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

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

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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

12 boxes, 1 bound volume (5 linear feet)

eng,

Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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