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Georges Borchardt Inc. records, 1951-2019
664.5 linear feetF. C. Schang visiting cards collection, 1800-1982
6 linear feetCollection of visiting cards of musical artists (composers, vocalists, conductors, etc.) and authors, presidents, and other celebrities of the 19th and 20th centuries, most bearing handwritten messages. There are also photographs and other memorabilia.
Subseries II.5: Authors--English Language
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Enid Bagnold Letters to Robin Maugham, 1963-1979, bulk 1979
0.21 linear feetNaomi Mitchison papers, 1909-1979
1 linear feetCorrespondence with authors and other well-known figures, and also manuscripts of her own writings.
H. Rider Haggard papers, 1866-1956
2 linear feetThe collection is composed of 66 letters from Haggard to various members of his family, primarily to his sister-in-law, Agnes Barber Haggard, who had been his secretary. There are nearly 250 letters addressed to Haggard, to Coulson Kernahan, and to others. Among the correspondents are: James Barrie, Hall Caine, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Joseph Chamberlain, Wilkie Collins, Marie Corelli, Austin Dobson, A. Conan Doyle, J.A. Froude, John Galsworthy, Edmund Gosse, Andrew Lang, C.J. Longman, J.E. Millais, William Morris, Ouida, Grant Richards, Rafael Sabatini, and John Tenniel. There are several manuscripts by Haggard and printed materials relating to him. There are 20 letters from Haggard to his oldest sister, Ella Green, and about 110 to his brother, Col. Andrew C.P. Haggard.
Dorothy Craigie papers, 1960-1966
0.5 linear feetCorrespondence, notes, and proofs relating to the publication of VICTORIAN DETECTIVE FICTION compiled by Graham Greene, Eric Osborne, and Dorothy Craigie under the name of Dorothy Glover. Of primary interest is the correspondence from Graham Greene to Eric A. Osborne regarding the bibliography; also in Greene's hand are several notes and corrected galleys for the publication. There are also correspondence and notes by Osborne and Glover, and Greene's secretary Josephine Reid.
Eric Sherman Research Files on Benson and Kipling, 1965-1995
0.42 Linear FeetResearch Materials related to Gift of Eric Sherman (Dec. 2014 and Oct. 2015) of books related to A.C. and E.F. Benson and to Rudyard Kipling Books included 218 volumes related to Bensons and 200 volumes related to Kipling, and were cataloged into the main Library of Congress rare book sequence in 2019-2020.
John Cowper Powys papers, 1935-1962
1 boxLetters of Powys to Cyril Clemens of the International Mark Twain Society. Also, three manuscripts, one a "Foreword" written by Powys for a proposed biography of A.E. Housman by Cyril Clemens; and a Powys family genealogy.
Alan Alexander Milne letters, 1918-1919
1 boxLetters of Milne to his agent Curtis Brown, relating largely to Milne's plays, particularly MR. PIM PASSES BY and BROXOPP.
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.