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Pearson, Hesketh, 1887-1964. Hesketh Pearson Papers, 1789-2001 (bulk 1921-1964).

Title: Hesketh Pearson Papers, 1789-2001 (bulk 1921-1964).

The Hesketh Pearson Papers document the career and personal life of the biographer and author of short stories, dramatic works, and travel books through correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, photographs, clippings, diaries, and notebooks. The papers were formerly in the possession of biographer Michael Holroyd, who served as Pearson's literary executor and, after the death of Pearson's widow Joyce in 1975, his heir; consequently the collection also includes papers and correspondence generated by Holroyd in these capacities. The collection contains significant amounts of correspondence and research material concerning several of the subjects of Pearson's biographies: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, W.S. Gilbert, Frank Harris, Sir Walter Scott, Beerbohm Tree, and Oscar Wilde. Among the correspondents are A.P. Buckland-Plummer, Adrian Conan Doyle, Norman Charles Hunter, Hugh Kingsmill, Arthur Leonard Ross, Robert Sherard, and P.G. Wodehouse. More than 700 letters between Pearson and Kingsmill make up the bulk of the correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes, 1 bound v. (5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122481627 View

Muggeridge, Malcolm, 1903-1990. Papers, 1920-1990.

Title: Papers, 1920-1990.

Correspondence, diaries, journals, photographs, article and book manuscripts, media material, secondary articles and monographs, audiotapes, videotapes and memorabilia. The Correspondence Received measures about 47 linear feet, with nearly 15 linear feet classified as Business and Personal (arranged alphabetically by name or topic). General and Fan correspondence measures 32 linear feet and is arranged chronologically (1935 to 1990). Significant correspondents include: Mother Teresa, Hugh Kingsmill, Alec Vidler, Kingsley Amis, Father Paul Bidone, William F. Buckley, Hesketh Pearson, Kitty Muggeridge, and H.T. Muggeridge. An extensive secondary series include clippings about Muggeridge and his work and topics that interested him and manuscripts others wrote and sent for him to critique. There are several inches of material concerning Russia and a section of material about Mother Teresa and her work among the poor. Memorabilia includes awards and honors given to Muggeridge.

ArchivalResource: 288 boxes (117 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54953694 View

J.M. Dent & Sons. J.M. Dent & Sons records, 1834-1986 (author files N-R).

Title: J.M. Dent & Sons records, 1834-1986 (author files N-R).

Author files N-R: Author files include correspondence with editorial department staff and with the directors of J.M. Dent & Sons that discusses manuscript proposals and submissions, book acceptance and rejection, editorial recommendations, contracts, copyright agreements, sales figures, royalty payments, legal problems, reprints, and successive editions. Author files also include correspondence regarding illustrations used in Dent publications, correspondence with illustrators, rough drafts of manuscripts, synopses of manuscripts, and photographs of selected authors and illustrators. Note that files are incomplete, since many items of significant commercial value were sold piecemeal in the 1980s and some files from later years are held by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, which took over the Dent firm in 1986.

ArchivalResource: About 210000 items (150.0 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31966211 View

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Richard S. Weiner Collection of George Bernard Shaw, 1886-1950.

Title: Richard S. Weiner Collection of George Bernard Shaw, 1886-1950.

Includes manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, film, videocassettes, posters, playbills and other materials by and about Shaw, covering all aspects of his varied literary, critical, personal, and political activities. Includes over 900 letters by Shaw; 315 photographs, many relating to productions of Shaw's plays, 80 photographs of Shaw himself and 11 taken by Shaw; and an extensive collection of theater programs for productions of Shaw's plays through 1985. Correspondents include: Charlotte Shaw, Hugh Beaumont, Sean O'Casey, Georgina Musters (Gillmore), Blanche Patch, Harley Granville-Barker, E. Belfort Bax, Maud Churton Braby, Marjorie Deans, St. John Hankin, William Maxwell, Gabriel Pascal, Hesketh Pearson, Lennox Robinson, Clifford Sharp, Bernard V. Shaw, George Herbert Thring, Hugh Vallentin, and Gabriel Wells.

ArchivalResource: 12 cubic feet, 15 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31366657 View

White mss., 1932-1969

Title: White mss., 1932-1969

Collection consists of the correspondence, writings, and memorabilia of critic, editor, and writer William Anthony Parker (W.A.P.) White, 1911-1968.

