Anna Kavan Collection, 1867-1991.

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Anna Kavan Collection, 1867-1991.

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The papers of Anna Kavan (1904-1968), British writer and painter, document in considerable detail her long career. Included in the collection are the autograph and typescript manuscripts for several unpublished novels as well as those for her 18 published novels, novellas and numerous short stories. Also included are diaries, notebooks, photographs, personal memorabilia and correspondence which includes 847 letters and notes to Raymond B. Marriott, 74 letters to George Bullock and 258 letters, notes and drawings from K. T. Bluth to Kavan. There are also an additional 28 autograph letters from Kavan to Rhys Davies, dated 1944 to 1954. Kavan's artwork, predominantly watercolor but including oil, pen and ink, and goache provide considerable insight into her work and her life. As a whole, this collection represents nearly all of the extant material relating to Anna Kavan.

Papers 21 boxes (10.5 linear feet)Artwork 151 pieces.

The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library

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Marriott, Raymond.

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Bullock, George ca. Getauft 1778

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Davies, Rhys, 1901-1978

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Rhys Davies was an Anglo-Welsh novelist and short story writer. From the description of Rhys Davies collection. [1928]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 667848426 Rhys Davies was born on 9 November 1903 in the Rhondda Valley, Wales. He was educated at Porth County School. Davies published his first novel The Withered Root in 1927 and continued to publish books until the mid 1970s. Davies died in London on 21 August 1978. From the guide to t...

Bluth, Karl Theodor, 1892-

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Kavan, Anna, 1901-1968

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Author, artist, and interior decorator Anna Kavan published early, romantic novels under her real name, Helen Ferguson. She eventually adopted the pseudonym Anna Kavan--taken from the name of one of her own characters--to produce powerful, confessional stories reflecting her own turbulent life, which included emotional and psychological problems, and more than thirty years of heroin addiction. From the description of Anna Kavan letters and reviews, 1956-1962. (Pennsylvania State Univ...