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William Morris Colles papers, 1888-1928
2.5 linear feet 6 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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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).
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher letters, 1926-1969
1 box 1 box- Abstract Or Scope
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Letters to Fletcher, including four letters from Richard Hughes, and twenty-five from Dorothy Leigh Sayers, mostly about the Dante editions which she bought from the Fletchers; seven letters from Samuel Beckett; and letters from the Sitwell brothers primarily concerning items purchased from the Fletchers: Osbert, 142 letters and postcards concerning books purchased, and Sacheverell, 168 letters concerning music covers, engraved writing paper, costume and ballet drawings, etc. purchased as well as books. Also, twenty-one letters and post cards from Eric Gill, who designed and printed a wedding announcement for Mr. Fletcher; and eighteen letters from Will Ransom, dealing with American and English publishers and bookdealers.
Ifan Kyrle Fletcher letters, 1926-1969 1 box 1 box
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- Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1905-1969
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Letters to Fletcher, including four letters from Richard Hughes, and twenty-five from Dorothy Leigh Sayers, mostly about the Dante editions which she bought from the Fletchers; seven letters from Samuel Beckett; and letters from the Sitwell brothers primarily concerning items purchased from the Fletchers: Osbert, 142 letters and postcards concerning books purchased, and Sacheverell, 168 letters concerning music covers, engraved writing paper, costume and ballet drawings, etc. purchased as well as books. Also, twenty-one letters and post cards from Eric Gill, who designed and printed a wedding announcement for Mr. Fletcher; and eighteen letters from Will Ransom, dealing with American and English publishers and bookdealers.
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Hodder and Stoughton records, 1875-1914
3 linear feet 6 document boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence and publishing agreements for many of their authors in the pre-World War I period.
Hodder and Stoughton records, 1875-1914 3 linear feet 6 document boxes
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- Hodder and Stoughton
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Correspondence and publishing agreements for many of their authors in the pre-World War I period.
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Granta records, 1960-1968
0.25 linear feet 1 half-ms box (97 items)- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence, manuscripts, and page-proofs received by Andrew Crozier for the American poetry issue of GRANTA magazine, March 1964, published at Cambridge University. There are also later correspondence and printed materials from English and American poets to Andrew Crozier.
Granta records, 1960-1968 0.25 linear feet 1 half-ms box (97 items)
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- Granta
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Correspondence, manuscripts, and page-proofs received by Andrew Crozier for the American poetry issue of GRANTA magazine, March 1964, published at Cambridge University. There are also later correspondence and printed materials from English and American poets to Andrew Crozier.
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Charles Dickens papers, circa 1840-1870
7.5 linear feet 350 items in 2 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes, 5 oversized folders, mapcase- Abstract Or Scope
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A collection of letters, engravings, prints, portraits, caricatures, other illustrations, and printed materials relating to Charles Dickens. Among the letters is an autograph letter by Dickens and copies of several Dickens letters to the publishers Lea & Blanchard. Many of the illustrations are portraits of Dickens while others are illustrations for his novels and stories, including numerous illustrations of scenes from dramatic versions of his works as well as some playbills for these productions.
Charles Dickens papers, circa 1840-1870 7.5 linear feet 350 items in 2 manuscript boxes, 2 flat boxes, 5 oversized folders, mapcase
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- Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
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A collection of letters, engravings, prints, portraits, caricatures, other illustrations, and printed materials relating to Charles Dickens. Among the letters is an autograph letter by Dickens and copies of several Dickens letters to the publishers Lea & Blanchard. Many of the illustrations are portraits of Dickens while others are illustrations for his novels and stories, including numerous illustrations of scenes from dramatic versions of his works as well as some playbills for these productions.
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A. E. Housman letters, 1922-1958
2 boxes 2 boxes- Abstract Or Scope
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Correspondence by and relating to Housman and to his brother, Laurence Housman. Nearly all of the letters were written to Cyril Clemens, who was working on a proposed biography of A.E. Housman. The collection includes six letters from A.E. Housman and an important group of 94 letters from Laurence Housman, which contain comments on his brother's life and activities, religious beliefs, reading, and manuscripts. There are 45 letters from relatives and persons closely related to A.E. Housman, among them his sisters, Clemence Housman and Katharine E. Symons, his publisher, Grant Richards, and his associates at Oxford University, James T. Nance and Alfred W. Pollard. Also included in the collection are twelve manuscripts, the most noteworthy of which are two signed poems by Laurence Housman and a 4-line verse in Lord Dunsany's holograph entitled "A. E. Housman.".
A. E. Housman letters, 1922-1958 2 boxes 2 boxes
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- Housman, A. E (Alfred Edward), 1859-1936
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Correspondence by and relating to Housman and to his brother, Laurence Housman. Nearly all of the letters were written to Cyril Clemens, who was working on a proposed biography of A.E. Housman. The collection includes six letters from A.E. Housman and an important group of 94 letters from Laurence Housman, which contain comments on his brother's life and activities, religious beliefs, reading, and manuscripts. There are 45 letters from relatives and persons closely related to A.E. Housman, among them his sisters, Clemence Housman and Katharine E. Symons, his publisher, Grant Richards, and his associates at Oxford University, James T. Nance and Alfred W. Pollard. Also included in the collection are twelve manuscripts, the most noteworthy of which are two signed poems by Laurence Housman and a 4-line verse in Lord Dunsany's holograph entitled "A. E. Housman.".
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