William Morris Colles papers, 1888-1928

Creator:

Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926

Extent:

2.5 linear feet 6 boxes

Language:

English .

Scope and content:

Files dealing with publishers, the editing of manuscripts, serial rights, copyright, translation rights, financial accounts, and the like. Among the correspondents are A.P. Graves, Thomas Hardy, Frederick T. Jane, W.E. Norris, Alfred Ollivant, John Pendleton, William H. Rideing, Hall Caine, Prince Peter Kropotkin, Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, Douglas Sladden, and Mary Augusta Ward (Mrs. Humphry Ward).

Index available

Biographical / historical:

English literary agent. Colles was the founder and managing director of The Authors' Syndicate, Ltd.

Acquisition information:

1976 M-76 Letters 587572; 587573; 587574 Purchase

1977 M-77 Letters 606910 Purchase

1980 M-80 Letters Myers, Winifred A., Ltd. Gift

07/01/1990 M-90-07-01 Letters 293 Purchase

08/17/1990 M-90-08-17 Letters 522-(Henne) Purchase

09/06/1990 M-90-09-06 Letters 293 Purchase

12/06/1990 M-90-12-06 Letters 293 Purchase

01/22/1991 M-91-01-22 Letters 293 Purchase

03/11/1991 M-91-03-11 J.S. Fletcher letters 293 Purchase

03/11/1991 M-91-03-11 A.E.W. Mason letters 492 (Halsband) Purchase

04/30/1991 M-91-04-30 F.B. Young letters 297 Purchase

11/30/1992 M-92-11-30 Letters 2293B (Spec. Coll. Bks.) Purchase

01/20/1994 M-94-01-20 13 letters from various authors 2293B-(Rare Books) Purchase

02/16/1994 M-94-02-16 Eden Philpotts letter 2293B(Rare Books)-David J. Holmes Purchase

12/01/1994 M-94-12-01 T. Hardy, H. Caine, E.F. Benson letters 2293B Purchase

03/21/1995 M95-03-21 2 letters: E. Phillpotts J./ Buchan 2293B Purchase

10/09/1996 M-96-10-09 1 letter from Hall Caine 2293B Purchase

10/11/1996 M-96-10-11 3 Lloyd Osbourne 1 Alfred Sharpe letters 2293B Purchase

11/21/1996 M-96-11-21 Edna Lyall letter 2293B Purchase

07/23/1996 M-96-07-23 William Watson letter 2293B Purchase

09/15/1997 M-97-09-15 22 letters from various authors 2293B (David J. Holmes) Purchase

09/15/1997 M-97-09-15 Alec Waugh letter Holmes, David J. Gift

07/19/1995 M-95-7-19 11 letters by T. Hardy, J. Payn W. Watson 2293B Purchase

01/13/2000 M-00-01-13 2 a.l.s. of E. Phillpotts 1 a.p.c.s. of A. Symons Purchase

09/18/2013 2013.2014.M076 9 letters from various authors David J. Holmes Autographs Purchase

Custodial history:

Gift of Winifred A. Myers, Ltd., 1980.

Gift of David J. Holmes, 1997.

Processing information:

Letters Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 05/04/1989.

Letters Cataloged HR 12/22/1992.

J.S. Fletcher letters Cataloged HR 12/22/1992.

A.E.W. Mason letters Cataloged HR 12/22/1992.

F.B. Young letters Cataloged HR 12/22/1992.

Letters Cataloged HR 12/22/1992.

13 letters from various authors Cataloged HR 03/28/1994.

Eden Philpotts letter Cataloged HR 03/28/1994.

T. Hardy, H. Caine& E.F. Benson letters Cataloged HR 12/16/1994.

2 letters: E. Phillpotts & J./ Buchan Cataloged HR 04/04/1995.

1 letter from Hall Caine Cataloged HR 10/21/1996.

3 Lloyd Osbourne & 1 Alfred Sharpe letters Cataloged HR 10/29/1996.

Edna Lyall letter Cataloged HR 12/03/1906.

William Watson letter Cataloged HR 12/09/1996.

22 letters from various authors Cataloged HR 09/16/1997.

Alec Waugh letter Cataloged HR 09/16/1997.

11 letters by T. Hardy, J. Payn & W. Watson Cataloged HR 10/01/1998.

2 a.l.s. of E. Phillpotts & 1 a.p.c.s. of A. Symons Cataloged HR 01/13/2000.

9 letters to William Morris Colles Processed Adrien Hilton 10/15/2013.

Arrangement:

Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged. Box 1-5: Cataloged correspondence, A-Z; Box 6: Miscellaneous correspondence.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred citation:: Identification of specific item; Date (if known); William Morris Colles papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

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