ArchivalResource: 30,000 items

http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/findingaids/view?doc.view=entire_text&docId=InU-Li-VAC2076 View

Hesketh Pearson Papers TXRC03-A16., 1789-2001 (bulk 1921-1964)

Title: Hesketh Pearson Papers 1789-2001 (bulk 1921-1964)

The Hesketh Pearson Papers documentthe career and personal life of the biographer and author of short stories, dramaticworks, and travel books through correspondence, manuscripts, proofs, photographs,clippings, diaries, and notebooks. The papers were formerly in the possession ofbiographer Michael Holroyd, who served as Pearson's literary executor and, after thedeath of Pearson's widow Joyce in 1975, his heir; consequently the collection alsoincludes papers and correspondence generated by Holroyd in these capacities

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes, 1 bound volume (5 linear feet)

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00412/00412-P.html View

Robertson, W. Graham (Walford Graham), 1866-1948. Papers of W. Graham Robertson, 1875-1948.

Title: Papers of W. Graham Robertson, 1875-1948.

The collection consists of correspondence both to and from W. Graham Robertson, including letters from literary and theatrical persons and fan mail regarding his published reminiscences, Time was (1931). There are approximately 800 letters from Robertson to Kerrison Preston and also 15 notebooks and sketchbooks of Robertson's.

ArchivalResource: 1,606 pieces.16 boxes.1 envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540425 View

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. George Bernard Shaw Collection, 1757-1963 (bulk 1875-1950).

Title: George Bernard Shaw Collection, 1757-1963 (bulk 1875-1950).

Manuscripts of working and final versions of plays and essays, correspondence, financial records, and legal agreements are all represented in the George Bernard Shaw collection, 1757-1963 (bulk 1875-1950). Diaries, scrapbooks, materials accumulated by Shaw's wife, and drafts of articles and books written about Shaw are also present. The Works Series contains material by Shaw in a variety of formats, including holograph drafts, typescripts, galley and page proofs, filmscripts, pamphlets, articles, poems, lectures, prefaces, and reviews. The Center holds a large number of Shaw's plays in versions varying from drafts and fragments to rehearsal and directors' prompt copies. Three novels are also represented in the collection. The Correspondence Series contains letters to and from Shaw, and between people associated with Shaw. Many of the letters to Shaw are from admirers, fundraising agencies, publishers, theaters, and friends, including Charles Charrington, Harley Granville-Barker, Archibald Henderson, Roy Limbert, Margaret Mackworth, Lucy Shaw, Sidney Webb, and others. The Personal Papers Series contains a series of agreements with publishers and producers, notes for and translations of a number of plays, as well as diaries, scrapbooks, and incidental notes and lists created by Shaw or with his collaboration. Financial records and additional legal documents are also included here. The Charlotte Shaw Personal Papers and Household Records Series contains a few notes and lists created by Shaw's wife and a small number of letters written by her, as well as a great deal of business correspondence sent to her by various contractors and publishers and well as a few personal letters from friends and acquaintances. The Third-Party Works, Legal Documents, and Financial Records Series is made up of notes, drafts, and proofs of essays, interviews, biographies, and plays written about Shaw or sent to him with requests for review or comment. Many items have short notes written by Shaw on the manuscripts. Also of interest are a series of Irish legal documents from as early as 1757, written by members of the Townshend family.

ArchivalResource: 80 boxes (33.3 linear feet), 1 oversize box, 13 galley folders, 10 flat files, and 1 bound volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122349045 View

Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books, 1935-1965

Title: Donald and Katharine Foley Collection of Penguin Books 1935-1965

Includes more than 2,550 Penguin books published from 1935 through 1965, as well as about 175 reference items–books, serials, catalogs, and articles.

ArchivalResource: circa 2,500 vols.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt096n97b6 View

Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970. Gawsworth (Armstrong)/Shiel/Redonda papers, 1928-1971.

Title: Gawsworth (Armstrong)/Shiel/Redonda papers, 1928-1971.

Papers and manuscripts of the lyrical poet and second King of Redonda; some papers for M.P. Shiel, fantasy writer and first King of Redonda; some papers on the Kingdom of Redonda.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/148109767 View

Pearson, Hesketh, 1887-1964,. Letters : concerning Oscar Wilde, [1882]-1945 (bulk 1943-1945).

Title: Letters : concerning Oscar Wilde, [1882]-1945 (bulk 1943-1945).

Letters written between 1943 and 1945 by various artists and writers associated with Oscar Wilde, to Hesketh Pearson while he was researching his biography of Wilde. Correspondents include: Gordon Bottomley, Lord Alfred Douglas, Laurence Housman, Mrs. Belloc Lowndes, Bernard Partridge, Eden Phillpotts, W. Graham Robertson, and Sir William Rothenstein. Also present is an announcement of a lecture on art decoration to be delivered by Wilde in New York on 10 May [1882].

ArchivalResource: 12 items (17 l.) ; 26 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122316949 View

W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan printed ephemera, 1826-2006.

Title: W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan printed ephemera, 1826-2006.

Subject files of printed ephemera related to W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan.

ArchivalResource: 19 boxes (5.7 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou02292/catalog View

Bernard F. Burgunder Collection of George Bernard Shaw, [ca. 1810]-1990.

