Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930. D.H. Lawrence Collection, 1904-1981 (bulk 1904-1935).
Title:
D.H. Lawrence Collection, 1904-1981 (bulk 1904-1935).
Manuscripts of novels, poems, short stories, plays, and other writings, correspondence, transcripts of court hearings, and miscellany trace the writing career and personal life of D.H. Lawrence, 1904-1981 (bulk 1904-1935), as well as popular reaction to his work. The Works series contains drafts of many of Lawrence's major works, including Sons and Lovers, Aaron's Rod, Women in Love, and four versions of Lady Chatterley's Lover. Also included is a holograph of "Odour of Chrysanthemums" transcribed by Louise Burrows, as well as numerous versions of The Plumed Serpent: Quetzalcoatl and Mr. Noon. Page proofs and paste-ups from the publication of The Body of God, a series of poems by Lawrence produced posthumously, are included. The materials in this series are in a variety of formats including notes and fragments, notebooks, typescripts, galley proofs, paste-ups, and page proofs. The Letters series is extensive and made up largely of holograph letters and notes from Lawrence. The series is fairly evenly split between business and personal matters and several recipients of these letters are particularly well represented, including Lady Cynthia Asquith, Achsah and Earl Brewster, Curtis Brown Ltd., A.W. MacLeod, Knud Merrild, Nancy Pearn, Laurence Pollinger, and Thomas Seltzer. The Recipient series is made conspicuous by its small size. Very few letters to Lawrence are included and most of those that are present deal with business. The Curtis Brown Ltd. Correspondence series, organized chronologically, consists of about 1500 items and includes letters to Lawrence, booksellers, agents, Curtis Brown's lawyers, and various other people involved in the publication and sale of Lawrence's writing. Also included are contracts with Frieda Lawrence for 1933 and 1934, as well as letters, financial statements and listings of copyright accounts sent to her after Lawrence's death. The Miscellaneous series consists of a wide variety of materials directly and indirectly related to Lawrence. A few personal items belonging to Lawrence--passports, address books, bank statements, check stubs--are included. However, the bulk of the series is made up of correspondence between other parties regarding Lawrence's work, transcripts from the American and English obscenity trials involving Lady Chatterley's Lover, and manuscripts of scholarly works about Lawrence. Noteable among the latter category are the complete notes and working manuscripts for F.W. Roberts' book, A Bibliography of D.H. Lawrence (1959).
ArchivalResource:
52 boxes (21.6 linear feet), 10 galley folders, 4 oversize folders, and 12 bound volumes.
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