well as collected short stories and poetry. Business correspondence dating from 1942-1988 includes letters to and from Muriel Spark, her publishers, editors, and...
Dates: 1957 - 1988