Title: Bernard F. Burgunder Collection of George Bernard Shaw, [ca. 1810]-1990.

Manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, broadsides, microfilms, videocassettes, audio cassettes, posters, and other materials by and about Shaw, covering all aspects of his varied literary, critical, personal, and political activities.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM04617.xml View

Holroyd, Michael. Michael Holroyd on Hesketh Pearson [radio script].

Title: Michael Holroyd on Hesketh Pearson [radio script]. [1977]

ArchivalResource: 6 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62693443 View

George Bernard Shaw Collection TXRC99-A3., 1757-1963, (bulk 1875-1950)

Title: George Bernard Shaw Collection 1757-1963 (bulk 1875-1950)

Holograph manuscripts and typescripts of working and finished versions of plays, essays, correspondence, and financial and legal records are all represented in this collection. Diaries, scrapbooks, materials accumulated by Shaw's wife, and drafts of articles and books written about the Nobel Prize winning Irish journalist and playwright are also present. The bulk of the materials reflect many of Shaw's most popular works, including (1894), (1912), and (1923). Candida Pygmalion Saint Joan

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00121/00121p1-P.html View

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Bernard F. Burgunder Collection of George Bernard Shaw, [ca. 1810]-1990.

Title: Bernard F. Burgunder Collection of George Bernard Shaw, [ca. 1810]-1990.

Manuscripts, letters, documents, photographs, broadsides, microfilms, videocassettes, audio cassettes, posters, and other materials by and about Shaw, covering all aspects of his varied literary, critical, personal, and political activities. Includes 2122 manuscripts by or about Shaw; 832 letters by Shaw; 2582 photographs, including some 2400 of productions of Shaw's plays at the Arts Theatre Club in London, 70 photographs of Shaw himself and 14 taken by Shaw; and a large collection of theater programs for productions of Shaw's plays through 1990, reviews of his plays, newspaper clippings which include articles on his many speeches and lectures, and proofs and rehearsal copies of his plays. Also, recordings of some of Shaw's radio broadcasts, and a 1962 BBC broadcast of Blanche Patch remembering Shaw. Correspondents include: Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Lady Gregory, Hesketh Pearson, Blanche Patch, Charlotte Payne-Townshend Shaw (his wife), Harley Granville-Barker, Henry Arthur Jones, Gertrude Lawrence, F.E. Loewenstein, Sean O'Casey, Dame Sybil Thorndike, George Herbert Thring, Gene Tunney, H.G. Wells, Dan H. Laurence, and Bernard F. Burgunder. Also included are a 1903 letter to Charles Dickens's daughter Kate Perugini, concerning her father's literary stature, and an 1889 letter to Tighe Hopkins in which Shaw predicts the future of his own writing career. Additional materials relating to Ann Elder Jackson. Includes autograph letters, notes and postcards from George Bernard Shaw to Ms. Jackson. Subjects include travel plans, rehearsal schedules, and diary engagements in addition to detailed instructions for Elder as his secretary.

ArchivalResource: 52.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63936462 View

Harris, Frank, 1855-1931. Frank Harris Collection, 1888-1955.

Title: Frank Harris Collection, 1888-1955.

The Frank Harris Collection, 1888-1955, comprises a large amount of correspondence, as well as manuscripts, passports, and legal documents. Series I contains typescripts for the fifth volume of Harris' autobiography and The New Commandment as well as hand written and typescript versions of several short stories. Notes and fragments are also present for biographies of George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde. The large Correspondence series is largely composed of personal letters to and from Harris, though many of Harris' business deals were tied up with personal matters and thus the letters are hard to classify. Correspondents of particular interest include Reginald Caton, Henry Davray, Helen O'Harris, George Bernard Shaw, Reginald Turner, and Louis Wilkinson. Some of the correspondence is written in French. Series III, Personal Papers, is made up of account books, financial papers, legal documents, and passports. The Helen (Nellie) O'Hara Harris series is made up of a few works by O'Hara and a great deal of correspondence, mostly to her. Her correspondents include many of the same people who wrote to her husband, as well as Harold Auer, Curtis Brown, Edward Root, Abe Tobin, and Lady Warwick. The final series is made up of works and correspondence written by people associated with Harris.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (4.2 linear feet), 1 galley folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122545934 View

Elmer Gertz Papers, 1789-1997, (bulk 1926-1988)

Title: Elmer Gertz Papers 1789-1997 (bulk 1926-1988)

Lawyer, author, and manuscript collector. Correspondence, memoranda, family papers, legal files, subject files, speeches, writings, manuscripts collected by Gertz, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating primarily to Gertz’s career as a lawyer.

ArchivalResource: 168,725 items; 484 containers plus 4 oversize; 193 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms997015 View