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Beerbohm, Max, Sir, 1872-1956. Papers of Max Beerbohm [manuscript], 1901-1927.

Title: Papers of Max Beerbohm [manuscript], 1901-1927.

The papers contain a galley proof of "Not that I would boast." Letters, 1903-1922, to Arthur Bingham Walkley and Frances Eldridge Walkley, decline or confirm invitations, send a presentation copy of "Zuleika Dobson," mention an article written by them, refuse to give advice on attending a dance, acknowledge a gift, and include a caricature by him. G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc are mentioned. In a letter to The Daily Herald he responds to criticisms, and in another to an unidentified recipient he offers to write a piece on Oscar Wilde.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

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Sir William Rothenstein correspondence and other papers, 1887-1957.

Title: Sir William Rothenstein correspondence and other papers, 1887-1957.

Letters to English painter Sir William Rothenstein concerning both his professional and personal life as well as compositions by other authors.

ArchivalResource: 66 boxes and 2 volumes (33 linear ft.)

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Houghton Library printed book provenance file, R-Z and unidentified

Title: Houghton Library printed book provenance file, R-Z and unidentified

Index to ownership/provenance information primarily from printed books at Houghton Library.

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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01543/catalog View

Walkley, Arthur Bingham, 1855-1926. Letter to [?]. London, Eng. [1920?] Mar. 31.

Title: Letter to [?]. London, Eng. [1920?] Mar. 31.

Mentioning actors in particular roles for an article his correspondent is writing.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122335138 View

Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Bernard Shaw Collection, 1894-1938.

Title: Bernard Shaw Collection, 1894-1938.

Includes letters to Alfred G. Gardiner, A.B. Walkley, Frederick H. Evans, and John Lane; photocopies of letters and telegrams to Gabriel Pascal about the filming of Pygmalion; typed transcripts of 11 poems written to Ellen Terry, with explanatory note by Peter Eaton.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122354911 View

Fonds Edward Gordon Craig

Title: Fonds Edward Gordon Craig

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http://archivesetmanuscrits.bnf.fr/ead.html?id=FRBNFEAD000004234 View

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Autograph letter signed : London, to A.B. Walkley, 1915 Apr. 15.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, to A.B. Walkley, 1915 Apr. 15.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo) + with envelope.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270880668 View

James, Henry, 1843-1916. Papers of Henry James [manuscript], 1876-1915, 1930-1939.

Title: Papers of Henry James [manuscript], 1876-1915, 1930-1939.

The collection contains manuscripts of "Honoré Daumier," "Tourgueneff," and "The saloon" (typed by Forrest Reid.); a translation of Alphonse Daudet's article on Turgenev; chapters VII, VIII, IX of "The Europeans," the last page from "Glasses"; and book reviewsof Elizabeth Stoddard's "Two Men" and Emile Zola's "Nana"; corrections to a page of the printed edition of "Princess Casamassima" and his play "Saloon." The collection also contains proofs and drafts of works on James including "Henry James at Home," by H. Montgomery Hyde; "Lady Barberina and other tales" edited by Herbert Ruhm; "The master" by Ford Madox Ford and "To Henry James," by Max Beerbohm and Edmund Gosse. Subjects discussed at some length include his writing and the art of writing; publication; problems with copyright and book pirating; photographic illustrations; the literary or artistic work of his correspondents and other contemporaries; travels in France and Italy; dislike of the United States and opinions on various European countries; life in London and the country; the theater, including productions of his work; social engagements; health; friends and family. Topics of interest include his relationship with Violet Hunt, the mistress of Ford Madox Ford; his friendship with sculptor Hendrick C. Anderson; the precarious mental health of his sister Alice; opinion of Daudet, and his admiration and criticism of the works of Mrs. Humphrey Ward and the outbreak of World War I. In addition there are very brief mentions of many of the noted literary figures of the day and occasional references to national and world events such as the assassination of Umberto I, the loss of the Titanic, Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, and a 1911 railway strike. The collection also contains some correspondence of James scholars and collectors, 1930-1969, and some correspondence of James family members, particulalry Henry James, Sr., who comments in 1863 that Thucydides records an instance where an enemy's slaves were liberated and suggests Horace Greeley be told, and expounds on his theories of love, marriage, divorce and womanhood. There are also letters of William James, Sr. and William James, Jr., Henry's brother and nephew. The collection also contains numerous photographs and portraits of James, and Lamb House, Rye, England; cartoons of James by Max Beerbohm; and photographs of people and places associated with him.

ArchivalResource: 775 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647914888 View

Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection: Correspondence, 1819, 1849-1957, 1962

Title: Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circle Collection:Correspondence, 1819, 1849-1957, 1962

Material described in this finding aidrepresents the main correspondence portion of the Oscar Wilde and his Literary Circlecollection at the Clark Library. The collection includes letters by Wilde, his wife, his mother, Lord Alfred Douglas, More Adey,Christopher Millard, Robert Ross, and Adela Schuster, among many others.

ArchivalResource: 92 boxes,; 8 feet ofbound volumes.

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