David Roth Martyr Worthy collection of Frederick William Rolfe papers, 1892-1973

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Series II: Catalogued manuscripts and documents, 1898-1913, 1925-1955



Box 3 Manuscripts for stories 1 through 6 published in In His Own Image,, 1898


Box 3 Amico di Sandro manuscript fragment, circa 1912


Box 3 Manuscript for short story "The armed hands,", circa 1908


Box 3 Manuscript for essay "Arrested as a spy,", circa 1909


Box 3 Manuscript for essay "Concerning England and Germany,", undated


Box 3 Manuscript for "Daughter of a Doge," chapter IV of The Desire and Pursuit of the Whole,, 1909


Box 3 Manuscript for "Excommunicated; a human document," an unpublished account of Rolfe's dispute with Charles Sidney de Vere Beauclerk, 1898


Box 3 "Explanation; Sketch for Genealogy of the House of Borgia" manuscript, 1904 July 4


Box 3 Manuscript for essay "A goat in priest's clothing,", circa 1902


Box 3 Manuscript sections of Hubert's Arthur,, undated

Chapters I and II, note, introductory chapter, parts of chapters XX and XXI, cancelled drafts of introductory chapter and chapter I. Published as pages 7-52.


Box 3 Manuscript sections of Hubert's Arthur,, undated

End of chapter III, chapters IV-VII, part of chapter XII, chapters XVII, XVIII, and XX, and part of XXI. Published as pages 84-143, 224-229, 303-357, 391-396, and 419-420.


Box 3 Chapter VIII outline for Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 Manuscript sections of Hubert's Arthur,, undated

Chapter XX and (incomplete) chapter XXI. Published as pages 391-448.


Box 3 Notes and book list for Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 Notes for Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 Sephira intended for use in Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 Notes and drafts for Hubert's Arthur,, undated

Notes and drafts for chapters VI and XIX in Charles Henry Clinton Pirie-Gordon's hand, with corrections by Rolfe.


Box 3 Pen and ink illustration of Hubert de Burgh by Frederick Rolfe, for Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 Pen and ink illustration of the Piscina in St Thomas's Tower, by Frederick Rolfe, for Hubert's Arthur,, undated


Box 3 "In re: Lead Fume,", 1902

Chemical report by Frederick Rolfe, written in the form of a letter from Henry Charles Bainbridge to his employer, Ludwig Mond.


Box 3 Handwritten notes on the Chatto and Windus advertisement for Don Tarquinio,, circa 1905


Box 3 Typescript preface to The one and the many,, undated

Typescript was made after Rolfe's death.


Box 3 The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam, , circa 1900

Early version of stanzas 1-7. Later version published in 1903.


Box 3 Typescript of "Sancte Willielme Norvicentis ora pro me,", 1887 September 10

Poem in Latin with English translation and copy of related letter; typescript is a later copy of the poem.


Box 3 Manuscript for essay "Venetian Courtesy,", 1909


Box 3 Manuscript for essay "Venetians,", 1913


Box 3 Manuscript dedicatory leaf for The weird of the wanderer,, 1912 June


Box 3 Receipt to A. P. Ready for plaster casts, 1900 May 3



Box 4 D'Arcy, Ella, "Yellow Book celebrities" essay typescript and photocopy, circa 1925, 2 folders


Box 4 Hunter Blair, Sir David Oswald, "More light on Baron Corvo,", 1934

Essay on Frederick Rolfe, with an addition in Hunter Blair's hand.


Box 4 Ragg, Laura Roberts (Mrs Lonsdale), "Frederick Rolfe,", undated

Carbon copy of essay typescript on Ragg's memories of Frederick Rolfe.


Box 4 Rolfe, Nellie E. receipts to Henry Charles Bainbridge for payment for piano, 1902 December 2-1904 April 12, 6 folders


Box 4 Roth, David, "A Corvo Collection," from Desiderata vol. 8 no. 5 (1955 February 4), 1955

Printed copy of Roth's article on his Martyr Worthy collection, with extensive revisions in his hand.


Box 4 Roth, David, "A Corvo Collection," essay typescript carbon copy, 1955


Box 4 Summers, Montague, "Baron Corvo," essay typescript, 1941

Published inThe Times Literary Supplement, 1941 December 13.


Box 4 Microfilm of the Martyr Worthy collection, undated


Box 4 Roth, David notes and envelopes formerly used for components of Martyr Worthy collection, undated


Box 4 Black and white photographs of books and manuscript by Rolfe, undated


Box 4 Photograph, 1913

Sepia-toned photograph of a man, possibly Frederick Rolfe, having his portrait painted.