]> BRGABERC Guide to the Lascelles Abercrombie collection of papers, 1911-1939 Processed by Staff; Machine-readable finding aid created by Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider.

Machine readable finding aid created 2006. Description is in English Berg Coll MSS AbercrombieGuide to the Lascelles Abercrombie collection of papers, 1911-1939 The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature The New York Public Library New York, New York The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature. New York Public Library. Room 320. Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street New York, NY 10018-2788 (212) 930-0802 brgref@nypl.org http://nypl.org/research/chss/spe/brg/berg.html Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 2006 Encoded By: Lynn Lobash and Nina Schneider Processed and encoded through a gift from Gladys Kreible Delmas Foundation.

Descriptive Summary Lascelles Abercrombie collection of papers, 1911-1939 Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938 Berg Coll MSS Abercrombie174 items The New York Public Library. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

New York, New York

This is a synthetic collection consisting of one manuscript and correspondence written by the author, as well as letters written to the author and about the author. Subjects Personal Names Church, Richard, 1893- Freeman, John, 1880-1929. Gregory, Lady, 1852-1932. Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930. Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953. Rosenberg, Isaac, 1890-1918. Trevelyan, George Macaulay, 1876-1962. V. Payen-Payne, de (Vincheles Payen-Payne), b. 1866. Marsh, Edward Howard, Sir, 1872-1953, former owner. Subjects Abercrombie, Lascelles, 1881-1938. Document Types Correspondence. Administration Information Source

This is a synthetic collection, created from materials acquired through gift and purchase from various sources.

Access

Collection is restricted to qualified scholars and researchers through the Office of Special Collections, Room 316

Restrictions on Use

For permission to publish, contact the Curator, The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature

Preferred Citation

[Identification of the item]. The Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library.

Biography

Lascelles Abercrombie was an English poet, playwright, and literary critic.

Scope and Content Note

This is a synthetic collection consisting of one manuscript and correspondence by, to and about the author. The manuscript is a copy of the poem, "R[upert] B[rooke]," in the hand of Sir Edward Howard Marsh. The correspondence consists of letters from the author, dating from 1911 to 1938, to John Freeman, Lady Gregory, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, de Vincheles Payen-Payne, and Isaac Rosenberg, as well as letters dating from [1913] to 1939, relating to the author, between various correspondents including Richard Church, D. H. Lawrence, Sir Edward Howard Marsh, George M. Trevelyan, and others. Letters to the author from John Betjeman, Richard Church, Sir Sydney Carlyle Cockerell, Padraic Colum, Isaac Rosenberg, and others.

Series Descriptions Manuscripts Manuscript box R[upert] B[rooke]. Manuscript copy of poem, in the hand of Sir Edward Howard Marsh n.d. ms. 1 p.

Came with Sir Edward Howard Marsh's correspondence

Correspondence Outgoing Manuscript box Freeman, John. 7 ALS, 2 postcards [1915 Nov. 8 - 1926(?) June 22] corr. out 9 items in 2 folders Manuscript box Gregory, Lady. ALS [n.y.] Dec. 7 corr. out 2 p. Manuscript box Gregory, Lady. ALS [n.y.] Dec. 13 corr. out 1 p.

Removed from his: Mary and the bramble. Much Marcle Herefordshire, 1910

Manuscript box Marsh, Sir Edward Howard. 128 ALS 1912 Oct. 13 - 1938 Mar. 22 corr. out 128 items in 24 folders

With 12 ALS from Catherine Abercrombie Chronology preserved in the order in which it came from the Marsh archives

Manuscript box Payen-Payne, de Vincheles. 4 ALS 1911 May 28 - 1911 Aug. 28 corr. out 4 items Manuscript box Rosenberg, Isaac. ALS [1915] Nov. 29 corr. out 1 item

Includes: Rosenberg, Isaac. The troopship. Holograph. On verso

Incoming Manuscript box Betjeman, John. ALS to Abercrombie. Correspondent is either Ralph or Lascelles Abercrombie 1950 Aug. 14 corr. in 1 item Manuscript box Church, Richard. 3 ALS to Abercrombie 1930 Dec. 29 - 1931 Mar. 17 corr. in 3 items Manuscript box Cockerell, Sir Sydney Carlyle. ALS to Abercrombie. Relates to Thomas Hardy 1935 Sept. 2 corr. in 1 p. Manuscript box Colum, Padraic. TLS to Abercrombie 1931 July 24 corr. in 1 p. Manuscript box Drinkwater, John. ALS to Abercrombie 1910 Feb. 1 corr. in 3 p. Manuscript box Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson. ALS to Abercrombie 1910 July 13 corr. in 1 p. Manuscript box Graves, Alfred Perceval. ALS to Abercrombie 1910 Sept. 25 corr. in 1 item Manuscript box Hinkson, Katharine Tynan. ALS to Abercrombie 1909 July 2 corr. in 2 p. Manuscript box Housman, Laurence. ALS to Abercrombie. Relates to Rupert Brooke 1930 May 25 corr. in 1 p. Manuscript box Huxley, Aldous. ALS to Abercrombie. Refers to D. H. Lawrence's letters 1931 July 24 corr. in 1 item Manuscript box Macaulay, Rose. TLS to Abercrombie [n.d.] corr. in 1 p. Manuscript box Noyes, Alfred. 2 ALS to Abercrombie 1931 July 21; 1931 Aug. 26 corr. in 2 items Manuscript box Plomer, William. 2 ALS to Abercrombie. Correspondent is either Ralph or Lascelles Abercrombie 1957 May 16; 1957 May 24 corr. in 2 items Manuscript box Rhys, Ernest. ALS to Abercrombie 1937 July 14 corr. in 1 item

Encloses his: The Ninth Wave. Holograph poem, undated. 1 p.

Manuscript box Rosenberg, Isaac. ALS to Abercrombie [1915] after Nov. 29 corr. in 1 p.

Accompanied by his: Sleep. Holograph poem. Spring 1916. Typescript of poem

Manuscript box Rosenberg, Isaac. ALS to Abercrombie [1916] corr. in 1 p.

Envelope postmarked June 3, 1916. May or may not belong with this letter. Follows(?) letter [after Nov. 29, 1915]

Manuscript box Sackville-West, Victoria Mary. TNS to Abercrombie 1931 July 24 corr. in 1 p. Related Correspondence Manuscript box (Abercrombie) Church, Richard. 3 ALS to Sir Edward Howard Marsh. Relates to Lascelles Abercrombie 1932 June 4 - 1932 June 20 corr. About 3 items Manuscript box (Abercrombie) Church, Richard. TLS to Sir Edward Howard Marsh. Relates to Lascelles Abercrombie 1939 June 22 corr. About 1 p. Manuscript box (Abercrombie) Haines, John. ALS to Sir Edward Howard Marsh. Relates to Lascelles Abercrombie 1939 Dec. 21 corr. About 3 p. Manuscript box Lawrence, David Herbert. Postcard to Sir Edward Howard Marsh [1913 Nov. 29] corr. About 1 item

Signed by: W. W. Gibson, Lascelles Abercrombie, R. C. Trevelyan, Catherine Abercrombie and D. H. and Frieda Lawrence

Manuscript box (Abercrombie) Trevelyan, George Macaulay. ALS to Sir Edward Howard Marsh. Relates to Lascelles Abercrombie 1932 June 12 corr. About 1 item Manuscript box (Abercrombie) Woods, J[--?] H[--?] TLS to Sir Edward Howard Marsh. Relates to Lascelles Abercrombie 1932 June 18 corr. About 1 p.