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Alan Sillitoe letters, 1959-1974
0.5 linear feetThe collection consists of 32 letters from Alan Sillitoe to his friends, the noted calligrapher John Charles Tarr and his wife, Dorothy, which concern Sillitoe's life, work, and interests during his most creative years.
Ted Hughes papers, 1968-1969
1 boxCorrespondence and proofs for two books by Hughes, ANIMAL POEMS (Richard Gilbertson, 1968) and FIVE AUTUMN SONGS FOR CHILDREN'S VOICES (Richard Gilbertson, 1968). Also, two watercolor drawings and two pen and ink drawings for FIVE AUTUMN SONGS, by Philidor Gili.
Alec Waugh papers, 1957-1964
0.5 linear feetLetters and manuscripts. The letters are addressed to Miss Rubinstein, an accountant for Waugh's literary agent, A. D. Peters, who also did private typing for him on the side. These letters are concerned with manuscripts he was sending her for that purpose. Also included are the manuscripts for two of Waugh's essays
Holbrook Jackson papers, 1930-1949
1 boxLetters of Jackson to Montgomery Evans, an American book collector, discussing the works of Arthur Machen, book collecting and other literary topics, London restaurants, and wartime conditions in London. Also, photographs, pamphlets, clippings, and two eulogies of Jackson.
Marie Carmichael Stopes letters, 1916-1958
1 boxLetters of Stopes written to the novelist Mollie Stanley-Wrench and to her daughter Margaret Stanley-Wrench, a poet and dramatist. They discuss her medical and literary work and the writings of the Stanley-Wrenches.
Alfred Edgar Coppard letters, 1928-1956
0.5 linear feetA collection of seventeen letters and one manuscript of Coppard. The letters were written to Cyril Clemens and deal with short story writing, poetry, contemporary writers, and political figures. The holograph manuscript in the collection is of Coppard's poem "Rascal Song." Also, nineteen letters and postcards to Coppard's brother, George A. Coppard.
E. M. Forster papers, 1936-1968
1 boxE.M. Forster's Christmas cards to Melville Henry Crane, n.d., and his letters to Walter D'Arcy Cresswell, 1936, and Duncan Grant, 1968. Also, a manuscript of Forster's review of G.M. Trevelyan's A LAYMAN'S LOVE, 1954; a mimeographed typescript of Robert Pocock's radio script"E.M. Forster : A Profile" 1965, and photographs of Forster.
Sir Winston Churchill papers, 1908-1954
3.5 linear feetA collection of correspondence, typescripts, proofsheets, pamphlets, periodicals, and memorabilia by or relating to Sir Winston Churchill. Included are files of Daniel Longwell, editor of LIFE from 1946 to 1954, dealing with the serialization of A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH SPEAKING PEOPLES and TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY in LIFE. Accompanying the collection is a group of approximately 350 books by or about Churchill. Many are first editions or inscribed copies.
Evelyn Waugh papers, 1927-1965
0.5 linear feetLetters and manuscripts of Evelyn Waugh, including letters written to Sr. Jaime Potenze, and a series of eight pen-and-ink drawings done by the novelist for the limited edition of BLACK MISCHIEF, ca. 1932. The scenario for the MGM film of his THE LOVED ONE (1966), screenplay by Terry Southern and Christopher Isherwood, has been added. Also, thirteen letters from Evelyn Gardner Waugh to John Maxse.
Giles Cooper Papers, 1945-1984
16.5 linear feetPlayscripts, correspondence about his scripts, poems, notebooks and other manuscripts including drafts, typescripts, notes, photographs, mimeographed scripts and printed materials, re. Cooper's plays, radio and television scripts, short stories, and novels.