Notebooks and literary papers of Roger Senhouse, including some letters. ca. 1937-1970.

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Notebooks and literary papers of Roger Senhouse, including some letters. ca. 1937-1970.

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Comprises: (1) 6 autograph manuscript notebooks kept by Roger Senhouse between ca. 1942 and 1962, numbers 1, 3, and 4 being commonplace-books (chiefly containing notes on books and on meetings with other writers, together with some poems), number 2 a bibliographical notebook (including a 'List of Books in the Library of Roger Senhouse printed - for the most part- between the years 1780 and 1830'), number 5 a diary (for parts of 1962 and 1966), and number 6 a travel notebook (with notes on travel to Greece in 1962); and (2) 127 miscellaneous items extracted from between the leaves of the notebooks, including (a) autograph manuscript and typescript letters between Senhouse and various correspondents, dated 1937 - 1962; (b) numerous press cuttings, mainly literary in character, amongst which there is an appreciation of Senhouse extracted from 'The Times' for 4 September 1970, a few days after his death; (c) several postcards sent to Senhouse from various parts of the world and a printed art exhibition brochure; (d) various drawings by him, both in pencil and in colour; and (e) miscellaneous autograph manuscript notes, mainly of a literary nature.

6 v., with numerous items which were once inserted in them, all held in 1 box; manuscript, typescript, postcards, press cuttings, and printed material.

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Senhouse, Roger, 1899-1970.

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Roger H.P. Senhouse, the publisher, translator, and bibliophile, was born in 1899. In his early twenties he became known in London literary circles as a member of the Bloomsbury circle. In 1936 he was the co-founder of the firm of Secker and Warburg, and applied his wide knowledge of literature mainly to the presentation of foreign authors. His translations were chiefly from French literature, notably the works of Andr Gide and of Colette. He owned a fine personal library at Rye. He died in 1970...