Louis Wilkinson Collection, 1916-1960

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Louis Wilkinson Collection, 1916-1960

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Sixty-seven holograph notebooks chiefly relating to his published fiction and non-fiction make up the bulk of the Louis Wilkinson Collection, 1916-1958. Series I contains typescripts and page proofs for The Devil in Crystal, Forth, Beast!, Seven Friends, and Welsh Ambassadors. Also present are galley proofs for The Letters of Llewelyn Powys. Representing Wilkinson's biography of Lord George Sackville, Sackville of Drayton, are typescripts, page and galley proofs, drafts of the appendix and indices, and correspondence regarding publication of the book. The second series is composed of correspondence regarding Wilkinson's duties as an executor of Aleister Crowley's estate. Series III contains notebooks in which Wilkinson wrote drafts for his novels, drafted letters, jotted down lines of poetry, and noted shopping and expense lists.

7 boxes (2.94 linear feet) and 4 galley folders.

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Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

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British author. From the description of Louis Wilkinson Collection, 1916-1960 (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 145405959 ...