Pelham Grenville Wodehouse collection of papers, 1905-1975.

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Creator

Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), 1881-1975.

Location

Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Extent

• 97 items.

Scope/Contents Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of typescripts, correspondence, and legal documents. The typescripts consist of plays and an apologia by the author, as well asplays and musical comedies co-written by the author with Guy Bolton, Menyhert Lengyel, and John Stapleton. The correspondence consists of letters from Wodehouse to the literary agency James B. Pinker and Son, dating from 1905 to 1934, and letters from Herbert Mitgang to Wodehouse dating from 1967 to 1975.

Biographical/Historical Note

P. G. Wodehouse was an American and English novelist, poet,playwright, journalist, and short-story writer.

Controlled Access Term

• Correspondence.

Additional Creator Names

• Bolton, Guy, 1884-1979.
• Lengyel, Menyhért, 1880-1974.
• Mitgang, Herbert.
• Stapleton, John.
• James B. Pinker and Son.
• American Play Company. fmo